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)
- February 19–24: 2016 FINA Diving World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 2–6: Aquece Rio Synchronized Swimming 2016 in Rio de Janeiro
- * Duet winners:
- * Team winners:
- April 15–20: Aquece Rio Swimming 2016 in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium
- * For results, click
- June 11 & 12: 2016 Marathon Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Setúbal
- * Men's winner: ZU Lijun
- * Women's winner: Xin Xin
- August 6–13: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium
- * The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 7–19: Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center
- * Men's 3m Springboard: Cao Yuan; Jack Laugher; Patrick Hausding
- * Women's 3m Springboard: Shi Tingmao; He Zi; Tania Cagnotto
- * Men's 10m Platform: Chen Aisen; Germán Sánchez; David Boudia
- * Women's 10m Platform: Ren Qian; Si Yajie; Meaghan Benfeito
- * Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard:
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- * Men's Synchronized 10m Platform:
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- * Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard:
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- * Women's Synchronized 10m Platform:
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- August 15: Women's 10km marathon swimming in Rio de Janeiro at Fort Copacabana
- * Sharon van Rouwendaal; Rachele Bruni; Poliana Okimoto
- August 15–20: Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center
- * Duet:
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- August 16: Men's 10km marathon swimming in Rio de Janeiro at Fort Copacabana
- * Ferry Weertman; Spyridon Gianniotis; Marc-Antoine Olivier
2016 [FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup] & World Events
- February 6 & 7: World Cup and Event #1 in Carmen de Patagones-Viedma, Río Negro
- * Men's winner: Alex Meyer
- * Women's winner: Rachele Bruni
- February 26 & 27: World Cup and Event #2 in Abu Dhabi
- * Men's winner: Marc Antoine Olivier
- * Women's winner: Aurélie Muller
- June 18: World Cup and Event #3 in Balatonfüred
- * Men's winner: Simone Ruffini
- * Women's winner: Rachele Bruni
- July 28: World Cup and Event #4 in Lac Saint-Jean
- * Men's winner: Philippe Guertin
- * Women's winner: Stephanie Horner
- August 13: World Cup and Event #5 in Lake Mégantic
- * Men's winner: Andreas Waschburger
- * Women's winner: Arianna Bridi
- October 9: World Cup and Event #6 in Chun'an County-Hangzhou
- * Men's winner: Simone Ruffini
- * Women's winner: Xin Xin
- October 15: World Cup and Event #7 in
- * Men's winner: Simone Ruffini
- * Women's winner: Rachele Bruni
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 in Capri, Campania-Naples
- * Men's winner: Evgenij Pop Acev
- * Women's winner: Pilar Geijo
Diving">Diving (sport)">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:
- * Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:
- * Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:
- * Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:
- * Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:
- * Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners:
- 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:
- * Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:
- * Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:
- * Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:
- * Mixed Sychronized 3m Springboard winners:
- * Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners:
- 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:
- * Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:
- * Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:
- * Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:
- * Mixed Sychronized 3m Springboard winners:
- * Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners:
- April 22–24: DWS #4 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:
- * Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:
- * Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:
- * Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:
- * Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:
- * Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners:
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
- * Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: XIA Bingqing / XIA Yujie
- November 4–6: DGP #8 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
2016 [Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series]
- June 4: #1 in Fort Worth, Texas
- * Winners: Jonathan Paredes / Rhiannan Iffland
- June 18: #2 in Copenhagen
- * Winner: Gary Hunt
- July 9: #3 in São Miguel Island
- * Winners: Gary Hunt / Rhiannan Iffland
- July 23: #4 in La Rochelle
- * Winner: Gary Hunt
- August 28: #5 in Polignano a Mare
- * Winners: Artem Silchenko / Lysanne Richard
- September 11: #6 in Pembrokeshire
- * Winners: Michal Navrátil / Rhiannan Iffland
- September 24: #7 in Mostar
- * Winners: Michal Navrátil / Lysanne Richard
- October 16: #8 in Shirahama, Wakayama
- * Winners: Sergio Guzman / Rhiannan Iffland
- October 28: #9 in Dubai
- * Winners: Andy Jones / Rhiannan Iffland
Other diving events
- February 27–29: 2016 FINA High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi
- * Men's winner: Gary Hunt
- * Women's 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">Swimming (sport)">Swimming
- July 6–10: 2016 European Junior Swimming Championships in Hódmezővásárhely
- * won the gold medal tally. Russia and won 22 overall medals each.
