The 25m World Swimming Championships live stream, also known as the Short Course Championships, is swimming's fastest format and the six-day event finds US stars Regan Smith and Kate Douglas in record breaking form in Budapest.

The 25m World Swimming Championships 2024 can be watched from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free.

Smith broke the 100m and 200m backstroke records this year, while Douglas broke the 200m breaststroke world record in October, shaving nearly two seconds off her previous best time.

While such stars as Gretchen Walsh, Lily King, Lani Pallister, Meg Harris, Siobhan Haughey, and Noe Ponti are also competing, Canadian trans-generational talent Summer McIntosh shines brightest.

McIntosh won three gold medals at the Paris Olympics. The full schedule is also listed below, so you won't miss a moment.

The 25m World Swimming Championships are streamed live for free in several countries around the world.

Free English-language coverage is provided by CBC Sports and its CBC Gem streaming service in Canada, Channel 9, 9Gem, and 9Now in Australia, and Eurovision Sport in the UK

ORF in Austria, Italy ORF in Austria, Rai Play in Italy, RTP Play in Portugal, and RTVE in Spain.

But what if you live in one of these countries and are not at home to watch the free broadcast of the Short Course Swimming Championships? Maybe you are on vacation and don't want to spend money on pay TV in another country when you would normally be able to watch it for free at home.

Don't worry - you can watch via VPN instead. Here's how to do it.

Currently away from home and unable to watch the swimming with your normal subscription, thanks to a VPN (Virtual Private Network) you can watch the 25m World Swimming Championships 2024 live.

This software allows your device to appear as if you are in your home country, no matter where you are in the world. This makes it ideal for viewers who are away on vacation or business trips. Our favorite is NordVPN. Read our review of NordVPN to find out why.

Using the VPN is surprisingly simple, just follow these steps.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we have mentioned, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app. For example, if you are in the US and want to see Canadian service, select Canada from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action, access CBC Gem or any of the other services listed below and watch the 25m World Swimming Championships as usual. 33]

Peacock has the rights to broadcast the 25m World Swimming Championships in the U.S.

Peacock is a Canadian company that offers a wide variety of services. Subscriptions cost just $7.99 per month with ads or $13.99 without ads, and the streaming service also provides live coverage of the NFL and EPL

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As mentioned above, Canadian fans can watch the 25m World Swimming Championships on CBC Sports and the channel's CBC Gem streaming service; CBC Gem is free (with ads) or CA$5.99 per month (ad-free).

If you live in Canada but are not at home right now, you can still watch the live stream of the Short Course Swimming Championships with the usual free service using a quality VPN like NordVPN.

Live coverage of the 25m World Swimming Championships is provided by Eurovision Sport, a free streaming service in the UK.

If you live in the UK and are not at home right now, you can still watch the live stream of the 25m World Swimming Championships with a quality VPN like NordVPN.

Swimming fans in Australia can watch the 25m World Swimming Championships for free on Channel 9 and 9Gem.

Viewers within Australia can also watch all the action online for free through the 9Now streaming service, which is compatible with most smart devices.

If you normally live in Australia but are out of the country at the moment, you can still watch using a VPN such as NordVPN.

(all times Eastern Standard Time)

Tuesday, December 10

3:00 am. - Women's 400m Freestyle Heat Women's 100m Backstroke Heat Women's 50m Butterfly Heat Women's 100m Individual Medley Heat Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Heat Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat Men's 100m Backstroke Heat Men's 50m Butterfly Heat Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat Men's 4x100 m freestyle relay heats

from 11:30 a.m. m. - Women's 400m Freestyle Final Women's 100m Backstroke Semifinals Women's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Women's 200m Individual Medley Final Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Men's 100m Backstroke Semifinals Men's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Men's 4x100m Freestyle relay finals

Wednesday, December 11

from 3:00 a.m. - Women's 100m freestyle final Women's 800m freestyle final Men's 100m freestyle final Men's 100m breaststroke final Mixed 4x50m medley relay final

from 11:30 a.m. Women's 100m freestyle semi-final Women's 800m freestyle final Women's 100m backstroke semi-final Women's 100m breaststroke semi-final Women's 50m butterfly final Men's 100m freestyle semi-final Men's 100m backstroke final Men's 100m breaststroke final Mixed 4x50m medley relay final

Thursday, December 12

3:00 a.m. 3:00 a.m. - Women's 50m Backstroke Final Women's 200m Butterfly Final Women's 100m Individual Medley Final Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final Men's 400m Freestyle Final Men's 50m Backstroke Final Men's 200m Butterfly Final Men's 100m Individual Medley Final

11:30 a.m. - Women's 100m freestyle final Women's 50m backstroke semi-final Women's 100m backstroke final Women's 200m butterfly final Women's 100m individual medley semi-final Final Women's 4x200m freestyle relay final Men's 100m freestyle final Men's 400m freestyle final Men's 50m backstroke semi-final Men's 100m backstroke final Men's 200m Butterfly finals Men's 100m individual medley semi-finals

Friday, December 13

3:00 a.m. m. - Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Women's 100m Butterfly Final Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Men's 100m Butterfly Final Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final Mixed 4x50 Freestyle Relay Final

from 11:30 a.m. - Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Women's 50m backstroke final women's 200m breaststroke final women's 100m butterfly semi-final women's 100m individual medley final men's 50m backstroke final men's 200m breaststroke final men's 100m butterfly semi-final men's 100m individual medley final men's 4x200m freestyle relay final mixed 4x50 freestyle relay final

Saturday December 14

3:00 am. Women's 50m freestyle final Women's 50m breaststroke final Men's 400m individual medley final Men's 50m freestyle final Men's 800m freestyle final Men's 50m breaststroke final Men's 400m individual medley final Mixed 4x100m medley relay final

from 11:30 am. - Women's 50m freestyle semifinals Women's 50m breaststroke semifinals Women's 100m butterfly final Women's 400m individual medley final Men's 50m freestyle semifinals Men's 800m freestyle final Men's 50m breaststroke semifinals Men's 100m butterfly final Men's 400m individual medley final Mixed 4x100 medley relay final

Sunday, December 15

from 3:00 a.m. Women's 200m Freestyle Final Women's 200m Backstroke Final Men's 200m Freestyle Final Men's 200m Backstroke Final Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final

from 11.30 am. - Women's 50m Freestyle Final Women's 200m Freestyle Final Women's 200m Backstroke Final Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Men's 50m Freestyle Final Men's 200m Freestyle Final Men's 200m Backstroke Final Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final