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

 * March 21 – April 5: 2020 South American Swimming Championships in 🇦🇷 Mar del Plata
 * April 18 – 24: 2020 African Swimming Championships in
 * May 11 – 24: 2020 European Aquatics Championships in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * June 15 – 21: 2020 Oceania Swimming Championships in Suva
 * November 7 – 17: 2020 Asian Swimming Championships in New Clark City
 * TBD for December: 2020 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Abu Dhabi

FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2020

 * April 30 – May 3: in 🇯🇵 Tokyo

2020 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series

 * March 6 – 8: ASWS #1 in 🇫🇷 Paris
 * March 27 – 29: ASWS #2 in 🇪🇬 Hurghada
 * April 3 – 5: ASWS #3 in Alexandroupolis
 * April 10 – 12: ASWS #4 in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * April 17 – 19: ASWS #5 in 🇷🇺 Kazan
 * April 23 – 25: ASWS #6 in 🇨🇳 Suzhou
 * May 29 – 31: ASWS #7 in 🇪🇸 Madrid
 * June 12 – 14: ASWS #8 in 🇺🇸 Ypsilanti
 * June 19 – 21: ASWS #9 (Super Final) in 🇨🇦 Windsor

FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships 2020

 * August 24 – 30: 2020 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships in 🇨🇦 Quebec City

2020 Summer Olympics (Canoeing)

 * March 26 – 29: 2020 Canoe Sprint Asian Olympic Qualifier in 🇹🇭 Pattaya
 * May 6 & 7: 2020 Canoe Sprint European Olympic Qualifier in 🇨🇿 Račice
 * May 21 – 24: 2020 ICF Canoe Sprint Final Olympic Qualifier in 🇩🇪 Duisburg
 * July 26 – August 8: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 🇯🇵 Tokyo
 * July 26 – 31: Canoe slalom
 * August 3 – 8: Canoe sprint

2020 Summer Paralympics (Paracanoeing)

 * May 21 – 24: 2020 ICF Paracanoe World Championships & Paralympic Qualifier in 🇩🇪 Duisburg

World canoeing championships

 * July 7: 2020 ICF Junior & Canoe Slalom World in  Ljubljana / Tacen
 * July 10 – 12: 2020 Canoe Sprint Non-Olympic Events World Championships in 🇭🇺 Szeged
 * July 16 – 19: 2020 ICF Junior & Canoe Sprint World in 🇩🇪 Brandenburg
 * August 14 – 16: 2020 ICF Masters Canoe Sprint World Championship in 🇺🇦 Ternopil
 * September 24 – 27: 2020 Canoe Slalom Non-Olympic Events World Championships in 🇩🇪 Markkleeberg

2020 ICF Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier

 * May 21 – 22: in 🇩🇪 Duisburg, Germany

2020 continental canoe sprint championships

 * February 14 – 16: 2020 Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in 🇦🇺 Penrith
 * March 26 – 29: 2020 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in 🇹🇭 Pattaya
 * May 7 – 10: 2020 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in Curauma
 * June 4 – 7: 2020 Canoe Sprint European Championships in 🇷🇴 Bascov
 * July 2 – 5: 2020 ECA Junior And U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships in 🇷🇺 Moscow

2020 Canoe Sprint World Cup

 * May 7 – 10: CSWC #1 in 🇨🇿 Račice
 * May 21 – 24: CSWC #2 (final) in 🇩🇪 Duisburg

2020 International Canoe Slalom Championships

 * February 1 – 3: 2020 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in 🇳🇿 Auckland
 * March 22 – 24: 2020 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in 🇹🇭 Pattaya
 * April 3 – 5: 2020 Pan-American Canoe Slalom Championships (Olympic Qualifier) in 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro (Cancelled)
 * May 15 – 17: 2020 European Canoe Slalom Championships (Olympic Qualifier) at 🇬🇧 Lee Valley White Water Centre (Cancelled)
 * June 6–7: 2020 European Open Canoe Slalom Championships in 🇮🇹 Merano
 * August 13 – 16: ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships in 🇵🇱 Kraków
 * September 18 – 20: 2020 European Canoe Slalom Championships (Olympic Qualifier) at 🇨🇿 Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre

2020 Canoe Slalom World Cup

 * June 5 – 7: CSWC #1 in 🇮🇹 Ivrea (Cancelled)
 * June 12 – 14: CSWC #2 in 🇫🇷 Pau (Postponed to November 6 – 8)
 * August 21 – 23: CSWC #3 in 🇸🇰 Liptovský Mikuláš (Cancelled)
 * September 18 – 20: CSWC #4 in 🇨🇿 Prague (Cancelled)
 * September 24 – 27: CSWC #5 (final) in 🇩🇪 Markkleeberg (Cancelled)
 * September 16 – 18: CSWC #1 in Tacen (Replacement for Cancelled Ivrea World Cup)

2020 Canoe Slalom European Cup

 * June 1: EJCCS #1 in 🇮🇹 Valstagna
 * June 13 – 14: EJCCS #2 in 🇮🇹 Valstagna

2020 International Canoe Marathon Championships

 * August 24 – 25: 2020 ICF Masters Canoe Marathon World in 🇳🇴 Baerum
 * August 27 – 30: 2020 ICF Canoe Marathon World in 🇳🇴 Baerum

