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2016 in aquatic sports

This article lists the in the water and on the water forms of aquatic sports for 2016.

2016 Summer Olympics (FINA–Aquatics)

2016 FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup & World Events

2016 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix

  • July 30: Grand Prix #1 in Lac Saint-Jean
  • Men's winner: Alex Meyer
  • Women's winner: Olga Kozydub
  • August 20: Grand Prix #2 in Lake Ohrid
  • Men's winner: Tomi Stefanovski
  • Women's winner: Olga Kozydub
  • September 4: Grand Prix #3 (final) in Capri, Campania-Naples
  • Men's winner: Evgenij Pop Acev
  • Women's winner: Pilar Geijo

Diving

2016 FINA Diving World Series

  • March 11–13: DWS #1 in Beijing
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Cao Yuan
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: Shi Tingmao
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Chen Aisen
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Si Yajie
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: (Cao Yuan, Qin Kai)
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: (He Zi, Wang Han)
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: (Lin Yue, Chen Aisen)
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: (Liu Huixia, Si Yajie)
  • Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: (Wang Han, Yang Hao)
  • Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners: (Tai Xiaohu, Chang Yani)
  • March 17–19: DWS #2 in Dubai
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Cao Yuan
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: Shi Tingmao
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Yang Hao
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Liu Huixia
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: (Cao Yuan, Qin Kai)
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: (He Zi, Wang Han)
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: (Lin Yue, Chen Aisen)
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: (Liu Huixia, Si Yajie)
  • Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: (Wang Han, Yang Hao)
  • Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners: (Tai Xiaohu, Chang Yani)
  • April 15–17: DWS #3 in Windsor, Ontario
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Cao Yuan
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: He Zi
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Chen Aisen
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Ren Qian
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: (Qin Kai, Cao Yuan)
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: (He Zi, Wang Han)
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: (Lin Yue, Chen Aisen)
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: (Chen Ruolin, Liu Huixia)
  • Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: (Jennifer Abel, François Imbeau-Dulac)
  • Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners: (Tai Xiaohu, Chang Yani)
  • April 22–24: DWS #4 (final) in Kazan
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Cao Yuan
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: He Zi
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Chen Aisen
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Ren Qian
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: (Ilya Zakharov, Evgeny Kuznetsov)
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: (He Zi, Wang Han)
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: (Lin Yue, Chen Aisen)
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: (Chen Ruolin, Liu Huixia)
  • Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: (Wang Han, Yang Hao)
  • Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners: (Tai Xiaohu, Chang Yani)

2016 FINA Diving Grand Prix

  • January 15–17: DGP #1 in Madrid
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Constantin Blaha
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: XU Zhihuan
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Yang Hao
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: XIA Bingqing
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Zhao Dong / Li Jiawei
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: XU Zhihuan / Wang Han
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: JIE Lianjun / Yang Hao
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: XIA Bingqing / XIA Yujie
  • January 29–31: DGP #2 in Rostock
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Patrick Hausding
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: HE Xiaojie
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Yang Jian
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: DING Yaying
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Philippe Gagné / François Imbeau-Dulac
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: CHEN Jiayu / HE Xiaojie
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: XU Zewei / TAI Xiaohu
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: DING Yaying / SUO Miya
  • March 31 – April 3: DGP #3 in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Matthieu Rosset
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: WU Chunting
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: LIAN Junjie
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Samantha Bromberg
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: PENG Jianfeng / SUN Zhiyi
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: WU Chunting / XU Zhihuan
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: HUANG Bowen / XU Zewei
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: SUO Miya / LI Jinming
  • Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: HUANG Bowen / WU Chunting
  • April 7–10: DGP #4 in Gatineau
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Matthieu Rosset
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: WU Chunting
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Vincent Riendeau
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Roseline Filion
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Philippe Gagné / François Imbeau-Dulac
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: WU Chunting / XU Zhihuan
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: XU Zewei / HUANG Bowen
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: Meaghan Benfeito / Roseline Filion
  • Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: WU Chunting / HUANG Bowen
  • Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners: SUO Miya / LIAN Junjie
  • July 15–17: DGP #5 in Bolzano
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Guillaume Dutoit
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: Tania Cagnotto
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Yang Hao
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Minami Itahashi
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Patrick Hausding / Stephan Feck
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Tania Cagnotto / Francesca Dallapé
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: XU Zewei / Yang Hao
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: Nana Sasaki / Matsuri Arai
  • Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Sebastián Villa / Diana Pineda
  • Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners: Zachary Cooper / Tarrin Gilliland
  • October 21–23: DGP #6 in Kuching
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Xie Siyi
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: Ng Yan Yee
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Yang Hao
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: LIAN Jie
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Xie Siyi / HUANG Bowen
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: XU Zhihuan / Wang Han
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: Yang Hao / XU Zewei
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: XIA Bingqing / XIA Yujie
  • October 27–30: DGP #7 in Gold Coast, Queensland
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: PENG Jianfeng
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: Georgia Sheehan
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Yang Jian
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: LIAN Jie
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Xie Siyi / HUANG Bowen
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: XU Zhihuan / Wang Han
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: Yang Hao / XU Zewei (default)
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: XIA Bingqing / XIA Yujie
  • November 4–6: DGP #8 (final) in
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: CHEN Linhai
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: Hazuki Miyamoto
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Nishida Reo
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Nana Sasaki
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: CHEN Linhai / LI Linwei
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: Matsuri Arai / Nana Sasaki
  • Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Hazuki Miyamoto / Nishida Reo
  • Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners: Yevhen Naumenko / Valeriia Liulko (default)

