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This article lists the in the water and on the water forms of aquatic sports for 2017.

Aquatics (FINA)

World aquatics championships

July 14–30: 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest^[1]
- The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
August 7–20: 2017 FINA World Masters Championships in Budapest^[2]
- For results, click here.
August 23–28: 2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis^[3]
- The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
November 27 – December 7: 2017 World Para Swimming Championships in Mexico City^[4]
- Note: Due to the 2017 Chiapas earthquake, the championships was postponed until the end of November 2017.
- China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[5]

2017 FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup

February 4: MSWC #1 in Carmen de Patagones-Viedma, Río Negro^[6]
- Winners: Federico Vanelli (m) / Arianna Bridi (f)
March 11: MSWC #2 in Abu Dhabi^[7]
- Winners: Jack Burnell (m) / Aurélie Muller (f)
June 24: MSWC #3 in Setúbal^[8]
- Winners: Kristóf Rasovszky (m) / Rachele Bruni (f)
July 27: MSWC #4 in Lac Saint-Jean^[9]
- Winners: Simone Ruffini (m) / Arianna Bridi (f)
August 12: MSWC #5 in Lake Mégantic^[10]
- Winners: Kristóf Rasovszky (m) / Ana Marcela Cunha (f)
October 15: MSWC #6 in Chun'an County (Hangzhou)^[11]
- Winners: Kristóf Rasovszky (m) / Ana Marcela Cunha (f)
October 21: MSWC #7 (final) in Hong Kong^[12]
- Winners: Rob Muffels (m) / Arianna Bridi (f)

2017 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix

February 5: OWGP #1 in Santa Fe-Coronda^[13]
- Winners: Damián Blaum (m) / Barbara Pozzobon (f)
July 29: OWGP #2 in Lac Saint-Jean^[14]
- Winners: Guillermo Bertola (m) / Martina Grimaldi (f)
August 19: OWGP #3 in Lake Ohrid^[15]
- Winners: Alexander Studzinski (m) / Barbara Pozzobon (f)
September 3: OWGP #4 (final) in Capri-Naples^[16]
- Winners: Matteo Furlan (m) / Ana Marcela Cunha (f)

2017 FINA Diving World Series

March 3–5: DWS #1 in Beijing^[17]
- 3m Springboard winners: Jack Laugher (m) / Shi Tingmao (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Chen Aisen (m) / Si Yajie (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: China (Cao Yuan & Xie Siyi) (m) / China (Shi Tingmao & XU Zhihuan) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: China (Chen Aisen & Yang Hao) (m) / China (Chang Yani & Ren Qian) (f)
- Mixed winners: China (Wang Han & LI Zheng) (3m) / China (LIAN Jie & LIAN Junjie) (10m)
March 9–11: DWS #2 in Guangzhou^[18]
- 3m Springboard winners: Xie Siyi (m) / Shi Tingmao (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Chen Aisen (m) / Si Yajie (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: China (Xie Siyi & Cao Yuan) (m) / China (Shi Tingmao & XU Zhihuan) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: China (Chen Aisen & Yang Hao) (m) / China (Chang Yani & Ren Qian) (f)
- Mixed winners: China (Wang Han & LI Zheng) (3m) / China (LIAN Jie & LIAN Junjie) (10m)
March 31 – April 2: DWS #3 in Kazan^[19]
- 3m Springboard winners: Cao Yuan (m) / Shi Tingmao (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Chen Aisen (m) / Ren Qian (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: China (Xie Siyi & Cao Yuan) (m) / China (Chang Yani & Shi Tingmao) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: China (Chen Aisen & Yang Hao) (m) / China (Ren Qian & Si Yajie) (f)
- Mixed winners: China (Wang Han & LI Zheng) (3m) / China (LIAN Jie & LIAN Junjie) (10m)
April 21–23: DWS #4 in Windsor, Ontario (final)^[20]
- 3m Springboard winners: Jack Laugher (m) / Shi Tingmao (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Chen Aisen (m) / Si Yajie (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: Russia (Evgeny Kuznetsov & Ilya Zakharov) (m) / China (Chang Yani & Shi Tingmao) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: China (Chen Aisen & Yang Hao) (m) / China (Ren Qian & Si Yajie) (f)
- Mixed winners: China (Wang Han & LI Zheng) (3m) / China (LIAN Jie & LIAN Junjie) (10m)

