FINA Annual Best Producer He Chao and Shi Tingmao won the best diving

BUDAPEST, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The 2015 FINA Annual Awards Ceremony was held in Budapest, Hungary, on the evening of the 31st, with Australia's Larkin and Hungary's Hosu being elected as the best male and female swimmers respectively, and China's He Chao and Stingmao being elected as the best male and female divers respectively.

Larkin received the award thanks to his outstanding performances in the World Cup and the Short Course World Cup. Although hosu won only two gold medals at the Kazan World Championships, she was voted the best female swimmer for her outstanding performances in the World Cup and the World Cup in the short course and the world ranking in six events at the end of the year. This is also the second time that Hosu has received this honor after 2014.

He Chao is the men's single three-meter board champion at the Kazan World Championships. He said in his speech that he felt very fortunate and honored to receive this award, and as a newcomer, he was very lucky to be able to win the championship at the world championship for the first time. He said: "I am very proud, I come from a great team – the Chinese team. I hope this award inspires me to realize my dreams at the Rio Olympics. ”

At the Kazan World Championships, Shi Tingmao won the women's singles and doubles three-meter boards. She said at the awards ceremony that she was honored to attend the award ceremony and thanked the coaches and the Chinese diving team for their help and support.

Britain's Hunter and America's Simpson were voted the best male and female platform divers. Bill May of the United States and Alexander Marsef of Russia were both voted best male synchronized swimmer, and Romashna of Russia was voted best female synchronized swimmer. Wielimo Viski of the United States and Kunha of Brazil became the best open water swimmers for both men and women. The Serbian men's water polo team and the U.S. women's water polo team became the best men's and women's water polo teams respectively.

The best athletes of 2015 are selected according to FINA's new selection method, and the results won in competitions organized by FINA and the year-end world rankings become important bases. (End)