2020 in aquatic sports

	Years in aquatic sports
	2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; ; ; ;
	2020 in sports
	American football; Aquatic sports; Association football; Athletics; Badminton; Baseball; Basketball; Chess; ; Combat sports Sumo; ; Cricket 2019–20; 2020; 2020–21; ; Cycling; ; Esports; Golf; ; Ice sports; ; ; ; ; Skiing; Rugby league‎; ; Snooker 2019–20; 2020–21; ; ; ; Tennis; ; ; Weightlifting;

This article lists the in the water and on the water forms of aquatic sports for 2020.

2020 Summer Olympics (Aquatics)[]

April 21 – 26: 2020 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo
April 30 – May 3: FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2020 in Tokyo
May 30 – 31: FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier 2020 in Fukuoka

2020 Summer Paralympics (Swimming)[]

International and continental competitions[]

March 21 – April 5: in Mar del Plata
April 18 – 24: in South Africa
May 11 – 24: 2020 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest
June 15 – 21: in Suva
November 7 – 17: 2020 Asian Swimming Championships in New Clark City
TBD for December: 2020 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Abu Dhabi

Artistic swimming[]

FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2020[]

April 30 – May 3: in Tokyo

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March 6 – 8: ASWS #1 in Paris
March 27 – 29: ASWS #2 in Hurghada
April 3 – 5: ASWS #3 in Alexandroupolis
April 10 – 12: ASWS #4 in Budapest
April 17 – 19: ASWS #5 in Kazan
April 23 – 25: ASWS #6 in Suzhou
May 29 – 31: ASWS #7 in Madrid
June 12 – 14: ASWS #8 in Ypsilanti
June 19 – 21: ASWS #9 (Super Final) in Windsor

FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships 2020[]

August 24 – 30: 2020 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships in Quebec City

Canoeing[]

2020 Summer Olympics (Canoeing)[]

March 26 – 29: 2020 Canoe Sprint Asian Olympic Qualifier in Pattaya^[1]
May 6 & 7: 2020 Canoe Sprint European Olympic Qualifier in Račice^[2]
May 21 – 24: 2020 ICF Canoe Sprint Final Olympic Qualifier in Duisburg^[3]
July 26 – August 8: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
- July 26 – 31: Canoe slalom
- August 3 – 8: Canoe sprint

2020 Summer Paralympics (Paracanoeing)[]

May 21 – 24: 2020 ICF Paracanoe World Championships & Paralympic Qualifier in Duisburg^[4]

World canoeing championships[]

July 7: 2020 ICF Junior & Canoe Slalom World in Ljubljana / Tacen^[5]
July 10 – 12: 2020 Canoe Sprint Non-Olympic Events World Championships in Szeged^[6]
July 16 – 19: 2020 ICF Junior & Canoe Sprint World in Brandenburg^[7]
August 14 – 16: 2020 ICF Masters Canoe Sprint World Championship in Ternopil^[8]
September 24 – 27: 2020 Canoe Slalom Non-Olympic Events World Championships in Markkleeberg^[9]

Canoe sprint[]

2020 ICF Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier[]

May 21 – 22: in Duisburg, Germany

2020 continental canoe sprint championships[]

February 14 – 16: 2020 Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Penrith^[10]
March 26 – 29: 2020 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Pattaya^[11]
May 7 – 10: 2020 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Curauma^[12]
June 4 – 7: 2020 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Bascov^[13]
July 2 – 5: 2020 ECA Junior And U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Moscow^[14]

2020 Canoe Sprint World Cup[]

May 7 – 10: CSWC #1 in Račice^[15]
May 21 – 24: CSWC #2 (final) in Duisburg^[16]

Canoe slalom[]

2020 International Canoe Slalom Championships[]

February 1 – 3: 2020 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Auckland^[17]
March 22 – 24: 2020 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Pattaya^[18]
April 3 – 5: 2020 Pan-American Canoe Slalom Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Rio de Janeiro^[19] (Cancelled)
May 15 – 17: 2020 European Canoe Slalom Championships (Olympic Qualifier) at Lee Valley White Water Centre (Cancelled)
June 6–7: 2020 European Open Canoe Slalom Championships in Merano^[20]
August 13 – 16: ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships in Krakow^[21]
September 18 – 20: 2020 European Canoe Slalom Championships (Olympic Qualifier) at Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre^[22]

