Overview of the events of 2020 in aquatic sports
This article lists the in the water and on the water forms of aquatic sports for 2020.
2020 Summer Olympics (Aquatics)
- April 21 – 26: 2020 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo
- April 30 – May 3: FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2020 in Tokyo
- May 30 – 31: FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier 2020 in Fukuoka
International and continental competitions
FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2020
- April 30 – May 3: in Tokyo
FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships 2020
2020 Summer Olympics (Canoeing)
World canoeing championships
- July 7: 2020 ICF Junior & Canoe Slalom World in Ljubljana / Tacen[5]
- July 10 – 12: 2020 Canoe Sprint Non-Olympic Events World Championships in Szeged[6]
- July 16 – 19: 2020 ICF Junior & Canoe Sprint World in Brandenburg[7]
- August 14 – 16: 2020 ICF Masters Canoe Sprint World Championship in Ternopil[8]
- September 24 – 27: 2020 Canoe Slalom Non-Olympic Events World Championships in Markkleeberg[9]
2020 ICF Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier
2020 continental canoe sprint championships
- February 14 – 16: 2020 Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Penrith[10]
- March 26 – 29: 2020 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Pattaya[11]
- May 7 – 10: 2020 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Curauma[12]
- June 4 – 7: 2020 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Bascov[13]
- July 2 – 5: 2020 ECA Junior And U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Moscow[14]
2020 Canoe Sprint World Cup
2020 International Canoe Slalom Championships
- June 5 – 7: CSWC #1 in Ivrea[23] (Cancelled)
- June 12 – 14: CSWC #2 in Pau[24] (Postponed to November 6 – 8)
- August 21 – 23: CSWC #3 in Liptovský Mikuláš[25] (Cancelled)
- September 18 – 20: CSWC #4 in Prague[26] (Cancelled)
- September 24 – 27: CSWC #5 (final) in Markkleeberg[27] (Cancelled)
- September 16 – 18: CSWC #1 in Tacen[28] (Replacement for Cancelled Ivrea World Cup)
2020 Canoe Slalom European Cup
2020 International Canoe Marathon Championships
- August 24 – 25: 2020 ICF Masters Canoe Marathon World in Baerum[31]
- August 27 – 30: 2020 ICF Canoe Marathon World in Baerum[32]
2020 Canoe Marathon Cup
- May 24 – 27:ICF Canoe Marathon World Cup in Pitesti[33]
2020 Continental Championship Canoe Marathon Cup
- July 23 – 26: 2020 ECA Canoe Marathon European in Budapest[34]
2020 International Canoe Ocean Racing Worlds
2020 International Canoe Polo Championships
2020 Continental Championship Canoe Polo
- September 24 – 26: 2020 European Clubs Championship Canoe Polo in TBD[37]
2020 Continental Canoe Polo Cup
2020 International Dragon Boat Championships
2020 International Wildwater Canoe Championships
- April 26 – 30: 2020 ICF Wildwater Canoe World Championship in Nantahala[40]
2020 Continental Wildwater Canoe Cup
- May 3 – 4: 2020 ICF Wildwater Canoe World Cups 1–2 in Albright[41]
- May 8 – 8: 2020 ICF Wildwater Canoe World Cups 3–4 in Albright[42]
- February 28 – March 1: DWS #1 in Montreal
- March 6 – 8: DWS #2 in Beijing
- March 20 – 22: DWS #3 in Kazan
- March 27 – 29: DWS #4 (final) in London
2020 FINA Diving Grand Prix
2020 FINA Diving Grand Prix
- November 29 – December 6: in Kyiv
FINA High Diving World Cup 2020
- May 16: in Bali, Indonesia
- June 6: in Tour Saint-Nicolas, La Rochelle, France
- June 27: in Possum Kingdom Lake, Fort Worth, United States
- July 19: in Pietro L'Abbate's Terrace, Polignano a Mare, Italia
- August 15: in Oslo, Norway
- September 6: in São Miguel, Vila Franca do Campo, Azores
- September 26: in Stari Most, Mostar
- October 7: in Sydney, Australia
2020 FINA Ultra Marathon Swim Series
FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier 2020
FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 2020
2020 Summer Olympics (Rowing)
2020 Summer Paralympics (Rowing)
International rowing events
2020 Summer Olympics (Sailing)
International sailing events
- August 25 – September 1, 2019: SWC #1 in Enoshima
- January 19 – 26: SWC #2 in Miami
- April 13 – 19: SWC #3 in Genoa
- June 14 – 21: SWC #4 (final) in Enoshima
