Saint Lucia has officially selected a three-member team to represent the nation at the upcoming 2025 World Aquatics Championships, taking place in Singapore from July 26th to August 3rd.
The Saint Lucia Aquatics Federation (SLAF) proudly announces the national team’s participation in this prestigious event, confirming that the delegation will arrive on July 24th to ensure thorough preparation.
This year’s team was determined based on the highest World Aquatics (WA) Points and swimmer availability.
The athletes representing Saint Lucia on the global stage are:
– Antoine Destang – 100m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly
– Naekeisha Louis – 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly
– Mikaili Charlemagne – 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle
The team will be led by Head Coach Andy Edwards, reflecting excellence, discipline, and national pride.
The SLAF is calling on media outlets to amplify support for our athletes and their journey.
The 2025 World Aquatics Championships will host the world’s top artistic swimming, diving, open water swimming, water polo, and high diving athletes.
Approximately 2,500 competitors from over 200 countries will contest in 77 medal events at this significant event, which will be held in Singapore.
The newly constructed 4,800-seater World Aquatics Championships Arena (WCH Arena) at the Singapore Sports Hub, officially opened in June, will serve as the venue.
The event kicks off with water polo on July 11 and concludes with the final swimming and diving events on August 3. The swimming competition is set to feature Olympic gold medallists such as Leon Marchand, Summer McIntosh, Katie Ledecky, Thomas Ceccon, and Kaylee McKeown.
All eyes will be on Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary, the defending 10km world and Olympic champion in men’s open water swimming. In the women’s division, Moesha Johnson of Australia, a silver medallist from the Paris 2024 Olympics and a team world title winner in 2024, is poised to seize her first individual world title, following the decision of defending champion Sharon van Rouwendaal to withdraw from this year’s competition.
As the 22nd edition of the World Aquatics Championships, the 2025 event marks a historic moment, being hosted in Singapore—the first city in Southeast Asia to hold the World Championships.