Marco Polo World Championships 1931–2026

132 World Championships since 1931, with full results for every edition.

Upcoming

2027 Indoor: Hokkaido Thermal Arena, Sapporo (13–21 March 2027)
2027 Outdoor: Lake Bled Competition Basin, Bled (2–10 August 2027)

Indoor World Championships

Year	Host	Dates	Athletes	Water °C	Champion
2026	Rotterdam NED	14–22 March 2026	96	27.5	Aaron Warburton GBR
2025	Antwerp BEL	11–18 March 2025	96	27.4	Mathis Delacroix-Brun FRA
2024	Montréal CAN	8–15 March 2024	96	27.3	Larissa Bittencourt BRA
2023	Eindhoven NED	5–12 March 2023	96	27.4	Pau Arrieta ESP
2022	Zürich SUI	2–9 March 2022	96	27.4	Edoardo Lupieri ITA
2021	Gdańsk POL	17–24 March 2021	96	27.4	Tane Te Rangimarie NZL
2019	Copenhagen DEN	11–18 March 2019	90	27.4	Tane Te Rangimarie NZL
2018	Sheffield GBR	8–15 March 2018	90	27.5	Jaka Zupančič SLO
2017	Seoul KOR	5–12 March 2017	90	27.4	Tane Te Rangimarie NZL
2016	Leipzig GER	2–9 March 2016	90	27.3	Manuela Figueiredo BRA
2015	Turin ITA	17–24 March 2015	90	27.4	Tane Te Rangimarie NZL
2014	Vienna AUT	14–21 March 2014	90	27.4	Jaka Zupančič SLO
2013	Lyon FRA	11–18 March 2013	90	27.4	Manuela Figueiredo BRA
2012	Prague CZE	8–15 March 2012	84	27.4	Daiki Shinohara JPN
2011	Nagoya JPN	5–12 March 2011	84	27.5	Chidi Nwachukwu NGA
2010	Budapest HUN	2–9 March 2010	84	27.2	Mads Bech DEN
2009	Glasgow GBR	17–24 March 2009	84	27.4	Rasmus Põder EST
2008	Stockholm SWE	14–21 March 2008	84	27.3	Henrik Steinhoff GER
2007	Antwerp BEL	11–18 March 2007	84	27.4	Tomasz Wierzbowski POL
2006	Montréal CAN	8–15 March 2006	84	27.3	Daiki Shinohara JPN
2005	Eindhoven NED	5–12 March 2005	84	27.3	Tomasz Wierzbowski POL
2004	Zürich SUI	2–9 March 2004	78	27.5	Tomasz Wierzbowski POL
2003	Gdańsk POL	17–24 March 2003	78	27.4	Marin Babić CRO
2002	Helsinki FIN	14–21 March 2002	78	27.7	Sigrid Haugland NOR
2001	Copenhagen DEN	11–18 March 2001	78	27.3	Alva Almgren SWE
2000	Sheffield GBR	8–15 March 2000	78	27.4	Clemens Pichler AUT
1999	Seoul KOR	5–12 March 1999	78	27.6	Clemens Pichler AUT
1998	Leipzig GER	2–9 March 1998	78	27.2	Ottavia Ferrandino ITA
1997	Turin ITA	17–24 March 1997	72	27.7	Tommaso Dell'Orto ITA
1996	Vienna AUT	14–21 March 1996	72	27.2	Kaori Ishizuchi JPN
1995	Lyon FRA	11–18 March 1995	72	27.4	Kaori Ishizuchi JPN
1994	Osaka JPN	12–20 March 1994	72	27.5	Kaori Ishizuchi JPN
1993	Nagoya JPN	5–12 March 1993	72	27.1	Kaori Ishizuchi JPN
1992	Budapest HUN	2–9 March 1992	72	27.7	Kaori Ishizuchi JPN
1991	Glasgow GBR	17–24 March 1991	72	27.5	Kaori Ishizuchi JPN
1990	Stockholm SWE	14–21 March 1990	72	27.4	Ottavia Marzanello ITA
1989	Antwerp BEL	11–18 March 1989	66	27.3	Karla Bech DEN
1988	Montréal CAN	8–15 March 1988	66	27.4	Ottavia Marzanello ITA
1987	Eindhoven NED	5–12 March 1987	66	27.0	Lars-Erik Hovland NOR
1986	Zürich SUI	2–9 March 1986	66	27.4	Lieselotte Achterberg GER
1985	Gdańsk POL	17–24 March 1985	66	27.6	Lieselotte Achterberg GER
1984	Helsinki FIN	14–21 March 1984	66	26.9	Lieselotte Achterberg GER
1983	Copenhagen DEN	11–18 March 1983	66	27.6	Lieselotte Achterberg GER
1982	Sheffield GBR	8–15 March 1982	60	27.6	Seo-yeon Dokgo KOR
1981	Seoul KOR	5–12 March 1981	60	27.3	Théo Brunel FRA
1980	Leipzig GER	2–9 March 1980	60	27.3	Wendell Easley USA
1979	Turin ITA	17–24 March 1979	60	27.2	Réka Szalai HUN
1978	Vienna AUT	14–21 March 1978	60	27.8	Hamish Wollaston AUS
1977	Lyon FRA	11–18 March 1977	60	27.3	Mio Hayakawa JPN
1976	Prague CZE	8–15 March 1976	60	27.6	Callum Reidford GBR
1975	Nagoya JPN	5–12 March 1975	60	27.5	Tahlia Pettifer AUS
1974	Budapest HUN	2–9 March 1974	54	27.5	Callum Reidford GBR
1973	Glasgow GBR	17–24 March 1973	54	27.5	Callum Reidford GBR
1972	Stockholm SWE	14–21 March 1972	54	27.5	Aoi Shinohara JPN
1971	Antwerp BEL	11–18 March 1971	54	27.3	Urs Pfister SUI
1970	Montréal CAN	8–15 March 1970	54	29.3	Tahlia Muirhead AUS
1969	Eindhoven NED	5–12 March 1969	54	29.4	Arno Lambrechts BEL
1968	Amsterdam NED	11–16 March 1968	54	28.3	Bertrand Pélissou FRA

