The 2024 World Aquatics Championships will be the final moment to make Olympic dreams come true in the pool.
With Paris 2024 just mere months away, Doha 2024 is the last chance for Team GB to qualify quota spots in a handful of events - meaning every relay and dive will be crucial.
In what is expected to be a slightly quieter Worlds, with many choosing to focus on the run up to Paris, British athletes will still be eyeing up a glittering medal haul in Doha.
Here is what you can expect across 17 days of action in five different aquatic disciplines:
Artistic swimming (2 - 10 Feb)
Tokyo 2020 Olympians Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe are the sole British representation in the artistic swimming.
The duo will be targeting a top three finish in the women's duet to qualify for Paris in the summer, but the number of quota places available is also dependent on the nations who have already qualified for the event through the team event and Continental Championships.
Shortman soared to Britain's first-ever artistic swimming world medal at Fukuoka last year in the women's solo but will be putting all her focus into the duet this time round, with more than a medal on the line.
Diving (2 - 10 Feb)
With nine of the 12 Olympic quota spots already secured, British divers will have tunnel vision in Doha.
And with Tom Daley back in action, it's sure to be a competition worth the watch.
The men's 10m synchro, women's 3m springboard and men's 3m springboard are the only events left for Britain to secure a place at Paris 2024.
In the 3m springboard, the top 12 eligible athletes can earn a quota spot. Scarlett Mew Jensen has already grabbed a place in the women's event for Team GB but a second is up for grabs for either Yasmin Harper or Grace Reid, whilst in the men's 3m, Ross Haslam has the opportunity to join Jack Laugher.
With the men's 10m synchro Olympic title to defend, securing a Paris quota spot is high on the mind of duo Noah Williams and Daley, who returns to the international scene for the first time since that golden moment in Tokyo.
Elsewhere, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson will be looking to add another world medal to their name after winning Great Britainβs first ever World Championship diving medal in a womenβs event last summer.
Marathon swimming (3 - 4 Feb)
Tickets to Paris 2024 hang in the balance during the 10km marathon swimming.
Athletes who finish within the top 13 will secure a quota spot for their nation, dependant on the NOC's already qualified for the event.
Tokyo 2020 Olympian Hector Pardoe is joined by Tobias Robinson in the men's event whilst Amber Keegan and Leah Crisp will be in the water for the women.
The women's event will take place at 7.30am UK time on Saturday 3 February, with the men following at the same time on Sunday.
Water polo (2 - 17 Feb)
The British women's water polo team returns to the world stage for the first time since 2013 in Doha.
Their qualification came after an incredible performance at the recent European Championships in Eindhoven, where the team rocketed into the quarter-finals with a penalty shoot-out victory over Israel.
Captain Kathy Rogers will lead Nick Buller's team out against Italy in their first Group D match of the competition, before facing Canada and South Africa in their bid to make it into the knock-out stages.
Last time out in Barcelona, the team finished 13th and a top three finish in their group will ensure they place at least one better in Doha.
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Swimming (11 - 18 Feb)
Adam Peaty is officially back on the world scene and will be looking to reclaim his 100m and 50m world titles from 2019.
After injury kept him away in 2022 and the decision to take a deserved break from the sport in 2023, the three-time Olympic champion will be back in the pool to contest his favoured events in Doha.
But the main focus of British swimming's exploits in Doha will be to secure vital relay quota spots for Paris 2024, with the DNA of the team crafted to ensure that criteria is hit.
Relays still to qualify are the men's and women's 4x100m freestyle, women's 4x200m freestyle, men's and women's 4x100m medley and the mixed 4x100m medley.
With nine medallists from last years World Championships in Fukuoka, many will be looking to secure another spot on the podium and lay down an early marker for Paris.
Lauren Cox is back in the women's 50m backstroke field after winning Britain's first individual world medal in a women's swimming event for seven years last summer.
Meanwhile, fan-favourites Ben Proud, Duncan Scott and Abbie Wood look for individual success following storming performances at the European Short Course Championships less than two months ago.
Where to watch?
All Aquatics is the place to watch all of the action unfold between 2 and 18 February.
You can register for an account here: https://aquatics.eurovisionsports.tv/main
Despite the time difference, medal-winning events are relatively UK-time friendly, with the majority of the action taking place within 7am and 6pm, including the swimming finals which will take place from 4pm from 11 February.
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