European Aquatics Names Popovici, Steenbergen Athletes of The Year for 2025
Popovici takes the honor after pulling a 100/200 free double at both Worlds and Euro Juniors, beating Leon Marchand by 6 percentage points
World Aquatics Announces Locations For Major 2026 Water Polo Tournaments
Sydney will host the 2026 Water Polo World Cup finals at its 2000 Olympics venue. Spain (M) and Greece (W) are reigning champions.
Boston College Adds Carley Kaplan and Grace Petrakis to 2026 First-Year Class
Boston College picks up another two women for next fall in sprint ace Carley Kaplan and Swiss army knife Grace Petrakis (pictured)
Estonian Junior Champion Siim Keskula Hands 2026 Verbal To University of Kentucky
Siim Keskula, who made a finals appearance at SC Euros, brings an impressive sprint resume to the University of Kentucky Wildcats
European Juniors Medalist Ieva Visockaite Joining LSU Tigers In 2026
Ieva Visockaite, a top Lithuanian freestyler, has committed to swim and study in Baton Rouge with the Tigers for the next four years
McIntosh & Marchand Named World Aquatics’ 2025 Swimmers Of The Year
This is the 2nd year in a row that the Canadian and French duo, now both in Austin under coach Bob Bowman, have won the honors
World Aquatics Names 2025 Athletes of The Year For Diving, Water Polo, & More
American high diver James Lichtenstein was 1 of 12 athletes from 9 countries to be named a World Aquatics athlete of the year in 6 sports
2025 Swammy Awards: South American Female Swimmer of the Year – Agostina Hein
Agostina Hein, 17, won 10 medals in 12 days on opposite sides of the word, culminating with a Junior World Championship title
2025 Swammy Awards: Open Water Male Swimmer of the Year – Florian Wellbrock
Florian Wellbrock had his best career performance yet in open water, winning four golds out of four at the 2025 World Championships
Low Countries Up High: Belgium & the Netherlands’ Secret Andean Altitude Training
Caspar Corbeau, Roos Vanotterdijk, and other Dutch and Belgian swimmers took a secretly-planned altitude training camp in Colombia
Top 2025 Sports Honors In Mexico & Argentina Go To Aquatic Athletes
Osmar Olvera (MEX) and Agostina Hein (ARG) received annual recognitions akin to “athlete of the year” for their countries this year.
2025 Swammy Awards: Open Water Female Swimmer of the Year – Moesha Johnson
A career pivot to open water focus paid off big for Moesha Johnson, who won two world titles this year and ended the year ranked #1
Argentine Open Becomes 6th Meet In 6 Months Where Hein Broke A National Record
The 2025 Argentine Open marked 17-year-old Agostina Hein’s sixth meet with a national record-breaking performance since July
Mireia Belmonte: “I’m training on my own, four hours a day”
Olympic gold medalist Mireia Belmonte talked about moving away from home at 13 to train, swimming with scoliosis, and training on her own now
2025 Swammy Awards: South American Male Swimmer Of The Year – Gui Caribe
Career-changing time drops, demonstrated consistency, and Brazil’s top performer at Worlds: Caribe entered his swimming golden age in 2025