Outdoor World Championships

Year	Host	Dates	Athletes	Water °C	Champion
2026	Cagliari ITA	3–11 August 2026	96	27.0	Jonathon Couriard GBR
2025	Gothenburg SWE	11–18 August 2025	96	28.9	Joon-ho Baekwol KOR
2024	Malmö SWE	8–15 August 2024	96	23.7	Wout Peeters BEL
2023	Barcelona ESP	5–12 August 2023	96	26.6	Mere Waititi-Lowe NZL
2022	Rimini ITA	2–9 August 2022	96	26.5	Clodagh Ó Briain IRL
2021	Athens GRE	17–24 August 2021	96	24.4	Carmen Quiroga ESP
2019	Long Beach USA	11–18 August 2019	90	26.5	Lena Achterberg GER
2018	Perth AUS	8–15 August 2018	90	29.4	Freja Overgaard DEN
2017	Buenos Aires ARG	5–12 August 2017	90	23.4	Wendell Calloway USA
2016	Auckland NZL	2–9 August 2016	90	26.2	Karla Thorsen DEN
2015	Split CRO	17–24 August 2015	90	26.8	Karla Thorsen DEN
2014	Valencia ESP	14–21 August 2014	90	24.8	Femi Adebayo-Lindqvist SWE
2013	Rio de Janeiro BRA	11–18 August 2013	90	27.5	Eirik Brekke NOR
2012	Durban RSA	8–15 August 2012	84	24.9	Femi Adebayo-Lindqvist SWE
2011	Gothenburg SWE	1–8 August 2011	84	28.2	Femi Adebayo-Lindqvist SWE
2010	Nice FRA	2–9 August 2010	84	25.2	Eirik Brekke NOR
2009	Dubrovnik CRO	17–24 August 2009	84	25.9	Clémence Ravel-Ortiz FRA
2008	Lisbon POR	14–21 August 2008	84	28.3	Joon-ho Yeom KOR
2007	Gothenburg SWE	11–18 August 2007	84	25.0	Eirik Brekke NOR
2006	Malmö SWE	8–15 August 2006	84	25.4	Alva Hedlund SWE
2005	Barcelona ESP	5–12 August 2005	84	27.3	Théo Maréchaux FRA
2004	Rimini ITA	2–9 August 2004	78	26.1	Owen Gauthier CAN
2003	Athens GRE	17–24 August 2003	78	29.2	Karla Kjærgaard DEN
2002	Thessaloniki GRE	14–21 August 2002	78	24.4	Leonor Valadares POR
2001	Long Beach USA	11–18 August 2001	78	24.7	Ngaio Te Rangimarie NZL
2000	Perth AUS	8–15 August 2000	78	27.6	Ngaio Te Rangimarie NZL
1999	Buenos Aires ARG	5–12 August 1999	78	25.2	Ngaio Te Rangimarie NZL
1998	Auckland NZL	2–9 August 1998	78	23.1	Ngaio Te Rangimarie NZL
1997	Split CRO	17–24 August 1997	72	25.2	Ngaio Te Rangimarie NZL
1996	Valencia ESP	14–21 August 1996	72	25.6	Théo Maréchaux FRA
1995	Rio de Janeiro BRA	11–18 August 1995	72	25.5	Folake Nwachukwu NGA
1994	Durban RSA	8–15 August 1994	72	25.4	Valentin Haslinger AUT
1993	Cape Town RSA	5–12 August 1993	72	25.5	Nika Mlakar SLO
1992	Nice FRA	2–9 August 1992	72	23.9	Jarrah Hargreave AUS
1991	Dubrovnik CRO	17–24 August 1991	72	29.1	Sander Rijkaart NED
1990	Lisbon POR	14–21 August 1990	72	25.2	Ilse de Kuyper NED
1989	Gothenburg SWE	11–18 August 1989	66	23.9	Lars-Erik Hovland NOR
1988	Malmö SWE	8–15 August 1988	66	25.1	Ebba Hedlund SWE
1987	Barcelona ESP	5–12 August 1987	66	26.4	Bára Dvořáková CZE
1986	Rimini ITA	2–9 August 1986	66	28.9	Cian Cullinane IRL
1985	Athens GRE	17–24 August 1985	66	22.8	Matteo Dell'Orto ITA
1984	Thessaloniki GRE	14–21 August 1984	66	26.0	Margot Lambrechts BEL
1983	Long Beach USA	11–18 August 1983	66	25.0	Elke Verstraete BEL
1982	Perth AUS	8–15 August 1982	60	27.7	Facundo Rivadavia ARG
1981	Buenos Aires ARG	5–12 August 1981	60	24.0	Margot Goossens BEL
1980	Split CRO	2–9 August 1980	60	22.3	Bogdan Vrhovac YUG
1979	Split CRO	17–24 August 1979	60	25.7	Wojciech Wierzbowski POL
1978	Valencia ESP	14–21 August 1978	60	26.9	Kinsley Whitlock USA
1977	Rio de Janeiro BRA	11–18 August 1977	60	27.5	Matteo Lupieri ITA
1976	Durban RSA	8–15 August 1976	60	26.5	Owen Beaulieu CAN
1975	Cape Town RSA	5–12 August 1975	60	25.9	Rui Sequeira POR
1974	Nice FRA	2–9 August 1974	54	26.0	Rui Sequeira POR
1973	Dubrovnik CRO	17–24 August 1973	54	28.2	Benedetta Pagliarulo ITA
1972	Lisbon POR	14–21 August 1972	54	24.5	Greta Steinhoff GER
1971	Gothenburg SWE	11–18 August 1971	54	26.5	Marit Hoogeveen NED
1970	Malmö SWE	8–15 August 1970	54	26.2	Benedetta Pagliarulo ITA
1969	Barcelona ESP	5–12 August 1969	54	25.2	Felix Kaltenbach GER
1968	Acapulco MEX	5–12 August 1968	54	27.1	Marisol Etxeberria ESP

