The 2025 World Aquatics Championships — featuring swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming, open water swimming and high diving — air live on Peacock from July 11-Aug. 3 from Singapore.
Competition starts with water polo.
The U.S. women’s water polo team won five of the last six world titles, then placed fourth at the Paris Games after winning the previous three Olympic titles.
The U.S. men, after winning their first Olympic medal in 16 years (bronze), now seek their first world championships podium finish ever.
In artistic swimming, the U.S. is coming off its first Olympic medal in 20 years (silver in the team event). At worlds, separate sets of medals are awarded for technical and free routines for solo men and women, women’s and mixed duets and the team, plus an extra acrobatic routine for the team.
Diving and pool swimming events start July 26.
In 2024, China swept all eight Olympic program diving events at both the World Championships and at the Paris Games.
The swimming competition features most of the Paris Olympic headliners, including Americans Katie Ledecky, Torri Huske and Kate Douglass, Canadian Summer McIntosh and Frenchman Leon Marchand.
One of the most anticipated events is a likely showdown between Ledecky and McIntosh in the 800m free final (Aug. 2). Ledecky can become the first swimmer to win a seventh world title in the same event. Last month, McIntosh swam a time that was 95 hundredths of a second shy of Ledecky’s new world record from May.
American Gretchen Walsh, who at last December’s short course worlds broke 11 world records (including relays) and won seven gold medals, could swim eight events at these worlds.
World Aquatics Championships Schedule on Peacock
| Date | Event | Time (ET) |
| Fri., July 11 | Women’s Water Polo: USA-China | 12:10 a.m. |
| Men’s Water Polo: USA-Canada | 10:35 p.m. | |
| Sun., July 13 | Women’s Water Polo: USA-Netherlands | 8:45 a.m. |
| Men’s Water Polo: USA-Brazil | 12:10 a.m. | |
| Mon., July 14 | Women’s Water Polo: USA-Argentina | 9 p.m. |
| Wed., July 16 | Open Water Swimming: Men’s 10km Final | 1 a.m. |
| Open Water Swimming: Women’s 10km Final | 4 a.m. | |
| Men’s Water Polo: USA-Singapore | 7:10 a.m. | |
| Thu., July 17 | Open Water Swimming: Women’s 5km Final | 7:30 p.m. |
| Open Water Swimming: Men’s 5k Final | 10 p.m. | |
| Fri., July 18 | Open Water Swimming: Women’s 3km Knockout | 8 p.m. |
| Open Water Swimming: Men’s 3km Knockout | 10 p.m. | |
| Sat., July 19 | Artistic Swimming: Men’s Solo Technical Final | 2 a.m. |
| Artistic Swimming: Women’s Solo Technical Final | 6:30 a.m. | |
| Open Water Swimming: Mixed 4x1.5km Relay Final | 8 p.m. | |
| Sun., July 20 | Artistic Swimming: Team Freestyle Final | 6:30 a.m. |
| Men’s Water Polo: USA-Serbia QF | 7:10 a.m. | |
| Women’s Water Polo: Semifinal | 10:35 a.m. | |
| Women’s Water Polo: Semifinal | 9 p.m. | |
| Mon., July 21 | Artistic Swimming: Men’s Solo Freestyle Final | 2 a.m. |
| Women’s Water Polo: Semifinal | 4 a.m. | |
| Women’s Water Polo: Semifinal | 5:35 a.m. | |
