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Araujo earns third straight title; Smith leads women’s field in 2025 World Series

Athletes across seven categories conclude the season after eight stops worldwide as final ranking of athletes who topped their categories announced 18 Dec 2025
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Brazil’s Gabriel dos Santos Araujo (S2) topped the standings with 4107 points, earning decisive results in Barcelona, Spain and Indianapolis, USA to secure the crown for the third year in a row.
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By Victor Pereira | For World Para Swimming

The 2025 Para Swimming World Series season has officially come to an end, and with it comes the final ranking of athletes who topped their categories after eight stages held across four continents.

Performances throughout the year shaped a competitive and balanced race for points, with swimmers collecting results from multiple meets to form their final totals.

Click here for the list of all World Series winners since the first edition in 2017.

In the Overall Women’s category, the United States’ Leanne Smith (S3) claimed the top position with 4417 points.

Smith delivered another season of precision and control, collecting results in both Indianapolis and Barcelona to finish comfortably ahead of the field.

Hong Kong, China’s Yui Lam Chan (S14) secured second place with 3822 points, following strong outings in Lignano Sabbiadoro and Fuji-Shizuoka. Italy’s Alessia Scortechini (S10) closed the top three with 3710 points, also splitting her season between Italy and Spain.

 

The Overall Men’s category produced one of the narrowest margins of the season.

Brazil’s Gabriel dos Santos Araujo (S2) topped the standings with 4107 points, earning decisive results in Barcelona, Spain and Indianapolis, USA to secure the crown for the third year in a row.

Denmark’s Alexander Hillhouse (S14) followed closely with 4028 points after solid performances in Paris and Barcelona while Italy’s Simone Barlaam (S9) completed the podium with 4017 points, only a few points behind, following stops in Lignano Sabbiadoro and Barcelona.

In the High-Support Needs Women’s category, the pattern from the overall standings repeated:  Lean-ne Smith (S3) topped the ranking once again, her 4417 points placing her well ahead of the field after consistent races in Indianapolis and Barcelona.

Singapore’s Yip Pin Xiu (S2) secured second place with 3165 points from competitions in Melbourne and Fuji-Shizuoka. Mexico’s Fabiola Ramírez (S2) Martínez finished third with 2674 points, adding results from Guadalajara and Fuji-Shizuoka.

 

 

Brazil’s strength was also evident in the High-Support Needs Men’s category, where Gabriel dos San-tos Araujo (S2) claimed yet another title with 4107 points, mirroring his overall classification and reaffirming his three-time title across both categories.

Turkey’s Umut Unlu (S3) finished second with 3276 points, competing in Paris and Barcelona. Peru’s Isaias Sono (S3) took third place with 3173 points, combining results from Lima and Paris to secure his podium finish.

Among the rising talents, the Junior Women’s category highlighted new names gaining ground on the international stage.

Spain’s Anastasiya Dmytriv Dmytriv (S9) closed the season at the top with 3648 points, after competing in Fuji-Shizuoka and Barcelona.

Croatia’s Emma Mecic (S9) followed with 3585 points, collecting strong results in Lignano Sabbiadoro and Paris. Australia’s Kael Thompson (S14) completed the top three with 3435 points from Indianapolis and Melbourne.

The Junior Men’s category also delivered a tight race.

Australia’s Callum Simpson (S8) earned first place with 3734 points, racing in Indianapolis and Melbourne. Russia’s Egor Shchitkovskii (S13) placed second with 3713 points, combining his results from Paris and Lignano Sabbiadoro.

Turkey’s Turgut Aslan Yaraman (S8) took third with 3619 points, after competing in Paris and Barcelona.

 

 

 

In the final classification of the season, the National Paralympic Committees standings reflected the depth of each delegation throughout the year.

The United States topped the table with 14,926 points, driven by the consistent presence of multiple athletes across the circuit. Italy followed just behind with 14,880 points, confirming its place as one of the strongest Para swimming nations in the world. Hong Kong, China completed the top three with 14,639 points, boosted by high-performing athletes across different categories.

The World Series will return in 2026 and more information about next season’s calendar can be found here.

 

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