Home›Aquatic Sports›Gender›FemaleBrowse ByFemaleFactsFemaleFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1908 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedWorld Aquatics currently governs competition in six disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, and open water swimming. 1FemaleFilter Results32 entriesSportAllArtistic Swimming (1)Diving (2)Swimming (28)Water Polo (1)NationalityAllAustralia (1)Australia (1)China (1)Costa Rica (1)East Germany (4)France (1)Germany (7)Hungary (2)Italy (1)Netherlands (1)Russia (1)South Africa (1)Sweden (1)Ukraine (1)United States (11)Zimbabwe (1)Active EraAll1913 (1)1917 (1)1923 (1)1926 (1)1927 (1)1930 (1)1937 (1)1949 (1)1952 (1)1956 (1)1958 (2)1963 (1)1964 (2)1966 (1)1972 (1)1973 (2)1974 (2)1978 (1)1982 (2)1983 (1)1985 (1)1986 (2)1988 (1)1993 (2)1997 (1)Competition CategoryAllIndividual (30)Para or Adaptive (1)Team (1)CompetitionAll1932 Summer Olympics (1)1936 Summer Olympics (1)1948 Summer Olympics (1)1952 Summer Olympics (1)1956 Summer Olympics (1)1964 Summer Olympics (1)1972 Summer Olympics (1)1976 Summer Olympics (2)1980 Summer Olympics (2)1988 Summer Olympics (1)1992 Summer Olympics (1)1996 Summer Olympics (1)2000 Summer Olympics (1)2004 Summer Olympics (3)2008 Summer Olympics (2)2012 Summer Olympics (2)2016 Summer Olympics (1)2020 Summer Olympics (3)2024 Summer Olympics (1)Asian Games (1)Olympic Games (8)Paralympic Games (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 32Amy Van DykenFemaleAnn CurtisFemaleClaudia PollFemaleDawn FraserFemaleDebbie MeyerFemaleDiana NyadFemaleÉva SzékelyFemaleFederica PellegriniFemaleFranziska van AlmsickFemaleGloria CallenFemaleHannah StockbauerFemaleHelene MadisonFemaleInge de BruijnFemaleKatherine RawlsFemaleKatie LedeckyFemaleKirsty CoventryFemaleKornelia EnderFemaleKristin OttoFemaleKrisztina EgerszegiFemaleLaure ManaudouFemaleMaggie SteffensFemaleNatalia IshchenkoFemalePat McCormickFemalePenny HeynsFemalePetra SchneiderFemaleSarah SjostromFemaleShane GouldFemaleTrischa ZornFemaleUlrike TauberFemaleUte GewenigerFemaleWu MinxiaFemaleYana KlochkovaFemaleFAQsWhy are rowers not classified under this Aquatic Sports category?Rowers compete from a boat rather than with their own body in the water, so they sit under Water and Boat Sports instead.This Aquatic Sports subcategory groups athletes whose competitive careers are built in or on water, covering swimmers, water polo players and divers under the same World Aquatics discipline family. Rowers and sailors compete from a boat rather than with their own body in the water, so they are grouped instead under Water and Boat Sports.Sources1. Wikipedia: World Aquaticstier 2WikipediaFounding and early years (1896-1945) sectionOn 19 July 1908, delegates from eight national federations-Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary and Sweden-met for around four-and-a-half hours at the Manchester Hotel in London and agreed to form a "world-wide swimming association".World Aquatics, Name and disciplines sectionWorld Aquatics currently governs competition in six disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, and open water swimming.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.