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20 Oct 2026 | Governance

FIMP publishes brand guidelines and logo pack

A 42-page guide to the crest, colours, typefaces and photography, with every logo file in one download.

14 Oct 2026 | Events

Draw procedure confirmed for Sapporo 2027

Ninety-six athletes, sixteen Round 1 heats, and a seeded draw based on the World Ranking.

1 Oct 2026 | Technical

Hawk-Ear 3.0 proposed for Sapporo

More microphones, faster tracking, and a Code amendment for Congress to consider.

18 Sep 2026 | Data

Warburton and Couriard end 2026 as world No. 1

Both British champions top the FIMP World Ranking at the end of the season.

2 Sep 2026 | Technical

Timing equipment certified for the 2027 season

Chukka clocks and light curtains pass annual certification.

20 Aug 2026 | Data

Call Archive passes nine million logged calls

Every Marco call at a World Championship or sanctioned event since 1974, in one archive.

11 Aug 2026 | Results

Couriard wins Outdoor world title in Cagliari

The first British Outdoor World Champion, and a British double.

10 Aug 2026 | Results

Couriard and Baekwol lead Outdoor final line-up

The six finalists for the 2026 Outdoor World Championship are confirmed.

2 Aug 2026 | Technical

Cagliari basin certified for Outdoor Worlds

72 hours of readings at fourteen depths.

15 Jul 2026 | Technical

Gull Interference Protocol revised

Clearer rules on when the clock stops for a bird.

20 May 2026 | Events

Survey divers complete Bled basin inspection

The first lake venue for an Outdoor World Championship takes shape.

20 Apr 2026 | Technical

Rotterdam ocular review report published

19 reviews, no disqualifications.

22 Mar 2026 | Results

Warburton wins Indoor world title in Rotterdam

The first British Indoor World Champion since 1976.

21 Mar 2026 | Results

Warburton and Delacroix-Brun set up final rematch

The six finalists for the 2026 Indoor World Championship are confirmed.

12 Mar 2026 | Technical

Rotterdam water certified at 27.46 °C

Within the 27.4 °C ± 0.2 °C tolerance at all fourteen measuring points.

10 Feb 2026 | Governance

Congress approves Wrinkle Index v2.0

A separate reading for the thumb, published live from Rotterdam.

5 Jan 2026 | Governance

New Code of Competition comes into force

The 2026–2029 edition applies to all sanctioned competition from 1 January.

4 Nov 2025 | Events

Sapporo and Bled confirmed as 2027 hosts

The first lake venue for an Outdoor World Championship.

1 Oct 2025 | Data

FIMP launches Open Data portal

Championship results since 1931, free to download.

15 Sep 2025 | Features

Why 27.4 °C? The story behind the number

How one decimal place ended a decade of argument.

18 Aug 2025 | Results

Joon-ho Baekwol wins 2025 Outdoor world title in Gothenburg

A first world title, by 35 points.

12 May 2025 | Features

Inside Hawk-Ear: how 96 sensors follow a final

Thirty-two hydrophones, sixty-four microphones and 25 positions a second.

18 Mar 2025 | Results

Mathis Delacroix-Brun wins 2025 Indoor world title in Antwerp

A first world title, by 32 points.

11 Feb 2025 | Governance

95th Congress updates the goggle register

New blackout goggle models approved for 2025.

20 Aug 2024 | Features

The double, 35 years on

Lars-Erik Hovland is still the only athlete to win both world titles.

15 Aug 2024 | Results

Wout Peeters wins 2024 Outdoor world title in Malmö

A first world title, by 43 points.

15 Mar 2024 | Results

Larissa Bittencourt wins 2024 Indoor world title in Montréal

A first world title, by 17 points.

13 Feb 2024 | Governance

94th Congress approves new Swimwear Register

Rustle coefficients tested in the FIMP acoustic flume.

12 Aug 2023 | Results

Mere Waititi-Lowe wins 2023 Outdoor world title in Barcelona

A first world title, by 25 points.

12 Mar 2023 | Results

Pau Arrieta wins 2023 Indoor world title in Eindhoven

A first world title, by 8 points.

14 Feb 2023 | Technical

Fingertip Wrinkle Index introduced

Capacitive gloves will measure fatigue from the 2023 championships.

14 Aug 2021 | Features

Panel names Ishizuchi the greatest of all time

Kaori Ishizuchi takes 22 of 41 first-place votes on FIMP's 90th anniversary.