2023 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- July 23 – 30, 2023 (pool swimming)
- Fukuoka, Japan
- Marine Messe Fukuoka
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- SwimSwam Preview Index
- Entry Book
Olympic medalist turned BBC sports commentator Andy Jameson has announced via Twitter that the BBC won’t have a televised broadcast of swimming at the 2023 World Championships. According to Jameson, BBC Sport and World Aquatics were unable to come to a “financial agreement to show the World Swimming Championships on free-to-air TV in Britain.”
Very sadly, @BBCSport and @WorldAquatics has not been able to reach financial agreement to show the World Swimming Championships on free-to-air TV in Britain, so the BBC will not be covering it this year. Incredibly disappointing for the sport we love.
— Andy Jameson (@Andyjamesonswim) July 18, 2023
Jameson has been commentating on swimming for 34 years, since just after his retirement from competitive swimming in 1989.
While World Aquatics has not issued a statement, the United Kingdom has been removed from the “Where to Watch From–Europe” page on their website. The page says that for “all events not covered by national right holders broadcasters will be available on AllAquatics.”
While the BBC may not have televised coverage of Worlds, John Hunt, another BBC sports commentator has said that there will be live swimming coverage on the radio station BBC 5 Live Sport.
How To Watch Swimming at 2023 Worlds
We’ve already posted an article about “When 2023 Worlds Will Be On In Your Timezone.” For those in the Western hemisphere, the most important thing to remember is that while the meet begins July 23rd in Fukuoka, it will start the evening of July 22nd in your local time.
For those in the U.S., we’ve also got a more complete guide to the coverage, including the exact times that all sports will be streaming on Peacock.
Africa
| Country | Coverage |
| Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central Africa Republic, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, São Tomé e Príncipe Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Socotra, St. Helena & Ascension, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Chad, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia (including Somaliland), Sudan, South Sudan. | SuperSport |
| Morocco | SNRT |
The Americas
| Country | Coverage |
| USA, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands | NBC Sports/Peacock |
| Canada | CBC |
| Brazil | Globo/SporTV |
| Mexico | Claro Sports |
| Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela | DirecTV |
Asia
| Country | Coverage |
| Japan | TV Ashai |
| Kazakhstan | Qazsport |
| China & Macau | Chinese Media Group (CCTV5) |
| Chinese Taipei | ELTA |
| Malaysia & Brunei | Astro |
| South Korea | CJ Media |
| Hong Kong | i-Cable |
| Indonesia | TVRI |
| Singapore | Starhub |
Europe
| Country | Coverage |
| Albania | RTV |
| Austria | ORF |
| Bulgaria | BNT |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Arena Sport |
| Croatia | HRT&Arena Sport |
| Cyprus | CBC |
| Denmark | TV2 |
| Estonia | ERR |
| Finland | YLE |
| France (including overseas territories: French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Reunion, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, St Pierre & Miquelon, French Southern & Antarctic Lands, Wallis & Futuna) | FT |
| Germany | ZDF |
| Greece | ERT |
| Hungary | MTVA |
| Israel | Sports Channel |
| Italy | RAI Sport&Sky Italia |
| Lithuania | LRT |
| Kosovo | Arena Sport |
| Montenegro | RTCG&Arena Sport |
| Netherlands (including Aruba, Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Saint Martin, Saint Eustatius) | NOS |
| North Macedonia | Arena Sport |
| Norway | NRK |
| Poland | TVP |
| Romania | AntenaPLAY |
| Russia | Match TV |
| Serbia | Arena Sport |
| Slovenia | TVS&Arena Sport |
| Slovakia | RTVS |
| Sweden | SVT |
| Switzerland | SRF, RTS, RSI |
| Spain | RTVE |
| Turkey | TRT |
| Ukraine | PBC |
Oceania
| Country | Coverage |
| Australia | Nine Network |
I nearly choked when I found out…hang your heads in shame BBC
We pay a tv license to watch BBC so it’s not free.
SS there is more than one country in Oceania. FYI It’s a big place place…..
Use a VPN to watch 9now, CBC or All Aquatics or pay for the Recast channel.
Or watch it free on All Aquatics me hearty, arrrr.
Way to go. Obviously no adults in the room.
Fellow Brits, subscribe to watch all action from Fukuoka via FINA’s recast tv option…all disciplines live and on demand for 4 weeks…just over 20 quid. The link is easily found on fina’s where to watch section
Or we could just use All Aquatics which is free and will also have replays.
Exactly! I’m not paying.
I’ve had issues with all aquatics watching on demand…the heat by heat single videos instead of one seamless coverage in one video. It’s about what one can tolerate, I guess
I can’t take the name BBC seriously 🤣
If it is free on AA the license rights can’t have been that much.