Eight competitions across four continents have been confirmed as World Aquatics Diving Recognised Events for the 2026 season, bringing elite-level action around the globe in a showcase of the sport’s rising international profile.
World Aquatics Diving Recognised Events provide vital opportunities for athletes to experience international competition following World Aquatics Competition Regulations, and enable more National Federations to access diving events. This is a vital contributor to the continued growth of diving around the world.
Throughout the year from January to December, established and rising stars in diving will light up pools worldwide at the following World Aquatics Diving Recognised Events:
- AGB Diving International – 30 January to 1 February – Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, England
- Southern Cross Diving Series – Australian Leg – 13 to 15 February – Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- 2026 Canada Cup of Diving – 9 to 12 April – Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- 2026 American Cup – 16 to 19 April – city TBD, United States of America
- Madrid International Diving Meet 2026 – 12 to 14 June – Madrid, Spain
- Bolzano Diving Meeting Alto Adige-Sud Tirol 2026 – 3 to 5 July – Bolzano, Italy
- Malaysia Open Diving Championships 2026 – 30 October to 1 November – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Southern Cross Diving Series – New Zealand Leg – 10 to 13 December – Christchurch, New Zealand
The global diving calendar continues to expand, and the World Aquatics Diving Recognised Events add to the World Aquatics Diving World Cup schedule which was announced in August, featuring stops in Montreal, Guadalajara and Beijing.
These exciting events in 2026 will help World Aquatics to build on the outstanding success of the diving competitions at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025, where athletes from around the world delivered thrilling events and there were medallists from 11 different countries.
World Aquatics Diving Technical Committee Chair Bashar Al-Saffar emphasised the importance of the World Aquatics Diving Recognised Events calendar.
“We are delighted to have secured our biggest ever calendar of World Aquatics Diving Recognised Events for 2026,” Al-Saffar said.
“This is a testament to the growing global strength of our sport, as was demonstrated at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
“The World Aquatics Diving Recognised Events help to develop the future stars in the sport, and we are looking forward to watching talented athletes perform around the world next year.”
National Federations can apply to host future World Aquatics Diving Recognised Events through to 2028 using the application form here.
Editor’s Note: The World Aquatics Diving World Cup was formerly the FINA Diving World Series from 2007-2022. The World Aquatics Diving Recognised Events were formerly the FINA Diving Grand Prix from 1995-2022.