🏊♀️🏊♂️ Stand by for agony and ecstasy at the 2026 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships which return to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park with national titles at stake. Read on for a preview and how to purchase tickets.
The London Aquatics Centre is the place to be from Tuesday 14 to Sunday 21 April for six days of world-class racing. The UK’s best athletes are are all set to go head-to-head at the iconic Aquatics Centre as part of a fully-integrated para-swimming and swimming programme. Aquatics GB Swimming Championships tickets are on sale now.
Following the success of the 2024 and 2025 events, expect a stellar cast of athletes to be the pool for the championships in 2026. Once again Aquatics GB’s flagship swimming and para-swimming events are fully combined into one momentous competition. And in 2026 they double up as a key selection event for two major championships taking place this summer. The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games and the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.
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2025 & 2024 REVIEWS
In 2025, the championships came to an unforgettable close as Duncan Scott and James Guy tied for gold in the most dramatic of Men’s 200m Freestyle finals. After four lengths of wild, world-class freestyle swimming, there was nothing to separate two giants of British sport. Guy and Scott matched each other in fast finishes after an eye-opening first 150m. Fellow Olympic champion Matt Richards took bronze.
In 2024, British and world records fell across a star-studded week of sold-out action. The likes of Adam Peaty (pictured above), Alice Tai, Matt Richards, Freya Colbert, Stephen Clegg, Abbie Wood, Anna Hopkin and Duncan Scott were just some of the GB standouts who secured national titles and selection for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Check out this Anything but Footy podcast recapping all the action.
YEAR THREE OF FIVE YEARS AT THE LONDON AQUATICS CENTRE
A five-year partnership between Aquatics GB and the London Aquatics Centre has guaranteed the championships will be based at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park through to the LA 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games.
The full 2026 event schedule can be viewed here. Don’t miss this chance to witness world-class swimming at the London Aquatics Centre built to host swimming at the 2012 Olympics!
AQUATICS GB SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS TICKETS, TIMINGS & TRAVEL
🎟️ Aquatics GB Swimming Championships tickets are on sale via the ‘Get Tickets’ link.
🕙 Heats sessions start daily at 9.30am
🕖 Finals sessions start daily at 6pm with the Junior and B finals. The main finals programme starts at 7.45pm following a pre-show interval.
🚊🚗 Travel tips: Public transport is the easiest way to get to the London Aquatics Centre. Stratford and Stratford International are both a 10-minute walk from the venue. Stratford is on the Central & Jubilee lines, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and London Overground. Alternatively, Stratford International station is accessible by Docklands Light Railway and Southeastern High Speed 1 services. Hackney Wick station (a 20-minute walk away) is served by the London Overground. By bus the 388, 339 and D9 services stop close by. To plan your journey visit the Transport For London website. No spectator parking is available at the centre. Stratford International Station and Westfield Shopping Centre Stratford are the closest car parks to the Aquatics Centre.
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