2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix

February 24–26: DGP #1 in Rostock^[21]
- 3m Springboard winners: PENG Jianfeng (m) / WU Chunting (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Yang Jian (m) / ZHANG Minjie (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: Germany (Stephan Feck & Patrick Hausding) (m) / Canada (Melissa Citrini Beaulieu & Jennifer Abel) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: Russia (Roman Izmailov & Sergey Nazin) (m; default) / China (ZHANG Minjie & ZHANG Jiaqi) (f)
April 6–9: DGP #2 in Gatineau^[22]
- 3m Springboard winners: He Chao (m) / JIA Dongjin (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Yang Jian (m) / Nana Sasaki (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: China (He Chao & LIU Chengming) (m) / China (CHEN Huiling & JIA Dongjin) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: Great Britain (Matthew Dixon & Noah Williams) (m) / China (LIU Xin & ZHANG Rui) (f)
- Mixed Synchronized winners: Canada (Jennifer Abel & François Imbeau-Dulac) (3m) / Japan (Kazuki Murakami & Minami Itahashi) (10m)
May 4–7: DGP #3 in San Juan, Puerto Rico^[23]
- 3m Springboard winners: Sebastián Morales (m) / Chen Yiwen (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Matty Lee (m) / LIU Xin (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: Great Britain (Freddy Woodward & James Heatly) (m) / China (LIU Lingrui & Huang Xiaohui) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: China (XU Zewei & Tai Xiaohu) (m) / China (LIU Xin & ZHANG Rui) (f)
- Mixed Synchronized winners: Japan (Nishida Reo & Hazuki Miyamoto) (3m) / Great Britain (Matty Lee & Robyn Birch) (10m)
May 26–28: DGP #4 in Madrid^[24]
- 3m Springboard winners: Giovanni Tocci (m) / Pamela Ware (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Randal Willars Valdez (m) / ZHANG Jiaqi (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: Canada (François Imbeau-Dulac & Peter Thach Mai) (m) / Canada (Mia Vallee & Olivia Chamandy) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: Mexico (Kevin Berlin Reyes & Jose Diego Balleza Isaias) (m) / China (ZHANG Jiaqi & ZHANG Minjie) (f)
July 5–7: DGP #5 in Bolzano^[25]
- 3m Springboard winners: Sebastián Morales (m) / Yuka Mabuchi (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Isaac Souza Filho (m) / ZHANG Nanju (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: Russia (Evgenii Novoselov & Viacheslav Novoselov) (m) / Great Britain (Yasmin Harper & Scarlett Mew Jensen) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: Russia (Egor Galperin & Boris Efremov) (m; default) / Italy (Chiara Pellacani & Noemi Batki) (f)
- Mixed Synchronized winners: Italy (Elena Bertocchi & Maicol Verzotto) (3m) / Italy (Noemi Batki & Maicol Verzotto) (10m)
October 26–29: DGP #6 in Kuala Lumpur^[26]
- 3m Springboard winners: Woo Ha-ram (m) / Wang Han (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Tai Xiaohu (m) / ZHANG Jiaqi (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: South Korea (Kim Yeong-nam & Woo Ha-ram) (m) / Japan (Hazuki Miyamoto & Sayaka Mikami) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: South Korea (Kim Yeong-nam & Woo Ha-ram) (m) / Malaysia (Leong Mun Yee & Pandelela Rinong) (f)
- Mixed Synchronized winners: Japan (Hazuki Miyamoto & Nishida Reo) (3m) / Malaysia (Cheong Jun Hoong & Jellson Jabillin) (10m)
November 2–5: DGP #7 in Singapore^[27]
- 3m Springboard winners: Kim Yeong-nam (m) / Chen Yiwen (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Tai Xiaohu (m) / ZHANG Jiaqi (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: South Korea (Kim Yeong-nam & Woo Ha-ram) (m) / Great Britain (Yasmin Harper & Scarlett Mew Jensen) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: South Korea (Kim Yeong-nam & Woo Ha-ram) (m) / North Korea (KIM Kwang Hui & KIM Mi Hwa) (f)
- Mixed Synchronized winners: South Korea (Kim Su-ji & Woo Ha-ram) (3m) / South Korea (CHO Eun-bi & Kim Yeong-nam) (10m)
November 9–12: DGP #8 (final) in Gold Coast, Queensland^[28]
- 3m Springboard winners: Xie Siyi (m) / Chen Yiwen (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Yang Jian (m) / Pandelela Rinong (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: China (Cao Yuan & Xie Siyi) (m) / United States (Krysta Palmer & Maria Coburn) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: Russia (Aleksandr Belevtsev & Nikita Shleikher) (m) / Australia (Melissa Wu & Taneka Kovchenko) (f)
- Mixed Synchronized winners: Germany (Martin Wolfram & Tina Punzel) (3m) / Great Britain (Gemma McArthur & Lucas Thomson) (10m)