2020 Canoe Slalom World Cup[]

June 5 – 7: CSWC #1 in Ivrea^[23] (Cancelled)
June 12 – 14: CSWC #2 in Pau^[24] (Postponed to November 6 – 8)
August 21 – 23: CSWC #3 in Liptovský Mikuláš^[25] (Cancelled)
September 18 – 20: CSWC #4 in Prague^[26] (Cancelled)
September 24 – 27: CSWC #5 (final) in Markkleeberg^[27] (Cancelled)
September 16 – 18: CSWC #1 in Tacen^[28] (Replacement for Cancelled Ivrea World Cup)

2020 Canoe Slalom European Cup[]

June 1: EJCCS #1 in Valstagna^[29]
June 13 – 14: EJCCS #2 in Valstagna^[30]

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2020 International Canoe Marathon Championships[]

August 24 – 25: 2020 ICF Masters Canoe Marathon World in Baerum^[31]
August 27 – 30: 2020 ICF Canoe Marathon World in Baerum^[32]

2020 Canoe Marathon Cup[]

May 24 – 27:ICF Canoe Marathon World Cup in Pitesti^[33]

2020 Continental Championship Canoe Marathon Cup[]

July 23 – 26: 2020 ECA Canoe Marathon European in Budapest^[34]

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2020 International Canoe Ocean Racing Worlds[]

September 5 & 6: in Nantahala^[35]

Canoe Polo[]

2020 International Canoe Polo Championships[]

September 8 – 13: 2020 ICF Canoe Polo World Championship in Viana do Castelo^[36]

2020 Continental Championship Canoe Polo[]

September 24 – 26: 2020 European Clubs Championship Canoe Polo in TBD^[37]

2020 Continental Canoe Polo Cup[]

July 23 – 26: 2020 ECA CUP I Canoe Polo in Mechelen^[38]

Dragon Boat[]

2020 International Dragon Boat Championships[]

September 8 – 13: 2020 ICF Dragon Boat World Championship in Bilawali Lake / Indore^[39]

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2020 International Wildwater Canoe Championships[]

April 26 – 30: 2020 ICF Wildwater Canoe World Championship in Nantahala^[40]

2020 Continental Wildwater Canoe Cup[]

May 3 – 4: 2020 ICF Wildwater Canoe World Cups 1–2 in Albright^[41]
May 8 – 8: 2020 ICF Wildwater Canoe World Cups 3–4 in Albright^[42]

Diving[]

2020 FINA Diving World Cup[]

April 21 – 26: in Tokyo

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February 28 – March 1: DWS #1 in Montreal
March 6 – 8: DWS #2 in Beijing
March 20 – 22: DWS #3 in Kazan
March 27 – 29: DWS #4 (final) in London

2020 FINA Diving Grand Prix[]

February 14 – 16: DGP #1 in Madrid
February 20 – 23: DGP #2 in Rostock
May 14 – 17: DGP #3 in Windsor
May 28 – 31: DGP #4 in Singapore
June 5 – 7: DGP #5 in Kuala Lumpur
June 17 – 20: DGP #6 in Cairo
July 3 – 5: DGP #7 in Bolzano
November 6 – 8: DGP #8 (final) in Gold Coast

2020 FINA Diving Grand Prix[]

November 29 – December 6: in Kyiv

High diving[]

FINA High Diving World Cup 2020[]

July 11 – 12: in Kazan

2020 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series[]

May 16: in Bali, Indonesia
June 6: in , La Rochelle, France
June 27: in Possum Kingdom Lake, Fort Worth, United States
July 19: in , Polignano a Mare, Italia
August 15: in Oslo, Norway
September 6: in São Miguel, Vila Franca do Campo, Azores
September 26: in Stari Most, Mostar
October 7: in Sydney, Australia

Marathon swimming[]

2020 FINA Marathon Swim World Series[]

February 15: MSWS #1 in Doha
May 3: MSWS #2 in Victoria
June 6: MSWS #3 in Budapest
June 13: MSWS #4 in Setúbal
July 23: MSWS #5 in Lac Saint-Jean
August 8: MSWS #6 in Lake Mégantic
August 30: MSWS #7 in Ohrid
September 19: MSWS #8 in Nantou City
October 16: MSWS #9 in Hangzhou
October 25: MSWS #10 (final) in Hong Kong

2020 FINA Ultra Marathon Swim Series[]

February 15: MSWS #1 in Rosario (TBC)
February 23: UMSS #1 in Santa Fe
July 25: UMSS #2 in Lac Saint-Jean
August 22: UMSS #3 in Ohrid
August 29: UMSS #4 in Novi
September 9: UMSS #5 (final) in Capri / Napoli

FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier 2020[]

