"VAN" (Sports Desk - 22.10.2026) :: World Aquatics has today announced Berlin, Paris and London as host venues for the Swimming World Cup 2027, revealing the three acclaimed Olympic host cities that will provide the backdrop for the sport's latest chapter, and where the fastest swimmers in the world aim to secure direct qualification to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
The Swimming World Cup has a long-standing track record of high-octane racing, competitive rivalries and providing a truly global platform for the stars of the sport. With the addition of direct Olympic qualification for newly-introduced 50m Butterfly, Backstroke and Breaststroke events, there is even greater incentive for athletes in the 2027 edition as they compete for glory across three weeks of competition.
A total of six events at the Swimming World Cup 2027 will provide an opportunity for direct qualification to LA28.
~ Men’s 50m Backstroke and Women’s 50m Butterfly qualifiers will be determined at Stop 1 in Berlin
~ Men’s 50m Butterfly and Women’s 50m Breaststroke qualifiers will be determined at Stop 2 in Paris
~ Men’s 50m Breaststroke and Women’s 50m Backstroke qualifiers will be determined at Stop 3 in London
To determine the athletes that will be advancing to LA28 at each stop, preliminary heats will be held on the morning of day one, followed by quarter-finals that evening. Semi-finals will take place during the evening sessions of day two, before the third and final day of each stop will stage eight-lane finals, where the top six finishers will secure their spot at LA28.
Berlin’s renowned SSE Swimming Hall will provide a familiar backdrop to the opening stage of the Swimming World Cup 2027 from 15-17 October. One of the cornerstones of the series, Berlin has frequently welcomed the world’s best swimmers, including the most recent Swimming World Cup on European soil in 2023.
The competition then moves to the French capital, where the state-of-the-art 5,000-seat Olympic Aquatics Centre welcomes its first global swimming competition since debuting for the sports of Diving, Artistic Swimming and Water Polo at the Paris 2024 Games. The second leg of the Swimming World Cup will be held from 22-24 October.
The third and final stop on the Swimming World Cup schedule sees the competition head to the London Aquatics Centre from 29-31 October, a venue widely-recognised as one of the best in the world after having hosted swimming during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Swimming World Cup 2027 - Key dates:
15-17 October – Berlin, Germany
22-24 October – Paris, France
29-31 October – London, UK
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