By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
2025 World Junior Swimming Championships
- August 19-24, 2025
- Otopeni, Romania
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The United States has won the World Junior Aquatics Championships Trophy, which is the official ‘team championship’ of World Aquatics meets.
The scoring system rewards the top 16 finishers in each individual event and the top 8 finishers in each relay event and attempts to account for an overall performance of each country. This differs from the medals table, which are often the public focus but give a heavy weight to a gold medal and no weight to a 4th, 5th, 6th, or 7th place finish.
While the U.S. dominance of the medals table has waned in recent years, the country is still the deepest team in the world. Their margin of 110 points was ahead of Neutral Athletes ‘B’ (Russia) and 368 points ahead of China. The girls were a major part of this, as they accumulated 513 points to clear China (363) by 150 and Neutral Athletes ‘B’ (361) by 152. For the boys, Neutral Athletes ‘B’ led with 397, finishing 53 ahead of USA (343) and 113 over Japan (296).
Team USA earned a total of 22 medals, including 10 golds. The girls were huge contributors, winning 9 out of the 10 American gold medals.
Scoring System
Individual Events
- Places 1 – 16: 18, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point
Relays
- Places 1 – 8: 36, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 20 points
World Aquatics Individual Trophies
- For the top scoring male and female are based upon the following points:
- First Place: 5 points
- Second Place: 3 points
- Third Place: 2 points
- Fourth Place: 1 point
- Individual World Record: 2 points for each record broken
- If there is a tie, the World Aquatics Points Table will be used, with a final decision made by the World Aquatics.
Overall Standings
| Rank | Nation | Men | Women | Mixed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 343.0 | 513.0 | 68.0 | 924.0 |
| 2 | Neutral Athletes B | 397.0 | 361.0 | 56.0 | 814.0 |
| 3 | People’s Republic of China | 147.0 | 363.0 | 46.0 | 556.0 |
| 4 | Italy | 250.0 | 209.0 | 56.0 | 515.0 |
| 5 | Japan | 284.0 | 170.0 | 58.0 | 512.0 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 224.0 | 168.0 | 62.0 | 454.0 |
| 7 | Australia | 131.0 | 233.0 | 20.0 | 384.0 |
| 8 | Canada | 128.0 | 227.0 | 26.0 | 381.0 |
| 9 | Romania | 113.0 | 66.0 | 0.0 | 179.0 |
| 10 | Türkiye | 172.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 178.0 |
| 11 | Germany | 72.0 | 83.0 | 0.0 | 155.0 |
| 12 | Poland | 89.0 | 34.0 | 24.0 | 147.0 |
| 13 | Brazil | 143.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 143.0 |
| 14 | Lithuania | 35.0 | 89.0 | 0.0 | 124.0 |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 19.0 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 97.0 |
| 16 | Hungary | 29.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 89.0 |
| 17 | Greece | 88.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 88.0 |
| 18 | Argentina | 0.0 | 77.0 | 0.0 | 77.0 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 0.0 | 76.0 | 0.0 | 76.0 |
| 20 | Hong Kong, China | 7.0 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 61.0 |
| 21 | South Africa | 29.0 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 59.0 |
| 22 | Ireland | 51.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.0 |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 43.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 51.0 |
| 24 | Ukraine | 41.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 49.0 |
| 25 | Croatia | 0.0 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 46.0 |
| 26 | France | 40.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 41.0 |
| 27 | Czechia | 37.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.0 |
| 28 | Denmark | 0.0 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 34.0 |
| 29 | Israel | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 |
| 30 | Nigeria | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Singapore | 4.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 |
| 32 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 |
| 33 | Finland | 0.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 |
| 34 | Austria | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| 35 | Colombia | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| 37 | Namibia | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| 38 | Indonesia | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 38 | Mexico | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 41 | Vietnam | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 43 | El Salvador | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 43 | Macau, China | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 43 | Peru | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 43 | Chinese Taipei | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Ranked By Girls
| Rank | Nation | Women’s Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 513.0 |
| 2 | People’s Republic of China | 363.0 |
| 3 | Neutral Athletes B | 361.0 |
| 4 | Australia | 233.0 |
| 5 | Canada | 227.0 |
| 6 | Italy | 209.0 |
| 7 | Japan | 170.0 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 168.0 |
| 9 | Lithuania | 89.0 |
| 10 | Germany | 83.0 |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 78.0 |
| 12 | Argentina | 77.0 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 76.0 |
| 14 | Romania | 66.0 |
| 15 | Hungary | 60.0 |
| 16 | Hong Kong, China | 54.0 |
| 17 | Croatia | 46.0 |
| 18 | Poland | 34.0 |
| 18 | Denmark | 34.0 |
| 20 | Singapore | 19.0 |
| 21 | Finland | 15.0 |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 8.0 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 8.0 |
| 24 | Indonesia | 5.0 |
| 25 | Colombia | 2.0 |
| 26 | France | 1.0 |
| 26 | Macau, China | 1.0 |
Ranked By Boys
| Rank | Nation | Men’s Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neutral Athletes B | 397.0 |
| 2 | United States of America | 343.0 |
| 3 | Japan | 284.0 |
| 4 | Italy | 250.0 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 224.0 |
| 6 | Türkiye | 172.0 |
| 7 | People’s Republic of China | 147.0 |
| 8 | Brazil | 143.0 |
| 9 | Australia | 131.0 |
| 10 | Canada | 128.0 |
| 11 | Romania | 113.0 |
| 12 | Poland | 89.0 |
| 13 | Greece | 88.0 |
| 14 | Germany | 72.0 |
| 15 | Ireland | 51.0 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 43.0 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 41.0 |
| 18 | France | 40.0 |
| 19 | Czechia | 37.0 |
| 20 | Lithuania | 35.0 |
| 21 | Israel | 30.0 |
| 22 | South Africa | 29.0 |
| 22 | Hungary | 29.0 |
| 24 | Nigeria | 27.0 |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 19.0 |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.0 |
| 27 | Austria | 12.0 |
| 28 | Colombia | 7.0 |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 7.0 |
| 30 | Namibia | 6.0 |
| 31 | Mexico | 5.0 |
| 32 | Singapore | 4.0 |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 4.0 |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 3.0 |
| 34 | Vietnam | 3.0 |
| 36 | El Salvador | 1.0 |
| 36 | Peru | 1.0 |
| 36 | Chinese Taipei | 1.0 |
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