World Aquatics Championships

The World Aquatics Championships, formerly the FINA World Championships, are the World Championships for six aquatic sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. The championships are run by World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (Fédération internationale de natation), the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in water sports.^[1]

World Aquatics Championships
Status	Active
Genre	Global sporting event
Date(s)	Two weeks (usually mid-year)
Frequency	Usually biennial (formerly annually from 2022 to 2024)
Location(s)	Various host cities
Years active	52 years
Inaugurated	1973 (1973)
Most recent	Singapore 2025
Previous event	Doha 2024
Next event	Budapest 2027
Activity	Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming, Open Water Swimming, High Diving
Organised by	World Aquatics
Sponsor	Myrtha Pools Nongfu Spring Omega Sony Yakult
Editions	22 (including 2025)
Website
worldaquatics.com