2016 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series

Other diving events

  • February 27–29: 2016 FINA High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's (27 metres) winner: Gary Hunt
  • Women's (20 metres) winner: Lysanne Richard
  • June 28 – July 3: 2016 European Junior Diving Championships in Rijeka
  • Boys' Platform winner: Matthew Dixon
  • Boys' Synchro winners: Lou Massenberg / Patrick Kreisel
  • Boys' 1 m winner: Francesco Porco
  • Boys' 3 m winner: Patrick Kreisel
  • Girls' Platform winner: Christina Wassen
  • Girls' Synchro winners: Madeline Coquoz / Michelle Heimberg
  • Girls' 1 m winner: Kaja Skrzek
  • Girls' 3 m winner: Kaja Skrzek
  • November 28 – December 4: 2016 FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Kazan
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Swimming

2016 FINA Swimming World Cup

  • August 26 & 27: SWC #1 in Paris-Chartres
  • won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
  • August 30 & 31: SWC #2 in Berlin
  • won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
  • September 3 & 4: SWC #3 in Moscow
  • and won 8 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
  • September 30 & October 1: SWC #4 in Beijing
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 4 & 5: SWC #5 in Dubai
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 8 & 9: SWC #6 in Doha
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 21 & 22: SWC #7 in
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 25 & 26: SWC #8 in Tokyo
  • won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
  • October 29 & 30: SWC #9 (final) in
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Synchronised swimming

  • June 22–26: 2016 European Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships in Rijeka
  • Solo winner: Veronika Kalinina
  • Duet winners: (Daria Kulagina, Veronika Kalinina)
  • Figures winner: Varvara Subbotina
  • Team winners:
  • Combination winners:
  • July 9–13: 2016 FINA World Junior Synchronized Swimming Championships in Kazan
  • Solo winner: Varvara Subbotina
  • Duet winners: (Veronika Kalinina, Daria Kulagina, Varvara Subbotina)
  • Team winners:
  • Combination winners:

LEN aquatic events

  • May 9–22: 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London
  • , , and won ten gold medals each. Great Britain won the overall medal tally.
  • July 10–14: 2016 European Open Water Swimming Championships in Hoorn
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 9–11: 2016 European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Piombino
  • , , and won 2 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.

Canoeing

  • February 12 – September 11: 2016 ICF Events Calendar

2016 Summer Olympics (ICF)

Canoe sprint (flatwater)

  • February 12 – July 31: 2016 ICF Events Calendar for Canoe Sprint

Continental and world canoe sprint championships

  • February 12–14: 2016 Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships in Adelaide
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • April 1–4: 2016 African Canoe Sprint Championships in Durban
  • won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
  • May 19–22: 2016 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships in Gainesville, Georgia
  • Senior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Junior: won the gold medal tally. and won 10 overall medals each.
  • June 7–9: 2016 World University Canoe Sprint Championships in Montemor-o-Velho
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • June 24–26: 2016 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Moscow
  • and won 5 gold medals each. Hungary won the overall medal tally.
  • July 28–31: 2016 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Minsk
  • Junior: , , and won 5 gold medals each. Hungary won the overall medal tally.
  • U23: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2016 Canoe Sprint World Cup

