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An Ordinary Congress shall be held every two (2) years, in principle at the site and on the occasion of the World Championships or of another major World Aquatics event. [34] An Extraordinary Congress shall be convened either by a decision of the Bureau or following a request in writing submitted to the Bureau by email by at least one fifth (1/ ...
Transgender swimmers will eventually be able to compete in a new category set up by the sport's world governing body. World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam announced Tuesday that a trial run ...
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World Aquatics oversees aquatic competitions in swimming, water polo, diving, artistic swimming, open water swimming and high diving. The World Cup event in Berlin, Germany, will run from October ...
The championships are staged in a 25m pool, referred to as short course format, and traditionally have been held biennially in alternate years to the World Aquatics Championships. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Unlike the World Aquatics Championships , only swimming events are staged at these championships (being one of the six disciplines that form part of the ...
The World Masters Championships (also known as 'Masters Worlds) is open to athletes 25 years and above (30+ years in water polo) in each aquatics discipline excluding high diving and has been held as part of the World Aquatics Championships since 2015. Prior to this, the Masters Championship was held separately, biennially in even years.
The swimming events at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships were held from 23 to 30 July 2023 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A in Fukuoka, Japan. [1] [2] Léon Marchand of France won the Male Swimmer of the Championships award and Kaylee McKeown of Australia won the Female Swimmer of Championships award based on individual point score.
The 2023 event is notable for a number of reasons including a switch to long course (50m) format as a pre-Olympics year event, the event acting as a qualifying meet for both the forthcoming World Aquatics Championships in 2024 and Olympic Games in 2024, and the introduction of an "open" category in 50m and 100m events for transgender swimmers. [3]