Romanian Constantin Popovici has been named men’s high diving winner at the 2025 European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards, following a public vote that recognised his consistency and strong results across the international circuit. “The cornerstone of Popovici’s campaign came at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, where he came out on top of a three-way battle for the bronze medal. He followed that performance with a second-place finish at the World Aquatics High Diving World Cup stop at Porto Flavia, confirming his status among the discipline’s elite athletes. Popovici also remained in the title race throughout the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, eventually finishing second overall after consistent results at some of the circuit’s most technically demanding venues. France’s Gary Hunt placed fourth with 14.71%, while another Romanian diver, Cătălin Preda, ranked fifth with 10.33%.