World Junior Championships: Schedule, Results, How to Watch…and More
The last of this summer’s Big Three international competitions is scheduled to run from August 19-24 in Otopeni, Romania. The World Junior Championships will feature stars of the future, some of whom will eventually challenge for Olympic glory – perhaps as early as the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. The meet follows the World University Games and World Championships.
World Juniors will utilize a prelims-semifinals-finals format for all 50-meter and 100-meter events. Events 200 meters and up will use a prelims-finals setup. Because the meet is held over just six days, the sessions will be jam-packed with action.
Here are some helpful links and information for the World Junior Championships.
Daily Schedule
The first five days of prelims will begin at 9:30 a.m. (local time), which is 2:30 a.m. on the East Coast. As for finals, each of the championship sessions will begin at 6 p.m. (local time), which is 11 a.m. on the East Coast.
Tuesday, August 19 (Prelims)
Men’s 400 Freestyle
Women’s 50 Breaststroke
Men’s 100 Backstroke
Women’s 400 Individual Medley
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
Women’s 100 Backstroke
Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay
Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay
Tuesday, August 19 (Finals/Semifinals)
Men’s 400 Freestyle Final
Women’s 50 Breaststroke Semifinals
Men’s 100 Backstroke Semifinals
Women’s 400 Individual Medley Final
Men’s 100 Breaststroke Semifinals
Women’s 100 Backstroke Semifinals
Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay Final
Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay Final
Wednesday, August 20 (Prelims)
Men’s 200 Individual Medley
Women’s 100 Freestyle
Men’s 100 Butterfly
Women’s 200 Butterfly
Men’s 200 Freestyle
Mixed 400 Medley Relay
Women’s 800 Freestyle (Slowest Heats)
Wednesday, August 20 (Finals/Semifinals)
Men’s 100 Backstroke Final
Women’s 200 Butterfly Final
Men’s 200 Freestyle Final
Women’s 50 Breaststroke Final
Men’s 100 Butterfly Semifinals
Women’s 100 Freestyle Semifinals
Men’s 100 Breaststroke Final
Women’s 100 Backstroke Final
Men’s 200 Individual Medley Final
Women’s 800 Freestyle (Fastest Heat)
Mixed 400 Medley Relay Final
Thursday, August 21 (Prelims)
Women’s 50 Butterfly
Men’s 50 Backstroke
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Men’s 50 Freestyle
Women’s 200 Backstroke
Mixed 400 Freestyle Relay
Men’s 800 Freestyle (Slowest Heats)
Thursday, August 21 (Finals/Semifinals)
Women’s 50 Butterfly Semifinals
Men’s 50 Freestyle Semifinals
Women’s 200 Backstroke Final
Men’s 100 Butterfly Final
Women’s 100 Breaststroke Semifinals
Men’s 50 Backstroke Semifinals
Women’s 100 Freestyle Final
Men’s 800 Freestyle (Fastest Heat)
Mixed 400 Freestyle Relay
Friday, August 22 (Prelims)
Women’s 50 Backstroke
Men’s 50 Butterfly
Women’s 400 Freestyle
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
Women’s 200 Individual Medley
Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay
Friday, August 22 (Finals/Semifinals)
Women’s 50 Backstroke Semifinals
Men’s 200 Breaststroke Final
Women’s 50 Butterfly Final
Men’s 50 Backstroke Final
Women’s 100 Breaststroke Final
Men’s 50 Butterfly Semifinals
Women’s 400 Freestyle Final
Men’s 50 Freestyle Final
Women’s 200 Individual Medley Final
Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay Final
Saturday, August 23 (Prelims)
Men’s 100 Freestyle
Women’s 100 Butterfly
Men’s 400 Individual Medley
Women’s 50 Freestyle
Men’s 50 Breaststroke
Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay
Women’s 1500 Freestyle (Slowest Heats)
Saturday, August 23 (Finals/Semifinals)
Women’s 1500 Freestyle (Fastest Heat)
Men’s 100 Freestyle Semifinals
Women’s 100 Butterfly Semifinals
Men’s 50 Butterfly Final
Women’s 50 Freestyle Semifinals
Men’s 50 Breaststroke Semifinals
Women’s 50 Backstroke Final
Men’s 400 Individual Medley Final
Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay Final
Sunday, August 24 (Prelims)
Men’s 200 Backstroke
Women’s 200 Breaststroke
Men’s 200 Butterfly
Women’s 200 Freestyle
Men’s 400 Medley Relay
Women’s 400 Medley Relay
Men’s 1500 Freestyle (Slowest Heats)
Sunday, August 24 (Finals/Semifinals)
Men’s 100 Freestyle Final
Women’s 200 Breaststroke Final
Men’s 200 Backstroke Final
Women’s 100 Butterfly Final
Men’s 1500 Freestyle (Fastest Heat)
Women’s 50 Freestyle Final
Men’s 200 Butterfly Final
Men’s 50 Breaststroke Final
Women’s 200 Freestyle Final
Men’s 400 Medley Relay Final
Women’s 400 Medley Relay Final
