Trials season for the 2025 World Championships is officially underway, as evidenced by the frenzied competition schedule on the agenda for the month of April.
Each week swimming enthusiasts will be treated to potentially head-turning performances everywhere from Great Britain to South Africa to Hungary and nearly everywhere in between.
Please let me know in the comments of any meets I may have inadvertently missed.
04/02 – 04/05 Puerto Rico International Swimming Open (PUR)
04/02 – 04/05 Pro Swim Sacramento (USA)
04/03 – 04/06 Graz Trophy (AUT)
04/03 – 04/06 Lithuanian Swimming Championships (LTU)
04/03 – 04/06 Portugal Open (POR)
04/03 – 04/06 Swiss Long Course Championships (SUI)
04/04 – 04/06 Bergen Swim Festival (NOR)
04/04 – 04/06 U.S. Open Water Nationals (USA)
04/05 – 04/08 Danish Open (DEN)
04/09 – 04/13 South African National Championships (RSA)
04/09 – 04/12 Hungarian National Championships (HUN)
04/09 – 04/13 Romanian National Swimming Championships (ROU)
04/10 – 04/12 Canadian Swimming Open (CAN)
04/10 – 04/18 Australian Age Championships (AUS)
04/10 – 04/12 London Legacy Swim Meet (GBR)
04/11 – 04/13 Grand Prix Ostrava (CZE)
04/11 – 04/13 International Swimming Meet Nioveia (GRE)
04/11 – 04/13 Icelandic Swimming Championships (ISL)
04/11 – 04/13 Dutch National Championships (NED)
04/12 – 04/18 Egypt Cup (EGY)
04/12 – 04/13 68th Festival of Sport (HKG)
04/12 – 04/16 Irish Open Championships (IRL)
04/12 – 04/13 Polish Grand Prix #2 (POL)
04/12 – 04/15 Swim Open Stockholm (SWE)
04/13 – 04/17 Italian National Championships (ITA)
04/15 – 04/20 French Junior Championships (FRA)
04/15 – 04/20 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships (GBR)
04/18 – 04/20 Dubai International Aquatics Championships (UAE)
04/18 – 04/20 Turkey Youth & Open LC Team Selection (TUR)
04/20 – 04/21 Helsinki Swim Meet (FIN)
04/21 – 04/26 Maria Lenk Trophy (BRA)
04/21 – 04/24 Australian Open Championships (AUS)
04/21 – 04/21 CARIFTA Games (TTO)
04/25 – 04/27 Belgian Open Championships (BEL)
04/25 – 04/27 Berlin Swim Open (GER)
04/25 – 04/27 Pokal Gothaer & Friends (GER)
04/26 – 04/29 Ukrainian Open National Swimming Championships (UKR)
04/28 – 05/01 Polish Championships (POL)
04/30 – 05/03 Pro Swim Fort Lauderdale (USA)
Surely the entries for the next PSS meet will be out soon ⏳️
April’s always stacked but this seems even more stacked than usual.
US Openwater Nationals 4-6 April
https://www.usaswimming.org/event/2025/04/04/default-calendar/open-water-championships
Tyr pro swim series?
The second meet on the list. The Fort Lauderdale meet runs April 30-May 3 so likely saved for the May list.
Both are on there