The authoritative French sports magazine L’Equipe has published its list of the world’s ten best female athletes for 2025, İdman.Biz reports.
Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh claimed the top spot in the ranking. In 2025, she became the standout star of the World Championships in Singapore, winning four gold medals.
The top ten also features athletes from various sports and countries. In particular, Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka finished in sixth place.
The top 10 female athletes in the world, according to L’Equip,e are as follows:
1. Summer McIntosh (swimming, Canada)
2. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (athletics, USA)
3. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (athletics, USA)
4. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (cycling, France)
5. Katie Ledecky (swimming, USA)
6. Aryna Sabalenka (tennis, Belarus)
7. Federica Brignone (alpine skiing, Italy)
8. Aitana Bonmati (football, Spain)
9. Beatrice Chebet (athletics, Kenya)
10. Angelina Melnikova (artistic gymnastics, Russia)
