The new World Aquatics Championships Arena (WCH Arena) is ready to welcome the world’s elite aquatics athletes for the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 from 11 July to 3 August. The 4,800-seater purpose-built facility at the Singapore Sports Hub was officially unveiled this morning.
The World Aquatics Championships Arena — a purpose-built venue designed to bring the world’s best aquatic athletes together — has been officially unveiled in Singapore. The state-of-the-art venue will serve as the main competition pool for the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025, featuring swimming and artistic swimming events, and will also host the Masters Swimming and Water Polo competitions during the World Aquatics Masters Championships (26 July–22 August).
Construction of the WCH Arena was led by Kin Productions, the Official Venue Overlay Planning Services Partner for the event. The venue will be powered by Singtel, the Official Network Connectivity Partner for the World Championships, delivering world‑class connectivity through a bespoke 5G+ network. The technology, employing network slicing, will provide tailored, high-performance segments for media, security, and operations teams, ensuring a smooth experience across all aspects of the competition.
Before the world’s elite athletes take centre stage, the WCH Arena will first host the artistic swimming and swimming competitions for the Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships from 20 to 27 June. Other events will be staged at two additional world-class locations — the OCBC Aquatic Centre and Sentosa (Palawan Green).
Mr. Mark Chay, Co-Chair of the Singapore 2025 Organising Committee, said:
"We are delighted to unveil the WCH Arena, a venue designed to unite and inspire the entire aquatics community. Featuring two pools, 4,800 seats and dedicated community spaces, the venue is suitable for hosting competitions across all levels of sport. Young aquatics athletes from Southeast Asia will inaugurate the WCH Arena, followed by the professional athletes competing in the World Aquatics Championships and our Masters athletes participating in the World Aquatics Masters Championships – ensuring aquatics remain accessible and inclusive for all. Months of planning and collaboration has gone into preparation for this event. On behalf of the organizing committee, I extend our deepest appreciation to all partners and agencies who have worked tirelessly to deliver this world‑class event. We also want to thank Kin Productions for their professionalism and welcome onboard Singtel as our valued National Partner.”
The World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 is anticipated to feature more than 2,500 athletes from over 200 countries, competing in 77 medal events across six sports — swimming, artistic swimming, water polo, diving, high diving, and open water swimming.
For the first time, the World Aquatics Masters Championships will take place alongside the elite competition. To date, nearly 6,000 athletes (aged 25 and above) have registered to compete in five sports — swimming, artistic swimming, water polo, diving, and open water — with registration closing on 26 June 2025.
Spectators are encouraged to secure their seats soon, as some sessions — including diving and swimming — are already experiencing limited availability. Tickets have been on sale since April and can be purchased at www.worldaquatics-singapore2025.com/tickets.
The competition schedules for both the World Aquatics Championships and the World Masters Championships can be viewed here.
➤ World Aquatics Championships - Singapore 2025
➤ World Aquatics Masters Championships - Singapore 2025
Facts About the World Aquatics Championships Arena
Pool Specifications
• Pool volume: 3.9 million litres
• Pool depth: 3 metres
• Pool dimensions: 50m (L) x 26m (B) x 3m (D)
• Time taken to fill pool: Approximately 1 week.
• The pool's water filtration system ensures that the water is kept clean, allowing for seamless turnaround between the artistic swimming and swimming events.
• The pool is kept at a constant temperature range of 25-28 degrees Celsius.
Spectator Experience
• Seats positioned at a 32-degree angle, providing spectators with an ideal viewing
experience. This differs from the standard 17-degree angle, which is typically adopted for
spectator seats at other events in Singapore.
• LED panels within the World Aquatics Championships Arena for spectator viewing:
• Four screens above the spectator seating, each measuring 14m (L) x 3m (H)
• One screen on the south wall measuring 29m (L) x 3m (H)
• Screens along the length of the pool measuring 46m (L) x 1m (H)
• Total LED screen length: 177 meters, which is 20.5 times the height of the Merlion at
Marina Bay.