There are 44 candidates standing for 20 elected positions during the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025
Athletes competing at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 will have the chance to elect their representatives to the World Aquatics Athletes’ Committee, with voting now open until 28 July.
The World Aquatics Athletes’ Committee serves as the voice of the athletes within the organisation, and the election process promotes gender balance and geographic diversity.
Of the 20 elected athletes, 10 will be from swimming, comprising one man and one woman per continent. Open water swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming and water polo will each have one male and one female representative elected to the World Aquatics Athletes’ Committee.
The Chair of the World Aquatics Athletes’ Committee holds an ex-officio position on the Bureau and the Executive, ensuring the perspective of the athletes is represented in debates.
World Aquatics President Husain Al Musallam urged athletes competing at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 to vote for the representatives in their sport.
"The World Aquatics Athletes’ Committee elections serve as an important opportunity for athletes to shape the future of aquatics sports by electing their representatives"
“We have a highly talented and diverse list of candidates from across the six aquatics sports, and I would encourage all athletes to have their say during the elections in Singapore," the World Aquatics President said.
The election period opened on 5 July and will close at 12pm CET on 28 July.
The candidates for election to the World Aquatics Athletes’ Committee are as follows:
Swimming
Africa
Women: Ms. Hazel ALAMY (SLE), Ms. Siwakhile DLAMINI (SWZ)
Men: Mr. Magnim Jordano DAOU (TOG), Mr. Collins SALIBOKO (TAN), Mr. Matthew SATES (RSA)
Americas
Women: Ms. Alexia SOTOMAYOR (PER)
Men: Mr. Jorge Andres IGA CESAR (MEX)
Asia
Women: Ms. Siobhan HAUGHEY (HKG), Ms. Kim SEOYEONG (KOR)
Men: Mr. Dmitriy BALANDIN (KAZ), Mr. Man Hou CHAO (MAC), Mr. Sajan PRAKASH (IND), Mr. Gede Simon SUDARTAWA (INA), Mr. Eldor USMONOV (UZB), Mr. Shun WANG (CHN)
Europe
Women: Ms. Tamila HOLUB (POR), Ms. Simona KUBOVA (CZE)
Men: Mr. Felix AUBOECK (AUT), Mr. Andrei MINAKOV (RUS), Mr. Richard NAGY (SVK), Mr. Mykhailo ROMANCHUK (UKR), Mr. Shane RYAN (IRL), Mr. Ilya SHYMANOVICH (BLR)
Oceania
Women: Ms. Cheyenne Victoria Rosimere ROVA (FIJ)
Men: Mr. Wesley Tikiariki ROBERTS (COK)
Open Water Swimming
Women: Ms. Ana Marcela CUNHA (BRA), Ms. Caroline JOUISSE (FRA)
Men: Mr. David Andres FARINANGO BERRU (ECU)
Diving
Women: Ms. Melissa WU (AUS)
Men: Mr. Yona KNIGHT-WISDOM (JAM), Mr. Jack LAUGHER (GBR), Mr. Jonathan RUVALCABA (DOM), Mr. Moritz WESEMANN (GER)
High Diving
Women: Ms. Ginni VAN KATWIJK (NED)
Men: Mr. Catalin-Petru PREDA (ROU)
Artistic Swimming
Women: Ms. Ona CARBONELL BALLESTERO (ESP), Ms. Eva MORRIS (NZL), Ms. Nehal SAAFAN (EGY), Ms. Jacqueline SIMONEAU (CAN)
Men: Mr. Renaud BARRAL (BEL), Mr. Bill MAY (USA), Mr. Javier Enrique RUISANCHEZ TORRES-ZAYAS (PUR)
Water Polo
Women: Ms. Rita KESZTHELYI (HUN)
Registered athletes competing at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 can cast their vote during this period. Swimming voters can choose one male and one female candidate from their continent, while voters in the other five disciplines can choose one man and one woman from their discipline.
The 20 elected members of the World Aquatics Athletes’ Committee will be joined by appointed members. The full World Aquatics Athletes’ Committee will be announced in the days following the closing of the elections.
For further information and candidate documents, click here.
Eligible voters can access the voting platform here.
To view all athlete-related activities taking place at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025, please download the World Aquatics Events Insider App using the link below:
Event Category: Athletes and Development Activities
Password: WCH25SGPACT