Cheer for Team S pore on home ground chase competition dreams and enjoy top notch action at World Aquatics Championships

Ask Team Singapore athletes like Loh Zhi Zhi and Abielle Yeo of the men’s and women’s national water polo teams respectively, and they will likely admit that the energy of a home crowd can give them an extra boost when they dive into the water. And soon, local sports fans will have their chance to create that electric atmosphere to cheer Team Singapore on as athletes take on the best in the trade at the World Aquatics Championships held on home soil from July 11 to August 3.

But the championships is not just for spectators – it is an opportunity for sports enthusiasts to participate in community challenges, enjoy interactive exhibitions and be part of sporting history as Singapore hosts this prestigious event for the first time.

Ranked second only to the Olympics in prestige for water sports, the event will see over 2,500 athletes from more than 190 countries compete in six aquatic disciplines – swimming, water polo, diving, artistic swimming, open water swimming and high diving – across various venues in Singapore.

This marks the first time the event is being held in South-east Asia, cementing Singapore’s position as a global sports hub alongside other world-class events like Formula 1 and the HSBC Women’s World Championship.

As the world’s top aquatic athletes vie for glory, the championships will also provide Singaporeans of all ages a rare opportunity to participate in high-performance sports.

The World Aquatics Masters Championships, running parallel to the main event from July 26 to Aug 22, invites recreational swimmers, former athletes and fitness enthusiasts, aged 25 to 80 and above to compete in their respective age categories on the same