The World Aquatics Athletes of the Year (formerly FINA Athletes of the Year) is a set of awards presented by World Aquatics (International Swimming Federation) and the FINA Aquatics World Magazine. Each recognises excellence in five categories of aquatic sports: swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming. The award was inaugurated in 2010.
Swimming
| Year | Female winner | Nationality | Male winner | Nationality | Ref |
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| 2010 | Therese Alshammar |  Sweden |
Ryan Lochte |  United States
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| 2011 | Missy Franklin | United States |
Ryan Lochte (2) | United States
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| 2012 | Missy Franklin (2) | United States |
Michael Phelps | United States
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| 2013 | Katie Ledecky | United States |
Ryan Lochte (3) | United States
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| 2014 | Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary |
Chad le Clos |  South Africa
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| 2015 | Katinka Hosszú (2) | Hungary |
Mitch Larkin |  Australia
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| 2016 | Katinka Hosszú (3) | Hungary |
Michael Phelps (2) | United States
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| 2017 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
Caeleb Dressel | United States
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| 2018 | Katinka Hosszú (4) | Hungary |
Chad le Clos (2) | South Africa
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| 2019 | Sarah Sjöström (2) | Sweden |
Caeleb Dressel (2) | United States
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| 2021 | Emma McKeon | Australia |
Caeleb Dressel (3) | United States
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| 2022 | Katie Ledecky (2) | United States |
David Popovici |  Romania
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| 2023 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia |
Qin Haiyang |  China
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| 2024 | Summer McIntosh |  Canada |
Léon Marchand |  France
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Best swimming performance
| Year | Female winner | Nationality | Male winner | Nationality |
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| 2015 | Katie Ledecky | United States |
Adam Peaty |  United Kingdom
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| 2016 | Katie Ledecky (2) | United States |
Adam Peaty (2) | United Kingdom
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Water polo
| Year | Female winner | Nationality | Male winner | Nationality |
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| 2009 | Elizabeth Armstrong | United States
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Filip Filipović |  Serbia
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| 2010 | Vanja Udovičić | Serbia
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| 2011 | Alexandra Asimaki |  Greece |
Filip Filipović | Serbia
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| 2012 | Maggie Steffens | United States |
Josip Pavić |  Croatia
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| 2013 | Jennifer Pareja |  Spain |
Dénes Varga | Hungary
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| 2014 | Maggie Steffens | United States |
Filip Filipović | Serbia
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| Year | Female team winner | Male team winner | ||
| 2015 |  United States |
Serbia
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| 2016 | United States (2) |
Serbia (2)
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| 2017 | United States (3) |
Croatia
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| 2018 | United States (4) |
Hungary
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| 2019 | United States (5) |-
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Francesco Di Fulvio |  Italy
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| 2020 | Dušan Mandić | Serbia
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| 2021 | Maggie Steffens | United States |
Filip Filipović | Serbia
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| 2022 | Felipe Perrone | Spain
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| 2023 | Maddie Musselman | Gergő Zalánki | Hungary
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Diving
| Year | Female winner | Nationality | Male winner | Nationality |
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| 2010 | Chen Ruolin | China |
Patrick Hausding |  Germany
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| 2011 | Wu Minxia | China |
Qiu Bo | China
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| 2012 | Wu Minxia (2) | China |
Ilya Zakharov |  Russia
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| 2013 | He Zi | China |
He Chong | China
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| 2014 | Liu Huixia | China |
Cao Yuan | China
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| 2015 | Shi Tingmao | China |
He Chao | China
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| 2016 | Shi Tingmao (2) | China |
Chen Aisen | China
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| 2017 | Shi Tingmao (3) | China |
Thomas Daley | United Kingdom
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| 2018 | Shi Tingmao (4) | China |
Cao Yuan (2) | China
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| 2019 | Shi Tingmao (5) | China |
Xie Siyi | China
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| 2021 | Shi Tingmao (6) | China |
Xie Siyi (2) | China
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| 2022 | Chen Yiwen | China |
