2018 in aquatic sports

This article lists the in the water and on the water forms of aquatic sports for 2018.

International aquatic events

 * June 4 – 10: 2018 FINA Diving World Cup in 🇨🇳 Wuhan
 * 3m Springboard winners: 🇨🇳 Xie Siyi (m) / 🇨🇳 Shi Tingmao (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: 🇨🇳 Chen Aisen (m) / 🇨🇳 Zhang Jiaqi (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: 🇨🇳 (Cao Yuan & Xie Siyi) (m) / 🇨🇳 (Shi Tingmao & CHANG Yani) (f)
 * Synchronized 10m winners: 🇨🇳 (Yang Hao & Chen Aisen) (m) / 🇨🇳 (Zhang Jiaqi & ZHANG Minjie) (f)
 * Mixed Synchronized winners: 🇨🇳 (Wang Han & LI Zheng) (3m) / 🇨🇳 (Lian Junjie & Si Yajie) (10m)
 * Mixed 3m & 10m Team winners: 🇨🇳 (Qiu Bo & CHEN Yiwen)
 * July 18 – 22: 2018 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * 🇷🇺 won all the gold medals available and won the overall medal tally, too.
 * July 23 – 29: 2018 FINA World Junior Diving Championships in 🇺🇦 Kyiv
 * 1m Springboard winners: 🇨🇳 WANG Zongyuan (m) / 🇨🇳 MA Tong (f)
 * 3m Springboard winners: 🇨🇴 Daniel Restrepo Garcia (m) / 🇨🇳 LIN Shan (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: 🇨🇳 LIAN Junjie (m) / 🇨🇳 ZHANG Rui (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: 🇨🇦 (Henry McKay & Victor Povzner) (m) / 🇨🇳 (MA Tong & ZHANG Rui) (f)
 * Synchronized 10m winners: 🇨🇳 (LI Zheng & LIAN Junjie) (m) / 🇨🇳 (LAI Shiyun & LIU Jialing) (f)
 * Mixed Team winners:
 * August 9 – 14: 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in 🇯🇵 Tokyo
 * 🇺🇸 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * September 6 – 8: 2018 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in 🇮🇱 Eilat
 * 5 km winners: 🇷🇺 Aleksandr Stepanov (m) / 🇮🇹 Iris Menchini (f)
 * 7.5 km winners: 🇫🇷 Jean-Baptiste Clusman (m) / 🇺🇸 Chase Travis (f)
 * 10 km winners: 🇺🇸 Michael Brinegar (m) / 🇪🇸 Paula Ruiz Bravo (f)
 * Relay (Age 14–16) winners: 🇭🇺 (Viktoria Mihalyvari, Mira Szimcsak, Zoltan Tabi, & Szilard Galyassy)
 * Open Relay winners: 🇫🇷 (Madelon Catteau, Jean-Baptiste Clusman, Lisa Pou, & Enzo Roldan Munoz)
 * November 9 & 10: 2018 FINA High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi
 * Winners: 🇬🇧 Gary Hunt (m) / 🇦🇺 Rhiannan Iffland (f)
 * December 11 – 16: 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in 🇨🇳 Hangzhou
 * 🇺🇸 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 FINA Marathon Swim World Series

 * March 17: MSWS #1 in 🇶🇦 Doha
 * Winners: Ferry Weertman (m) /  Sharon van Rouwendaal (f)
 * May 20: MSWS #2 in the
 * Winners: 🇮🇹 Simone Ruffini (m) / 🇮🇹 Arianna Bridi (f)
 * June 9: MSWS #3 in Setúbal
 * Winners: 🇭🇺 Kristóf Rasovszky (m) / 🇺🇸 Haley Anderson (f)
 * June 16: MSWS #4 in 🇭🇺 Balatonfüred
 * Winners: 🇩🇪 Florian Wellbrock (m) / 🇧🇷 Ana Marcela Cunha (f)
 * July 26: MSWS #5 in 🇨🇦 Lac Saint-Jean
 * Winners: Marcel Schouten (m) / 🇧🇷 Ana Marcela Cunha (f)
 * August 11: MSWS #6 in 🇨🇦 Lake Mégantic
 * Winners: 🇩🇪 Christian Reichert (m) / 🇨🇳 Xin Xin (f)
 * September 16: MSWS #7 in 🇨🇳 Chun'an County (Hangzhou)
 * Winners: 🇬🇧 Jack Burnell (m) / 🇨🇳 Xin Xin (f)
 * November 24: MSWS #8 (final) in Abu Dhabi
 * Winners: 🇩🇪 Florian Wellbrock (m) / 🇮🇹 Arianna Bridi (f)

2018 FINA Ultra Marathon Swim Series

 * February 4: UMSS #1 in 🇦🇷 Coronda
 * Winners: 🇦🇷 Guillermo Bertola (m) / 🇦🇷 Cecilia Biagioli (f)
 * July 28: UMSS #2 in 🇨🇦 Lac Saint-Jean
 * Winners: 🇮🇹 Edoardo Stochino (m) / 🇮🇹 Barbara Pozzobon (f)
 * August 25: UMSS #3 (final) in 🇲🇰 Ohrid
 * Winners: 🇮🇹 Francesco Ghettini (m) / 🇮🇹 Barbara Pozzobon (f)

