By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
2025 World Junior Swimming Championships
- August 19-24, 2025
- Otopeni, Romania
- LCM (50 meters)
The 10th edition of the World Aquatics Junior World Championships begins in less than 24 hours in Otopeni, Romania.
Prelims are slated to begin at 9:30 a.m. local time (2:30 a.m. EDT), with finals occurring at 6:00 p.m. local time (11:00 a.m. EDT).
Here is a list of all the links you need to keep up with the action this week. The event schedule, live stream information, and session start time zone conversions are also included below.
- Meet Central
- Meet Packet
- Team Leaders’ Guide
- SwimSwam Event Page
- SwimSwam Preview
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
Event Schedule
Session Start Times
| City | Time Zone | Prelims Start | Finals Start |
| Los Angeles | GMT-7 | 23:30 (day before) | 8:00 |
| New York | GMT-4 | 2:30 | 11:00 |
| London | GMT+1 | 7:30 | 16:00 |
| Otopeni (local time) | GMT+3 | 9:30 | 18:00 |
| Tokyo | GMT+9 | 15:30 | 0:00 (Midnight) |
| Sydney | GMT+10 | 16:30 | 1:00 (day after) |
How To Watch
Unlike the senior World Championships, the meet will not be streamed on Peacock in the United States, and there are limited ways to watch.
Americas
| Network | Countries/Territories |
| DirecTV (finals only) | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela |
Europe
| Network | Countries/Territories |
| MTVA | Hungary |
| RAI | Italy |
- Other European countries can watch the competition on the Eurovision Sport platform which is providing coverage for more than 50 countries and territories.
Asia
| Network | Countries/Territories |
| TV Asahi (finals only) | Japan |
| CMG/CCTV5 | China & Macau |
All other countries, including the United States, can stream the event on the World Aquatics Recast Channel.
- Recast Channel Here
The streaming service is not free. A seven-day pass is 590 credits, which will cost USD $8.26. The seven-day period begins at the time of purchase.
You can also purchase credits for individual sessions. Each prelims session will be 100 credits and each finals session is 150 credits. The credits are not available for purchase in amounts less than 200, which costs USD $2.80.
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