- December 6–11: 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships in Windsor, Ontario
- * The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
[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 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:
- * 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:
- * 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">International Canoe Federation">ICF)
- May 18 & 19: 2016 Canoe Sprint European Continental Olympic Qualifier in Duisburg
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 7–11: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Whitewater Stadium
- * Men's C1: Denis Gargaud Chanut; Matej Beňuš; Takuya Haneda
- * Men's C2:
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- * Men's K1: Joe Clarke; Peter Kauzer; Jiří Prskavec
- * Women's K1: Maialen Chourraut; Luuka Jones; Jessica Fox
- August 15–20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
- * Men
- * Men's C1 200m: Yuriy Cheban; Valentin Demyanenko; Isaquias Queiroz
- * Men's C1 1,000m: Sebastian Brendel; Isaquias Queiroz; Serghei Tarnovschi
- * Men's C2 1,000m:
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- * Men's K1 200m: Liam Heath; Maxime Beaumont; Saúl Craviotto; Ronald Rauhe
- * Men's K1 1,000m: Marcus Walz; Josef Dostál; Roman Anoshkin
- * Men's K2 200m:
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- * Men's K4 1,000m: ; ;
- * Women
- * Women's K1 200m: Lisa Carrington; Marta Walczykiewicz; Inna Osypenko-Radomska
- * Women's K1 500m: Danuta Kozák; Emma Jørgensen; Lisa Carrington
- * Women's K2 500m:
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- * Women's K4 500m: ; ;
[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
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 3–5: CSF World Cup #3 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 Beňuš
- * Men's C2 winners:
- * 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:
- * Men's K1 winner: TAN Ya
- * Women's C1 winner: Chen Wei-han
- * Women's K1 winner: LI Lu
- * Men's C1 team winners:
- * Men's C2 team winners:
- * Men's K1 team winners:
- * Women's C1 team winners:
- * Women's K1 team winners:
- 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:
- * 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:
- * Men's Junior K1 winner: Ruslan Pestov
- * Men's Junior Team C1 winners:
- * Men's Junior Team C2 winners:
- * Men's Junior Team K1 winners:
- * Women's Junior C1 winner: Tereza Fišerová
- * Women's Junior K1 winner: Klaudia Zwolinska
- * Women's Junior Team C1 winners:
- * Women's Junior Team K1 winners:
- U23
- * Men's U23 C1 winner: Florian Breuer
- * Men's U23 C2 winners:
- * Men's U23 K1 winner: Jakub Grigar
- * Men's U23 Team C1 winners:
- * Men's U23 Team C2 winners:
- * Men's U23 Team K1 winners:
- * Women's U23 C1 winner: Jessica Fox
- * Women's U23 K1 winner: Jessica Fox
- * Women's U23 Team C1 winners:
- * Women's U23 Team K1 winners:
[2016 Canoe Slalom World Cup]
- June 3–5: CS World Cup #1 in Ivrea
- * Men's C1 winner: Michal Jáně
- * Men's C2 winners:
- * Men's K1 winner: Giovanni De Gennaro
- * Men's K1 Cross winner: Vavřinec Hradilek
- * Women's C1 winner: Jessica Fox
- * Women's K1 winner: Ricarda Funk
- * Women's K1 Cross winner: Ajda Novak
- June 10–12: CS World Cup #2 in La Seu d'Urgell
- * Men's C1 winner: Alexander Slafkovský
- * Men's C2 winners:
- * Men's K1 winner: Vít Přindiš
- * Men's K1 Cross winner: Vít Přindiš
- * Women's C1 winner: Núria Vilarrubla
- * Women's K1 winner: Maialen Chourraut
- * Women's K1 Cross winner: Martina Wegman
- June 16–19: CS World Cup #3 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- * Men's C1 winner: Alexander Slafkovský
- * Men's C2 winners:
- * Men's K1 winner: Samuel Hernanz
- * Men's K1 Cross winner: Vít Přindiš
- * Women's C1 winner: Mallory Franklin
- * Women's K1 winner: Marie-Zélia Lafont
- * Women's K1 Cross winner: Caroline Loir
- September 2–4: CS World Cup #4 in Prague
- * Men's C1 winner: Matej Beňuš
- * Men's C2 winners:
- * Men's K1 winner: Jiří Prskavec
- * Men's K1 Cross winner: Hannes Aigner
- * Women's C1 winner: Jessica Fox
- * Women's K1 winner: Ricarda Funk
- * Women's K1 Cross winner: Veronika Vojtová
- September 7–11: CS World Cup #5 in Tacen-Ljubljana
- * Men's C1 winner: Benjamin Savšek
- * Men's C2 winners:
- * Men's K1 winner: Peter Kauzer
- * Men's K1 Cross winner: Boris Neveu
- * Women's C1 winner: Kimberley Woods