2020 Canoe Marathon Cup

 * May 24 – 27:ICF Canoe Marathon World Cup in Pitesti

2020 Continental Championship Canoe Marathon Cup

 * July 23 – 26: 2020 ECA Canoe Marathon European in 🇭🇺 Budapest

2020 International Canoe Ocean Racing Worlds

 * September 5 & 6: in 🇺🇸 Nantahala

2020 International Canoe Polo Championships

 * September 8 – 13: 2020 ICF Canoe Polo World Championship in Viana do Castelo

2020 Continental Championship Canoe Polo

 * September 24 – 26: 2020 European Clubs Championship Canoe Polo in 🇫🇷 TBD

2020 Continental Canoe Polo Cup

 * July 23 – 26: 2020 ECA CUP I Canoe Polo in 🇧🇪 Mechelen

2020 International Dragon Boat Championships

 * September 8 – 13: 2020 ICF Dragon Boat World Championship in 🇮🇳 Bilawali Lake / Indore

2020 International Wildwater Canoe Championships

 * April 26 – 30: 2020 ICF Wildwater Canoe World Championship in 🇺🇸 Nantahala

2020 Continental Wildwater Canoe Cup

 * May 3 – 4: 2020 ICF Wildwater Canoe World Cups 1–2 in 🇺🇸 Albright
 * May 8 – 8: 2020 ICF Wildwater Canoe World Cups 3–4 in 🇺🇸 Albright

2020 FINA Diving World Cup

 * April 21 – 26: in 🇯🇵 Tokyo

2020 FINA Diving World Series

 * 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

 * February 14 – 16: DGP #1 in 🇪🇸 Madrid
 * February 20 – 23: DGP #2 in 🇩🇪 Rostock
 * May 14 – 17: DGP #3 in 🇨🇦 Windsor
 * May 28 – 31: DGP #4 in 🇸🇬 Singapore
 * June 5 – 7: DGP #5 in Kuala Lumpur
 * June 17 – 20: DGP #6 in 🇪🇬 Cairo
 * July 3 – 5: DGP #7 in 🇮🇹 Bolzano
 * November 6 – 8: DGP #8 (final) in 🇦🇺 Gold Coast

2020 FINA Diving Grand Prix

 * November 29 – December 6: in 🇺🇦 Kyiv

FINA High Diving World Cup 2020

 * July 11 – 12: in 🇷🇺 Kazan

2020 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series

 * 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 Marathon Swim World Series

 * February 15: MSWS #1 in 🇶🇦 Doha
 * May 3: MSWS #2 in Victoria
 * June 6: MSWS #3 in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * June 13: MSWS #4 in Setúbal
 * July 23: MSWS #5 in 🇨🇦 Lac Saint-Jean
 * August 8: MSWS #6 in 🇨🇦 Lake Mégantic
 * August 30: MSWS #7 in 🇲🇰 Ohrid
 * September 19: MSWS #8 in Nantou City
 * October 16: MSWS #9 in 🇨🇳 Hangzhou
 * October 25: MSWS #10 (final) in 🇭🇰 Hong Kong

2020 FINA Ultra Marathon Swim Series

 * February 15: MSWS #1 in 🇦🇷 Rosario (TBC)
 * February 23: UMSS #1 in 🇦🇷 Santa Fe
 * July 25: UMSS #2 in 🇨🇦 Lac Saint-Jean
 * August 22: UMSS #3 in 🇲🇰 Ohrid
 * August 29: UMSS #4 in Novi
 * September 9: UMSS #5 (final) in 🇮🇹 Capri / Napoli

FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier 2020

 * May 30–31: in 🇯🇵 Fukuoka

FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 2020

 * August 21–23: in Victoria

2020 Summer Olympics (Rowing)

 * April 2 – 5: 2020 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
 * April 27 – 29: 2020 FISA European Olympic Qualification Regatta in 🇮🇹 Varese
 * April 27 – 30: 2020 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in 🇰🇷 Chungju
 * May 17 – 19: 2020 FISA Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne
 * July 24 – 31: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 🇯🇵 Tokyo

2020 Summer Paralympics (Rowing)

 * May 8 – 10: 2020 FISA Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in 🇮🇹 Gavirate
 * August 27 – 29: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in 🇯🇵 Tokyo

International rowing events

 * January 11: 2020 European Rowing Indoor Championships in 🇨🇿 Prague
 * February 7 & 8: 2020 World Rowing Indoor Championships in 🇫🇷 Paris
 * June 5 – 7: 2020 European Rowing Championships in 🇵🇱 Poznań
 * August 16 – 23: 2020 World Rowing Championships in Bled
 * August 16 – 23: 2020 World Rowing Junior Championships in Bled
 * August 16 – 23: 2020 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Bled
 * August 27 – 29: 2020 World University Rowing Championships in Zagreb
 * September 2 – 6: 2020 World Rowing Masters Regatta in 🇦🇹 Linz-Ottensheim