2017 FINA High Diving World Cup

April 27–29: 2017 FINA High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi^[29]
- Women's 20 m winner: Rita Jimenez Trejo
- Men's 27 m winner: Gary Hunt

2017 FINA Swimming World Cup

August 2 & 3: SWC #1 in Moscow^[30]
- Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
August 6 & 7: SWC #2 in Berlin^[31]
- Hungary won the gold medal tally. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.
August 11 & 12: SWC #3 in Eindhoven^[32]
- South Africa and Russia won 4 gold medals each. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.
September 30 & October 1: SWC #4 in Hong Kong^[33]
- South Africa won the gold medal tally. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.
October 4 & 5: SWC #5 in Doha^[34]
- Hungary won the gold medal tally. China and the Netherlands won 13 overall medals each.
November 10 & 11: SWC #6 in Beijing^[35]
- China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
November 14 & 15: SWC #7 in Tokyo^[36]
- Japan and Australia won 5 gold medals each. Japan won the overall medal tally.
November 18 & 19: SWC #8 (final) in Singapore^[37]
- Australia and Russia won 5 gold medals each. Australia won the overall medal tally.

2017 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Series

March 10–12: SSWS #1 in Paris^[38]
- Free/Technical Solo winner: Anna Voloshyna
- Free/Technical Duet winners: China (Jiang Wenwen & Jiang Tingting)
- Free/Technical Mixed Duet winners: Italy (Manila Flamini & Giorgio Minisini)
- Free Combination & Team Routine winners: Japan
April 22–24: SSWS #2 in Taiyuan^[39]
- Free/Technical Solo winners: Lee Lee / Anita Alvarez
- Free/Technical Duet winners: China (Li Xiaolu & Sun Wenyan)
- Free/Technical Mixed Duet winners: China (SHI Haoyu & SHENG Shuwen)
- Free Combination & Team Routine winners: China
April 28–30: SSWS #3 in Tokyo^[40]
- Free/Technical Solo winner: Ona Carbonell
- Free/Technical Duet winners: Japan (Yukiko Inui & Kanami Nakamaki) / Japan (Yukiko Inui & Mai Nakamura)
- Free Mixed Duet winners: Japan (Abe Atsushi & Yumi Adachi)
- Free Combination & Team Routine winners: Japan
May 2–7: SSWS #4 in Toronto^[41]
- Free/Technical Solo winner: Anna Voloshyna
- Free/Technical Duet winner: Ukraine (Anna Voloshyna & Yelyzaveta Yakhno)
- Free/Technical Mixed Duet winners: Canada (Robert Prévost & Isabelle Rampling) (default)
- Free Combination & Team Routine winners: Ukraine
May 25–28: SSWS #5 in Las Palmas^[42]
- Free/Technical Solo winner: Ona Carbonell
- Free/Technical Duet winners: Spain (Ona Carbonell & Paula Ramirez)
- Free/Technical Mixed Duet winners: Japan (Yumi Adachi & Abe Atsushi)
- Free Combination & Team Routine winners: Ukraine
June 22–24: SSWS #6 in Long Island (East Meadow, New York)^[43]
- Solo winner: Ona Carbonell
- Duet winners: Spain (Ona Carbonell & Paula Ramirez)
- Team winners: United States
- Mixed Duet winners: United States (Kanako Spendlove & Bill May)
September 21–24: SSWS #7 (final) in Tashkent^[44]
- Solo winner: Ona Carbonell
- Duet winners: Ukraine (Anna Voloshyna & Yelyzaveta Yakhno)
- Team winners: Ukraine
- Mixed Duet winners: Japan (Abe Atsushi & Yumi Adachi)

LEN (Aquatics)