2018 FINA Diving World Series

 * March 9 – 11: DWS #1 in 🇨🇳 Beijing
 * 3m Springboard winners: 🇨🇳 Xie Siyi (m) / 🇨🇳 Shi Tingmao (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: 🇨🇳 Yang Jian (m) / 🇨🇳 ZHANG Jiaqi (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: 🇨🇳 (Xie Siyi & Cao Yuan) (m) / 🇨🇳 (CHEN Yiwen & Wang Han) (f)
 * Synchronized 10m winners: 🇨🇳 (Chen Aisen & Yang Hao) (m) / 🇨🇳 (ZHANG Minjie & ZHANG Jiaqi) (f)
 * Mixed Synchronized winners: 🇨🇳 (LI Zheng & Wang Han) (3m) / 🇨🇳 (LIN Shan & LIAN Junjie) (10m)
 * March 15 – 17: DWS #2 in 🇯🇵 Fuji, Shizuoka
 * 3m Springboard winners: 🇨🇳 Cao Yuan (m) / 🇨🇳 Shi Tingmao (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: 🇨🇳 LIAN Junjie (m) / 🇨🇳 ZHANG Jiaqi (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: 🇨🇳 (Cao Yuan & Xie Siyi) (m) / 🇨🇳 (CHANG Yani & Shi Tingmao) (f)
 * Synchronized 10m winners: 🇨🇳 (Yang Hao & Chen Aisen) (m) / 🇨🇳 (ZHANG Minjie & ZHANG Jiaqi) (f)
 * Mixed Synchronized winners: 🇨🇳 (LI Zheng & Wang Han) (3m) / 🇨🇳 (LIN Shan & LIAN Junjie) (10m)
 * April 27 – 29: DWS #3 in 🇨🇦 Montreal
 * 3m Springboard winners: 🇨🇳 Cao Yuan (m) / 🇨🇳 Shi Tingmao (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: 🇨🇳 Qiu Bo (m) / 🇨🇳 Ren Qian (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: 🇨🇳 (Xie Siyi & Cao Yuan) (m) / 🇨🇳 (CHANG Yani & Shi Tingmao) (f)
 * Synchronized 10m winners: 🇨🇳 (Yang Jian & Qiu Bo) (m) / (Pandelela Rinong & Cheong Jun Hoong) (f)
 * Mixed Synchronized winners: 🇨🇦 (François Imbeau-Dulac & Jennifer Abel) (3m) / 🇨🇦 (Meaghan Benfeito & Nathan Zsombor-Murray) (10m)
 * May 4 – 6: DWS #4 (final) in 🇷🇺 Kazan
 * 3m Springboard winners: 🇨🇳 Xie Siyi (m) / 🇨🇳 Shi Tingmao (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: 🇨🇳 Yang Jian (m) / 🇨🇳 Ren Qian (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: 🇨🇳 (Cao Yuan & Xie Siyi) (m) / 🇨🇳 (CHANG Yani & Shi Tingmao) (f)
 * Synchronized 10m winners: 🇷🇺 (Aleksandr Bondar & Viktor Minibaev) (m) / 🇨🇳 (LIN Shan & Si Yajie) (f)
 * Mixed Synchronized winners: 🇨🇦 (Jennifer Abel & François Imbeau-Dulac) (3m) / 🇷🇺 (Yulia Timoshinina & Nikita Shleikher) (10m)

