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The World Aquatics Athletes of the Year (formerly FINA Athletes of the Year) is a set of awards presented by
World Aquatics FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...
(International Swimming Federation) and the ''FINA Aquatics World Magazine''. Each recognises excellence in five categories of
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: swimming,
diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a ...
,
synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...
,
water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
and
open water swimming Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers. The beginning of the modern age of open water human swimming, swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when L ...
. The award was inaugurated in 2010.


Swimming


Best swimming performance


Water polo


Diving


High diving


Artistic swimming


Open water swimming


See also

*
List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year ''Swimming World'' Swimmers of the Year is awarded by the American-based ''Swimming World''. There are seven categories: World Swimmer, American Swimmer, European Swimmer, Pacific Rim Swimmer, World Disabled Swimmer, African Swimmer, and Open Wat ...
*
International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests and serving as the central point for the stu ...


References


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. {{International water polo FINA FINA