  • May 20–22: CSF World Cup #1 in Duisburg
  • , , and won 3 gold medals each. Belarus won the overall medal tally.
  • May 27–29: CSF World Cup #2 in Račice (Litoměřice District)
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • June 3–5: CSF World Cup #3 (final) in Montemor-o-Velho
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Whitewater slalom (canoe)

  • February 19 – September 11: 2016 ICF Events Calendar for Canoe Slalom

Continental and world whitewater slalom championships

  • February 19–21: 2016 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships in Penrith
  • Men's C1 winner: Matej BeňuÅ¡
  • Men's C2 winners: (Franz Anton, Jan Benzien)
  • Men's K1 winner: Vavřinec Hradilek
  • Women's C1 winner: Jessica Fox
  • Women's K1 winner: Jana Dukátová
  • April 23 & 24: 2016 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships in Toyama
  • Men's C1 winner: SHU Jianming
  • Men's C2 winners: (Shota Sasaki, Tsubasa Sasaki)
  • Men's K1 winner: TAN Ya
  • Women's C1 winner: Chen Wei-han
  • Women's K1 winner: LI Lu
  • Men's C1 team winners: (WANG Sheng, SHU Jianming, CHEN Fangjia)
  • Men's C2 team winners:
  • Men's K1 team winners: (Kazuya Adachi, Tsubasa Sasaki, Taku Yoshida)
  • Women's C1 team winners: (Xeniya Kondratenko, Kamilla Safina, Yekaterina Smirnova)
  • Women's K1 team winners: (Yuriko Takeshita, Haruka Okazaki, Ren Mishima)
  • May 13–15: 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš
  • Men's C1 winner: Alexander Slafkovský
  • Women's C1 winner: Nuria Vilarrubla
  • Men's C2 winners: (Tomáš Kučera, Ján Bátik)
  • Men's K1 winner: Jiří Prskavec
  • Women's K1 winner: Melanie Pfeifer
  • Men's C1 team winners:
  • Women's C1 team winners:
  • Men's C2 team winners:
  • Men's K1 team winners:
  • Women's K1 team winners:
  • July 12–17: 2016 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships in Kraków
  • Junior
  • Men's Junior C1 winner: Marko Mirgorodsky
  • Men's Junior C2 winners: (Albert Kaspar, Vojtech Mruzek)
  • Men's Junior K1 winner: Ruslan Pestov
  • Men's Junior Team C1 winners: (Gregor Kreul, Lennard Tuchscherer)
  • Men's Junior Team C2 winners:
  • Men's Junior Team K1 winners: (Thomas Durand, Paul Cornut-Chauvinc)
  • Women's Junior C1 winner: Tereza FiÅ¡erová
  • Women's Junior K1 winner: Klaudia Zwolinska
  • Women's Junior Team C1 winners: (Alsu Minazova, Anastasia Kozyreva)
  • Women's Junior Team K1 winners: (Tereza FiÅ¡erová, Karolina Galuskova, Katerina Duskova)
  • U23
  • Men's U23 C1 winner: Florian Breuer
  • Men's U23 C2 winners: (Filip Brzezinski, Andrzej Brzezinski)
  • Men's U23 K1 winner: Jakub Grigar
  • Men's U23 Team C1 winners: (Cedric Joly, Thibault Blaise)
  • Men's U23 Team C2 winners:
  • Men's U23 Team K1 winners: (Stefan Hengst, Leo Bolg)
  • Women's U23 C1 winner: Jessica Fox
  • Women's U23 K1 winner: Jessica Fox
  • Women's U23 Team C1 winners: (Kimberley Woods, Jasmine Royle)
  • Women's U23 Team K1 winners: (Lisa Fritsche, Caroline Trompeter, Selina Jones)

