European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: women’s diving nominees
Chiara Pellacani combined with Matteo Santoro to earn Italy’s first world diving gold since 2015 in the 3m synchro event, and also secured her first individual medals at this year’s World Aquatics Championships. It was the culmination of ambition for a pair who had been mixed 3m synchro silver medallists at the World Aquatics Championships […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: women’s swimming nominees
Simona Quadarella of Italy defended her world 800m and 1500m freestyle titles in Singapore, finishing fourth at the shorter distance in a European record of 8:12.81 and earning 1500m silver behind Paris 2024 champion Katy Ledecky of the United States in an European record of 15:31.79. Quadarella earned further honours at the European Aquatics Short […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: men’s swimming nominees
France’s 26-year-old Maxime Grousset held off Switzerland’s Noe Ponti to win the men’s 50m and 100m butterfly world titles in Singapore, clocking a national record of 22.48 in the 50 and a European record of 49.62 in the 100. He also helped France win 4x100m medley silver in a national record of 3:27.96 and mixed […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: men’s artistic swimming nominees
Dennis Gonzalez was integral to the success Spain had at the World Aquatics Championships, where they won nine medals – more than any other nation – and finished third overall. The 21-year-old athlete won gold in the mixed duet free routine, partnering Iris Tio Casas, and silvers in the solo technical routine and the mixed […]
