Katinka Hosszú will be aiming to continue her dominance as the seventh stage of the FINA World Cup begins tomorrow in Singapore ©Getty Images

There will be more home swimmers than ever-before at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup leg in Singapore, which begins tomorrow.

The seventh stage of the World Cup, which concludes on Saturday (October 22), will take place at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.

The field features 126 international swimmers, including the likes of Olympic medallists Katinka Hosszú, Kyle Chalmers and Chad le Clos, and they will be joined by 151 Singaporean athletes.

Included among the home contingent will be representatives from Team Singapore, as well as those part of the National Training Centre squad and swimmers representing several of the country's clubs.

"Hosting this wonderful meet over the past decade has been a privilege and honour that we continue to be grateful for," said Lee Kok Choy, President of the Singapore Swimming Association.

"Over the last decade, we’ve seen world-class athletes train, compete and also give back to the swimming community in Singapore.

"Having them here has enhanced our aquatics sporting culture, giving our local athletes the opportunity to compete and learn from their role-models, and our coaches and officials the chance to interact and share best practices with their global counterparts."

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov claimed victory on four occasions in the last World Cup event in Doha ©Getty Images
Russia’s Vladimir Morozov claimed victory on four occasions in the last World Cup event in Doha ©Getty Images

Le Clos, a double Olympic silver medallist at Rio 2016 and the 200 metres butterfly champion at London 2012, expressed his delight at returning to the Asian country.

"I am thrilled to be back here in Singapore again - It feels like my second home," said the South African.

"While there is going to be tough competition ahead in the two-day swim meet with the world’s best all gathered here, I’m sure we will be able to put up a good fight for fans here in Singapore."

Hungary’s Hosszú and Russia’s Vladimir Morozov will be looking to continue their dominance of this year's World Cup circuit in the women's and men's competitions respectively.

In the last World Cup event in Doha, Hosszú won nine events with Morozov claiming victory on four occasions. 

Both are at the top of their respective standings.

Singapore's Rio 2016 champion Joseph Schooling, who beat the world's most decorated Olympian Michael Phelps to 100m butterfly gold in the Brazilian city, will not be in action in his home pool.

Last year, the first day of the Singapore World Cup was cancelled due to air pollution in the south-Asian nation. 

The OCBC is an outdoor venue.