Swimming

8/1/2025 |  World Aquatics, NBC Sports Extend U.S. Media Rights Agreement Through 2028 (SportsTravel) World Aquatics has extended its exclusive U.S. media rights agreement with NBC Sports through 2028, in a deal brokered by global agency Sportfive.
As part of the multi–year deal, NBC Sports will present a slate of World Aquatics events annually across NBC and Peacock that includes the World Aquatics Championships, World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m), Swimming World Cup, Artistic Swimming World Cup Super Final, Diving World Cup and High Diving World Cup.

7/30/2025 |  Beijing to Host 2026 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) (SportsTravel) Beijing will host the 2026 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) with more than 1,000 athletes from more than 200 countries and regions to compete across six competition days.
The exact dates have not been determined. The announcement was made during the World Aquatics General Congress taking place alongside the World Aquatics Championship and World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore.

7/28/2025 |  Flint Residents Protest Closing of University of Michigan-Flint Pool (Athletic Business) Residents of Flint, Mich., are taking to the streets in an effort to persuade the University of Michigan-Flint to keep a local pool open. 
According to WNEM, many residents in the area have been using the pool, which is owned by UW-Flint and is slated to be closed in three days, for more than 50 years. 

7/25/2025 |  Swimmers Settle Bulk of Suit Against World Aquatics Over New League (Front Office Sports) Professional swimmers Thomas Shields and Katinka Hosszú reached a settlement ending their claims against World Aquatics, the global governing body for the sport, for orchestrating an alleged boycott of the upstart International Swimming League. The antitrust trial for prohibiting swimmers for events not sanctioned by World Aquatics is still set for January 2026.
In a five-page status report filed to the Northern District of California on Wednesday, the swimmers had a mediation session in June and are working on finalizing the agreement.

7/22/2025 |  Texas AG Sues Adult Swimming Organzation for Allowing Transgender Athletes at Competition (Athletic Business) Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has sued adult swimming organization U.S. Masters Swimming for allowing transgender athletes to race in a San Antonio competition in April, claiming it constituted “misleading” business practice.