While the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea take place July 12-28, the swimming events are scheduled for the second week, from Sunday 21st to Sunday 28th July.
Here's a look at the finals happening on each day as the 18th FINA World Championships unfold.
All times listed are local to Gwangju, which is UTC+9.
22:00-22:15
400m Freestyle Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Mack Horton (AUS)
2017 World Champion: Sun Yang (CHN)
400m Freestyle Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Katie Ledecky (USA)
2017 World Champion: Katie Ledecky (USA)
4x100m Freestyle Relay Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps, Ryan Held, Nathan Adrian (USA)
2017 World Champion: Caeleb Dressel, Townley Haas, Blake Pieroni, Nathan Adrian (USA)
4x100m Freestyle Relay Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Emma McKeon, Brittany Elmslie, Bronte Campbell, Cate Campbell (AUS)
2017 World Champion: Mallory Comerford, Kelsi Worrell, Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel (USA)
20:00-22:00
100m Breaststroke Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Adam Peaty (GBR)
2017 World Champion: Adam Peaty (GBR)
100m Butterfly Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE)
2017 World Champion: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE)
50m Butterfly Men
Event not featured in Olympic programme
2017 World Champion: Ben Proud (GBR)
200m Individual Medley Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Katinka Hosszu (HUN)
2017 World Champion: Katinka Hosszu (HUN)
20:00-22:20
200m Freestyle Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Sun Yang (CHN)
2017 World Champion: Sun Yang (CHN)
1500m Freestyle Women
Event will make its Olympic debut for women at Tokyo 2020
2017 World Champion: Katie Ledecky (USA)
100m Backstroke Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Katinka Hosszu (HUN)
2017 World Champion: Kylie Masse (CAN)
100m Backstroke Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Ryan Murphy (USA)
2017 World Champion: Xu Jiayu (CHN)
100m Breaststroke Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Lilly King (USA)
2017 World Champion: Lilly King (USA)
20:00-22:40
800m Freestyle Men
Event will make its Olympic debut for men at Tokyo 2020
2017 World Champion: Gabriele Detti (ITA)
200m Freestyle Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Katie Ledecky (USA)
2017 World Champion: Federica Pellegrini (ITA)
200m Butterfly Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Michael Phelps (USA)
2017 World Champion: Chad le Clos (RSA)
50m Breaststroke Men
Event not featured in Olympic programme
2017 World Champion: Adam Peaty (GBR)
4x100m Medley Relay Mixed
Event will make its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020
2017 World Champion: Matt Grevers, Lilly King, Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel (USA)
20:00-22:30
200m Butterfly Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Mireia Belmonte (ESP)
2017 World Champion: Mireia Belmonte (ESP)
100m Freestyle Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Kyle Chalmers (AUS)
2017 World Champion: Caeleb Dressel (USA)
50m Backstroke Women
Event not featured in Olympic programme
2017 World Champion: Etiene Medeiros (BRA)
200m Individual Medley Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Michael Phelps (USA)
2017 World Champion: Chase Kalisz (USA)
4x200m Freestyle Relay Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Allison Schmitt, Leah Smith, Maya DiRado, Katie Ledecky (USA)
2017 World Champion: Leah Smith, Mallory Comerford, Melanie Margalis, Katie Ledecky (USA)
20:00-22:30
100m Freestyle Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Penny Oleksiak (CAN) / Simone Manuel (USA)
2017 World Champion: Simone Manuel (USA)
200m Breaststroke Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Rie Kaneto (JPN)
2017 World Champion: Yuliya Efimova (RUS)
200m Backstroke Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Ryan Murphy (USA)
2017 World Champion: Evgeny Rylov (RUS)
200m Breaststroke Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Dmitriy Balandin (KAZ)
2017 World Champion: Anton Chupkov (RUS)
4x200m Freestyle Relay Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps (USA)
2017 World Champion: Stephen Milne, Nicholas Grainger, Duncan Scott, James Guy (GBR)
20:00-22:40
50m Butterfly Women
Event not featured in Olympic programme
2017 World Champion: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
50m Freestyle Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Anthony Ervin (USA)
2017 World Champion: Caeleb Dressel (USA)
100m Butterfly Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Joseph Schooling (SGP)
2017 World Champion: Caeleb Dressel (USA)
200m Backstroke Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Maya DiRado (USA)
2017 World Champion: Emily Seebohm (AUS)
800m Freestyle Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Katie Ledecky (USA)
2017 World Champion: Katie Ledecky (USA)
4x100m Freestyle Relay Mixed
Event not featured in Olympic programme
2017 World Champion: Caeleb Dressel, Nathan Adrian, Mallory Comerford, Simone Manuel (USA)
20:00-22:40
1500m Freestyle Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)
2017 World Champion: Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)
50m Breaststroke Women
Event not featured in Olympic programme
2017 World Champion: Lilly King (USA)
