Europe

Diogo Ribeiro Lowers Portuguese 50 Free Record To 21.67 In Samorin Diogo Ribeiro lowered his Portuguese 50 free record and Milou van Wijk also posted a lifetime best as they emerged top of their respective 50 free finals on day two of the European Aquatics U23 Championships in Samorin, Slovakia. Vla...

Ludovico Viberti, Sara Curtis Lead Big Italian Showing at Sette Colli Although he could not match the Italian record he set during preliminaries, Ludovico Viberti continued to flash speed in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Sette Colli in Rome. In the final of the event at the Foro Italico, Viberti ...

Ludovico Viberti Lowers Italian 50m Breaststroke Record In Sette Colli Prelims; Goes Third All-Time Ludovico Viberti lowered the Italian 50m breaststroke record to 26.27 as he went third all-time in day two prelims at the Sette Colli in Rome. The Paris Olympian took to the blocks on Friday morning w...

Noè Ponti Twice Goes 50.4 In 100 Fly At Sette Colli; Wins For Kornev, Evans & Quadarella Noè Ponti twice went 50.4 in the 100 fly on the first day of the Sette Colli meeting in Rome. Ponti served notice in prelims when he soared to 50.40, splitting 23.64/26.76 as he took a chunk from Kristof Milak’s...

David Popovici Soars To Top Of 200 Free Rankings With 1:43; Schwarz & Vanotterdijk Top The Podium David Popovici made his fourth journey inside 1:44 to take the 200 free title in 1:43.64 at the European Aquatics U23 Swimming Championships in Samorin, Slovakia. Popovici was fastest through the heats ...

More Than Medals: Alice Dearing and Her Mission to Diversify the Future of Swimming Alice Dearing is a trailblazer in British swimming—not only as the first Black woman to represent Great Britain in an open-water swimming event at the 2020 Olympics, but also as a fierce advocate for diversity & incl...

Daniel Wiffen To Head For Dublin After End of Andi Manley Coaching Partnership; Will Also Train At Cal-Berkeley Daniel Wiffen will no longer train with Andi Manley after the World Championships in Singapore with their partnership that secured Olympic and world titles coming to an end. Instead, he wi...

In this exclusive Q&A, Swimming World Publisher Jack Hallahan speaks with TYR CEO Matt DiLorenzo about the company’s landmark partnership with World Aquatics, the evolving structure of swimming, and where storytelling, sprint formats, and NIL intersect in shaping the sport’s future. For more on NCA....

Sacha Velly & Caroline Jouisse Claim French Double At European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2025 The second leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2025 saw Sacha Velly and Caroline Jouisse claim a French double as they took the respective men’s and women’s titles at the Parque Urba...

Olympic Stars to Clash at Sette Colli Meet in Rome; Final Preparations for World Champs Underway Last summer, the Sette Colli meet in Rome served as a final tuneup for the Olympic Games in Paris. This year, the competition, which runs from June 26-28, will provide final preparation opportunities for...

Maxime Grousset Drops Own Record in 100 Fly on Final Day of French Championships The week started with a national-record performance courtesy of Maxime Grousset in the 50 butterfly and continued with strong showings in the sprint freestyle events throughout the middle. On the final day of the French...

Europe Needs a New Star in Women’s Events to Keep Up with the Rest of the World The last three years, Summer McIntosh, Mollie O’Callaghan, Ariarne Titmus and Gretchen Walsh - among others - have been showstoppers in the sport. They are generational female talents who have altered the record books. W...

French Championships: Maxime Grousset Goes 21.68 to Lead Four Ssub-22 Sprinters The French sprint legacy is in good hands, and it’s more than just Maxime Grousset. Grousset went 21.68 to win the 50 free at the French Championships in Montpellier on Wednesday. He was one of four swimmers to break 22 ...

Antoine Viquerat Leads Destruction of 50 Breast National Record at French Championships Three men went under the French record in the 50 breaststroke on day four of the country's national selection meet, with the win going to Antoine Viquerat. Additionally, Yohann Ndoye-Brouard won his second backst...

Maxime Grousset Fires 47.50 100 Free at French Championships; Analia Pigrée Wins 50 Back Two days after notching a French record in the 50 butterfly, Maxime Grousset added a second event to his World Championships schedule as he jumped into the world top-10 in the 100 freestyle. The top women's perf...

Anastasia Kirpichnikova, Yohann Ndoye Brouard Post Day Two Wins at French Championships The Olympic silver medalist in the women's 1500 freestyle booked her ticket back to the World Championships with a resounding victory in the 30-lap event at the French Championships in Montpellier while Yohann Nd...

Tessa Giele Caps Dutch Championships with Double; Caspar Corbeau Wins 100 Breaststroke The final day of the Dutch Championships featured a pair of victories from Tessa Giele, who beat the competition in the women's 50-meter backstroke and 100 butterfly. Giele opened the last session of the four-day ...

Sans Marchand, Maxime Grousset Powers French Championships with 50 Fly Record The French Championships typically ignite a Leon Marchand Watch, but with the four-time Olympic medalist not in Montpellier for the meet, Maxime Grousset admirably filled the void. Grousset sparked the first day of competi...

Milou van Wijk Registers Speedy 50 Freestyle at Dutch Champs; Nyls Korstanje Claims 100 Fly Title Through the first two days of the Dutch Championships, Marrit Steenbergen was unbeatable while securing titles in the 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke. But on Night Three, Steenbergen was denied a...

Marrit Steenbergen Nudges Dutch 100 Back Record; Korstanje, Jansen & Van Westering Among Podium Toppers A day after breaking 53secs in the 100 free for the third time this year, Marrit Steenbergen went within touching distance of Kira Toussaint's national 100 back record at the Dutch Championships i...