The 2025 World Swimming Championships will kick off in Singapore on July 11. The International Swimming Federation’s Aquatics Integrity Department recently released statistics on the doping tests conducted on all athletes participating in the championships, with Chinese swimmers receiving the most checks, averaging 8.8 times per athlete.
The doping tests are conducted by the International Testing Agency (ITA), which includes both intra- and extra-competition checks. Since January 1, 2025, ITA has conducted 4,018 checks on the athletes competing at the championships, with an average of two checks per athlete.
Among the top ten teams with the highest number of swimmers, the Chinese team saw an average of 8.8 checks per athlete, with Wang Haoyu from the men’s short distance freestyle leading with 13 checks, followed by Qin Haiyang and Yang Peijie each with 12 checks, Liu Yaxin, Peng Xuwei, and Sun Jiajun each with 11 checks. The second highest number of checks was received by neutral athletes (Russia) with an average of 8.2 checks per athlete. The United States and Australia had 4.13 and 4 checks respectively. The rankings continued with France, Italy, Hungary, Japan, Canada, and the UK.
The Singapore Swimming Championships will take place from July 11 to August 3, featuring six major events: water polo, figure skating, open water swimming, high diving, diving, and swimming. More than 200 countries and regions will participate. During the championships, the World Swimming Federation will conduct 830 anti-doping tests on athletes.