May 5–7: 2017 European Synchronised Swimming Champions Cup in Cuneo^[45]
- Free/Technical Duet winners: Spain (Ona Carbonell & Paula Ramirez) (2 times)
- Free/Technical Mixed Duet winners: Italy (Manila Flamini & Giorgio Minisini) (2 times)
- Free/Technical Team winners: Italy (2 times)
- Team Highlight winners: Greece
- Free Combination winners: Ukraine
June 12–18: 2017 European Diving Championships in Kyiv^[46]
- 1m Springboard winners: Illya Kvasha (m) / Elena Bertocchi (f)
- 3m Springboard winners: Ilya Zakharov (m) / Hanna Pysmenska (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Benjamin Auffret (m) / Lois Toulson (f)
- Synchronized 3m winners: Russia (Ilya Zakharov & Evgeny Kuznetsov) (m) / Russia (Nadezhda Bazhina & Kristina Ilinykh) (f)
- Synchronized 10m winners: Ukraine (Maksym Dolhov & Oleksandr Horshkovozov) (m) / Great Britain (Ruby Bower & Phoebe Banks) (f)
- Mixed winners: Italy (Elena Bertocchi & Maicol Verzotto) (3m) / Great Britain (Lois Toulson & Matty Lee) (10m)
- Team event winners: France (Laura Marino & Matthieu Rosset)
June 21–25: 2017 European Junior Synchronised Swimming Championship in Belgrade^[47]
- Solo Preliminary/Free winners: Tatiana Gayday
- Duo Preliminary/Free winners: Russia (Milena Maretich & Karina Tashagadzhieva)
- Team Preliminary/Free winners: Russia
- Free Combination Preliminary/Free winners: Russia
- Figures winner: Daria Kulagina
June 27 – July 2: 2017 European Junior Diving Championship in Bergen^[48]
- 1m Springboard winners: Jonathan Suckow (m) / Ekaterina Nekrasova (f)
- 3m Springboard winners: Nikita Nikolaev (m) / Ekaterina Nekrasova (f)
- 10m Platform winners: Matthew Dixon (m) / Anna Chuinyshena (f)
- Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Germany (Patrick Kreisel & Lou Massenberg) (m) / Russia (Ekaterina Nekrasova & Uliana Kliueva) (f)
- Synchronized 10m Platform winners: Russia (Ruslan Ternovoi & Maksim Malofeev) (m) / Ukraine (Sofiia Lyskun & Valeriia Liulko) (f)
- Mixed winners: Russia
June 28 – July 2: 2017 European Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya^[49]
- Russia and Hungary won 11 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
August 4–6: 2017 European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Marseille^[50]
- Junior 5 km winners: Szilar Galyassy (m) / Giulia Salin (f)
- Men's Junior 7.5 km winner: Clement Batte
- Junior 10 km winners: Logan Fontaine (m) / Melinda Novoszath (f)
- Junior 5 km mixed relay (14–16 years old) winners: Russia (Daniil Orlov, Ekaterina Zotova, Yana Kurtseva, & Nikita Khotko)
- Junior 5 km mixed relay (14–19 years old) winners: France (Oceane Cassignol, Clement Batte, Lisa Pou, & Logan Fontaine)
December 13–17: 2017 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Copenhagen^[51]
- Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2017 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series

June 24: #1 in Serpent's Lair, Inis Mór
- Winners: Gary Hunt (m) / Rhiannan Iffland (f)
July 9: #2 in Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel, Azores
- Winners: Orlando Duque (m) / Adriana Jimenez (f)
July 23: #3 in Bastione di Santo Stefano, Polignano a Mare
- Winners: Alessandro De Rose (m) / Rhiannan Iffland (f)
September 3: #4 in Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas
- Winners: Blake Aldridge (m) / Rhiannan Iffland (f)
September 16: #5 in Stari Most, Mostar
- Winners: Gary Hunt (m) / Cesilie Carlton (f)
October 21: #6 (final) in Saltos de Riñinahue, Lago Ranco
- Winners: Jonathan Paredes (m) / Rhiannan Iffland (f)

Canoeing

Canoe sprint

April 8 – September 24: 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint Schedule^[52]