World Championships, unified era (1931–1967)

Year	Host	Dates	Athletes	Water °C	Champion
1967	Salzburg AUT	17–24 August 1967	48	20.0	Bertrand Pélissou FRA
1965	Stockholm SWE	11–18 August 1965	48	23.9	Ilse Grünwaldt AUT
1963	Bled SLO	5–12 August 1963	48	23.3	Ilse Grünwaldt AUT
1961	Monte Carlo FRA	17–24 August 1961	48	24.2	Wendell Okafor-Brigham USA
1959	Brighton GBR	11–18 August 1959	42	19.8	Wendell Okafor-Brigham USA
1957	Lausanne SUI	5–12 August 1957	42	21.9	Wendell Okafor-Brigham USA
1955	Salzburg AUT	17–24 August 1955	42	25.9	Ottavio Marzanello ITA
1953	Stockholm SWE	11–18 August 1953	42	20.9	Ottavio Marzanello ITA
1951	Helsinki FIN	4–11 August 1951	36	23.9	Ottavio Marzanello ITA
1949	Monte Carlo FRA	17–24 August 1949	36	21.0	Sven-Olof Rydqvist SWE
1947	Brighton GBR	11–18 August 1947	36	20.7	Sven-Olof Rydqvist SWE
1939	Bled SLO	5–12 August 1939	30	20.1	Hendrika “Hennie” Valkhof NED
1937	Monte Carlo FRA	17–24 August 1937	24	23.8	Hendrika “Hennie” Valkhof NED
1935	Brighton GBR	11–18 August 1935	24	20.4	Hendrika “Hennie” Valkhof NED
1933	Lausanne SUI	5–12 August 1933	24	22.9	Hendrika “Hennie” Valkhof NED
1931	Vevey SUI	9–16 August 1931	24	22.6	Lucien Morand SUI