May 30–31: in Fukuoka

FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 2020[]

August 21–23: in Victoria

Rowing[]

2020 Summer Olympics (Rowing)[]

April 2 – 5: 2020 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro^[43]
April 27 – 29: 2020 FISA European Olympic Qualification Regatta in Varese^[44]
April 27 – 30: 2020 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Chungju^[45]
May 17 – 19: 2020 FISA Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne^[46]
July 24 – 31: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo

2020 Summer Paralympics (Rowing)[]

May 8 – 10: 2020 FISA Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Gavirate^[47]
August 27 – 29: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo

International rowing events[]

January 11: 2020 European Rowing Indoor Championships in Prague^[48]
February 7 & 8: 2020 World Rowing Indoor Championships in Paris^[49]
June 5 – 7: 2020 European Rowing Championships in Poznań^[50]
August 16 – 23: in Bled^[51]
August 16 – 23: in Bled^[52]
August 16 – 23: in Bled^[53]
August 27 – 29: 2020 World University Rowing Championships in Zagreb^[54]
September 2 – 6: 2020 World Rowing Masters Regatta in Linz-Ottensheim^[55]

2020 World Rowing Cup[]

April 10 – 12: WRC #1 in Sabaudia^[56]
May 1 – 3: WRC #2 in Varese^[57]
May 22 – 24: WRC #3 (final) in Lucerne^[58]

Sailing[]

2020 Summer Olympics (Sailing)[]

International sailing events[]

June 30 – July 4: 2020 World University Sailing Championships in Campione del Garda
November 8, 2020 – TBA for 2021: 2020–21 Vendée Globe
TBA: 2020 Youth Sailing World Championships (location TBA)
TBA: 2020 Youth Match Racing World Championships (location TBA)
TBA: 2020 Women's Match Racing World Championship (location TBA)
TBA: 2020 Transat Québec–Saint-Malo

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August 25 – September 1, 2019: SWC #1 in Enoshima
January 19 – 26: SWC #2 in Miami
April 13 – 19: SWC #3 in Genoa
June 14 – 21: SWC #4 (final) in Enoshima

470[]

January 8 – 12: 2020 470 North American Championship in Coconut Grove Sailing Club (Miami)
January 12 – 18: 2020 470 African Championship in Clube Náutico da Ilha de Luanda
February 11 – 17: 2020 470 South American Championship (location TBA)
March 13 – 21: 2020 470 World Championships in Club Nàutic S'Arenal (Mallorca)
May 2 – 9: 2020 470 European Championships in Base Nautique Municipale (Hyères)
July 12 – 19: 2020 470 Junior World Championships in Gdynia Marina
August 2 – 9: 2020 470 Junior European Championship in Warnemünder Segel-Club (Warnemünde)
August 4 – 9: 2020 470 Masters Cup in Warnemünde

49er[]

January 30 – February 3: 2020 49er Oceania Championship in Geelong
February 9 – 15: 2020 49er & 49er FX World Championships in Geelong
August 18 – 24: 2020 49er Junior (U23) World Championship in Lake Como
August 27 – 29: 2020 49er Masters World Championship in Lake Como

Finn[]

May 9 – 16: 2020 Finn Gold Cup in Palma de Mallorca (Trofeo Princesa Sofia)
TBA for August: 2020 Finn Silver Cup in Gdynia
TBA for September: 2020 Finn European Masters in Gdynia
TBA for September: 2020 Finn European Championship in Gdynia
TBA: 2020 Finn World Masters in Port Zeeland

Laser[]

February 9 – 16: 2020 ILCA Laser Standard Men's World Championship in Melbourne
February 21 – 28: 2020 Laser Radial World Championship for Men and Women in Melbourne
March 19 – 28: 2020 ILCA Laser Masters World Championships in Geelong
July 17 – 24: 2020 ILCA Under-21 World Championships in Malcesine
July 26 – August 3: 2020 ILCA 4.7 Youth World Championships in Arco
August 22 – 30: 2020 ILCA Radial Youth World Championships in Dziwnów

Nacra 17[]

January 30 – February 3: 2020 Nacra 17 Oceania Championship in Geelong
February 9 – 16: 2020 Nacra 17 World Championship in Geelong
August 18 – 24: 2020 Nacra 17 Junior (U23) World Championship in Lake Como

RS:X[]