Wang Zongyuan | China
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| 2023 | Chen Yiwen (2) | China
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Cassiel Rousseau | Australia
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High diving
| Year | Female winner | Nationality | Male winner | Nationality |
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| 2013 | Cesilie Carlton | United States |
Orlando Duque |  Colombia
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| 2014 | Rachelle Simpson | United States |
Orlando Duque (2) | Colombia
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| 2015 | Rachelle Simpson (2) | United States |
Gary Hunt | United Kingdom
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| 2016 | Lysanne Richard | Canada |
Gary Hunt (2) | United Kingdom
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| 2017 | Rhiannan Iffland | Australia |
Steven LoBue | United States
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| 2018 | Rhiannan Iffland (2) | Australia |
Gary Hunt (3) | United Kingdom
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| 2019 | Rhiannan Iffland (3) | Australia |
Gary Hunt (4) | United Kingdom
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| 2021 | Ellie Smart | United States |
Owen Weymouth | United Kingdom
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| 2022 | Rhiannan Iffland (4) | Australia |
Aidan Heslop | United Kingdom
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Artistic swimming
| Year | Winner | Nationality |
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| 2010 | Natalia Ishchenko | Russia
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| 2011 | Natalia Ishchenko (2) Svetlana Romashina |
Russia Russia
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| 2012 | Natalia Ishchenko (3) | Russia
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| 2013 | Svetlana Romashina (2) | Russia
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| 2014 | Huang Xuechen | China
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| Year | Female winner | Nationality | Male winner | Nationality |
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| 2015 | Svetlana Romashina (3) | Russia |
Aleksandr Maltsev Bill May |
Russia United States
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| 2016 | Natalia Ishchenko (4) Svetlana Romashina (4) |
Russia Russia |
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| 2017 | Svetlana Kolesnichenko | Russia |
Giorgio Minisini Aleksandr Maltsev (2) |
Italy Russia
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| 2018 | Yelyzaveta Yakhno |  Ukraine |
Giorgio Minisini (2) | Italy
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| 2019 | Svetlana Romashina (5) Svetlana Kolesnichenko (2) |
Russia Russia |
Aleksandr Maltsev (3) | Russia
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| 2021 | Svetlana Romashina (6) Svetlana Kolesnichenko (3) |
Russia Russia |
Aleksandr Maltsev (4) | Russia
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| 2022 | Yukiko Inui |  Japan |
Giorgio Minisini (3) | Italy
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Open water swimming
| Year | Female winner | Nationality | Male winner | Nationality |
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| 2010 | Ana Marcela Cunha |  Brazil |
Valerio Cleri | Italy
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| 2011 | Keri-Anne Payne | United Kingdom |
Thomas Lurz | Germany
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| 2012 | Éva Risztov | Hungary |
Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia
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| 2013 | Poliana Okimoto | Brazil |
Thomas Lurz (2) | Germany
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| 2014 | Ana Marcela Cunha (2) | Brazil |
Allan do Carmo | Brazil
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| 2015 | Ana Marcela Cunha (3) | Brazil |
Jordan Wilimovsky | United States
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| 2016 | Sharon van Rouwendaal |  Netherlands |
Ferry Weertman | Netherlands
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| 2017 | Ana Marcela Cunha (4) | Brazil |
Marc-Antoine Olivier | France
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| 2018 | Ana Marcela Cunha (5) | Brazil |
Ferry Weertman (2) | Netherlands
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| 2019 | Ana Marcela Cunha (6) | Brazil |
Kristóf Rasovszky | Hungary
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| 2021 | Ana Marcela Cunha (7) | Brazil |
Florian Wellbrock | Germany
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| 2022 | Ana Marcela Cunha (8) | Brazil |
Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy
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See also
References
- "Qin, McKeown named best swimmers of year by World Aquatics". The Straits Times. 2023-10-24. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- "Léon Marchand and Summer McIntosh crowned World Aquatics Athletes of the Year". World Aquatics. December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
External links
- FINA Elects the Best in 2010 from Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA); retrieved 2011-12-10.
- FINA selected this year's best in the five disciplines (2011) from Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA); retrieved 2011-12-10.
- PR 1 - ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2012 from Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA); retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2013 from Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA); retrieved 2014-01-06.
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