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European Aquatics reveals nominees for 2024 Athlete of the Year Awards – and the public vote is now open

European Aquatics is proud to reveal the nominees for the 2024 Athlete of the Year Awards, all of whom have distinguished themselves in an extraordinary year of competition highlighted by the Paris Olympics.

The Awards will celebrate male and female competitors across the whole range of European Aquatics activities - swimming, open water swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming and water polo.

Each category will feature five nominees, showcasing the depth of talent within aquatics disciplines across the continent.

And you, the followers of Europe’s aquatics athletes, now have the chance to vote ahead of the competition deadline of 23:59 CET on December 31.

You can find the lists of nominees here. https://www.len.eu/awards-2024/

To cast your vote please select the image of the athlete you wish to support – you will have one vote per discipline in each category.

The 12 winners are set to be revealed in January, on European Aquatics website and social media channels .

Nominees were chosen based on their performances during the 2024 season, which included the World Aquatics Championships in Doha and the European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade as well as the Paris 2024 Games. These shortlists were approved by the Technical Committee of each discipline.

The public vote will count for 30% of the total voting, with 70% weighting for the European Aquatics members and technical committee voting.