Singapore, July 10, 2025: The Aquatics Integrity Unit (AQIU) has published the testing statistics for all athletes participating in the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025, World Aquatics reports.
This comprehensive report underscores World Aquatics’ unwavering commitment to fair competition and the highest standards of integrity in aquatic sport.
The anti-doping testing programme, designed and implemented by the International Testing Agency (ITA), encompasses a wide range of tests conducted both in and out of competition.
In total, 4,018 anti-doping tests have been conducted on athletes participating in the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 since January 1, 2025, resulting in an average of two tests per athlete.
Additionally, all newly approved Neutral Athletes have been tested at least four times within the last 12 months, including at least one test conducted by World Aquatics.
The average number of tests conducted on swimmers from the 10 largest national teams taking part in the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 is:
People’s Republic of China: 8.80
Neutral Athletes (Russian Nationality): 8.20
United States of America: 4.13
Australia: 4.00
France: 3.60
Italy: 3.50
Hungary: 3.30
Japan: 2.80
Canada: 2.40
Great Britain: 2.20
The testing programme will remain in full force until the end of the event, with 830 samples to be collected during the 24 days of competition.
The 22nd World Aquatics Championships - Singapore 2025 will run from July 11 to August 3 and feature all six disciplines: swimming, open water swimming, water polo, diving, high diving and artistic swimming.