- January 30 – February 3: 2020 49er Oceania Championship in Geelong
- February 9 – 15: 2020 49er & 49er FX World Championships in Geelong
- August 18 – 24: 2020 49er Junior (U23) World Championship in Lake Como
- August 27 – 29: 2020 49er Masters World Championship in Lake Como
- February 9 – 16: 2020 ILCA Laser Standard Men's World Championship in Melbourne
- February 21 – 28: 2020 Laser Radial World Championship for Men and Women in Melbourne
- March 19 – 28: 2020 ILCA Laser Masters World Championships in Geelong
- July 17 – 24: 2020 ILCA Under-21 World Championships in Malcesine
- July 26 – August 3: 2020 ILCA 4.7 Youth World Championships in Arco
- August 22 – 30: 2020 ILCA Radial Youth World Championships in Dziwnów
- February 9 – 15: 2020 RS:X Windsurfing South American Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Mar del Plata
- February 23 – 29: 2020 RS:X Windsurfing World Championships in Auckland
- March 15 – 22: 2020 RS:X Windsurfing Asian Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Abu Dhabi
- May 10 – 16: 2020 RS:X European & Youth European Championships and Open Trophy in Aigio
- August 23 – 29: 2020 RS:X Windsurfing Youth World Championships in Cádiz
2020 Summer Olympics (Surfing)
International competitions
- March 11 – 15: 2020 ISA World Para Surfing Championship in La Jolla, California
- TBA: 2020 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship
- TBA: 2020 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship
- TBA: 2020 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship
2020 FINA Champions Swim Series
- January 14 & 15: CSS #1 in Shenzhen
- January 18 & 19: CSS #2 (final) in Beijing
2020 FINA Swimming World Cup
- September 4 – 6: SWC #1 in Singapore (TBC)
- September 10 – 12: SWC #2 in Jinan
- October 2 – 4: SWC #3 in Kazan
- October 8 – 10: SWC #4 in Doha
- October 23 – 25: SWC #5 in Berlin
- October 30 – November 1: SWC #6 (final) in Budapest
2020–21 International Swimming League
- September – April, 2021: 2020–21 ISL regular season (locations TBA)
2020 Summer Olympics (Water polo)
- March 22 – 29: 2020 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Rotterdam[67]
- October 17, 2019 – April 28, 2020: 2019–20 FINA Men's European Water Polo Preliminary Rounds[68]
- April 28 – May 3: 2020 FINA Men's Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament in the Indianapolis[69]
- June 23 – 28: 2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League Superfinal (location TBA)[70]
- November 19, 2019 – April 28, 2020: 2019–20 FINA Women's European Water Polo Preliminary Rounds[71]
- April 28 – May 3: 2020 FINA Women's Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament in the Indianapolis[72]
- June 9 – 14: 2020 FINA Women's Water Polo League Superfinal (location TBA)[73]
FINA World Water Polo events
- July 5 – 12: 2020 FINA World U16 Water Polo Cup in Volos-Larissa[74][75]
- August 22 – 30: 2020 FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships in Turkey (location TBA)[76]
- September 5 – 13: 2020 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships in Netanya[77]
LEN Club events
- March 21 & 22: 2020 IWWF World Waterski Show Tournament in Mulwala
- April 11 – 18: 2020 IWWF World Barefoot Waterski Championships in Liverpool (Sydney)
- August 18 – 23: 2020 IWWF World Junior Waterski Championships in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
- September 14 – 20: 2020 IWWF World Cable Wakeboard Championships in Pathum Thani
- September 14 – 20: 2020 IWWF World Over 35 Waterski Championships in Baurech
- September 22 – 27: 2020 FISU World University Waterski & Wakeboard Championships in Dnipro
IWWF Continental Championships
- August 4 – 8: 2020 IWWF Europe and Africa Youth Waterski Championships in Seseña
- August 23 – 30: 2020 IWWF Europe and Africa Waterski Racing Championships in Beringen (to be confirmed)
- August 27 – 30: 2020 IWWF Europe and Africa 35+ Waterski Championships in Ravenna
- September 1 – 6: 2020 IWWF Asian Waterski & Wakesports Championships in Chuncheon
- September 2 – 6: 2020 IWWF Europe & Africa Cable Wakeboard and Wakeskate Championships in Beckum
IWWF World Cup/Elite events
See also