International canoe sprint championships

June 22–25: 2017 European Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Belgrade
- Ukraine won the gold medal tally. Hungary won the overall medal tally.
July 14–16: 2017 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Plovdiv^[53]
- Hungary won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
July 27–30: 2017 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Pitești^[54]^[55]
- Junior: Hungary won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- U23: Belarus won the gold medal tally. Hungary won the overall medal tally.
August 23–27: 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice^[56]
- Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2017 Canoe Sprint World Cup

May 19–21: #1 in Montemor-o-Velho^[57]
- Hungary and Ukraine won 5 gold medals each. Hungary won the overall medal tally.
May 26–28: #2 in Szeged^[58]
- Hungary won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
June 2–4: #3 (final) in Belgrade^[59]
- Belarus won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Canoe slalom

January 28 – October 8: 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom Schedule^[52]

International canoe slalom championships

January 28–30: 2017 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships in Auckland^[60]
- C1 winners: Ryan Westley (m) / Jessica Fox (f)
- K1 winners: Michal Smolen (m) / Jessica Fox (f)
May 31 – June 4: 2017 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Tacen^[61]
- France and Great Britain won 2 gold medals each. The Czech Republic won the overall medal tally.
July 18–23: 2017 ICF World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships in Bratislava^[62]
- Junior: Germany won the gold medal tally. The Czech Republic won the overall medal tally.
- U23: The Czech Republic won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
August 17–20: 2017 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships in Hagen-Hohenlimburg^[63]
- The Czech Republic won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
September 27 – October 1: 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Pau^[64]
- The Czech Republic won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2017 Canoe Slalom World Cup

June 16–18: #1 in Prague^[65]
- C1 winners: Sideris Tasiadis (m) / Kimberley Woods (f)
- Men's C2 winners: Czech Republic (Jonáš Kašpar & Marek Šindler)
- K1 winners: Vít Přindiš (m) / Maialen Chourraut (f)
- Mixed C2 winners: Czech Republic (Tereza Fišerová & Jakub Jáně)
- Extreme K1 winners: Michael Dawson (m) / Amálie Hilgertová (f)
June 23–25: #2 in Augsburg^[66]
- C1 winners: Matej Beňuš (m) / Jessica Fox (f)
- Men's C2 winners: Germany (Robert Behling & Thomas Becker)
- K1 winners: Vít Přindiš (m) / Ricarda Funk (f)
- Extreme K1 winners: Boris Neveu (m) / Jasmin Schornberg (f)
June 30 – July 2: #3 in Markkleeberg^[67]
- C1 winners: Michal Martikán (m) / Jessica Fox (f)
- Men's C2 winners: Czech Republic (Jonáš Kašpar & Marek Šindler)
- K1 winners: Giovanni De Gennaro (m) / Ricarda Funk (f)
- Extreme K1 winners: Vít Přindiš (m) / Tereza Fišerová (f)
September 1–3: #4 in Ivrea^[68]
- C1 winners: Sideris Tasiadis (m) / Jessica Fox (f)
- Men's C2 winners: Slovakia (Ladislav Škantár & Peter Škantár)
- K1 winners: Vít Přindiš (m) / Ricarda Funk (f)
- Extreme K1 winners: Hannes Aigner (m) / Ana Sátila (f)
September 8–10: #5 (final) in La Seu d'Urgell^[69]
- C1 winners: Benjamin Savšek (m) / Núria Vilarrubla (f)
- Men's C2 winners: Germany (Robert Behling & Thomas Becker)
- K1 winners: Peter Kauzer (m) / Ricarda Funk (f)
- Extreme K1 winners: Hannes Aigner (m) / Martina Wegman (f)