2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix

 * February 23 – 25: DGP #1 in 🇩🇪 Rostock
 * 3m Springboard winners: 🇩🇪 Patrick Hausding (m) / 🇨🇳 Huang Xiaohui (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: 🇨🇳 Qiu Bo (m) / 🇨🇳 Si Yajie (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: 🇨🇳 (WANG Zong Yuam & HU Zijie) (m) / 🇩🇪 (Lena Hentschel & Tina Punzel) (f)
 * Synchronized 10m winners: 🇨🇳 (Tai Xiaohu & CAO Lizhi) (m) / 🇨🇳 (XU Yijin & Si Yajie) (f)
 * Mixed Synchronized winners: 🇨🇳 (CHEN Yiwen & Tai Xiaohu) (3m) / 🇨🇳 (Si Yajie & CAO Lizhi) (10m)
 * May 10 – 13: DGP #2 in 🇨🇦 Calgary
 * 3m Springboard winners: 🇨🇳 PENG Jianfeng (m) / 🇨🇳 CHEN Yiwen (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: 🇨🇳 YU Duan (m) / 🇨🇳 LU Wei (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: 🇨🇦 (Philippe Gagné & François Imbeau-Dulac) (m) / 🇨🇳 (WU Chunting & CHEN Yiwen) (f)
 * Synchronized 10m winners: 🇨🇳 (YU Duan & YAO Zelin) (m) / 🇨🇳 (LU Wei & ZHU Yanxin) (f)
 * Mixed Synchronized winners: 🇩🇪 (Frithjof Seidel & Jana Lisa Rother) (3m) / 🇨🇦 (Meaghan Benfeito & Nathan Zsombor-Murray) (10m)
 * July 6 – 8: DGP #3 in 🇮🇹 Bolzano
 * 3m Springboard winners: 🇨🇳 LIU Chengming (m) / 🇨🇳 CHEN Yiwen (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: 🇨🇳 Tai Xiaohu (m) / 🇨🇳 ZHANG Xiaotong (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: 🇨🇳 (LIU Chengming & PENG Jianfeng) (m) / 🇨🇳 (WU Chunting & CHEN Yiwen) (f)
 * Synchronized 10m winners: 🇨🇳 (Tai Xiaohu & HUANG Bowen) (m) / 🇨🇳 (ZHANG Xiaotong & JIAO Jingjing) (f)
 * Mixed Synchronized winners: 🇺🇸 (Alison Gibson & Greg Duncan) (3m) / 🇮🇹 (Noemi Batki & Maicol Verzotto) (10m)
 * July 13 – 15: DGP #4 in 🇪🇸 Madrid
 * 3m Springboard winners: 🇲🇽 Juan Manuel Celaya Hernandez (m) / 🇨🇳 CHEN Yiwen (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: 🇨🇳 Tai Xiaohu (m) / 🇺🇸 Samantha Bromberg (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: 🇲🇽 (Yahel Castillo & Juan Manuel Celaya Hernandez) (m) / 🇨🇳 (WU Chunting & CHEN Yiwen) (f)
 * Synchronized 10m winners: 🇨🇳 (Tai Xiaohu & HUANG Bowen) (m) / 🇨🇳 (ZHANG Xiaotong & JIAO Jingjing) (f)
 * November 9 – 11: DGP #5 in Kuala Lumpur
 * 3m Springboard winners: Ooi Tze Liang (m) / 🇨🇳 MA Tong (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: 🇨🇳 YU Duan (m) / 🇨🇳 XU Yijin (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: (Muhammad Syafiq Puteh & Ooi Tze Liang) (m) /  (Loh Zhiayi Loh & ONG Ker Ying) (f; default)
 * Men's Synchronized 10m winners: 🇨🇳 (WANG Zewei & YU Duan)
 * November 15 – 18: DGP #6 in 🇦🇺 Gold Coast, Queensland
 * 3m Springboard winners: 🇦🇺 Kevin Chávez (m) / 🇨🇳 Huang Xiaohui (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: 🇷🇺 Nikita Shleikher (m) / 🇦🇺 Emily Boyd (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: 🇵🇱 (Andrzej Rzeszutek & Kacper Lesiak) (m) / 🇦🇺 (Georgia Sheehan & Esther Qin) (f)
 * Men's Synchronized 10m winners: 🇷🇺 (Aleksandr Belevtsev & Nikita Shleikher) (m; default)
 * Mixed Synchronized winners: 🇦🇺 (Anabelle Smith & Domonic Bedggood) (3m) / 🇩🇪 (Christina Wassen & Florian Fandler) (10m; default)
 * November 23 – 25: DGP #7 (final) in
 * 3m Springboard winners: 🇷🇺 Sergey Nazin (m) / 🇨🇳 Huang Xiaohui (f)
 * 10m Platform winners: Jonathan Chan (m) / 🇯🇵 Rin Kaneto (f)
 * Synchronized 3m winners: (Timothy Han-Kuan Lee & Mark Han-Ming Lee) (m) / 🇷🇺 (Vitaliia Koroleva & Uliana Kliueva) (f; default)
 * Synchronized 10m winners: 🇲🇽 (Iván García & Germán Sánchez) (m) / 🇰🇵 (KIM A Rim & KIM Jong Gyong) (f)
 * Mixed Synchronized winners: 🇷🇺 (Ilia Molchanov & Vitaliia Koroleva) (3m) / 🇰🇵 (KIM A Rim & RI Kwon Hyok) (10m; default)

