McIntosh and Marchand, once more on top
Just like last year, the French superstar and the young Canadian gem, both multiple Olympic champions, end 2025 the same way they started, winning and as the defending winners of the World Aquatics' Swimmers of the Year awards for men and women. Summer McIntosh's remarkable rise in the sport rolled on through 2025, as the Canadian teenager collected her second straight World Aquatics Female Swimmer of the Year award. Fresh from a standout Olympic campaign in 2024, she carried that momentum into the new season, delivering performances that ripped up record books and cemented her status as one of the most versatile swimmers the sport has ever seen. The 2025 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials in...