Other international canoeing events

June 30 – July 2: 2017 Canoe Marathon European Championships in Ponte de Lima^[70]
- Note: This event was supposed to be hosted in Vila Nova de Gaia, but an ICF official stated that the venue's conditions were unsatisfactory.^[71]
- Hungary won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
July 26–30: 2017 ICF Wildwater Canoeing Junior and U23 World Championships in Murau-Mur^[72]
- Nations Cup Sprint winners: France^[73]
- Individual Sprint winners: The Czech Republic won the gold medal tally. France won the overall medal tally.^[74]
- Team Sprint winners: France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[75]
- Nations Cup Classical winners: The Czech Republic^[76]
- Individual Classical winners: The Czech Republic won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[77]
- Team Classical winners: The Czech Republic won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[78]
August 19–25: 2017 ICF Canoe Sailing World Championships in Pwllheli (Pwllheli Sailing Club)^[79]
- AC winner: Stephen Bowen; IC winner: Robin Wood; TAIFUN winner: Cladius Junge
August 23–27: 2017 ICF Paracanoe World Championships in Račice^[80]
- Australia won the gold medal tally. Great Britain won the overall medal tally.
August 23–27: 2017 European Canoe Polo Championship in Saint-Omer^[81]
- Champions (Men): Spain; Second: Germany; Third: Italy
- Champions (Women): Germany; Second: France; Third: Switzerland
- Champions (Men's U21): Great Britain; Second: Germany; Third: Russia
- Champions (Women's U21): Germany; Second: Poland; Third: France
September 3–8: 2017 ICF Dragon Boat Club Crew World Championships in Venice^[82]
- For results, click here.
September 7–10: 2017 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Pietermaritzburg^[83]
- Hungary won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
September 27 – October 1: 2017 ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Championships in Pau^[84]
- C1 winners: Ondrej Rolenc (m) / Claire Haab (f)
- C2 winners: France (Quentin Dazeur & Stephane Santamaria) (m) / Czech Republic (Anezka Paloudova & Marie Nemcova) (f)
- K1 winners: Anze Urankar (m) / Claire Bren (f)
- Overall Nations Cup winner: France
November 18 & 19: 2017 ICF Ocean Racing World Championships in Hong Kong^[85]
- Open winners: Cory Hill (m) / Hayley Nixon Jo (f)
- U23 winners: John Kenneth Rice (m) / Linnea Stensils (f)
- U18 winners: Oscar Jones (m) / Sabina Lawrie (f)
November 27 – December 2: 2017 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships in San Juan, Argentina^[86]
- SQRT winners: Clay Wright (m) / Claire O'Hara (f)
- Senior kayak winners: Joaquim Fontane I Maso (m) / Claire O'Hara (f)
- Junior kayak winners: Tom Dolle (m) / Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (f)
- Men's canoe winner: Dane Jackson

Rowing

International rowing events

February 4: 2017 European Rowing Indoor Championships in Paris^[87]
- For results, click here.
May 20 & 21: 2017 European Junior Rowing Championships in Krefeld^[88]
- Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
May 26–28: 2017 European Rowing Championships in Račice^[89]
- Italy and Romania won 3 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
July 19–23: 2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Plovdiv^[90]
- Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
September 7–10: 2017 World Rowing Masters Regatta in Bled^[91]
- For results, click here. Archived September 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
September 24 – October 1: 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida^[92]
- Italy, New Zealand, and Australia won 3 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
October 13–15: 2017 World Rowing Coastal Championships in Thonon-les-Bains^[93]
- Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2017 World Rowing Cup

May 5–7: #1 in Belgrade^[94]
- Great Britain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
June 15–18: #2 in Poznań^[95]
- New Zealand won the gold medal tally. Poland won the overall medal tally.
July 7–9: #3 (final) in Lucerne^[96]
- New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Sailing

2017 Sailing World Cup

January 22–29: SWC #1 in Miami^[97]
- Great Britain, France, and Brazil won 2 gold medals each. Great Britain won the overall medal tally.
April 23–30: SWC #2 in Hyères^[98]
- France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
June 4–11: SWC (#3) finals in Santander^[99]
- Great Britain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2017 America's Cup

May 26 – June 12: 2017 Louis Vuitton Cup in Great Sound, Hamilton
- Winners: Emirates Team New Zealand
June 17–27: 2017 America's Cup in Great Sound, Hamilton
- Emirates Team New Zealand defeated Oracle Team USA, 7–1.
June 20 & 21: 2017 Youth America's Cup in Great Sound, Hamilton
- Winners: Land Rover BAR Academy (50 points); Second: NZL Sailing Team (48 points); Third: Team Tilt (42 points)

See also: 2015–16 America's Cup World Series, to determine the starting points score of the teams taking part in the 2017 Louis Vuitton Cup.