2018 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series

 * March 9 – 11: ASWS #1 in 🇫🇷 Paris
 * Solo Technical/Free winners: 🇷🇺 Varvara Subbotina / 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kolesnichenko
 * Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇷🇺 (Svetlana Kolesnichenko & Varvara Subbotina) / 🇨🇳 (Wang Liuyi & Wang Qianyi)
 * Team Technical/Free winners: 🇷🇺 / 🇺🇦
 * Mixed Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇮🇹 (Manila Flamini & Giorgio Minisini) / 🇷🇺 (Aleksandr Maltsev & Mayya Gurbanberdieva)
 * Free Combinations winners: 🇺🇦
 * Team Highlights winners: 🇺🇦
 * April 20 – 22: ASWS #2 in 🇨🇳 Beijing
 * Solo Technical/Free winners: 🇸🇰 Nada Daabousová / 🇺🇿 Khonzodakhon Toshkhujaeva
 * Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇨🇳 (Jiang Tingting & Jiang Wenwen) (both)
 * Team Technical/Free winners: 🇨🇳 (both)
 * Mixed Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇨🇳 (SHI Haoyu & Zhang Yiyao) (both & default)
 * Free Combinations winners: 🇨🇳
 * Team Highlights winners: 🇺🇿
 * April 27 – 30: ASWS #3 in 🇯🇵 Tokyo
 * Solo Technical/Free winner: 🇯🇵 Yukiko Inui (both)
 * Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇯🇵 (Kanami Nakamaki & Yukiko Inui) (both)
 * Team Technical/Free winners: 🇯🇵 (both)
 * Mixed Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇮🇹 (Manila Flamini & Giorgio Minisini) (both)
 * Free Combinations winners: 🇯🇵 (default)
 * Team Highlights winners: 🇫🇷
 * May 11 – 13: ASWS #4 in 🇸🇰 Šamorín
 * Solo Technical/Free winner: 🇮🇹 Linda Cerruti (both)
 * Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇮🇹 (Costanza Ferro & Linda Cerruti) (both)
 * Team Technical/Free winners: 🇧🇾 / 🇺🇦
 * Mixed Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇪🇸 (Nayara Maria Pena & Ibon Garcia) (both & default)
 * Free Combinations winners: 🇺🇦
 * Team Highlights winners: 🇸🇰 (default)
 * May 18 – 20: ASWS #5 in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * Solo Technical/Free winner: 🇷🇺 Varvara Subbotina (both)
 * Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇺🇦 (Yelyzaveta Yakhno & Anastasiya Savchuk) (both)
 * Team Technical/Free winners: 🇷🇺 (both)
 * Free Combinations winners: 🇺🇦
 * Team Highlights winners: 🇺🇦
 * May 25 – 27: ASWS #6 in 🇪🇸 Madrid
 * Solo Technical/Free winner: Vivienne Koch (both)
 * Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇪🇸 (Sara Saldana Lopez & Paula Ramirez) (both)
 * Team Technical/Free winners: 🇪🇸 (both)
 * Mixed Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇪🇸 (Pau Ribes & Berta Ferreras Sanz) (both -> Free event won by default)
 * Free Combinations winners: 🇪🇸
 * May 31 – June 2: ASWS #7 in 🇨🇦 Surrey, British Columbia
 * Solo Technical/Free winner: 🇯🇵 Yukiko Inui (both)
 * Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇯🇵 (Kanami Nakamaki & Yukiko Inui) (both)
 * Team Technical/Free winners: 🇺🇦 (both)
 * Mixed Duet Technical winner: 🇰🇷 (LEE Ga-bin & BYUN Jae-jun) (default)
 * Free Combinations winners: 🇺🇦
 * Team Highlights winners: 🇺🇦
 * June 7 – 9: ASWS #8 in 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * Solo Technical/Free winner: 🇺🇦 Yelyzaveta Yakhno (both)
 * Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇨🇳 (Jiang Tingting & Jiang Wenwen) (both)
 * Team Technical/Free winners: 🇺🇦 (both)
 * Mixed Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇮🇹 (Manila Flamini & Giorgio Minisini) (both)
 * Free Combinations winners: 🇺🇦
 * Team Highlights winners: 🇺🇦
 * June 15 – 17: ASWS #9 in Syros
 * Solo Technical/Free winner: 🇲🇽 Joana Betzabe Jimenez Garcia / 🇲🇽 Nuria Diosdado
 * Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇲🇽 (Karem Achach & Nuria Diosdado) (both)
 * Team Technical/Free winners: 🇲🇽 (both)
 * Mixed Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇮🇹 (Manila Flamini & Giorgio Minisini) / 🇷🇺 (Mayya Gurbanberdieva & Aleksandr Maltsev)
 * Free Combinations winners: 🇲🇽
 * Team Highlights winners: 🇫🇷
 * June 29 – July 1: ASWS #10 (final) in 🇺🇿 Tashkent
 * Solo Technical/Free winner: 🇲🇽 Joana Betzabe Jimenez Garcia / 🇲🇽 Nuria Diosdado
 * Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇲🇽 (Karem Achach & Nuria Diosdado) (both with Joana Betzabe Jimenez Garcia in free event only)
 * Team Technical/Free winners: 🇺🇿 (both)
 * Mixed Duet Technical/Free winners: 🇰🇿 (Sofiya Lyakh & Olzhas Makhanbetiyarov) / 🇺🇿 (Dinara Ibragimova & Vyacheslav Rudnev)
 * Free Combinations winners: 🇸🇰
 * Team Highlights winners: 🇺🇿

2018 FINA Swimming World Cup

 * September 7 – 9: SWC #1 in 🇷🇺 Kazan
 * 🇷🇺 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * September 13 – 15: SWC #2 in 🇶🇦 Doha
 * 🇭🇺 won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
 * September 28 – 30: SWC #3 in Eindhoven
 * 🇷🇺 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * October 4 – 6: SWC #4 in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * 🇦🇺 won the gold medal tally. 🇺🇸 won the overall medal tally.
 * November 2 – 4: SWC #5 in 🇨🇳 Beijing
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * November 9 – 11: SWC #6 in 🇯🇵 Tokyo
 * 🇷🇺 won the gold medal tally. 🇯🇵 won the overall medal tally.
 * November 15 – 17: SWC #7 (final) in
 * 🇨🇳 won the gold medal tally. 🇦🇺 won the overall medal tally.

International canoe sprint championships

 * February 9 – 11: 2018 Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships in 🇦🇺 Penrith
 * For results, click here.
 * June 8 – 10: 2018 Canoe Sprint European Championships in 🇷🇸 Belgrade
 * 🇭🇺 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * June 28 – July 1: 2018 European Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in 🇮🇹 Auronzo
 * Junior: 🇧🇾 won the gold medal tally. Belarus, 🇨🇿, & 🇷🇺 won 8 overall medals each.
 * U23: 🇧🇾 & 🇵🇱 won 3 gold and 7 overall medals each.
 * July 26 – 29: 2018 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in 🇧🇬 Plovdiv
 * Junior: 🇭🇺 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * U23: 🇭🇺 and 🇩🇪 won 4 gold medals each. Hungary, Germany, and 🇧🇾 won 6 overall medals each.
 * August 10 – 12: 2018 World University Canoe Sprint Championship in 🇭🇺 Szolnok
 * 🇭🇺 won the gold medal tally. 🇧🇾 won the overall medal tally.
 * August 22 – 26: 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho
 * 🇩🇪 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * September 13 – 16: 2018 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championship in 🇨🇦 Dartmouth
 * Senior: 🇨🇦 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * Junior: 🇨🇦 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 Canoe Sprint World Cup

 * May 18 – 20: CSWC #1 in 🇭🇺 Szeged
 * 🇭🇺, 🇪🇸, and 🇳🇿 won 4 gold medals each. Hungary won the overall medal tally.
 * Note: For detailed results, click here.
 * May 25 – 27: CSWC #2 (final) in 🇩🇪 Duisburg
 * 🇩🇪 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * Note: ''For detailed results, click here.

