The World Aquatics Championships are typically viewed as a key stop on the road to the Olympics, but several high-profile athletes won't be in attendance for this year's meet.
After the COVID-19 pandemic threw the calendar into chaos, the world championships were moved to February, less than six months before the start of the Paris Olympics. Top American swimmers like Katie Ledecky and Lilly King elected to skip the meet and focus on preparing for the 2024 Games.
Still, there will be some notable names jumping into the pool. Nine-time world medalist Kate Douglass doesn't believe making the trip to Doha, Qatar, will be "detrimental to my training."
"I kind of thought it just would be a good opportunity to go have a cool experience in Doha and also get a lot of racing practice in because obviously I'll be doing a lot of races, and I think that will be a good thing to kind of show myself that I can do a bunch of races," Douglass said.
"It's a long meet, and I think it could be a good confidence booster."
Here is everything you need to know about the World Aquatics Championships, including a full schedule of events.
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How to watch swimming world championships 2024: Live stream, TV channel
- TV channel: N/A
- Live stream: Peacock (U.S.) | CBC (Canada)
The World Aquatics Championships will not air on national TV, but U.S. viewers can stream all of the events on Peacock. The finals in each discipline will air live on Peacock.
Fans in Canada can stream the competition via CBC.
Additional coverage of the world championships will be available to watch via WorldAquatics.com.
Swimming world championships schedule 2024
The World Aquatics Championships began on Friday, Feb. 2, and will end on Sunday, Feb. 18.
| Date | Time (ET) | Streaming |
| Feb. 11 | 1:30 a.m. | Peacock |
| 11 a.m. | Peacock | |
| Feb. 12 | 1:30 a.m. | Peacock |
| 11 a.m. | Peacock | |
| Feb. 13 | 1:30 a.m. | Peacock |
| 11 a.m. | Peacock | |
| Feb. 14 | 1:30 a.m. | Peacock |
| 3 a.m. | Peacock | |
| 8 a.m. | Peacock | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Peacock | |
| 11 a.m. | Peacock | |
| Feb. 15 | 1:30 a.m. | Peacock |
| 3 a.m. | Peacock | |
| 8 a.m. | Peacock | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Peacock | |
| 11 a.m. | Peacock | |
| Feb. 16 | 1:30 a.m. | Peacock |
| 3:30 a.m. | Peacock | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Peacock | |
| 11 a.m. | Peacock | |
| Feb. 17 | 1:30 a.m. | Peacock |
| 3:30 a.m. | Peacock | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Peacock | |
| 11 a.m. | Peacock | |
| Feb. 18 | 1:30 a.m. | Peacock |
| 11 a.m. | Peacock |
Swimming world championships event schedule 2024
Sunday, Feb. 11
| Event |
| Artistic Swimming: Mixed Duet Free Final |
| Swimming Prelims (Day 1) |
| Swimming Finals (Day 1) |
Monday, Feb. 12
| Event |
| Swimming Prelims (Day 2) |
| Water Polo: Women's Quarterfinal |
| Swimming Finals (Day 2) |
Tuesday, Feb. 13
| Event |
| Swimming Prelims (Day 3) |
| Water Polo: Men's Quarterfinal |
| Swimming Finals (Day 3) |
Wednesday, Feb. 14
| Event |
| Swimming Prelims (Day 4) |
| High Diving: 20m Women |
| Water Polo: Women's Semifinal 1 |
| Water Polo: Women's Semifinal 2 |
| Swimming Finals (Day 4) |
Thursday, Feb. 15
| Event |
| Swimming Prelims (Day 5) |
| High Diving: 27m Men |
| Water Polo: Men's Semifinal 1 |
| Water Polo: Men's Semifinal 2 |
| Swimming Finals (Day 5) |
Friday, Feb. 16
| Event |
| Swimming Prelims (Day 6) |
| Water Polo: Women's Bronze Medal Game |
| Water Polo: Women's Final |
| Swimming Finals (Day 6) |
Saturday, Feb. 17
| Event |
| Swimming Prelims (Day 7) |
| Water Polo: Men's Bronze Medal Game |
| Water Polo: Men's Final |
| Swimming Finals (Day 7) |
Sunday, Feb. 18
| Event |
| Swimming Prelims (Day 8) |
| Swimming Finals (Day 8) |
