High-Level International Meets For November 2026

by Retta Race 0 October 27th, 2026 Africa , Asia , Australia , Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean , Britain , Canada , Europe , International , New Zealand and Oceania , News , Previews & Recaps The month of November is nearly upon us, which means the November 15th deadline by which swimmers can qualify for this year’s Short Course World Championships is fast approaching.

We have multiple competitions beginning in October and bleeding over into the first few days of November, including the U.S. World Championship Trials, the French SC Championships, and the Nico Sapio Swimming Trophy. Hungary, Russia and Italy will be hosting their respective National Championships within the qualification timeframe, as we will also see the Youth Olympic Games and the newly-invented Australian Grand Prix gearing up for November.

We’ll be covering the following meets as they unfold from around the world. As always, let me know in the comments of any competitions I may have inadvertently missed. 10/29 – 10/31 World Championship Team Trials (USA) 10/29 – 11/01 Hong Kong Age Group Swimming Championships (HKG) 10/29 – 11/01 French Short Course National Championships (FRA) 10/30 – 11/01 Singapore National Swimming Championships (SGP) 10/31 – 11/01 Nico Sapio Swimming Trophy (ITA) 10/31 – 11/01 Japan Adult National Swimming Championships (JPN) 11/01 – 11/06 Youth Olympic Games (SEN) 11/04 – 11/07 Hungarian National Championships (HUN) 11/05 – 11/08 Belarus Open Swimming Championships (BLR) 11/06 – 11/08 Swedish Grand Prix (SWE) 11/06 – 11/08 Flanders Open (BEL) 11/06 – 11/11 Russian National Swimming Championships (RUS) 11/12 – 11/14 Italian Swimming Championships (ITA) 11/12 – 11/15 Romanian National Swimming Championships (ROU) 11/12 – 11/15 German Championships (GER) 11/12 – 11/15 Norwegian Short Course Championships (NOR) 11/13 – 11/14 Swim GP (AUS) 11/13 – 11/15 Swiss Championships (SUI) 11/20 – 11/22 British Universities & Colleges (BUCS) SC Championships (GBR) 11/27 – 11/29 SEA Age Group Championships (MAL) 11/27 – 11/29 Ken Demchuk International Invitational (CAN) In This Story Maxime Grousset Maxime Grousset About Retta Race Former Masters swimmer and coach Loretta (Retta) thrives on a non-stop but productive schedule.

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