International sailing events

November 6, 2016 – January 19: 2016–17 Vendée Globe, starting and finishing in Les Sables-d'Olonne
- Armel Le Cléac'h won in a record time of 74 days, 3 hours and 35 minutes^[100]
June 29 – July 9: 2017 Star World Championships in Troense Bådelaug, Tåsinge^[101]
- Winners: Norway (Eivind Melleby & Joshua Revkin) (Royal Norwegian Yacht Club)
July 7–15: 2017 2017 470 World Championships in Thessaloniki^[102]
- Winners: Australia (Mathew Belcher & William Ryan) (m) / Poland (Agnieszka Skrzypulec & Irmina Gliszczyńska) (f)
July 30 – August 5: 2017 Youth Match Racing World Championships at the Balboa Yacht Club in Corona del Mar, Newport Beach^[103]
- Team Harry Price defeated Team Ettore Botticini, with the score of 3–2 in the final.^[104]
September 5–10: 2017 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship in La Grande-Motte^[105]
- Ben Saxton & Katie Dabson defeated Fernando Echavarri & Tara Pacheco, with the score of 92–95 in the final.
September 16–23: 2017 RS:X World Championships in Enoshima^[106]
- Individual winners: YE Bing (m) / Chen Peina (f)
- U21 winners: Angel Granda Roque (m) / Stefania Elfutina (f)
December 9–16: 2017 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in Sanya^[107]
- Note: This event was to be hosted in Akko, but it withdrew because of funding problems.^[108]
- The United States and Israel won 2 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
- Nations Trophy winners: Italy

Surfing

World surfing championships

May 20–28: 2017 ISA World Surfing Games in Biarritz^[109]
- Men's Open winners: First: Jhony Corzo; Second: Joan Duru; Third: Pedro Henrique; Fourth: Jonathan González
- Women's Open winners: First: Pauline Ado; Second: Johanne Defay; Third: Leilani McGonagle; Fourth: Bianca Buitendag
- Team winners: First: France (4,275 points); Second: Portugal (2,850 points); Third: Spain (2,560 points); Fourth: Mexico (2,455 points)
- Aloha Cup winners: First: France; Second: Portugal; Third: Peru; Fourth: The United States
September 1–10: 2017 ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship in Vorupør and Copenhagen^[110]
- SUP Surfing winners: Luiz Diniz (m) / Shakira Westdorp (f)
- Sprint winners: Casper Steinfath (m) / Manca Notar (f)
- SUP Distance Racing winners: Bruno Hasulyo (m) / Annabel Anderson (f)
- Paddle Distance Racing winners: Lachie Landsdown (m) / Jordan Mercer (f)
- SUP Technical winners: Mo Freitas (m) / Annabel Anderson (f)
- Paddle Technical winners: Lachie Landsdown (m) / Jordan Mercer (f)
- Overall Team Points -> Champions: Australia; Second: France; Third: New Zealand
September 23 – October 1: 2017 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Hyūga, Miyazaki^[111]
- U18 winners: Ignacio Gundesen (m) / Brisa Hennessy (f)
- U16 winners: Joh Azuchi (m) / Alyssa Spencer (f)
- Aloha Cup -> Champions: Japan; Second: Hawaii; Third: France; Fourth: Costa Rica
- Team Points -> Champions: United States; Second: Hawaii; Third: Japan
September 30 – October 8: 2017 ISA Kneeboard World Championship in Cantabria^[112]
- Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[113]
- Aloha Cup Champions: Australia; Second: United States; Third: Spain; Fourth: France
November 30 – December 3: 2017 ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship in La Jolla^[114]
- Champions: Brazil; Second: Australia; Third: United States; Fourth: Chile^[115]

2017 World Surf League (WSL) Men's Championship Tour

Overall winner: John John Florence

2017 World Surf League (WSL) Women's Championship Tour

Overall winner: Tyler Wright

Water polo

2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

November 15, 2016 – April 11, 2017: 2016–17 FINA Men's European Water Polo Preliminary Rounds^[116]
- Qualified teams to the Superfinal: Croatia, Italy, Russia, and Serbia
April 25–30: 2017 FINA Men's Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament in Gold Coast, Queensland^[117]
- Qualified teams to the Superfinal: Australia, United States, Japan, and Kazakhstan
June 20–25: 2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League Superfinal in Ruza^[118]
- Serbia defeated Italy, 10–9, to win their fifth consecutive and 11th overall FINA Men's Water Polo World League title.
- Croatia took the bronze medal.

