World Aquatics Names Berlin, Paris and London for 2027 World Cup
Berlin, Paris and London will host the 2027 Swimming World Cup, featuring a three-stop series that offers direct qualification opportunities for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, Reuters reported on October 21.
Host Cities and Schedule for the 2027 Series
World Aquatics named the three European capitals as hosts for the upcoming circuit, which is scheduled for the middle of October 2027. Berlin will host the opening leg from October 15-17. Paris follows with the second leg from October 22-24, and London wraps up the competition in the final leg from October 29-31.
Athletes competing across the series will have the chance to secure direct Olympic qualification in newly introduced 50-metre events. The program adds 50-metre races in butterfly, backstroke, and breaststroke for the LA28 Games.
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Direct Olympic Qualification Breakdown
Specific qualification spots are assigned to each stop on the calendar. The men’s 50-metre backstroke and women’s 50-metre butterfly qualifiers will be decided during the opening leg in Berlin. Paris will determine the qualifiers for the men’s 50-metre butterfly and women’s 50-metre breaststroke.
The final qualification places will be awarded at London’s Aquatics Centre. At that venue, the men’s 50-metre breaststroke and women’s 50-metre backstroke events will serve directly as Olympic qualifiers.
Each city has an outstanding sporting pedigree and Olympic heritage and therefore offers a fitting stage to determine the qualifiers for 50m events newly-introduced onto the Olympic programme for LA28,
World Aquatics President Husain Al Musallam said, according to Reuters.
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