- * Women's K1 winner: Jessica Fox
- * Women's K1 Cross winner: Amalie Hilgertova
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:
- * Men's C2 sprint winners:
- * Men's C2 sprint team winners:
- * Men's K1 sprint winner: Maxime Richard
- * Men's K1 sprint team winners:
- * Women's C1 sprint winner: Martina Satkova
- * Women's C2 sprint winners:
- * Women's K1 sprint winner: Hannah Brown
- * Women's K1 sprint team winners:
- 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:
- * Men's K1 29.8 km: Hank McGregor
- * Men's K2 29.8 km:
- * 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:
- * Women's U23 K1 22.6 km: Vanda Kiszli
Rowing">Rowing (sport)">Rowing
- January 16 – November 13: 2016 FISA Events Calendar
2016 Summer Olympics (FISA">International Rowing Federation">FISA)
- August 6–13: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
- * 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:
- * LTAMix4+ winners:
- April 23–25: 2016 FISA Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Chungju
- * M1x winner: KIM Dong-yong
- * W1x winner: Kim Ye-ji
- * LM2x winners:
- * LW2x winners:
- May 6–8: 2016 European Rowing Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- May 22–25: 2016 FISA European and Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne
- *, the, and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- July 9 & 10: 2016 European Rowing Junior Championships in Trakai
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 21–28: 2016 World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam
- * 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
- * For results, click
- 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
- * The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 27–29: WRC #2 in Lucerne
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 17–19: WRC #3 in Poznań
- * won the gold medal tally. New Zealand and won 11 overall medals each.
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2016 Summer Olympics (ISAF">International Sailing Federation">ISAF)
- August 8–18: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Marina da Glória
- * Men
- * Men's RS:X: Dorian van Rijsselberghe; Nick Dempsey; Pierre Le Coq
- * Men's Laser: Tom Burton; Tonči Stipanović; Sam Meech
- * Men's Finn: Giles Scott; Vasilij Žbogar; Caleb Paine
- * Men's 470:
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- * Men's 49er:
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- * Women
- * Women's RS:X: Charline Picon; Chen Peina; Stefania Elfutina
- * Women's Laser Radial: Marit Bouwmeester; Annalise Murphy; Anne-Marie Rindom
- * Women's 470:
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- * Women's 49erFX:
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- * Mixed Narca 17:
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World sailing championships
- June 14–18: 2016 ISAF Youth Match Racing World Championships in / Nouméa
- * Winners:
- September 21–25: 2016 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- * Winner: Anna Kjellberg
- September 25–30: 2016 FISU World University Sailing Championship in Perth
- * Open and Women's winners:
- December 14–20: 2016 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in Auckland
- * Note: Was scheduled to be held in Oman. However, it withdrew, due to the alleged national discriminatory practices against Israel.
- * and won 2 gold medals each. Australia, the,,, and won 3 overall medals each.
- * Nations Trophy winner:
[2016 ISAF Sailing World Cup]
- December 7–13, 2015: SWC #1 in Melbourne
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- January 23–29: SWC #2 in Miami
- * The,, and won 2 gold medals each. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.
- April 25 – May 1: SWC #3 in Hyères
- * and won 2 gold medals each. Australia won the overall medal tally.
- June 6–12: SWC #4 in Weymouth and Portland, Dorset
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 19–25: SWC #5 in Qingdao
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- December 4–11: SWC #6 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)
- August 6–20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center
- * Men: ; ;
- * Women: ; ;
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 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 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
- * 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.