2016 Canoe Slalom World Cup

Other canoeing events

  • May 17–19: 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships in Duisburg
  • won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
  • June 1–5: 2016 ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Championships in Banja Luka
  • Men's C1 sprint winner: Ondrej Rolenc
  • Men's C1 sprint team winners: (Ondrej Rolenc, Antonin Hales, Vladimir Slanina)
  • Men's C2 sprint winners: (Quentin Dazeur, Stephane Santamaria)
  • Men's C2 sprint team winners: (T. Debray & L. Lapointe, Q. Dazeur & S. Santamaria, A. Leduc & L. Zouggari)
  • Men's K1 sprint winner: Maxime Richard
  • Men's K1 sprint team winners: (Nejc Znidarcic, Anze Urankar, Vid Debeljak)
  • Women's C1 sprint winner: Martina Satkova
  • Women's C2 sprint winners: (Barobora Kortisova, Katarina Kopunova)
  • Women's K1 sprint winner: Hannah Brown
  • Women's K1 sprint team winners: (Claire Bren, Manon Hostens, Phenicia Dupras)
  • August 29 – September 4: 2016 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in Syracuse, Sicily
  • Men: defeated , 6–5 in overtime, to win their first ICF Canoe Polo World Championships title.
  • took the bronze medal.
  • Women: defeated , 3–2, to win their first ICF Women's Canoe Polo World Championships title.
  • took the bronze medal.
  • Men U21: defeated , 5–4 in overtime, to win their first ICF Men's U21 Canoe Polo World Championships title.
  • took the bronze medal.
  • Women's U21: defeated , 2–1 in overtime, to win their third consecutive ICF Women's U21 Canoe Polo World Championships title.
  • took the bronze medal.
  • September 8–11: 2016 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships in Moscow
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 16–18: 2016 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel
  • Men's C1 26.2 km: Márton Kover
  • Men's C2 26.2 km: (Márton Kover, Ádám Docze)
  • Men's K1 29.8 km: Hank McGregor
  • Men's K2 29.8 km: (Hank McGregor, Jasper Mocke)
  • Men's U23 C1 22.6 km: Bence Balázs Dori
  • Men's U23 K1 26.2 km: Ádám Petro
  • Women's C1 19 km: Zsanett Lakatos
  • Women's K1 26.2 km: Renáta Csay
  • Women's K2 26.2 km: (Renáta Csay, Alexandra Bara)
  • Women's U23 K1 22.6 km: Vanda Kiszli

Rowing

  • January 16 – November 13: 2016 FISA Events Calendar

2016 Summer Olympics (FISA)

  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

International rowing championships

  • January 16: 2016 European Rowing Indoor Championships in Győr
  • won the gold medal tally. Poland, , and won 6 overall medals each.
  • February 28: 2016 FISA Indoor Rowing World Championships in Boston
  • Men's Lightweight winner: Steffen Bonde
  • Men's Heavyweight winner: James Letten
  • Women's Lightweight winner: Robyn Hart-Winks
  • Women's Heavyweight winner: Michelle Lazorchak
  • March 22–24: 2016 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Valparaíso
  • M1x winner: Juan Carlos Cabrera Perez
  • W1x winner: Michelle Parson
  • LM2x winners: Xavier Vela Magi / Willian Giaretton
  • LW2x winners: Vanessa Cozzi / Fernanda Leal Ferreira
  • March 25–27: 2016 South American Rowing Championship in Curauma
  • won the gold medal tally. Argentina and won 11 overall medals each.
  • April 21–23: 2016 Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Gavirate
  • ASW1X winner: WANG Lili
  • ASM1X winner: Huang Cheng
  • TAMix2X winners: (LIU Shuang, FEI Tianming)
  • LTAMix4+ winners:
  • April 23–25: 2016 FISA Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Chungju (at Tangeum Lake)
  • M1x winner: KIM Dong-yong
  • W1x winner: Kim Ye-ji
  • LM2x winners: (SUN Man, WANG Chunxin)
  • LW2x winners: (Ayami Oishi, Chiaki Tomita)
  • May 6–8: 2016 European Rowing Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel (at Lake Beetzsee)
  • won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
  • May 22–25: 2016 FISA European and Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne (at Lake Rotsee)
  • , the , and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
  • July 9 & 10: 2016 European Rowing Junior Championships in Trakai (at Lake Galvė)
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • August 21–28: 2016 World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam (at the Willem-Alexander Baan)
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • August 21–28: World Rowing Junior Championships 2016 in Rotterdam
  • won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
  • August 21–28: 2016 World Rowing U23 Championships in Rotterdam
  • The won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
  • September 2–4: 2016 World University Rowing Championships in Poznań
  • The and won 4 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
  • September 9–11: 2016 World Rowing Masters Regatta in Copenhagen (at Lake Bagsværd)
  • For results, click here.
  • October 21–23: 2016 World Rowing Coastal Championships in
  • CM4x+ winner: Team Dukla Praha
  • CW2x winner: Team Circolo Canottieri Saturnia
  • CM1x winner: Team Real Club Mediterraneo
  • CW4x+ winner: Team Club Nautique de Nice
  • CM2x winner: Team Real Círculo de Labradores
  • CW1x winner: Team Killorglin Rowing Club

2016 World Rowing Cup

  • April 15–17: WRC #1 in Varese (at Lake Varese)
  • The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • May 27–29: WRC #2 in Lucerne (at Lake Rotsee)
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • June 17–19: WRC #3 (final) in Poznań (at Lake Malta)
  • won the gold medal tally. New Zealand and won 11 overall medals each.