2020 World Rowing Cup

 * April 10 – 12: WRC #1 in 🇮🇹 Sabaudia
 * May 1 – 3: WRC #2 in 🇮🇹 Varese
 * May 22 – 24: WRC #3 (final) in Lucerne

International sailing events

 * June 30 – July 4: 2020 World University Sailing Championships in 🇮🇹 Campione del Garda
 * November 8, 2020 – TBA for 2021: 2020–21 Vendée Globe
 * TBA: 2020 Youth Sailing World Championships (location TBA)
 * TBA: 2020 Youth Match Racing World Championships (location TBA)
 * TBA: 2020 Women's Match Racing World Championship (location TBA)
 * TBA: 2020 Transat Québec–Saint-Malo

2020 Sailing World Cup

 * 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

470

 * January 8 – 12: 2020 470 North American Championship in 🇺🇸 Coconut Grove Sailing Club (Miami)
 * January 12 – 18: 2020 470 African Championship in Clube Náutico da Ilha de Luanda
 * February 11 – 17: 2020 470 South American Championship (location TBA)
 * March 13 – 21: 2020 470 World Championships in 🇪🇸 Club Nàutic S'Arenal (Mallorca)
 * May 2 – 9: 2020 470 European Championships in 🇫🇷 Base Nautique Municipale (Hyères)
 * July 12 – 19: 2020 470 Junior World Championships in 🇵🇱 Gdynia Marina
 * August 2 – 9: 2020 470 Junior European Championship in 🇩🇪 Warnemünder Segel-Club (Warnemünde)
 * August 4 – 9: 2020 470 Masters Cup in 🇩🇪 Warnemünde

49er

 * 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

Finn

 * May 9 – 16: 2020 Finn Gold Cup in 🇪🇸 Palma de Mallorca (Trofeo Princesa Sofia)
 * TBA for August: 2020 Finn Silver Cup in 🇵🇱 Gdynia
 * TBA for September: 2020 Finn European Masters in 🇵🇱 Gdynia
 * TBA for September: 2020 Finn European Championship in 🇵🇱 Gdynia
 * TBA: 2020 Finn World Masters in Port Zeeland

Laser

 * 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

Nacra 17

 * January 30 – February 3: 2020 Nacra 17 Oceania Championship in 🇦🇺 Geelong
 * February 9 – 16: 2020 Nacra 17 World Championship in 🇦🇺 Geelong
 * August 18 – 24: 2020 Nacra 17 Junior (U23) World Championship in 🇮🇹 Lake Como

RS:X

 * 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

Australian Grand Slam of Surfing

 * Tweed Coast Pro
 * Boost Mobile Pro Gold Coast
 * Margaret River Pro

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

2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

 * October 17, 2019 – April 28, 2020: 2019–20 FINA Men's European Water Polo Preliminary Rounds
 * April 28 – May 3: 2020 FINA Men's Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament in the 🇺🇸 Indianapolis
 * June 23 – 28: 2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League Superfinal (location TBA)

2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

 * November 19, 2019 – April 28, 2020: 2019–20 FINA Women's European Water Polo Preliminary Rounds
 * April 28 – May 3: 2020 FINA Women's Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament in the 🇺🇸 Indianapolis
 * June 9 – 14: 2020 FINA Women's Water Polo League Superfinal (location TBA)

FINA World Water Polo events

 * July 5 – 12: 2020 FINA World U16 Water Polo Cup in Volos-Larissa
 * August 22 – 30: 2020 FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships in 🇹🇷 (location TBA)
 * September 5 – 13: 2020 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships in 🇮🇱 Netanya

Ligue Européenne de Natation (Water polo)

 * January 12 – 26: 2020 European Water Polo Championship for Men & Women in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * August 23 – 30: 2020 LEN European Women's U19 Water Polo Championship in 🇮🇹 Rome
 * September 6 – 13: 2020 LEN European Men's U19 Water Polo Championship in Volos

LEN Club events

 * August 30, 2019 – June 7, 2020: 2019–20 LEN Champions League
 * September 13, 2019 – May 9, 2020: 2019–20 LEN Euro Cup
 * October 31, 2019 – April 25, 2020: 2019–20 LEN Euro League Women
 * TBA: 2020 LEN Super Cup
 * TBA: 2019–20 Women's LEN Trophy
 * TBA: 2020 Women's LEN Super Cup

IWWF World Championships

 * 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

 * June 5 – 7: 2020 MasterCraft TBD in 🇺🇸 Zachary, Louisiana
 * June 12 & 13: 2020 Malibu Open in 🇺🇸 Charleston, South Carolina
 * June 26 – 28: 2020 BOTASKI Pro Am in 🇪🇸 Seseña
 * July 3 – 5: 2020 VII San Gervasio Pro Am in 🇮🇹 San Gervasio Bresciano
 * July 10 – 12: 2020 Kaiafas Battle Pro Am in Kaiafas Lake
 * August 15 & 16: 2020 Hilltop Lake ProAm by Syndicate Waterskis in 🇺🇸 Arlington, Washington