| Artistic Swimming: Women’s Duet Technical Final | 6:30 a.m. | |
| Women’s Water Polo: Semifinal | 8 a.m. | |
| Women’s Water Polo: Semifinal | 9:35 a.m. | |
| Men’s Water Polo: Semifinal | 9 p.m. | |
| Artistic Swimming: Women’s Solo Freestyle Final | 10 p.m. | |
| Men’s Water Polo: Semifinal | 10:35 p.m. | |
| Tue., July 22 | Men’s Water Polo: Semifinal | 4 a.m. |
| Men’s Water Polo: Semifinal | 5:35 a.m. | |
| Artistic Swimming: Team Technical Final | 6:30 a.m. | |
| Men’s Water Polo: Semifinal | 8 a.m. | |
| Men’s Water Polo: Semifinal | 9:35 a.m. | |
| Wed., July 23 | Women’s Water Polo: 7th/8th Place Game | 4 a.m. |
| Women’s Water Polo: Bronze Medal Game | 5:35 a.m. | |
| Artistic Swimming: Mixed Duet Technical Final | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Women’s Water Polo: 5th/6th Place Game | 8 a.m. | |
| Women’s Water Polo: Gold Medal Game | 9:35 a.m. | |
| Thu., July 24 | Men’s Water Polo: 7th/8th Place Game | 4 a.m. |
| Men’s Water Polo: Bronze Medal Game | 5:35 a.m. | |
| Artistic Swimming: Women’s Duet Freestyle Final | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Men’s Water Polo: 5th/6th Place Game | 8 a.m. | |
| Men’s Water Polo: Gold Medal Game | 9:35 a.m. | |
| Artistic Swimming: Mixed Duet Freestyle Final | 10 p.m. | |
| Fri., July 25 | Artistic Swimming: Acrobatic Routine Final | 7:30 a.m. |
| High Diving: Women’s 20m Final | 11 p.m. | |
| Sat., July 26 | Diving: Mixed 3m/10m Team Event Final | 3:30 a.m. |
| Diving: Women’s 1m Springboard Final | 7 a.m. | |
| Swimming: Day 1 Prelims | 10 p.m. | |
| High Diving: Men’s 27m Final | 11 p.m. | |
| Sun., July 27 | Diving: Mixed 10m Platform Synchro Final | 3 a.m. |
| Diving: Men’s 1m Springboard Final | 5:30 a.m. | |
| Swimming: Day 1 Finals | 7 a.m. | |
| Swimming: Day 2 Prelims | 10 p.m. | |
| Mon., July 28 | Diving: Men’s 3m Springboard Synchro Final | 4 a.m. |
| Diving: Women’s 10, Platform Synchro Final | 6 a.m. | |
| Swimming: Day 2 Finals | 7 a.m. | |
| Swimming: Day 3 Prelims | 10 p.m. | |
| Tue., July 29 | Diving: Women’s 3m Springboard Synchro Final | 3:30 a.m. |
| Diving: Men’s 10m Platform Synchro Final | 5:30 a.m. | |
| Swimming: Day 3 Finals | 7 a.m. | |
| Swimming: Day 4 Prelims | 10 p.m. | |
| Wed., July 30 | Diving: Mixed 3m Springboard Synchro Final | 5:30 a.m. |
| Swimming: Day 4 Finals | 7 a.m. | |
| Swimming: Day 5 Prelims | 10 p.m. | |
| Thu., July 31 | Diving: Women’s 10m Platform Final | 6:15 a.m. |
| Swimming: Day 5 Finals | 7 a.m. | |
| Swimming: Day 6 Prelims | 10 p.m. | |
| Fri., Aug. 1 | Diving: Men’s 3m Springboard Final | 6 a.m. |
| Swimming: Day 6 Finals | 7 a.m. | |
| Swimming: Day 7 Prelims | 10 p.m. | |
| Sat., Aug. 2 | Diving: Women’s 3m Springboard Final | 6 a.m. |
| Swimming: Day 7 Finals | 7 a.m. | |
| Swimming Highlights | 2 p.m. (NBC*) | |
| Swimming: Day 8 Prelims | 10 p.m. | |
| Sun., Aug. 3 | Diving: Men’s 10m Platform Final | 5:30 a.m. |
| Swimming: Day 8 Finals | 7 a.m. | |
| Sat., Aug. 9 | Swimming Highlights | 1 p.m. (NBC*) |