International canoe slalom championships

 * January 27 – 29: 2018 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships in 🇳🇿 Auckland
 * K1 winners: 🇦🇺 Lucien Delfour (m) / 🇨🇿 Kateřina Kudějová (f)
 * C1 winners: 🇫🇷 Kilian Foulon (m) / 🇦🇺 Jessica Fox (f)
 * June 1 – 3: 2018 European Canoe Slalom Championships in 🇨🇿 Prague
 * C1 winners: 🇬🇧 Ryan Westley (m) / 🇦🇹 Viktoria Wolffhardt (f)
 * C1 team winners: 🇫🇷 (m) / (f)
 * Men's C2 winners: 🇨🇿 (Jonáš Kašpar & Marek Šindler)
 * Men's C2 team winners: 🇩🇪
 * K1 winners: Peter Kauzer (m) / 🇩🇪 Ricarda Funk (f)
 * K1 team winners: 🇨🇿 (m) / 🇩🇪 (f)
 * July 17 – 22: 2018 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships in 🇮🇹 Ivrea
 * 🇨🇿 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * August 15 – 19: 2018 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships in 🇸🇰 Bratislava
 * 🇨🇿 and 🇪🇸 won 4 gold medals each. Czech Republic won the overall medal tally.
 * September 26 – 30: 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
 * C1 winners: 🇩🇪 Franz Anton (m) / 🇦🇺 Jessica Fox (f)
 * C1 team winners: 🇸🇰 (m) / (f)
 * K1 winners: 🇩🇪 Hannes Aigner (m) / 🇦🇺 Jessica Fox (f)
 * K1 team winners: (m) / 🇫🇷 (f)
 * Extreme K1 winners: 🇮🇹 Christian de Dionigi (m) / 🇧🇷 Ana Sátila (f)
 * Mixed C2 winners: 🇵🇱 (Marcin Pochwała & Aleksandra Stach)

2018 Canoe Slalom World Cup

 * June 22 – 24: #1 in 🇸🇰 Liptovský Mikuláš
 * C1 winners: 🇩🇪 Sideris Tasiadis (m) / 🇦🇺 Jessica Fox (f)
 * C2 Mixed Team winners: 🇸🇰 (Sona Stanovska & Ján Bátik)
 * K1 winners: 🇩🇪 Sebastian Schubert (m) / 🇦🇺 Jessica Fox (f)
 * Extreme K1 winners: 🇷🇺 Pavel Eigel (m) / 🇺🇸 Sage Donnelly (f)
 * June 29 – July 1: #2 in 🇵🇱 Kraków
 * C1 winners: 🇬🇧 David Florence (m) / 🇦🇺 Jessica Fox (f)
 * Mixed Team C2 winners: 🇨🇿 (Tereza Fišerová & Jakub Jáně)
 * K1 winners: 🇬🇧 Joe Clarke (m) / 🇦🇺 Jessica Fox (f)
 * Extreme K1 winners: 🇷🇺 Nikita Gubenko (m) / 🇷🇺 Polina Mukhgaleeva (f)
 * July 6 – 8: #3 in 🇩🇪 Augsburg
 * C1 winners: 🇩🇪 Sideris Tasiadis (m) / 🇦🇺 Jessica Fox (f)
 * C2 Mixed Team winners: 🇩🇪 (Jasmin Schornberg & Thomas Becker)
 * K1 winners: Peter Kauzer (m) / 🇦🇺 Jessica Fox (f)
 * Extreme K1 winners: 🇷🇺 Pavel Eigel (m) / 🇧🇷 Ana Sátila (f)
 * August 31 – September 2: #4 in Tacen
 * Note: The Women's C1 and Men's K1 final results came from Friday's heats of those events.
 * C1 winners: 🇩🇪 Sideris Tasiadis (m) / 🇦🇺 Jessica Fox (f)
 * C2 Mixed Team winners: 🇨🇿 (Veronika Vojtová & Jan Mašek)
 * K1 winners: Žan Jakše (m) / 🇦🇹 Corinna Kuhnle (f)
 * September 7 – 9: #5 (final) in 🇪🇸 La Seu d'Urgell
 * C1 winners: Luka Božič (m) / 🇦🇺 Jessica Fox (f)
 * Mixed Team C2 winners: 🇨🇿 (Tereza Fišerová & Jakub Jáně)
 * K1 winners: 🇮🇹 Giovanni De Gennaro (m) / 🇩🇪 Ricarda Funk (f)

