Europe

Leon Marchand Leads the 'Tremendous 12' into World Cup Action in Asia Leon Marchand, winner of four golds at Paris 2024, is among a star-studded field of Olympic champions and medallists at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2024. The Frenchman is one of 12 swimmers slated to compete at all three...

Marchand Record Mania to Continue? Frenchman Sets Sights on Short Course Meters World records in short course meters swimming often lack the credibility of their long course counterparts, largely because of elite swimmers eschewing opportunities to race in the 25-meter course. European swimmers typi...

Prince William Meets Olympic & Paralympic Champions To Promote Access To Swimming Olympic champions Adam Peaty and Tom Dean and Paralympians Maisie Summers-Newton and Louise Fiddes met the Prince of Wales to highlight the importance of access to swimming and its benefits for physical and mental heal...

Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Ferry Weertman Expecting First Child In 2025 Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Ferry Weertman - who share four Olympic titles between them - are expecting their first child in 2025. The pair announced their happy news on social media, little more than two years after they got married i...

Steven Tigg Announced as Aquatics GB Swimming Head Coach After Guiding Duncan Scott To The Olympic Pinnacle Steven Tigg - who has guided Duncan Scott to Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth success - has been appointed the new Aquatics GB Swimming Head Coach. Tigg, currently head coach at Stirl...

Following the Olympic Games in Paris, there is room for reflection on the British swimming team. Paris showed a significant drop in podium places compared to the achievements of Tokyo 2020. The medal comparison from Tokyo to Paris tells a story, as the team placed third on the table in Tokyo, but wa...

Ksawery Masiuk Announces Verbal Commitment to Swim For Texas Beginning in Spring 2025 In his first season guiding the Texas men's team, head coach Bob Bowman will have another piece to deploy during championship season with Polish backstroker Ksawery Masiuk announcing his intention to head to Austin...

Danielle Obe Launches Waterproof Headscarves To Encourage People Of Colour To Learn To Swim According to Sport England statistics, 97% of Black adults and 82% of Black children in the UK do not swim. That does not mean they can’t swim, rather they just aren’t in the water. Black Swimming Association...

Bob Bowman Discusses Next Steps for Leon Marchand: 'I Don't Think He's Anything Near What He's Capable of Doing' Coming off a five-medal haul at the Olympic Games in Paris, French star Leon Marchand took six weeks to recharge and prepare for his return to the training grind that has made him a futur...

Sarah Sjöström On How Curiosity Led To A Golden Paris Double With 50s The Focus For The Future In the first of two articles, Sarah Sjöström talks to Swimming World about her golden double in Paris and her focus for the future. “When I start training again it will be the 50 only – 100% this time. “I ...

Andrea Filadelli & Ines Delacroix Lift Overall Crowns Following Final Leg Of European Aquatics Open Water Cup Andrea Filadelli and Ines Delacroix clinched the overall titles in the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2024 following the final leg in Ražanac, Croatia. The pair entered the fift....

European Short-Course Champion Luc Kroon Announces Retirement Luc Kroon, winner of the 400 free at the 2021 European Short-Course Championships, has announced his retirement. The Netherlands athlete made the decision after sustaining an injury last week which would keep him out of the water until Ja...

Passages: Robertas Zulpa, 1980 Olympic Gold Medalist, 64 Robertas Zulpa, the 1980 Olympic gold medalist in the men’s 200 breaststroke, died on Aug. 30. He was 64 years old. Zulpa was born in Vilnius is what is now Lithuania but represented the Soviet Union. He won gold in the men’s 200 breast at the...

Andrea Filadelli & Lea Boy Claim Victories At Penultimate Leg Of European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup Andrea Filadelli and Lea Boy claimed respective victories with final-lap charges at the fourth leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia. The lead regularl....

Three-time Olympic Champion Adam Peaty Announces Engagement To Holly Ramsay Three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty has announced his engagement to partner Holly Ramsay. The double world record-holder has often credited Ramsay - the daughter of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay - with having a stabilising...

"Adam Peaty A Fantastic Role Model," Says Swim England CEO Amid #LoveSwimming Campaign Swim England CEO Andy Salmon has described Adam Peaty as a “fantastic role model” in and out of the pool. Peaty won 100m breaststroke silver at Paris 2024 behind winner Nicolo Martinenghi to add to his golds from ...

Sacha Velly & Claire Stuhlmacher Enjoy Contrasting 10k Victories At World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships France’s Sacha Velly and Claire Stuhlmacher of the USA claimed respective 10k victories at the 2024 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Alghero, Sardinia. Af...

Throwback Thursday: Alexander Dale Oen Wins Emotional Gold for Norway at His Final Major Meet The news was a gut punch not just for his family and friends but for the entire swimming community. Late at night on April 30, 2012,  Norwegian breaststroker Alexander Dale Oen passed away suddenly, his cau...

Commonwealth Games Scotland Wants 2026 Decision As Glasgow Waits In Wings Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) has called on the Scottish Government to decide whether Glasgow can host the 2026 multi-sport event. The State of Victoria, Australia, was due to stage the Games but withdrew in July 2023 citi...

Success of British 800 Freestyle Relay Can Be Connected to Camaraderie and Brotherhood No four individuals had combined to win relay gold medals at two different Olympics. The United States’ men’s 800 freestyle relay came close when Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Peter Vanderkaay, who were three me...