After Singapore for the Long Course World Championships this year, World Aquatics will remain in Asia in 2026. The body has announced that the Short Course World Championships will indeed take place. in Beijing next year, from December 1st to 6thMore than 1000 athletes are expected for this third edition in China, after Shanghai (2006) and Hangzhou (2018).
« World Aquatics is delighted to return to Beijing for the 25m World Aquatics Championships, said Husain Al Musallam, president of the FI. With the competition now confirmed for December 1-6, 2026, and after a brilliant last edition in 2024, we are confident that the world's best swimmers will deliver again an extraordinary spectacle during these short course races in one of the greatest sports cities in the world. » 195 countries competed in the 2024 edition in Budapest.
