The swimming community is all geared up with excitement for the upcoming 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup. It is going to be a series of three meets and all of them will be taking place in Europe. The swimming enthusiasts cannot wait to have a look at all the entities and their stupendous wins at their favorite events. This is not too far anymore; it is going to take place in October and the selection for the Olympics is just knocking at the door.

With the spectators, the entities are in their preparation waiting to bag the achievements they have been eyeing upon. Taking place entirely in Europe, this is going to be one of the best and most exciting World Cup Series to witness. Let’s have a wider view of the 2023 Swimming World Cup Series.

One of the biggest swimming events of the year

The 2023 Swimming World Cup Series is making waves among the fandom. This will be a three-events series that will take place in Europe and is starting from the 6th of October. This World Cup will help in opening a door for the contestants to the Doha 2024 Worlds and for the 2024 Paris Olympics as well. With this, all three venues selected for the competition will be using the 50-meter course pool. The prize money for this season has not yet been announced.

According to Swim Swam, the stop in Athens for the series cannot go unnoticed as it is the first stop to be ever selected in Greece. Berlin and Budapest both have hosted the World Cup. This series matches the 2022 series as the shortest in the history of the World Cup, decreasing from 7-8 stops, which has been the rule for most of the series in history.

And the peak of 12 stops was from 1998 through 2000. Usually, the meets are held on a 25-meter course, but this year, the event will take place on a long course meter which will be a 50-meter pool for making the players prepared for the Olympics.

The idea of a compact 2022 series came out with great consequences. It attracted a larger audience on all of its events. The engagement was better than the previous years. It is still being analyzed whether the reason was the smaller schedule or the presence of the big stars who were from the US and Canada as two of the three stops in 2022 were in North America. And keeping all the factors of 2023’s series in mind, all the factors here are being covered up to boost engagement. The prize money for this season has not yet been announced. However, in 2022, more than $1.1 million was given.

Cities which would host the 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup

The World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023 is going to be a stupendous event and has kept all the enthusiasts on their toes. Being a three-stop event, the stops where the meets will take place are Berlin, Athens, and Budapest. Starting from the 6th of October, it will go on till the 22nd of October.

It is expected that this year’s swimming cup will amass more engagement than it has ever done. Among these three venues, Berlin has hosted most of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup since 2000. However, in Athens, it is the first time; they are hosting any swimming cup events.

a. Meet 1 – Berlin

The 2023 Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023 will start from a familiar place, Berlin. They have held around 18 events since 2000. The first meet in Berlin will start from the 6th of October to the 8th of October 2023. The first event to pique the excitement of the spectators for the further events will be Women’s 50m Freestyle. Following this will be the Women’s 400m Freestyle, and then the Women’s 50m Backstroke.

This is not it, there will be several other events, from the Women 200m Butterfly to the last on Berlin Men 400m Medley, all of them will be there to give great performances at the event. With the exciting events, the most integral part of the events is the athletes. From Algeria’s Jaouad Syoud to several entities from various countries will be present to make their way to the Olympics. Post Berlin, the next meet will take place in Athens.

b. Meet 2 – Athens

This series is going to be a great event for Athens, Greece as this is the first-ever Swimming World Cup event hosted by the country. The Meet 2 here will start on the 13th of October 2023, and will continue till the 15th of October. Hosted by the Hellenic Swimming Federation, this will take place at the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre with a capacity of 4000 seatings.

Multiple talents from various countries will be contending here for their way to the Olympics by giving their best performances. The competition schedules have been released and the first event to take place in Athens will be the Women’s 400m Freestyle. With this, multiple competitions will be held here like the Backstroke, Butterfly, Breaststroke, Medley, Individual Medley, and multiple more. The inauguration of hosting the event first time is going to be very thrilling for Greece.

c. Meet 3 – Budapest

The series will mark its end in Budapest. This venue has hosted the World Aquatics Championships twice in six years, the aquatic hotbed has held three Swimming World Cups in the years 2021, 2019, and 2018. Along with this, they hosted the Champions Swim Series in 2019 as well. The Meet 3 here will be held from the 20th of October and will continue to the 22nd of October 2023. Hosted by the Hungarian Swimming Federation, the event will take place in the Duna Arena.

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Opening the gates from the Paris and Doha Olympics, there will be multiple exciting events that will make the enthusiasts stare without blinking. From the 400m Freestyle to the 800m Freestyle, from the 50m Butterfly to the 100m Butterfly, we will get to see it all. With such exciting swimming competitions, the swimming community is eagerly waiting for the athletes to dive in.

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