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The World Aquatics Championships \u2013 Singapore 2025 came to a close today after 24 days of record-breaking performances, dramatic finishes, and unforgettable moments across six aquatic sports.
SINGAPORE \u2013 More than 2,400 athletes representing 203 countries and the World Aquatics Refugee Team competed across six sports and 77 medal events over 24 days at the World Aquatics Championships \u2013 Singapore 2025<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 held for the first time in Southeast Asia.
Reflecting the global reach of the event, more than 125 broadcast cameras captured over 300 hours of live coverage across three venues. World Aquatics also produced 20 daily highlight shows and a 100-minute championship recap for the 48 Rights Holding Broadcasters of these Championships. An additional 350 accredited press and photographers captured the iconic Championships moments in still image and print, helping maintain aquatics\u2019 standing as one of the most covered Olympic sports \u2013 both during Olympic Games-time and in between.
The Championships came to a fitting conclusion with the Women\u2019s 4x100m Medley Relay, the final event on the last night of racing in Singapore. The American quartet of Regan Smith<\/a><\/strong>, Kate Douglass<\/a><\/strong>, Gretchen Walsh<\/a><\/strong> and Torri Huske<\/a><\/strong> lowered their own World Record set at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
\u201cIt\u2019s not over until it\u2019s over, and Team USA always knows how to finish with a bang, and I think it just sends a really positive message out to the viewers at home,” said Team USA’s lead-off backstroker Smith. “I\u2019m so excited for the future.\u201d
World Aquatics President Husain Al Musallam paid tribute to the athletes, praised the Singapore 2025 event organisers and honoured the thrilling performances in his closing address.
\u201cSingapore has proven time and again to be an outstanding host for World Aquatics events, and the World Aquatics Championships \u2013 Singapore 2025 was no exception. As the first edition of the Championships to be held in Southeast Asia, this event marked a significant milestone for our sport.
\u201cFrom the professionalism of the organisers to the passion of the fans and the seamless operations, Singapore delivered a world-class experience for athletes, teams, and spectators alike,\u201d added President Al-Musallam. \u201cSingapore continues to set a high standard for excellence, and we are proud to have such a strong and trusted partner in this important region of the world.\u201d
Working alongside the Singapore 2025 Organising Committee, 3,000 volunteers from Sport Singapore\u2019s Team Nila programme played a vital role in delivering the 22nd World Aquatics Championships, bringing energy, commitment, and community spirit to the event. Meanwhile, more than 500,000 Singaporeans participated in championship-related activities\u2014from attending live competitions to meeting sporting heroes at community fan zones and pre-event roadshows.
Open water swimming kicked off the Championships, with Germany\u2019s Florian Wellbrock<\/a><\/strong> dominating the saltwater course off Sentosa Island. He swept gold in the four events he contested\u2014winning the men\u2019s 10km, 5km, and 3km knockout sprint events before anchoring Team Germany to gold in the Mixed 4x1500m Relay. On the women\u2019s side, Australia\u2019s Moesha Johnson<\/a><\/strong> emerged as open water\u2019s top female performer, winning both the individual women\u2019s 10km and 5km events and earning bronze in the 3km knockout.
\u201cI\u2019m still speechless. I have no idea how I did it. We made history today,\u201d Wellbrock said after Germany\u2019s relay gold. \u201cOne week of racing all events is really tough, especially with the pressure today. To finish with a fourth gold in the relay is unbelievable.\u201d
Italians Gregorio Paltrinieri<\/a><\/strong> and Ginevra Taddeucci<\/a><\/strong> delivered consistent performances across all events, helping Team Italy secure the overall open water team title. Monaco also made history in Sentosa, as Lisa Pou<\/a><\/strong> earned her nation\u2019s first-ever medal in open water swimming, a bronze in the 10km.
