Great Britain at the Aquatics World Championships, featuring the return of Adam Peaty and Tom Daley
Swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming, marathon swimming and high diving – all disciplines featured at the Doha-hosted Worlds taking place from 2-11 February have headline-making Brits competing in them. Who and what are the stories to keep an eye on? Olympics takes a look.
With less than six months to go until the start of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the Aquatics World Championships, starting 2 February, has already provided some key headlines before the competition even begins, especially for Team GB.
Return of Tom Daley? Tick.
Adam Peaty on the charge again? Tick.
Olympic places on the line? Tick.
First time at the Worlds for a decade? Tick.
So, ahead of the Doha-hosted championships, which features diving, high diving, swimming, artistic swimming, marathon swimming and water polo, Olympics.com takes a look at some of the key headlines for GB.
British diving team for 2024 World Aquatics Championships
Diving World Championships: 2-10 February 2024
The GB diving team turning up in Qatar is EPIC, not least because it features four-time Olympian and four-time medallist, Tom Daley, who finally won an emotional Olympic gold, alongside Matty Lee, in the 10m platform diving at Tokyo 2020, plus bronze in the individual event. After time out from the sport, a single moment in which his young son, Robbie, told him he wanted to 'see papa at the Olympics', brought Daley back to the pool.
Three-time Olympic medallist, including gold at Rio 2016 in the men's 3m synchro, Jack Laugher will be hoping to scratch the itch of not yet claiming a World gold, despite a hefty four silver and four bronze tally thus far.
The history-making Lois Toulson and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, who claimed a first ever Worlds medal for GB women in diving last time out, will be hoping to replicate the podium performance from Fukuoka, in which they secured silver.
Quota berths that can be gained in Doha for GB diving
Men's 10m synchro
Women's 3m springboard – one place
Men's 3m springboard – one place
GB diving team for Doha 2024 Aquatics World Championships
Tom Daley – 10m Synchro
Dan Goodfellow – Team Event
Anthony Harding – 3m Synchro
Yasmin Harper – 3m Springboard, 3m Synchro
Ross Haslam – 3m Springboard
Kyle Kothari – 10m Platform
Jack Laugher – 3m Springboard, 3m Synchro
Matty Lee – Team Event
Scarlett Mew Jensen – 3m Synchro
Grace Reid – 3m Springboard
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix – 10m Platform, 10m Synchro
Lois Toulson – 10m Platform, 10m Synchro
Noah Williams – 10m Platform, 10m Synchro
British high diving entry at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships
High Diving World Championships: 13-15 February
Aidan Heslop might have been making a first appearance at the World Championship in Fukuoka last year but he certainly made a splash, competing the hardest dive ever competed at a Worlds event.
Ultimately missing out on the podium, he'll be looking for a podium place when he takes to the platform, which, by the way, is 27m-high – when the competition starts on 13 February into the waters of the Old Doha Port.
High diving is not currently an Olympic sport.
British swimming team for 2024 World Aquatics Championships
Swimming World Championships: 11-18 February
Relay spots are the main focus for the British swimming squad in Doha, particularly as reigning mixed team (4x100m) and men's 4×200m freestyle relay Olympic champions.
Adam Peaty, the two-time 100m breaststroke Olympic gold medallist, returns to the pool having had a challenging few years out of it. This first outing in a while will indicate his form leading up to what could be his third Games.
Tom Dean, the two-time Olympic gold medallist, will be hoping his showing in Doha will confirm that he is on track for his ambitious plan to target an incredible five medals in France.
Olympic gold medallists in the mixed relay, Kathleen Dawson and Anna Hopkin, part of the team who secured a world record in the event in Tokyo, are also in Doha.
GB swimming team for Doha 2024 Aquatics World Championships
Freya Colbert
Lauren Cox
Kathleen Dawson
Tom Dean
Luke Greenbank
Medi Harris
Lucy Hope
Anna Hopkin
Joe Litchfield
Max Litchfield
Jack McMillan
Adam Peaty
Ben Proud
Matthew Richards
Duncan Scott
Laura Stephens
Jacob Whittle
James Wilby
Brodie Williams
Abbie Wood
British artistic swimming team for 2024 World Aquatics Championships
Artistic Swimming World Championships: 2-10 February
Olympic qualification is the name of the game for artistic swimming duet Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe in Doha.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympians, whose mothers also both competed together internationally in the sport, are eyeing a second Games, after a debut Olympic appearance in Japan.
British marathon swimming team for 2024 World Aquatics Championships
Marathon Swimming World Championships: 3-8 February
A quartet of British endurance swimmers will be aiming to qualify two spots each for the women's and men's editions of the 10km marathon swimming event at Paris 2024, which will take place on the iconic river Seine.
The top 13 finishers in Doha, minus the podium finishers from each event in Fukuoka, can obtain a quota berth for Team GB.
Leah Crisp and Amber Keegan will be making their second ever appearance at a World Championships after debuting last year, while Hector Pardoe, 10th in 2023, and Toby Robinson will compete in the men's edition.
GB marathon swimming athletes for Doha 2024 Aquatics World Championships
Leah Crisp
Amber Keegan
Hector Pardoe
Toby Robinson
Great Britain’s water Polo squad for the 2024 Aquatics World Championships
Water polo World Championships: 4-16 February
If you're going to compete in your first World Championships for just more than a decade, you may as well go all in and start in a grouping where your first match is against the 2023 World bronze medallists, Italy, on your return.
After a stunning performance at the European Water Polo Championships in early January, Britain's 13-strong women's water polo team will be aiming to better their 13th-placed finish in Barcelona in 2013.
Captained by Kathy Rogers, the squad will test their mettle against the might of the world's best, with a confidence borne of securing a thrilling 11-9 victory against Croatia in a final-match showdown at the Europeans to claim seventh place and with it, a return to the top table.
GB's women's water polo athletes for Doha 2024 Aquatics World Championships
Katie Brown
Annie Clapperton
Katy Cutler
Toula Falvey
Vicki Hawkins
Sophie Jackson
Niamh Moloney
Amelia Peters
Alex Robinson
Kathy Rogers
Brooke Tafazolli
Lily Turner
Lotte van Wingerden
