The World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023 will form the last international highlight of the 2023 swimming season. This year, the tour will comprise three stops, beginning with Berlin on October 6. Thereafter, the competition will move to Athens, the birthplace of the Olympics, and the last stop will be in Budapest. The World Cup series in 2023 is made extra special by the inclusion of the “open” category that allows transgender swimmers to compete at the elite level in a separate class of events. Not to mention, the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023 will act as the qualifier for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships and the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The high-profile competition has drawn many international stars vying for both recognition and prize money. World Aquatics has already declared that the top 11 swimming sensations have registered for the event and will compete for the World Cup winner title. Swimming fans cannot miss this event as it promises to showcase the best of the best in the sport.

Streaming platform for the Swimming World Cup

Multiple record holders who have established their supremacy in the swimming world will form the lineup in the first edition of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023. They have the support of their die-hard fans, who will definitely tune in to the live broadcast of the event from their homes to cheer for these legendary women.

World Aquatics has responded to the fans’ demands and set up a free Livestream on YouTube. The video platform has a wide reach, so fans from all around the world can easily watch the action live as it happens. The events will be streaming on the official World Aquatics YouTube channel, giving everyone free and easy access to the races. The federation chose YouTube after Recast, the World Cup series’ longtime trusted broadcast partner, pulled out of the project at the last moment. Recast was going through some tough financial crises and ultimately had to declare bankruptcy.

Schedule of Meet 1 at Berlin

The nine-day championships are broken up into three stops, with three days of competitions allotted to each. The first installment of the 2023 Swimming World Cup will play out in Berlin between October 6 to October 8. The athletes are poised to meet both the World and the Olympic qualifying times in the World Cup series and continue their quest in the upcoming 2024-2025 season.

Thus, the Swimming World Cup is the precursor to the biggest challenges lurking in the corner for these iconic athletes. Their performances will reflect their unwavering determination to prove themselves and frame more accolades on their wall of fame. Given below is a comprehensive schedule for the competition in Berlin (All times are in ET)

Day 1 – October 6, 2023

Heats

• 3:00 am – Women 50m Freestyle
• 3:00 am – Women 400m Freestyle
• 3:00 am – Women 50m Backstroke
• 3:00 am – Women 200m Breatstroke
• 3:00 am – Women 200m Butterfly
• 3:00 am – Men 50m Freestyle
• 3:00 am – Men 400m Freestyle
• 3:00 am – Men 200m Backstroke
• 3:00 am – Men 100m Breatstroke
• 3:00 am – Men 100m Butterfly

Finals

• 12:00 am – Women 50 m Freestyle
• 12:00 am – Women 400m Freestyle
• 12:00 am – Women 50m Backstroke
• 12:00 am – Women 200m Breastroke
• 12:00 am – Women 200m Butterfly
• 12:00 am – Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay
• 12:00 am – Men 50m Freestyle
• 12:00 am – Men 400m Freestyle
• 12:00 am – Men 200m Backstroke
• 12:00 am – Men 100m Breatstroke
• 12:00 am – Men 100m Butterfly

Day 2 – October 7, 2023

Heats

• 3:00 am – Women 200m Freestyle
• 3:00 am – Women 100m Backstroke
• 3:00 am – Women 100m Breaststroke
• 3:00 am – Women 50m Butterfly
• 3:00 am – Women 400m Medley
• 3:00 am – Men 100m Freestyle
• 3:00 am – Men 1500m Freestyle
• 3:00 am – Men 50m Backstroke
• 3:00 am – Men 50m Breastroke
• 3:00 am – Men 200m Butterfly
• 3:00 am – Men 200m Medley

Finals

• 12:00 am – Women 200m Freestyle
• 12:00 am – Women 100m Backstroke
• 12:00 am – Women 100m Breaststroke
• 12:00 am – Women 50m Butterfly
• 12:00 am – Women 400m Medley
• 12:00 am – Women 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• 12:00 am – Men 100m Freestyle
• 12:00 am – Men 1500m Freestyle
• 12:00 am – Men 50m Backstroke
• 12:00 am – Men 50m Breaststroke
• 12:00 am – Men 200m Butterfly
• 12:00 am – Men 200m Medley

Day 3 – October 8, 2023

Heats

• 3:00 am – Women 100m Freestyle
• 3:00 am – Women 800m Freestyle
• 3:00 am – Women 200m Backstroke
• 3:00 am – Women 50m Breaststroke
• 3:00 am – Women 100m Butterfly
• 3:00 am – Women 200m Medley
• 3:00 am – Men 200m Freestyle
• 3:00 am – Men 100m Backstroke
• 3:00 am – Men 200m Breaststroke
• 3:00 am – Men 50m Butterfly
• 3:00 am – Men 400m Medley

Finals

• 12:00 am – Women 100m Freestyle1
• 12:00 am – Women 800m Freestyle
• 12:00 am – Women 200m Backstroke
• 12:00 am – Women 50m Breaststroke
• 12:00 am – Women 100m Butterfly
• 12:00 am – Women 200m Medley
• 12:00 am – Men 200m Freestyle
• 12:00 am – Men 100m Backstroke
• 12:00 am – Men 200m Breaststroke
• 3:00 am – Men 50m Butterfly
• 12:00 am – Men 400m Medley

Last year’s coverage milestone

World Aquatics enjoyed massive success last year and brought more attention to the sport and the athletes. The swimmers received plenty of fan messages on social media, and the Swimming World Cup was mentioned in thousands of posts. The biggest milestone for the federation came with a total of 110 million views on the Facebook videos. Overall, the fans watched 220,000 hours of content related to the competition on YouTube and garnered 7.4 followers on Instagram.

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This year, World Aquatics is expecting to break all viewership records. With the presence of the best swimming talents, they are confident of success.

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