In swimming, Katie Ledecky<\/a><\/strong> of the United States\u2014the all-time leader in individual world titles\u2014took on her greatest distance challenge yet. It required a Championship Record and the third-fastest 800m swim of her career, but the four-time Olympic gold medallist held off strong challenges from Australia\u2019s Lani Pallister<\/a><\/strong> and Canada\u2019s Summer McIntosh<\/a><\/strong> to win her seventh consecutive world title in the event. With victories in both the 800m and 1500m freestyle in Singapore, Ledecky brought her career tally to 23 world titles\u2014second only to Michael Phelps<\/a><\/strong> in total world championship golds, including relays.
The Championships fittingly came to a showstopping conclusion as Leon Marchand<\/a><\/strong>\u2014who captivated the world with a World Record at Fukuoka 2023 and four Olympic golds on home soil in Paris\u2014secured his second gold in Singapore with victory in the men\u2019s 400m individual medley. That followed his World Record-setting swim in the 200m individual medley earlier in the week.
Two other standout performances on the final night bookended Marchand\u2019s second individual medley gold. Tunisia\u2019s Ahmed Jaouadi<\/strong><\/a> completed the 800m\/1500m double with a thrilling victory over Germany\u2019s Sven Schwarz<\/a><\/strong> in the shorter distance, while Canada\u2019s Summer McIntosh<\/a><\/strong> claimed her fourth world title in Singapore with a Championship Record in the women\u2019s 400m individual medley.
Swimmers set 3 World Records, 15 Championship Records, and 28 Continental Records over eight days of racing at the World Aquatics Championships Arena\u2014a testament to the sport\u2019s rising global standard.
In men\u2019s water polo, Spanish captain and long-time talisman Felipe Perrone<\/a><\/strong> brought his 13th and final World Aquatics Championships to a storybook close, scoring the decisive goal of the gold medal match with just 18 seconds remaining. Spain held off a determined Hungarian side to win, 15\u201313, to claim the title. In the women\u2019s tournament, Greece combined dominant play with steely composure under pressure to capture its second-ever world championship, defeating Hungary 12\u20139 in the final.
\u201cIt was really like a movie. I couldn\u2019t believe it, I think even the best movies are not so organised like this (at the end) \u2014 like the last goal, winning the world championship,\u201d Perrone said. I\u2019m so, so happy and so proud of the team.\u201d
In diving, China once again asserted its dominance, capturing gold in the majority of events contested in Singapore. Over the nine-day competition, athletes from 54 nations executed more than 3,300 dives across the programme.
One of the standout moments came in the Men\u2019s 3m Springboard, where China\u2019s gold-medal streak at the World Championships\u2014unbroken since Melbourne 2007\u2014came to an end. Mexico\u2019s Osmar Olvera Ibarra<\/a><\/strong> delivered a stunning performance to defeat triple world champion Wang Zongyuan<\/a><\/strong> and 2016 Olympic gold medallist Cao Yuan<\/a><\/strong>, securing Mexico\u2019s first-ever world title in the event.
\u201cIt\u2019s a dream come true: to be a world champion in an Olympic event,\u201d said Olvera Ibarra, the Men\u2019s 1m Springboard world champion from Doha. \u201cIn the morning, I thought, \u2018I will be a champion today. Today is the day I get a gold medal.\u2019\u201d
Ibarra, who also earned silver and bronze medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, was named the top overall male diver of the championships. On the women\u2019s side, China\u2019s Chen Yiwen was one of the standout women divers, winning three gold medals\u2014in the individual 3m Springboard, 3m Synchro, and the Mixed Team event. A nine-time world champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist, Chen further cemented her legacy in Singapore.
Tension was in the lofty air of high diving as USA\u2019s James Lichtenstein<\/strong><\/a> staged a final-dive comeback to win gold from the men\u2019s 27m tower in Sentosa. Meanwhile, Australia’s\u00a0Rhiannan Iffland<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0reaffirmed her dominance in women’s high diving, clinching her fifth consecutive world title from the 20m tower.
