"VAN" (Sports Desk - 14.11.2026) :: World Aquatics has confirmed the host of the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships 2027, awarding the event to Oeiras, Portugal.
Competition will take place at the Jamor Swimming Pool Complex in the Greater Lisbon area from 16-21 August, with more than 650 athletes from over 90 countries expected to feature.
Oeiras becomes 10th host of World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships
Portugal will become the 10th different country to stage the Championships, with Lima, Peru (2011 and 2022) the only two-time host.
The Jamor National Sports Centre has a growing reputation as an established aquatics venue, having hosted the Women’s Under-20 European Water Polo Championships earlier this year. It sits within Portugal’s most renowned sports complex, which spans more than 200 hectares in Oeiras, just outside Lisbon.
World Aquatics President Husain Al Musallam welcomed the announcement.
“The World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Oeiras, Portugal adds to a stellar line-up of swimming competitions for 2027,” President Al Musallam said.
“With the World Aquatics Championships heading to Budapest and the Swimming World Cup taking in Berlin, Paris and London, the World Junior Championships completes a hugely exciting calendar.
“This event provides a platform for the world’s most talented young swimmers, and we are sure they will experience a memorable Championships in Oeiras.
“On behalf of World Aquatics, I would like to express our gratitude to the Portuguese Swimming Federation, its President Miguel Arrobas and the Municipality of Oeiras for its commitment to delivering an outstanding event.”
Portuguese Swimming Federation President Miguel Arrobas expressed his pride at hosting the Championships.
"I am honoured to express our great enthusiasm and commitment to hosting and organising the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships. These championships are a landmark moment for Portuguese swimming and a Portuguese commitment to world swimming.
"We are proud to welcome the world's most promising young swimming talents to Portugal and look forward to making the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships 2027 a memorable celebration of swimming, youth, excellence and international unity.
"Portugal is ready to welcome the world and to contribute to shaping the future of swimming."
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