Cate Campbell of Australia will be hoping for a winning return in Berlin after missing out on the World Championships ©Getty Images

Some of the biggest names are expected to take to the water as the 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup begins in Berlin tomorrow.

The first of three World Cup stops was supposed to debut the open category aimed at including transgender athletes before the governing body announced it was shelved due to no entries.

However, powerhouses like the United States and Australia among others have registered strong contingents for the event in the German capital.

The event will also see a long-course set-up (50 metre pool) compared to the traditional short-course (25m pool).

Australia will be hoping for a winning return for sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell in the 50 and 100m freestyle events.

With the absence of recent world medallists Shayna Jack and Mollie O’Callaghan, the Campbell's will hope to deliver.

However, they will face tight competition Dutch super star Marrit Steenbergen.

American hope Torri Huske is also in the mix, having entered for 50, 100 and 200m freestyle races.

Backstroke and medley specialist Kaylee McKeown of Australia is expected to battle it out with American Beata Nelson, an overall World Cup winner last year.

Chinese sensation Qin Haiyang will be someone to look out for in the breaststroke ©Getty Images
Chinese sensation Qin Haiyang will be someone to look out for in the breaststroke ©Getty Images

Dylan Carter of Trinidad and Tobago will be another swimmer who won the overall title looking for a repeat.

He will have familiar foes in Nic Fink of the US and Chad Le Clos of South Africa in his way.

If the World Championships in Fukuoka this year is anything to go by, Chinese sensation Qin Haiyang will be someone to look out for in the breaststroke.

Qin, who is high on confidence after backing up his Fukuoka performance with a stellar show at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, will look for another clean sweep of breaststroke events with competition from Fink, and Italian Nicolo Martinenghi.

Also in the mix will be Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands and Britain’s Adam Peaty, who will look to make a winning comeback having last competed in March.

China will also pin their hopes on Zhang Yufei - another athlete who bagged medals in Fukuoka and Hangzhou.

The World Cup is scheduled to conclude on October 8, followed by another leg in Athens from October 13 to 15 and the final one in Budapest from October 20 to 22.