\u201cIt\u2019s insane, I\u2019m blown away, I\u2019m kind of speechless right now,\u201d Iffland said of her undefeated run from the Budapest 2017 to Singapore 2025 Worlds. \u201cI never would have thought 10 years ago I would be holding my fifth medal.\u201d
In artistic swimming, China extended its dominance with a clean sweep of all team events. Xu Huiyan<\/a><\/strong> contributed to the gold-medal tally and added individual success, earning gold in the women\u2019s solo technical and silver in the solo free routine. Spain\u2019s rising stars, Iris Tio Casas<\/a><\/strong> and Dennis Gonzalez Boneu<\/a><\/strong>, also made headlines in Singapore\u2014Tio Casas collected six medals (three gold, three silver), as Boneu earned five (one gold, two silver, two bronze), including a shared gold in the Mixed Duet Free. Competing as a neutral athlete, Aleksandr Maltsev<\/a><\/strong> stood out among the men, winning both the men\u2019s solo technical and free events, as well as gold in the Mixed Duet Technical.
\u201cThe level of artistic swimming is so high right now, especially in the mixed duet events. All the countries are really pushing the limits with the new rules and increasing difficulty, and you can see how much work they\u2019ve put in to stay competitive,\u201d Boneu said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just one or two nations anymore\u2014there\u2019s real depth around the world. In Spain, we\u2019ve also worked hard this year to keep up and contribute to that global rise in performance.\u201d
Demonstrating the growing global reach of aquatic sports, World Aquatics Scholarship holders from every continent competed at the World Championships in Singapore\u2014marking the fifth time in history that scholarship athletes have participated in the event. The Championships also welcomed the World Aquatics Refugee Team, represented by Matin Balsini<\/strong><\/a>, Alaa Masoo<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Eyad Masoud<\/strong><\/a>.
As part of World Aquatics\u2019 ongoing commitment to the global development of aquatic sports, a range of programmes for athletes, coaches, and member federations took place during the World Aquatics Championships. Athlete-focused initiatives included coaching and medical clinics, athlete ambassador events, and support services such as on-site biomechanical analysis. In Singapore, these workshops and forums centred on themes of athlete health, performance and sustainability.
Team Singapore wrapped up their home World Aquatics Championships with a number of encouraging performances and milestone moments.
In the pool, Gan Ching Hwee<\/a><\/strong> smashed three national records in two days and became the first Singaporean woman since 2007 to reach a World Championships final. With President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and 2016 Olympic champion Joseph Schooling<\/a><\/strong> in the stands, Gan finished seventh in the world in the 1500m freestyle.
Fourteen-year-old diver Ainslee Kwang<\/a><\/strong> made her World Championships debut in style, becoming the first Singaporean to qualify for a diving semi-final after scoring a personal best of 285 points in the women\u2019s 10m platform.
Singapore\u2019s water polo teams also made their debuts at the World Championships, energised by passionate home support. The men\u2019s team secured a one-point win over South Africa in their classification round to finish 15th, while the women\u2019s team placed 16th overall.
Singapore\u2019s open water swimmers also impressed in Sentosa. Chantal Liew<\/a><\/strong> and Kate Ona<\/a><\/strong> were the top Southeast Asian finishers in the women\u2019s 10km and 5km races, respectively.
As the curtain fell on the World Aquatics Championships \u2013 Singapore 2025, Organising Committee Co-Chair Mark Chay<\/a><\/strong> reflected on the event\u2019s significance for both Singapore and the global aquatics family:
\u201cThe last three weeks have brought us enthralling and inspiring performances in the water, and we\u2019re honoured to have witnessed these incredible feats from the world\u2019s best aquatics athletes. Singapore 2025 has been a great demonstration of the Singapore spirit, and it\u2019s been heartening to see how various stakeholders within the Singapore society worked together to deliver a spectacular Championships.
The success of the event would not have been possible without the contributions and support of the respective agencies, partners, sponsors and volunteers,\u201d added Mr. Chay, a Team Singapore Olympian at the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Games. \u00a0\u201cOur best wishes to Budapest, the next host of the World Aquatics Championships \u2013 we look forward to celebrating with you in 2027.\u201d
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