Other international canoeing events

 * May 31 – June 3: 2018 ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Championships in Muotathal
 * For detailed results, click here.
 * July 5 – 8: 2018 European Canoe Marathon Championships in Metković
 * Senior
 * C1 winners: 🇪🇸 Manuel Campos (m) / 🇺🇦 Liudmyla Babak (f)
 * Men's C2 winners: 🇪🇸 (Diego Romero & Oscar Graña)
 * K1 winners: José Ramalho (m) / 🇭🇺 Renáta Csay (f)
 * K2 winners: 🇭🇺 (Adrián Boros & László Solti) (m) / 🇭🇺 (Vanda Kiszli & Sára Mihalik) (f)
 * Junior
 * Junior C1 winners: 🇭🇺 Jordán Fajta (m) / 🇭🇺 Dóra Horányi (f)
 * Junior Men's C2 winners: 🇭🇺 (Zoltán Vass & Bence Bucsi)
 * Junior K1 winners: 🇮🇪 Ronan Foley (m) / 🇬🇧 Emma Russell (f)
 * Junior K2 winners: 🇭🇺 (Marcell Mercz & Ádám Horváth) (m) / 🇭🇺 (Viktória Tófalvi & Csilla Rugási) (f)
 * U23
 * Men's U23 C1 winner: 🇵🇱 Mateusz Borgiel
 * U23 K1 winners: 🇩🇪 Nico Paufler (m) / 🇭🇺 Zsófia Czéllai-Vörös (f)
 * August 1 – 5: 2018 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in 🇨🇦 Welland
 * Men: 🇩🇪 defeated 🇮🇹, 4–1, in the final. 🇪🇸 took third place.
 * Women: 🇩🇪 defeated, 3–1, in the final. 🇮🇹 took third place.
 * U21 Men: defeated 🇩🇪, 3–2, in the final. 🇮🇹 took third place.
 * U21 Women: 🇩🇪 defeated 🇵🇱, 5–1, in the final. 🇳🇿 took third place.
 * August 30 – September 2: 2018 ICF Stand-Up Paddling World Championships in Esposende & Viana do Castelo (debut event)
 * Event cancelled, due to a court order in Portugal.
 * September 6 – 9: 2018 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship in Prado Vila Verde
 * C1 winners: 🇪🇸 Manuel Campos (m) / 🇺🇦 Liudmyla Babak (f)
 * Men's C2 winners: 🇪🇸 (Diego Romero & Oscar Graña)
 * K1 winners: Andrew Birkett (m) / 🇭🇺 Vanda Kiszli (f)
 * K2 winners: (Andrew Birkett & Hank McGregor) (m) / 🇭🇺 (Renáta Csay & Zsófia Czéllai-Vörös) (f)
 * Junior C1 winners: 🇭🇺 Dávid Hodován (m) / 🇨🇦 Marlee MacIntosh (f)
 * Junior K1 winners: Thorbjørn Rask (m) / 🇭🇺 Zsóka Csikós (f)
 * Junior K2 winners: (Thorbjørn Rask & Nikolai Thomsen) (m) / 🇭🇺 (Olga Bakó & Emese Kohalmi) (f)
 * Men's U23 C1 winner: Sérgio Maciel
 * U23 K1 winners: 🇳🇴 Jon Vold (m) / 🇭🇺 Zsófia Czéllai-Vörös (f)
 * September 13 – 16: 2018 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships in 🇺🇸 Gainesville, Georgia
 * For detailed results, click here.

International rowing events

 * May 26 & 27: 2018 European Rowing Junior Championships in 🇫🇷 Gravelines
 * 🇨🇿 won the gold medal tally. 🇮🇹 won the overall medal tally.
 * July 25 – 29: 2018 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in 🇵🇱 Poznań
 * 🇺🇸 won the gold medal tally. 🇮🇹 won the overall medal tally.
 * August 2 – 5: 2018 European Rowing Championships in 🇬🇧 Glasgow
 * 🇷🇴 won the gold medal tally. Romania and won 7 overall medals each.
 * August 8 – 12: 2018 World Rowing Junior Championships in 🇨🇿 Račice
 * Five national teams won 2 gold medals each. 🇺🇸 won the overall medal tally.
 * August 10 – 12: 2018 World University Rowing Championships in 🇨🇳 Shanghai
 * won the gold medal tally. 🇮🇹 won the overall medal tally.
 * September 1 & 2: 2018 European Rowing Under 23 Championships in 🇧🇾 Brest
 * 🇷🇴 won the gold medal tally. Romania and 🇧🇾 won 8 overall medals each.
 * September 9 – 16: 2018 World Rowing Championships in 🇧🇬 Plovdiv
 * 🇺🇸, 🇮🇹, 🇩🇪, and 🇫🇷 won 3 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally.
 * September 26 – 30: 2018 World Rowing Masters Regatta in 🇺🇸 Sarasota-Bradenton
 * For detailed results, click here.

2018 World Rowing Cup

 * June 1 – 3: #1 in 🇷🇸 Belgrade
 * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * June 22 – 24: #2 in 🇦🇹 Linz-Ottensheim
 * 🇮🇹 won the gold medal tally. 🇩🇪 won the overall medal tally.
 * July 13 – 15: #3 (final) in Lucerne
 * 🇳🇿 won the gold medal tally. 🇩🇪 won the overall medal tally.

