The 2025 World Aquatics Championships has kick-started in Singapore, from today July 11 and will go on till August 3, with 206 nations participating in this grandeur event, and seeing over 2500 athletes take centerstage.
The 2025 World Aquatics Championships is usually held every two years, features 77 medal events in six categories. The event will be held at the World Aquatics Championships Arena (WCH Arena) in Singapore.
World Aquatics Championships 2025 Events
Swimming
Diving
High diving
Open water swimming
Artistic swimming
Water polo
Men's water polo starts from Saturday, Jul 12 and the group stage will conclude on Jul 19 with the women's finals slated to be held on Wednesday, Jul 23 and the men's finals on Thursday, Jul 24.
Speaking of the Indian contingent, the tournament will act as a preparatory event for the swimmers ahead of the 11th Asian Swimming Championships in Ahmedabad.
Indian Squad for World Aquatics Championships 2025:
Swimming:
Aryan Nehra: 800m & 400m freestyle
Kushagra Rawat: 1500m freestyle Likhit SP: 50m & 100m breaststroke Sajan Prakash: 200m butterfly, 200m freestyle
Shoan Ganguly: 200m & 400m individual medley
Rohit Benedicton: 50m & 100m Butterfly
Diving:
Men: Wilson Singh Ningthoujam – Platform 10m, synchronized 10m
Surajit Rajbanshi – Springboard 1m, 3m
Indiver Sairem – Platform 10m, synchronized 10m
Premson Meitei Yumnam – Springboard 1m, 3m, synchronized 3m
Women:
Palak Sharma – Springboard 3m, 10m
Shravani Pratap Suryawanshi – Springboard 3m, 10m
Open Water Swimming:
Men:
Dhrupad Ramakrishna – 5km
Prashans M Hiremagalur – 3km sprint, 5km, mixed 4x1500m Army Pal – 3km sprint, 10km, mixed 4x1500m
Anurag Singh – 10km
Women:
Ashmitha Chandra – 10km Purva Gawade – 5km
Meenakshi Menon – 3km sprint, 5km, mixed 4x1500m
Diksha Yadav – 3km sprint, 10km, mixed 4x1500m
Indian Squad for World Aquatics Championships 2025: Where To Watch
The World Aquatics Championships 2025 can be streamed live on the World Aquatics YouTube channel.
