How To Watch Swimming At The 2025 World University Games

2025 World University Games/Summer Universiade – Swimming

• July 17th-23rd, 2025
• Berlin, Germany
• Long Course Meters (50m)

Swimming begins on July 17 at the 2025 World University Games/Summer Universiade in Berlin, Germany. The biennial, multi-sport event pits the best university athletes around the world against each other in the spirit of international cooperation and camaraderie. To be eligible, athletes must have been born between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2007 (ages can range from 17 to 25 as of the start of swimming), and have taken at least one course and be progressing toward a degree or diploma at an accredited post-secondary academic institution. There is no requirement of amateur status.

The event will be streamed for free on FISU.TV. Only evening finals will be available, with no streaming of morning heats. A VPN shouldn’t be needed.

SwimSwam has compiled direct links for each livestream below, plus time zone conversions and a complete day-by-day event schedule.

Livestream Schedule

Timezone Conversions

• Prelims (9:00 Local Time):
  • 12:00am in Los Angeles, California, USA
  • 2:00am in Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • 3:00am in New York City, New York, USA
  • 4:00pm in Tokyo, Japan
  • 5:00pm in Sydney, Australia
• Finals (18:55 Local Time):
  • 9:55am in Los Angeles, California, USA
  • 11:55am in Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • 12:55pm in New York City, New York, USA
  • 1:55am in Tokyo, Japan
  • 2:55am in Sydney, Australia

Event Schedule

Day 1 Heats (Thursday, 7/17):

• Men’s 400 Freestyle Heats
• Women’s 50 Butterfly Heats
• Men’s 50 Butterfly Heats
• Women’s 200 Backstroke Heats
• Men’s 100 Breaststroke Heats
• Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay Heats
• Men’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay Heats

Day 1 Finals (Thursday, 7/17):

• Men’s 400 Freestyle Final
• Women’s 50 Butterfly Semifinals
• Men’s 50 Butterfly Semifinals
• Women’s 200 Backstroke Semifinals
• Men’s 100 Breaststroke Semifinals
• Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay Final
• Men’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay Final

Day 2 Heats (Friday, 7/18):

• Women’s 400 IM Heats
• Men’s 200 Freestyle Heats
• Women’s 100 Freestyle Heats
• Men’s 100 Backstroke Heats
• Women’s 50 Breaststroke Heats
• Men’s 200 IM Heats
• Women’s 800 Freestyle Heats

Day 2 Finals (Friday, 7/18):

• Men’s 200 Freestyle Semifinals
• Women’s 100 Freestyle Semifinals
• Women’s 400 IM Final
• Men’s 50 Butterfly Final
• Women’s 50 Butterfly Final
• Men’s 100 Backstroke Final
• Women’s 50 Breaststroke Semifinals
• Men’s 100 Breaststroke Final
• Women’s 200 Backstroke Final
• Men’s 200 IM Semifinals

Day 3 Heats (Saturday, 7/19):

• Men’s 200 Butterfly Heats
• Women’s 100 Backstroke Heats
• Men’s 200 Breaststroke Heats
• Men’s 1500 Freestyle Heats

Day 3 Finals (Saturday, 7/19):

• Women’s 100 Freestyle Final
• Men’s 100 Backstroke Final
• Women’s 100 Backstroke Semifinals
• Men’s 200 Butterfly Semifinals
• Women’s 50 Breaststroke Final
• Men’s 200 Freestyle Final
• Men’s 200 Breaststroke Semifinals
• Women’s 800 Freestyle Final
• Men’s 200 IM Final

Day 4 Heats (Sunday, 7/20):

• Women’s 1500 Freestyle Heats
• Men’s 50 Backstroke Heats
• Women’s 100 Butterfly Heats
• Men’s 100 Freestyle Heats
• Women’s 200 Breaststroke Heats
• Women’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay Heats

Day 4 Finals (Sunday, 7/20):

• Men’s 100 Freestyle Semifinals
• Women’s 100 Backstroke Final
• Men’s 1500 Freestyle Final
• Men’s 200 Breaststroke Final
• Women’s 100 Butterfly Semifinals
• Men’s 50 Backstroke Semifinals
• Men’s 200 Butterfly Final
• Women’s 200 Breaststroke Semifinals
• Women’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay Final

Day 5 Heats (Monday, 7/21):

• Women’s 200 Freestyle Heats
• Men’s 50 Breaststroke Heats
• Women’s 50 Backstroke Heats
• Women’s 200 IM Heats
• Mixed 4×100 Freestyle Relay Heats
• Men’s 800 Freestyle Heats

Day 5 Finals (Monday, 7/21):

• Women’s 100 Butterfly Final
• Men’s 100 Freestyle Final
• Women’s 1500 Freestyle Final
• Men’s 50 Breaststroke Semifinals
• Women’s 50 Backstroke Semifinals
• Women’s 200 IM Semifinals
• Women’s 200 Freestyle Semifinals
• Men’s 50 Backstroke Final
• Men’s 100 Butterfly Semifinals
• Women’s 200 Breaststroke Final
• Mixed 4×100 Freestyle Relay Final

Day 6 Heats (Tuesday, 7/22):

• Men’s 200 Backstroke Heats
• Women’s 50 Freestyle Heats
• Men’s 50 Freestyle Heats
• Women’s 200 Butterfly Heats
• Women’s 100 Breaststroke Heats
• Men’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay Heats

Day 6 Finals (Tuesday 7/22):

• Men’s 100 Butterfly Final
• Women’s 200 Freestyle Final
• Men’s 800 Freestyle Final
• Women’s 50 Backstroke Final
• Men’s 200 Backstroke Semifinals
• Women’s 200 IM Final
• Women’s 100 Breaststroke Semifinals
• Men’s 50 Freestyle Semifinals
• Men’s 50 Breaststroke Final
• Women’s 200 Butterfly Semifinals
• Women’s 50 Freestyle Semifinals
• Men’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay Final

Day 7 Heats (Wednesday, 7/23):

• Women’s 400 Freestyle Heats
• Men’s 400 IM Heats
• Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay Heats
• Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay Heats

Day 7 Finals (Wednesday, 7/23):

• Men’s 200 Backstroke Final
• Women’s 100 Breaststroke Final
• Men’s 50 Freestyle Final
• Women’s 200 Butterfly Final
• Women’s 50 Freestyle Final
• Women’s 400 Freestyle Final
• Men’s 400 IM Final
• Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay Final
• Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay Final