International sailing events

 * August 20, 2017 – July 28: Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, starting and finishing in 🇬🇧 Liverpool
 * Winner: 🇨🇳 Sanya Serenity Coast (Skipper: 🇦🇺 Wendy Tuck)
 * October 14, 2017 – June 30: 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, starting in 🇪🇸 Alicante and finishing in The Hague
 * Winners: 🇨🇳 Dongfeng Race Team (Skipper: 🇫🇷 Charles Caudrelier)
 * June 18 – 25: 2018 Asian Sailing Championship in Jakarta
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * July 14 – 21: 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships in 🇺🇸 Corpus Christi, Texas
 * 🇺🇸 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * July 30 – August 12: 2018 Sailing World Championships in Aarhus
 * won the gold medal tally. 🇫🇷 won 7 overall medals.
 * September 1 – 5: 2018 World University Sailing Championship in 🇫🇷 Cherbourg
 * Winners: 🇦🇺 (Skipper: Thomas Grimes) (m) / 🇫🇷 (Skipper: Elodie Bonafous) (f)

2018 Sailing World Cup

 * October 15 – 22, 2017: SWC #1 in 🇯🇵 Gamagōri
 * 🇵🇱 won the gold medal tally. 🇯🇵 won the overall medal tally.
 * January 21 – 28: SWC #2 in 🇺🇸 Miami
 * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * April 22 – 29: SWC #3 in 🇫🇷 Hyères
 * 🇫🇷 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * June 3 – 10: SWC #4 (final) in 🇫🇷 Marseille
 * Eight different team won a gold medal each. 🇫🇷,, & 🇮🇹 won 3 overall medals each.

2018 Extreme Sailing Series

 * March 14 – 17: Act 1 in Muscat
 * Champions: Alinghi; Second:  SAP Extreme Sailing Team; Third:  Oman Air
 * May 24 – 27: Act 2 (GC32 World Championship) in 🇮🇹 Riva del Garda
 * Champions: SAP Extreme Sailing Team; Second:  Oman Air; Third: 🇬🇧 INEOS Rebels UK
 * June 14 – 17: Act 3 in 🇪🇸 Barcelona
 * Champions: Alinghi; Second:  Oman Air; Third:  SAP Extreme Sailing Team
 * July 5 – 8: Act 4 in Cascais
 * Champions: Alinghi; Second:  SAP Extreme Sailing Team; Third: 🇬🇧 INEOS Rebels UK
 * August 24 – 27: Act 5 in 🇬🇧 Cardiff
 * Champions: Alinghi; Second:  SAP Extreme Sailing Team; Third:  Oman Air
 * October 18 – 21: Act 6 in 🇺🇸 San Diego
 * Champions: Oman Air; Second:  Alinghi; Third:  SAP Extreme Sailing Team
 * November 29 – December 2: Act 7 (final) in 🇲🇽 Los Cabos
 * Champions: Alinghi; Second: 🇦🇹 Red Bull Sailing Team; Third:  Oman Air

ISA

 * January 19 – 25: 2018 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship in 🇨🇳 Wanning
 * Open winners: Kai Sallas (m) / 🇺🇸 Tory Gilkerson (f)
 * Aloha Cup winners: 🇺🇸
 * Team points winners: 🇺🇸
 * September 15 – 22: 2018 ISA World Surfing Games in 🇯🇵 Tahara, Aichi
 * Open winners: 🇦🇷 Santiago Muñiz (m) / 🇦🇺 Sally Fitzgibbons (f)
 * Aloha Cup winners: 🇪🇸
 * Team points winners: 🇯🇵
 * October 27 – November 4: 2018 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in 🇺🇸 Huntington Beach
 * Boys' winners: 🇯🇵 Keanu Kamiyama (U18) / 🇦🇺 Grayson Hinrichs (U16)
 * Girls' winners: 🇩🇪 Rachel Presti (U18) / 🇺🇸 Caitlin Simmers (U16)
 * Aloha Cup winners: 🇺🇸
 * Team points winners: 🇯🇵
 * November 23 – December 2: 2018 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in 🇨🇳 Wanning
 * SUP Surfing winners: 🇧🇷 Luiz Diniz (m) / 🇦🇺 Shakira Westdorp (f)
 * SUP Distance Racing winners: 🇦🇺 Michael Booth (m) / 🇫🇷 Olivia Piana (f)
 * Paddle Distance Racing winners: 🇺🇸 Hunter Pflueger (m) / 🇦🇺 Grace Rosato (f)
 * SUP Tech Racing winners: 🇭🇺 Daniel Hasulyo (m) / 🇺🇸 Candice Appleby (f)
 * Paddle Tech Racing winners: 🇦🇺 Lachie Lansdown (m) / 🇦🇺 Grace Rosato (f)
 * Team Relay Race winners: 🇦🇺 (Lachie Lansdown, Terrene Black, Grace Rosato, & Harry Maskell)
 * Junior winners: 🇺🇸 Ryan Funk (m) / 🇺🇸 Jade Howson (f)
 * Sprint Race winners: 🇧🇷 Arthur Carvalho (m) / 🇫🇷 Amandine Chazot (f)
 * Team Points winners: 🇦🇺
 * December 12 – 16: 2018 ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship in 🇺🇸 La Jolla
 * 🇧🇷 and 🇦🇺 won 2 gold medals each. Brazil and 🇺🇸 won 5 overall medals each.
 * Team Points winners: 1. 🇺🇸, 2. 🇧🇷, 3.

