With competition now complete in Doha it’s time to start thinking about the World Aquatics Masters Championships - Singapore 2025!
The World Aquatics Masters Championships – Doha 2024 has wrapped up after ten incredible days of competition in the Qatari capital. A total of 2594 athletes from 964 clubs and 85 Federations took part in the 2024 championships, with an even larger contingent expected at Singapore 2025.
At the official handover ceremony from Doha 2024 to Singapore 2025, World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam expressed excitement about Singapore hosting the next edition of the World Aquatics Championships and World Aquatics Masters Championships.
“We have made history here in Doha, Qatar. Just as we will when Singapore hosts the next edition of the World Aquatics Championships in 2025, the first time the event will take place in Southeast Asia,” said President Husain Al-Musallam.
“Singapore has everything we hope to share with our athletes: world-class facilities, proven experience of hosting events of the highest quality and a passion for aquatic sports that runs from an elite to community level.”
The demonstrated excellence in Singapore hosting top-tier aquatics competitions includes 27 previous World Aquatics events, including World Cups in five of the six aquatics sports and the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in 2015.
Mark Chay, Co-Chair of the Organising Committee for the World Aquatics Championships - Singapore 2025, noted the impact and importance the event will have in Southeast Asia.
“What an absolutely exhilarating two-and-a-half weeks it has been here in Qatar! These World Aquatics Championships have left us in awe as we witnessed spectacular displays of aquatics excellence,” said Chay.
“In just eighteen months the world's attention will turn to Southeast Asia as Singapore takes the stage to proudly host the 2025 edition of the World Aquatics Championships and the World Aquatics Masters Championships.”
“Singapore eagerly anticipates welcoming the world's most elite athletes and masters aquatics athletes. Their performances are certain to ignite inspiration in future generations across Singapore, the region, and beyond.”
Competition venues for the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 will include the Singapore Sports Hub, a world-class complex that includes the National Stadium, the Singapore Indoor Stadium and the OCBC Aquatic Centre.