Europe

Marrit Steenbergen Underrated No Longer After Brilliant Finish to Career Year At age 25, a decade after she first represented her country internationally, Dutchwoman Marrit Steenbergen has finally earned her place on the short list of the best female sprinters in the world. Her efforts in the World ...

Mary McMorrow Becomes Swim Ireland Interim CEO Chief Operations Officer for Swim Ireland, Mary McMorrow, has been announced as the Swim Ireland Interim CEO with Sarah Keane leaving to take up a role as CEO of Cricket Ireland. Keane will end her 20-year tenure with Swim Ireland on 31 January 2026 wit...

European Short Course Championships: Ellen Walshe is Golden in 200 Fly; Marrit Steenbergen Sets Another Euro Record The sixth and final day of the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland will be packed with action. There are 13 finals on the schedule, starting with the women's and men'...

Mr. Versatility: A Look at the All-Time Rankings of Leon Marchand The versatility of Leon Marchand has always been a calling card of the French star. After all, he is the reigning Olympic champion and world-record holder in both individual medley events, where the ability to shine in multiple stroke...

European S/C Championships, Day 6 Prelims: Marrit Steenbergen Sets 50 Back CR & Rattles European Record On Medley Lead-Off Marrit Steenbergen was within 0.04secs of adding the European 50 back record to her accolades this week on the leadoff for the Netherlands' women's medley relay in the final pre...

European Short Course Championships, Day Five Finals: Marrit Steenbergen Just Misses WR in 200 IM, Sets Pair of European Records There are five finals on the schedule for the fifth night of racing at the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland. Dutchwoman Marrit Steenbergen, who earlie...

European S/C Championships, Day 5 Prelims: Sara Curtis Tops Prelims In 50 Free & Back In Show Of Speed Sara Curtis led the way in the 50 free and 50 back in the penultimate prelims session at the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland. The 19-year-old set an Italian record of 25.97 in...

The European Short Course Swimming Championships continued with the Day 4 finals from Lublin, Poland. The session will include finals of the women's and men's 100 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 100 butterfly and the women's 800 free. Semifinal events will be the women's and men's 200 IM and 100 frees...

European S/C Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Johannes Liebmann Smashes 800 Free WJR To Top Prelims Johannes Liebmann set his second WJR of the meet to top the 800 free prelims at the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland. The 18-year-old is another product of the Magdeburg powerhouse w...

European S/C Championships, Day 3 Finals: Marrit Steenbergen Sets ERs in 100 IM, 200 Free The finals of the 100 individual medley at the 2025 European Short-Course Championships didn’t disappoint Thursday, as an opener to the third night of the meet. Marrit Steenbergen set the European record in win...

Italy Blasts World Record in Mixed 200 Freestyle Relay at European Championships Italy claimed its third relay title of the European Short Course Championships on Thursday, this latest crown captured via a world record. The Italians produced a time of 1:27.26 in the mixed 200-meter freestyle relay, ...

European S/C Championships, Day 3 Prelims: Ollie Morgan Takes Down British 100 Back Record Day three of the European Short Course Championships got underway in Lublin, Poland, with Ollie Morgan taking down the long-standing British 100 back record. Morgan became the first Briton inside 50secs as he ...

ACC Youngsters Sara Curtis and Eneli Jefimova Are Golden at European Short Course Championships When Sara Curtis (Virginia) and Eneli Jefimova (North Carolina State) joined Atlanta Coast Conference programs earlier this fall, they were tabbed as instant game-changers for their respective college pro...

European S/C Championships, Day 2 Finals: John Shortt Blasts World Junior Record to Win 200 Back The Irish swimming renaissance has had plenty of contributors in the last 18 months. Add John Shortt to the not-so-short(t) list of them. Shortt won gold at the 2025 European Short-Course Championships i...

European S/C Championships, Day 2 Prelims: Jack McMillan & Duncan Scott Progress As Matt Richards Misses Out Jack McMillan returned the morning after being crowned 400 free champion to head the 200 on day two of the European Championships in Lublin, Poland. McMillan led the way as the two-per-nation...

Louisville Standout Nikita Sheremet Adds World Junior Record in 50 Freestyle Although Ukraine finished just off the podium in the 200-meter freestyle relay during the opening day of the European Short Course Championships, Nikita Sheremet flourished on the leadoff leg. An 18-year-old freshman at the...

Olympic Swimmer Adi Bichman to Lead Israel Olympic Committee Olympic swimmer Adi Bichman was appointed CEO of the Israel Olympic Committee this week for a term that includes the run-up to the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. Bichman had been the chair of the Israeli Swimming Association for the last tw...

European S/C Championships, Day 1: Isabel Gose Downs European Record in 400 Free A busy first finals session of the European Short-Course Championships got underway Tuesday night with Isabel Gose downing the European record in the women’s 400 freestyle. Gose’s swim came in the first final in Lublin,...

European S/C Championships: Day 1 Prelims, Men: Caspar Corbeau Rattles 100 Breaststroke WR, Daniel Wiffen Enjoys Emphatic Return Caspar Corbeau rattled the 100 breaststroke world record and Daniel Wiffen made his return to international waters as the European Short Course Championships got underway ...

European S/C Championships: Day 1 Prelims, Women: Isabel Gose & Simona Quadarella Get Meet Underway The European Short Course Championships got underway with the first session of prelims in Lublin, Poland. The six-day meet started with the women's 400 free featuring Isabel Gose and Simona Quadarella...