With less than 3 months left in 2018, there are still numerous international meets on the calendar featuring our favorite swimming stars from around the globe. Below is a list of the high-profile elite meets taking place later this month, in November, as well as December.
While most nations have already determined their Short Course World Champions rosters, others will be selecting their squads based off of meets come up, such as the Chinese Nationals and Korean Sports Festival, which both start tomorrow, October 13th.
Take a look and mark your calendars for the myriad swimming events yet to unfold around the world as we near the end of the year.
October 2018
- 10/13/18 – 10/18/18 – 99th Korean Sports Festival
- 10/13/18 – 10/17/18 – Chinese Nationals
- 10/20 – 10/21 – Manchester International Swim Meet
- 10/20 – 10/22 – Finnish Open
- 10/25 – 10/27 – Australian Short Course Championships
- 10/26 – 10/28 – International Swimming Festival (ISF Aachen)
- 10/27 – 10/28 – Japan Selection Trial Competition
November 2018
- 11/02 – 11/03 – Riga Sprint
- 11/02 – 11/04 – FINA World Cup Beijing
- 11/02 – 11/04 – North Sea Swim Meet
- 11/03 – 11/04 – 22nd edition of the International Swimmeeting Südtirol in Bolzano
- 11/07 – 11/12 – Russian National Short Course Championships
- 11/08 – 11/12 – South American Championships
- 11/09 – 11/10 – Nico Sapio Trophy
- 11/09 – 11/11 – BUCS Short Course Championships
- 11/09 – 11/11 – FINA World Cup Tokyo
- 11/10 – 11/11 – Belgian Open Short Course Swimming Championships
- 11/14 – 11/18 – Swedish Championships
- 11/15 – 11/17 – FINA World Cup Singapore
- 11/15 – 11/18 – Campeonato de España Absoluto de Invierno
- 11/17 – 11/18 – 8th Singapore National Short Course Swimming Championships
- 11/17 – 11/18 – 2019 Kosuke Kitajima Cup
- 11/28 – 12/01 – U.S. Winter Nationals
- 11/30 – 12/02 – Swim Wales Winter Championships
December 2018
- 12/07 – 12/09 – Scottish Short Course National Championships
- 12/11 – 12/16 – FINA Short Course World Championships
- 12/14 – 12/16 – Swim England National Winter Championships
- 12/16 – 12/20 – KZNA (South Africa) Premier Championships
- 12/20 – 12/21 – Lausanne Swim Cup
12/20 – 12/21 – Energy for Swim
England winter nationals in Sheffield sometime in December
Is Sjostrom going to miss one of the world cups for Swedish nationals?
Uncertain. She is prequalified for Worlds, though.
Skipping FINA World Cup Beijing stop will cost her more than $100,000 ( losing bonus for the third cluster and not being the first in World Cup competition).