Singapore, July 11 - August 3, 2025, the 22nd edition of the World Swimming Championships enlivened the city-state with memorable challenges. Disciplines such as swimming, diving, open water, diving from great heights, artistic swimming and water polo provided spectacle, new champions and a distribution of podiums among many emerging nations.
Major players and podiums in the main disciplines
- Artistic swimming acrobatic teams (rhythmic): China completed a historic hat trick of gold, winning technical only, free only and free team, confirming its supremacy in the discipline.
- Other key podiums not available in the sources consulted, but an increasing balance between emerging and traditional nations was seen in the medal table.
Medal table: top 5 most dominant nations
At the end of the World Championships, the medal table was led by some water powers:
- China - leader with multiple golds, thanks mainly to artistic swimming and great technical balance.
- Spain - second in total medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze).
- Germany - in third position by number of golds (4 golds, 0 silvers, 0 bronzes).
- Other nations ranked among the best, but precise data do not emerge from available sources.
Why Singapore dreamed
The event showed that swimming is changing face: with Singapore the Asian theater of the World Championships for the first time, new talent emerged and national programs strengthened. China continued its dominance in artistic synchronicity, while Spain and Germany consolidated their presence at the top of the medal standings.
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