Matthew Sates, who broke two junior world records at round one of the Swimming World Cup last week, is back in action in round two at the Duna Arena in Budapest ©Getty Images

A stellar field featuring around 200 athletes has been assembled for the second stage of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup in Budapest, Hungary.

Competition is scheduled to run from tomorrow through until Saturday (October 9), with action taking place at the Duna Arena, which acted as the venue for the 2017 FINA World Championships.

The United States have sent the largest team, featuring 45 swimmers, including four Olympic champions in Blake Pieroni, Lydia Jacoby, Tom Shields and Tess Howley.

The first leg of the FINA World Cup circuit took place in Berlin, Germany, last week, and a host of gold medallists from that event are hoping for more success in the pool this time around including Howley, Matthew Sates of South Africa, who broke two junior world records, and Australia’s Kyle Chalmers.

Emma McKeon, who won the women's 50m and 100m free titles during round one in Berlin returns to the pool in Hungary this week ©Getty Images
Emma McKeon, who won the women's 50m and 100m free titles during round one in Berlin returns to the pool in Hungary this week ©Getty Images

Australia’s female contingent includes Emma McKeon, who won the women’s 50 metres and 100m titles in Berlin, and Madison Wilson, who triumphed in the women’s 200m free as she returned to the pool following a recent bout of coronavirus.

Four more winners from the previous round in Berlin will be looking for back-to-back successes, in the form of Arno Kamminga and Kira Toussaint of the Netherlands, Maria Ugolkova of Switzerland and Germany’s Isabel Gose.

Finals on day one are scheduled to take place in the women’s 50m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 200m breaststroke, 200m butterfly and 100m medley, as well as the men’s 50m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 200m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 100m butterfly and 100m medley finals.