February 9 – 15: 2020 RS:X Windsurfing South American Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Mar del Plata
February 23 – 29: 2020 RS:X Windsurfing World Championships in Auckland
March 15 – 22: 2020 RS:X Windsurfing Asian Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Abu Dhabi
May 10 – 16: 2020 RS:X European & Youth European Championships and Open Trophy in Aigio
August 23 – 29: 2020 RS:X Windsurfing Youth World Championships in Cádiz

Surfing[]

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2020 Summer Olympics (Surfing)[]

International competitions[]

March 11 – 15: 2020 ISA World Para Surfing Championship in La Jolla, California
TBA: 2020 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship
TBA: 2020 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship
TBA: 2020 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship

Swimming[]

2020 FINA Champions Swim Series[]

January 14 & 15: CSS #1 in Shenzhen
January 18 & 19: CSS #2 (final) in Beijing

2020 FINA Swimming World Cup[]

September 4 – 6: SWC #1 in Singapore (TBC)
September 10 – 12: SWC #2 in Jinan
October 2 – 4: SWC #3 in Kazan
October 8 – 10: SWC #4 in Doha
October 23 – 25: SWC #5 in Berlin
October 30 – November 1: SWC #6 (final) in Budapest

2020–21 International Swimming League[]

September – April, 2021: 2020–21 ISL regular season (locations TBA)

Water polo[]

2020 Summer Olympics (Water polo)[]

March 22 – 29: 2020 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Rotterdam^[67]

2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League[]

October 17, 2019 – April 28, 2020: 2019–20 FINA Men's European Water Polo Preliminary Rounds^[68]
April 28 – May 3: 2020 FINA Men's Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament in the Indianapolis^[69]
June 23 – 28: 2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League Superfinal (location TBA)^[70]

2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League[]

November 19, 2019 – April 28, 2020: 2019–20 FINA Women's European Water Polo Preliminary Rounds^[71]
April 28 – May 3: 2020 FINA Women's Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament in the Indianapolis^[72]
June 9 – 14: 2020 FINA Women's Water Polo League Superfinal (location TBA)^[73]

FINA World Water Polo events[]

July 5 – 12: 2020 FINA World U16 Water Polo Cup in Volos-Larissa^[74]^[75]
August 22 – 30: 2020 FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships in Turkey (location TBA)^[76]
September 5 – 13: 2020 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships in Netanya^[77]

Ligue Européenne de Natation (Water polo)[]

January 12 – 26: 2020 European Water Polo Championship for Men & Women in Budapest^[78]
August 23 – 30: 2020 LEN European Women's U19 Water Polo Championship in Rome
September 6 – 13: 2020 LEN European Men's U19 Water Polo Championship in Volos

LEN Club events[]

August 30, 2019 – June 7, 2020: 2019–20 LEN Champions League
September 13, 2019 – May 9, 2020: 2019–20 LEN Euro Cup
October 31, 2019 – April 25, 2020: 2019–20 LEN Euro League Women
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Water skiing & Wakeboarding[]

IWWF World Championships[]

March 21 & 22: 2020 IWWF World Waterski Show Tournament in Mulwala
April 11 – 18: 2020 IWWF World Barefoot Waterski Championships in Liverpool (Sydney)
August 18 – 23: 2020 IWWF World Junior Waterski Championships in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
September 14 – 20: 2020 IWWF World Cable Wakeboard Championships in Pathum Thani
September 14 – 20: 2020 IWWF World Over 35 Waterski Championships in Baurech
September 22 – 27: 2020 FISU World University Waterski & Wakeboard Championships in Dnipro

IWWF Continental Championships[]

August 4 – 8: 2020 IWWF Europe and Africa Youth Waterski Championships in Seseña
August 23 – 30: 2020 IWWF Europe and Africa Waterski Racing Championships in Beringen (to be confirmed)
August 27 – 30: 2020 IWWF Europe and Africa 35+ Waterski Championships in Ravenna
September 1 – 6: 2020 IWWF Asian Waterski & Wakesports Championships in Chuncheon
September 2 – 6: 2020 IWWF Europe & Africa Cable Wakeboard and Wakeskate Championships in Beckum

IWWF World Cup/Elite events[]

June 5 – 7: 2020 MasterCraft TBD in Zachary, Louisiana
June 12 & 13: 2020 Malibu Open in Charleston, South Carolina
June 26 – 28: 2020 BOTASKI Pro Am in Seseña
July 3 – 5: 2020 VII San Gervasio Pro Am in San Gervasio Bresciano
July 10 – 12: 2020 Kaiafas Battle Pro Am in Kaiafas Lake
August 15 & 16: 2020 Hilltop Lake ProAm by Syndicate Waterskis in Arlington, Washington