China completed a clean sweep of team events, as artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 came to a close on Friday (25 July).  ZHANG Yayi (CHN), still nursing a leg injury, returned to the Chinese squad to help them win the Team Acrobatic event. They were once again the top performers in both technical and artistic impression scores, finishing with 229.0186 … Continue reading Sports: China sweeps artistic swimming’s team events, Tio Casas wins third title; High diver Rhiannan Iffland wins fifth straight gold at Singapore 2025

GRE clinched their first women’s water polo world title in 14 years with a statement 12-9 win against HUN on Wednesday (23 July) at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025.  The Greeks, who also won the World Cup in April, last won the World Championships in 2011 in Shanghai. Meanwhile, ESP retained their bronze after beating USA 13-12. The final was a spirited affair … Continue reading Sports: GRE clinch first women’s water polo world championship in 14 years

Reigning World Cup champions GRE ousted defending champions USA to reach their first women’s water polo world championship final since 2011 on Monday (21 July). They will face rivals HUN, to whom they narrowly lost 10-9 in their opening match of Singapore 2025, in what promises to be an exhilarating final on 23 July. HUN easily overcame Olympic champions ESP in the semi-finals, surging to a 6-1 … Continue reading Sports: GRE edge out defending champions USA to reach women’s water polo final at Singapore 2025

The men’s water polo semi-finals at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 will see two exhilarating clashes after GRE, ESP, SRB and HUN emerged victorious in the quarter-finals on Sunday (20 July).  World No. 3 GRE produced a near-perfect performance to beat Doha 2024 silver medallists ITA, dominating from the beginning to make a return to the top four after missing out last edition. They … Continue reading Sports: HUN stun defending champs CRO in men’s water polo quarter-finals at Singapore 2025; hosts clinch first win to finish 15th in debut

The World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 crowned its first artistic swimming champions today, when the men’s and women’s solo technical events were decided. The women’s solo technical final was a hotly-contested one, with podium finishers all finishing with high-scoring routines. World junior champion XU Huiyan (CHN) showed she is just as strong in the senior ranks, taking gold in dominant fashion with a score … Continue reading Sports: XU, MALTSEV beat stiff competition to be crowned world champions in solo technical events

Exciting battles can be expected in the men’s water polo quarter-finals at the World Aquatics Championships — Singapore 2025 after the final day of crossovers on Friday (18 July). SRB overcame a stubborn JPN team and will face ITA in the last eight on 20 July. Says Petar JAKSIC (SRB), Player of the Match: “It’s a great feeling of course to advance to the quarter-finals, … Continue reading Sports: Exciting showdowns set at Singapore 2025 men’s water polo quarter-finals

Moesha JOHNSON (AUS) and Florian WELLBROCK (GER) each clinched their second gold medals of the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 on Friday (18 July) after winning the women’s and men’s 5km open water swimming events respectively. Both swimmers had also won the 10km titles at Sentosa on Wednesday.  In the women’s 5km race, Johnson finished in 1hr 2min 1.3sec, pipping Ginevra TADDEUCCI (ITA) to gold … Continue reading Sports: Moesha Johnson and Florian Wellbrock win 5km open water swimming titles at Singapore 2025

The women’s water polo quarter-finalists are locked in at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025, with JPN reaching the last eight for the first time and GRE reaching the same stage for the 12th straight time.  ITA were put to the test by CHN with the Chinese throwing everything they had at the Italians. But ITA were always one step ahead at the OCBC Aquatic Centre. … Continue reading Sports: JPN reach women’s water polo quarter-finals for the first time at Singapore 2025

After a day of thrilling battles, the first four quarter-finalists of the men’s water polo competition at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 were confirmed on Wednesday (16 July). Group toppers ITA (A), ESP (B), USA (C) and CRO (D) booked their spot in the last eight, while their opponents will be determined in the crossover matches on 18 July. The final day of … Continue reading Sports: ESP and CRO withstand pressure to clinch men’s water polo quarter-final berths at Singapore 2025