2018 World Surf League

 * March 11 – 22: 🇦🇺 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2018
 * Winners: 🇦🇺 Julian Wilson (m) / 🇺🇸 Lakey Peterson (f)
 * March 28 – April 8: 🇦🇺 Rip Curl Pro 2018
 * Winners: 🇧🇷 Italo Ferreira (m) / 🇦🇺 Stephanie Gilmore (f)
 * April 11 – 22: 🇦🇺 Margaret River Pro 2018
 * Event cancelled, due to shark and safety concerns.
 * May 11 – 20: 🇧🇷 Oi Rio Pro 2018
 * Winners: 🇧🇷 Filipe Toledo (m) / 🇦🇺 Stephanie Gilmore (f)
 * May 27 – June 9: Bali Pro Keramas 2018
 * Winners: 🇧🇷 Italo Ferreira (m) / 🇺🇸 Lakey Peterson (f)
 * July 3 – 16: J-Bay Open 2018
 * Winner: 🇧🇷 Filipe Toledo (m) / 🇦🇺 Stephanie Gilmore (f)
 * July 30 – August 5: 🇺🇸 Vans US Open of Surfing 2018 (Women only)
 * Winner: 🇺🇸 Courtney Conlogue
 * August 10 – 21: Billabong Pro Teahupoo 2018 (Men only)
 * Winner: 🇧🇷 Gabriel Medina
 * September 5 – 9: 🇺🇸 Surf Ranch Lemoore 2018
 * Winners: 🇧🇷 Gabriel Medina (m) / Carissa Moore (f)
 * October 3 – 14: 🇫🇷 Quiksilver Pro France 2018
 * Winners: 🇦🇺 Julian Wilson (m) / 🇺🇸 Courtney Conlogue (f)
 * October 16 – 27: MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2018 (Men only)
 * Winner: 🇧🇷 Italo Ferreira
 * November 25 – December 6: Maui Women's Pro 2018 (Women only; final)
 * Winner: Carissa Moore
 * December 8 – 20: Billabong Pipeline Masters 2018 (Men only; final)
 * Winner: 🇧🇷 Gabriel Medina

2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

 * November 14, 2017 – April 10, 2018: 2017–18 FINA Men's European Water Polo Preliminary Rounds
 * Qualified teams to Super Final:, , , &
 * April 3 – 8: 2018 FINA Men's Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament in 🇳🇿 Auckland
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth:
 * Note: All four teams mentioned above all qualified to compete in the 2018 Superfinal.
 * June 18 – 23: 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World League Superfinal in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * defeated, 13–11, to win their second FINA Men's Water Polo World League title.
 * took third place.

2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

 * November 21, 2017 – May 1, 2018: 2017–18 FINA Women's European Water Polo Preliminary Rounds
 * Qualified teams to Superfinal:, , and
 * April 3 – 8: 2018 FINA Women's Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament in 🇳🇿 Auckland
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: ; Fifth:
 * Note: All five teams mentioned above all qualified to compete in the 2018 Superfinal.
 * May 28 – June 2: 2018 FINA Women's Water Polo League Superfinal in 🇨🇳 Kunshan
 * defeated, 8–6, to win their fifth consecutive and 12th overall FINA Women's Water Polo League title.
 * took third place.

World water polo events

 * August 11 – 19: 2018 FINA Youth Water Polo World Championships in 🇭🇺 Szombathely
 * defeated 🇪🇸, 9–8, to win their first FINA Youth Water Polo World Championships title.
 * 🇭🇺 took third place.
 * August 26 – September 2: 2018 LEN European U19 Water Polo Championship in 🇧🇾 Minsk
 * defeated 🇲🇪, 14–12, to win their first LEN European U19 Water Polo Championship title.
 * 🇪🇸 took third place.
 * August 27 – September 2: 2018 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships in 🇷🇸 Belgrade
 * 🇪🇸 defeated 🇮🇹, 8–7, to win their first FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * September 9 – 16: 2018 Women's LEN European U19 Water Polo Championships in Funchal
 * 🇪🇸 defeated 🇷🇺, 12–8, to win their first LEN Women's European U19 Water Polo Championship title.
 * took third place.

Ligue Européenne de Natation

 * September 14, 2017 – June 9, 2018: 2017–18 LEN Champions League (final eight in 🇮🇹 Genoa)
 * Olympiacos defeated 🇮🇹 Pro Recco, 9–7, to win their second LEN Champions League title.
 * 🇪🇸 CNA Barceloneta took third place.
 * September 27, 2017 – April 18, 2018: 2017–18 LEN Euro Cup
 * 🇭🇺 Ferencvárosi TC defeated 🇮🇹 Banco BPM SM Busto, 17–13 in a 2-legged final, to win their second consecutive LEN Euro Cup title.
 * March 22 – 24: 2018 LEN Women's Europa Cup Super Final in 🇪🇸 Pontevedra (debut event)
 * defeated, 9–8, to win the inaugural LEN Women's Europa Cup title.
 * took third place.
 * April 5 – 8: 2018 LEN Men's Europa Cup Super Final in Rijeka (debut event)
 * defeated, 12–9, to win the inaugural LEN Men's Europa Cup title.
 * took third place.
 * July 14 – 28: 2018 European Water Polo Championship for Men and Women in 🇪🇸 Barcelona
 * Men: defeated, 12–10, to win their fourth consecutive and eighth overall Men's European Water Polo Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * Women: defeated, 6–4, to win their fifth Women's European Water Polo Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * November 10: 2018 Women's LEN Super Cup Final in 🇷🇺 Kirishi
 * 🇭🇺 Dunaujvaros defeated 🇷🇺 Kinef-Surgutneftegas, 4–2 in penalties and after an 11–11 score in regular play, to win their first Women's LEN Super Cup title.
 * November 30: 2018 LEN Super Cup for Men Final in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * 🇭🇺 Ferencvárosi defeated Olympiacos, 4–2 in penalties and after a 7–7 score in regular play, to win their first Men's LEN Super Cup title.

UANA

 * May 1 – 9: 2018 UANA Water Polo Cup in 🇧🇴 Cochabamba
 * defeated 12–6, to win their 1st UANA Water Polo Cup.
 * took third place and too fourth place.