2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

November 29, 2016 – April 18, 2017: 2016–17 FINA Women's European Preliminary Rounds^[119]
- Qualified teams to the Superfinal: Russia, Netherlands, and Hungary.
May 2–7: 2017 FINA Women's Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament in Sacramento, California^[120]
- Qualified teams to the Superfinal: United States, Australia, Japan, Canada, and China
June 6–11: 2017 FINA Women's Water Polo League Superfinal in Shanghai^[121]
- The United States defeated Canada, 12–6, to win their fourth consecutive and 11th overall FINA Women's Water Polo League title.
- Russia took third place.

Water polo world championships

August 5–13: 2017 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships in Belgrade^[122]
- Greece defeated Croatia, 12–10 in a shootout and after a 7–7 score in regular play, to win their second FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships title.
- Serbia took the bronze medal.
September 3–9: 2017 FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championships in Volos^[123]
- Russia defeated Greece, 8–7 in penalties and after a 9–9 score in regular play, to win their second FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championships title.
- The Netherlands took the bronze medal.

Ligue Européenne de Natation

September 30, 2016 – May 27, 2017: 2016–17 LEN Champions League (final six in Budapest)
- Szolnok defeated VK Jug, 10–5, to win their first LEN Champions League title.
- Pro Recco took third place.
December 1, 2016 – April 29, 2017: LEN Euro League Women
- Kinef Kirishi defeated Olympiacos, 7–6, to win their first LEN Euro League Women title.
- CN Sabadell took third place.
October 14, 2016 – April 5, 2017: 2016–17 LEN Euro Cup
- Ferencvárosi TC defeated CSM Digi Oradea, 19–13 on aggregate, to win their first LEN Euro Cup title.
August 20–27: 2017 European Junior Women's Water Polo Championship in Novi Sad^[124]
- Spain defeated the Netherlands, 11–10, in the final. Hungary took third place.
September 10–17: 2017 European Junior Men's Water Polo Championship in Malta^[125]
- Montenegro defeated Spain, 11–10, in the final. Hungary took third place.

Water Ski & Wakeboard

January 5–8: 2017 World Junior Water Ski Championships in Santiago^[126]
- Slalom winners: Robert Hazelwood (m) / Jaimee Bull (f)
- Tricks winners: Patricio Font (m) / Anna Gay (f)
- Jump winners: Conley Pinette (m) / Dominique Grondin-Allard (f)
- Overall winners: Joel Poland (m) / Brooke Baldwin (f)
January 30 – February 5: 2017 Asia Oceania Waterski & Wakeboard Championships in Auckland^[127]^[128]
- Slalom winners: Nicholas Adams (m) / Hilary Munro (f)
- Tricks winners: Archie Davis (m) / Aaliyah Yoong-Hanifah (f)
- Jump winners: Lance Green (m) / Saaya Hirosawa (f)
- Overall winners: Archie Davis (m) / Katelyn Miller (f)
- Wakeboard winners: Tony Iacconi (m) / Yun Hee-hyun (f)
April 24–30: 2017 World Disabled Waterski Championships in Myuna Bay^[129]
- Men's Standing overall winner: Craig Timm
- Seated Overall winners: Derek Vanderbom (m) / Delphine Le Sausse (f)
- Vision Impaired Overall winners: Daniele Cassioli (m) / Kate Mawby (f)
July 13–16: 2017 World Under 21 Waterski Championships in Dnipro^[130]
- Slalom winners: Taylor Garcia (m) / Allie Nicholson (f)
- Tricks winners: Danylo Fil'Chenko (m) / Anna Gay (f)
- Jump winners: Jack Critchley (m) / Dominique Grondin-Allard (f)
- Overall winners: Danylo Fil'Chenko (m) / Anna Gay (f)
- Team winners: Canada
July 26 – August 6: 2017 World Waterski Racing Championships in Seattle^[131]
- Open winners: Ben Gulley (m) / Chelsea Blight (f)
- F2 winners: Cameron Osborne (m) / Ellen Jones (f)
- Junior winners: Luke Harrison (m) / Milana Long (f)
September 3–10: 2017 Water Ski World Championships in Paris^[132]
- Jump winners: Ryan Dodd (m) / Jacinta Carroll (f)
- Slalom winners: Frederick Winter (m) / Regina Jaquess (f)
- Tricks winners: Adam Pickos (m) / Neilly Ross (f)
- Overall winners: Felipe Miranda (m) / Regina Jaquess (f)