50m Freestyle Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Pernille Blume (DEN)
2017 World Champion: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
50m Backstroke Men
Event not featured in Olympic programme
2017 World Champion: Camille Lacourt (FRA)
400m Individual Medley Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
2017 World Champion: Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
400m Individual Medley Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Kosuke Hagino (JPN)
2017 World Champion: Chase Kalisz (USA)
4x100m Medley Relay Women
2016 Olympic Champion: Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer, Simone Manuel (USA)
2017 World Champion: Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Kelsi Worrell, Simone Manuel (USA)
4x100m Medley Relay Men
2016 Olympic Champion: Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian (USA)
2017 World Champion: Matt Grevers, Kevin Cordes, Caeleb Dressel, Nathan Adrian (USA)
CLOSING CEREMONY
| Date | Event | 2016 Olympic champion | 2017 World champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July | Men’s 400m freestyle | Mack Horton (AUS) | Sun Yang (CHN) |
| Women’s 400m freestyle | Katie Ledecky (USA) | Katie Ledecky (USA) | |
| Men’s 4×100m freestyle relay | Caeleb Dressel Michael Phelps Ryan Held Nathan Adrian United States of America (USA) | Caeleb Dressel Townley Haas Blake Pieroni Nathan Adrian United States of America (USA) | |
| Women’s 4×100m freestyle relay | Emma McKeon Brittany Elmslie Bronte Campbell Cate Campbell Australia (AUS) | Mallory Comerford Kelsi Worrell Katie Ledecky Simone Manuel United States of America (USA) | |
| 22 July | Men’s 100m breaststroke | Adam Peaty (GBR) | Adam Peaty (GBR) |
| Women’s 100m butterfly | Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) | Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) | |
| Men’s 50m butterfly | Non-Olympic event | Ben Proud (GBR) | |
| Women’s 200m individual medley | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | |
| 23 July | Men’s 200m freestyle | Sun Yang (CHN) | Sun Yang (CHN) |
| Women’s 1500m freestyle | New event at Tokyo 2020 | Katie Ledecky (USA) | |
| Women’s 100m backstroke | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | Kylie Masse (CAN) | |
| Men’s 100m backstroke | Ryan Murphy (USA) | Xu Jiayu (CHN) | |
| Women’s 100m breaststroke | Lilly King (USA) | Lilly King (USA) | |
| 24 July | Men’s 800m freestyle | New event at Tokyo 2020 | Gabriele Detti (ITA) |
| Women’s 200m freestyle | Katie Ledecky (USA) | Federica Pellegrini (ITA) | |
| Men’s 200m butterfly | Michael Phelps (USA) | Chad le Clos (RSA) | |
| Men’s 50m breaststroke | Non-Olympic event | Adam Peaty (GBR) | |
| Mixed 4×100m medley relay | New event at Tokyo 2020 | Matt Grevers Lilly King Caeleb Dressel Simone Manuel United States of America (USA) | |
| 25 July | Women’s 200m butterfly | Mireia Belmonte (ESP) | Mireia Belmonte (ESP) |
| Men’s 100m freestyle | Kyle Chalmers (AUS) | Caeleb Dressel (USA) | |
| Women’s 50m backstroke | Non-Olympic event | Etiene Medeiros (BRA) | |
| Men’s 200m individual medley | Michael Phelps (USA) | Chase Kalisz (USA) | |
| Women’s 4×200m freestyle relay | Allison Schmitt Leah Smith Maya DiRado Katie Ledecky United States of America (USA) | Leah Smith Mallory Comerford Melanie Margalis Katie Ledecky United States of America (USA) | |
| 26 July | Women’s 100m freestyle | Penny Oleksiak (CAN) Simone Manuel (USA) | Simone Manuel (USA) |
| Women’s 200m breaststroke | Rie Kaneto (JPN) | Yuliya Efimova (RUS) | |
| Men’s 200m backstroke | Ryan Murphy (USA) | Evgeny Rylov (RUS) | |
| Men’s 200m breaststroke | Dmitriy Balandin (KAZ) | Anton Chupkov (RUS) | |
| Men’s 4×200m freestyle relay | Conor Dwyer Townley Haas Ryan Lochte Michael Phelps United States of America (USA) | Stephen Milne Nicholas Grainger Duncan Scott James Guy Great Britain (GBR) | |
| 27 July | Women’s 50m butterfly | Non-Olympic event | Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) |
| Men’s 50m freestyle | Anthony Ervin (USA) | Caeleb Dressel (USA) | |
| Men’s 100m butterfly | Joseph Schooling (SGP) | Caeleb Dressel (USA) | |
| Women’s 200m backstroke | Maya DiRado (USA) | Emily Seebohm (AUS) | |
| Women’s 800m freestyle | Katie Ledecky (USA) | Katie Ledecky (USA) | |
| Mixed 4×100m freestyle relay | Non-Olympic event | Caeleb Dressel Nathan Adrian Mallory Comerford Simone Manuel United States of America (USA) | |
| 28 July | Men’s 1500m freestyle | Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) | Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) |
| Women’s 50m breaststroke | Non-Olympic event | Lilly King (USA) | |
| Women’s 50m freestyle | Pernille Blume (DEN) | Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) | |
| Men’s 50m backstroke | Non-Olympic event | Camille Lacourt (FRA) | |
| Women’s 400m individual medley | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | |
| Men’s 400m individual medley | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | Chase Kalisz (USA) | |
| Women’s 4×100m medley relay | Kathleen Baker Lilly King Dana Vollmer Simone Manuel United States of America (USA) | Kathleen Baker Lilly King Kelsi Worrell Simone Manuel United States of America (USA) | |
| Men’s 4×100m medley relay | Ryan Murphy Cody Miller Michael Phelps Nathan Adrian United States of America (USA) | Matt Grevers Kevin Cordes Caeleb Dressel Nathan Adrian United States of America (USA) |