Sailing

2016 Summer Olympics (ISAF)

World sailing championships

2016 ISAF Sailing World Cup

  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • January 23–29: SWC #2 in Miami (at Biscayne Bay)
  • The , , and won 2 gold medals each. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.
  • April 25 – May 1: SWC #3 in Hyères (at Rade de Hyères)
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 19–25: SWC #5 in Qingdao (at Fushan Bay)
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • December 4–11: SWC #6 (final) in Melbourne #2
  • Note: Abu Dhabi withdrew from hosting this event from October 24–28, due to the allocation of the World Sailing Annual Conference to Europe.
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Water polo

  • September 4, 2015 – December 11, 2016: FINA General Events Calendar

2016 Summer Olympics (FINA–WP)

World water polo championships

  • August 26 – September 3: 2016 FINA Men's Youth Water Polo World Championships in Podgorica
  • defeated , 16–13, in the final. took the bronze medal.
  • December 12–18: 2016 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships in Auckland
  • defeated , 9–7, to win their first FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships title.
  • took the bronze medal.

FINA Water Polo World League

  • October 20, 2015 – June 26, 2016: 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  • October 20, 2015 – May 10, 2016: 2015–16 European six-round preliminary water polo matches
  • , , and all qualified to compete in the Superfinal.
  • May 10–15: 2016 Intercontinental water polo tournament (men) in Yokohama
  • The , , , and all qualified to compete in the Superfinal.
  • June 21–26: 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League Superfinal in Huizhou
  • defeated the , 10–6, to win their fourth consecutive and eighth overall FINA Men's Water Polo World League title.
  • took the bronze medal.
  • October 27, 2015 – June 12, 2016: 2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
  • October 27, 2015 – May 3, 2016: 2015–16 European six-round preliminary water polo matches
  • , , and all qualified to be in the Superfinal.
  • February 16–21: 2016 Intercontinental water polo tournament (women) in Lewisville, Texas
  • The , , , and all qualified to be in the Superfinal.
  • June 7–12: 2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League Superfinal in Shanghai
  • The defeated , 13–9, to win their third consecutive and tenth overall FINA Women's Water Polo World League title.
  • took the bronze medal.

LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation)

  • September 4, 2015 – June 4, 2016: 2015–16 LEN Champions League (final six in Budapest)
  • Jug Dubrovnik defeated Olympiacos, 6–4, to win their fourth LEN Champions League title. Szolnoki VSK took third place.
  • September 30, 2015 – April 30, 2016: 2015–16 LEN Euro Cup
  • AN Brescia defeated Sintez Kazan, 23–10 on aggregate, to win their first LEN Euro Cup title.
  • December 4, 2015 – April 23, 2016: 2015–16 LEN Women's Champions' Cup
  • April 15 & 16: 2015–16 Women's LEN Trophy Final Four in Mataró
  • CN Mataró defeated NC Vouliagmeni, 6–5, to win their first Women's LEN Trophy title. Szentesi VK took the bronze medal.
  • April 23 & 24: 2015–16 Women's LEN Euro League Final Four in Sabadell
  • CN Sabadell defeated UVSE Budapest, 11–8, to win their fourth LEN Euro League Women title. Kinef Kirishi took the bronze medal.
  • January 10–23: 2016 European Water Polo Championships for Men and Women in Belgrade
  • Men: defeated , 10–8, to win their third consecutive and four overall European Water Polo Championships title. took third place.
  • Women: defeated the , 9–7, to win their third Women's European Water Polo Championships title. took third place.
  • September 10–18: 2016 Women's European Under 19 Water Polo Championships in The Hague
  • The defeated , 9–7, in the final. took third place.
  • September 11–18: 2016 Men's European Under 19 Water Polo Championships in Alphen aan den Rijn
  • defeated , 12–9, in the final. took third place.

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