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Singapore 2025: World Aquatics Postpones Women’s 10km Open Water Event

World Aquatics, in coordination with the Singapore 2025 Organising Committee, has postponed the Women’s 10km open water swimming event at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025, due to water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds.

The Women’s 10km event was originally scheduled to take place on 15 July 2025 at 8:00 a.m. Following a review involving representatives from World Aquatics, the Singapore 2025 Organising Committee, the World Aquatics Sports Medicine Committee, and the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming Technical Committee, the decision was made to postpone the race in the utmost interest of athlete safety.

While testing in recent days has consistently shown water quality at the venue to meet World Aquatics’ acceptable thresholds, analysis of samples taken on 13 July surpassed these thresholds. The decision to postpone racing was made in the best interests of athlete health and safety, which remains World Aquatics and the Singapore 2025 Organising Committee’s top priority.

Subsequent water samples and water quality review sessions will continue to take place at the competition venue, during which World Aquatics and the Singapore 2025 Organising Committee will determine whether conditions are safe to proceed with the event on a later date.

The updated open water swimming schedule is as follows:

16 July – Men’s 10km at 7:30SGT / Women’s 10km at 10:15SGT

17 July – Regularly Scheduled Off Day

18 July – Men’s and Women’s 5km

19 July – Men’s and Women’s 3km Knockout Sprint

20 July – Mixed 4x1500m Relay

World Aquatics regrets the inconvenience caused by the postponement and acknowledges the commitment and preparation of all athletes, coaches, and teams. The health and safety of participants remain the highest priority in all competition-related decisions.

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