The South African, who finished as the runner-up in the 100 metres butterfly and 200m freestyle at the Olympic Games in Rio, will be targeting success at the fifth leg of the World Cup series.

Competition is due to take place at the Hamdan Sports Complex, with heats taking place in the morning and finals scheduled for the evening.

Le Clos, the 200m butterfly champion from London 2012, expressed his delight at being able to compete in the United Arab Emirates’ city.

"I have come to Dubai many times and I love it," he said. 

"I have been training here a lot so it is a special place for me, like a second home, I have a lot of friends here.

"Personally I use the World Cup to get back to shape in between the Olympics and the Short Course World Championships."

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú and Russia’s Vladimir Morozov will look to maintain their positions at the top of the women’s and men’s rankings respectively at the event.

The duo will be in action across the two days of competition, which will draw to a conclusion on Wednesday (October 5).

FINA President Julio Maglione claimed the city has continued to show its commitment to staging top class swimming events, ahead of the World Cup getting underway.

"It is always a great pleasure to be back in Dubai, one of FINA’s most experienced partners," he said.

"Dubai and the UAE Swimming Federation have never failed to be reliable partners.

"I would like to express one more time my gratitude to the authorities of Dubai and all the people involved in the organisation of the Series.

"Dubai and the whole nation are highly professional organisers and all the events hosted here in the past have always been of great quality."

Singapore will host the sixth World Cup, shortly after the conclusion of the Dubai event, with Tokyo and Hong Kong rounding off the series.