By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
2025 World Championships
- July 27 – August 3, 2025 (pool swimming)
- Singapore, Singapore
- World Aquatics Championships Arena
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- Live Results
- SwimSwam Preview Index
With the World Championships fast approaching, the swimming community is preparing for some exceptional racing. The meet runs July 27 through August 3 in Singapore. Competition will take place at the new World Aquatics Championships Arena (WCH Arena) at the Singapore Sports Hub.
HOW TO WATCH
As swimmers from around the world gather to compete, SwimSwam has compiled a viewing guide so you don’t miss any of the action. A time zone conversions chart is also included at the end of this article.
The competition will be streamed live and on demand around the world, with the World Aquatics Recast channel providing a central hub. All sessions of the meet, heats and finals, are available to stream on the platform for a fee.
Check out the list below to see where coverage may be broadcast in your country. Be advised that the list may be subject to change; you should check your local listings for the most up-to-date information.
UNITED STATES
| Network | Countries/Territories |
| Peacock (prelims & finals, with session replays confirmed) | United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands |
AMERICAS
| Network | Countries/Territories |
| CBC | Canada |
| DirecTV | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela |
| Globo/SporTV | Brazil |
EUROPE
| Network | Countries/Territories |
| ORF | Austria |
| Match TV | Belarus (Neutral Athletes ‘A’) |
| BHRT | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| BNT | Bulgaria |
| HRT | Croatia |
| CYBC | Cyprus |
| CT | Czechia |
| YLE | Finland |
| France Televisions | France |
| ARD & ZDF | Germany |
| ERT | Greece |
| MTVA | Hungary |
| RUV | Iceland |
| The Sports Channel | Israel |
| RAI & Sky Italia | Italy |
| LRT | Lithuania |
| RTCG | Montenegro |
| NOS | Netherlands |
| RTV | North Macedonia |
| RTP | Portugal |
| TVR | Romania |
| Match TV | Russia (Neutral Athletes ‘B’) |
| RTS | Serbia |
| RTVS | Slovakia |
| RTVSLO | Slovenia |
| RTVE | Spain |
| SVT | Sweden |
| SRG SSR | Switzerland |
| TRT | Turkey |
| PBC | Ukraine |
| Aquatics GB | United Kingdom |
- All other European countries can watch the competition live on the Eurovision Sport platform, which will provide coverage to over 30 additional countries and territories.
ASIA
| Network | Countries/Territories |
| TV Asahi | Japan |
| CMG/CCTV5 | China, Macau |
| SkyK | Republic of Korea |
| ELTA | Taiwan |
| I-Cable | Hong Kong |
| Mediacorp | Singapore |
AFRICA
| Network | Countries/Territories |
| SuperSport | Pan sub-Saharan Africa |
- The primary destination for World Championships coverage in African countries is SuperSport, which will be broadcasting across over 50 nations in sub-Saharan Africa.
OCEANIA
| Network | Countries/Territories |
| Nine Network | Australia |
SESSION START TIMES
| Location | Time Zone | Prelims Start |
Finals Start
|
| Singapore | SGT (UTC+8) | 10:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| Sydney, Australia | AEST (UTC+10) | 12:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| Tokyo, Japan | JST (UTC+9) | 11:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| Beijing, China | CST (UTC+8) | 10:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| Mumbai, India | IST (UTC+5:30) | 7:30 AM | 4:30 PM |
| Dubai, UAE | GST (UTC+4) | 6:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| Moscow, Russia | MSK (UTC+3) | 5:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| Berlin, Germany | CEST (UTC+2) | 4:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| London, UK | BST (UTC+1) | 3:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| Reykjavik, Iceland | GMT (UTC+0) | 2:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| São Paulo, Brazil | BRT (UTC-3) | 11:00 PM (prev day) | 8:00 AM |
| New York, USA | EDT (UTC-4) | 10:00 PM (prev day) | 7:00 AM |
| Chicago, USA | CDT (UTC-5) | 9:00 PM (prev day) | 6:00 AM |
| Denver, USA | MDT (UTC-6) | 8:00 PM (prev day) | 5:00 AM |
| Los Angeles, USA | PDT (UTC-7) | 7:00 PM (prev day) | 4:00 AM |
| Vancouver, Canada | PDT (UTC-7) | 7:00 PM (prev day) | 4:00 AM |
| Mexico City, Mexico | CST (UTC-6) | 8:00 PM (prev day) | 5:00 AM |
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