World Aquatics Delegation Tours LA28 Venues

World Aquatics sent a delegation which included President Husain Al Musallam, Bureau Member and Olympic swimming champion Dániel Gyurta and Executive Director Brent Nowicki to Los Angeles last week for a site visit ahead of the 2028 Olympic Summer Games.

The delegation visited planned competition venues in Long Beach and Los Angeles, covering the sports of swimming, water polo, diving, artistic swimming and open water swimming.

Joining the World Aquatics delegation were members of the LA28 Organizing Committee that included CEO Reynold Hoover, Olympic champion and Chief Athlete Officer Janet Evans, Chief Sport and Games Delivery Officer Shana Ferguson, Vice President for Sport Niccolo Campriani and Sport Manager Carli Brashier.

“Looking ahead, swimming at LA28 is expected to include participants from more National Olympic Committees than ever before at the Olympic Games,” said Al Musallam. “These milestones show that we are moving in the right direction and inspire us to keep innovating and evolving, so more people around the world can have the chance to compete on the world stage. I have no doubt that the venues here in Los Angeles will provide an outstanding setting for our athletes, and an important platform for the continued development of aquatic sports.”

The tour included a visit to SoFi Stadium, which will be transformed into a swimming arena. The World Aquatics and LA28 teams discussed the overall layout of the pools and seating, the athlete preparation areas and the plans for sports presentation.

The teams toured the venues for water polo, artistic swimming and open water swimming, located in Long Beach. LA28 also presented the initial plans for diving in Pasadena, which will become one of only two venues to have been used for three editions of the Olympic Games.

“It is very encouraging to see that LA28 has placed such a high priority on creating an exceptional environment for spectators,” Al Musallam added. “I look forward to experiencing the Games alongside them and I want to thank the LA28 Organizing Committee for all the work being done to make the event a success — the excitement and momentum towards 2028 can be clearly felt.”