Europe

An Appreciation of the Distance Greatness of Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri Just a few days ago, while racing at the European Open Water Championships in Croatia, Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri claimed the latest title in his illustrious career. A gold medal in the 5K distance marked Paltrinieri's third...

Hungary Win Relay To Claim Fifth Gold & Team Trophy At European Open Water Championships Hungary won the team 4x1500m relay to claim their fifth gold and unprecedented success at the European Open Water Championships in Stari Grad. The quartet of Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas, Bettina Fábián, Dávid Bet...

Kristof Rasovszky & Bettina Fabian Sprint To Gold In Croatia Kristof Rasovszky claimed his second title with Bettina Fabian making it a Hungarian double in the inaugural 3km knockout sprints on the penultimate day of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships in Stari Grad, Croatia. Twe...

Rūta Meilutytė & Danas Rapšys Lead Lithuania Team To World Championships Rūta Meilutytė spearheads an 11-strong Lithuania squad that will head to Singapore for the 2025 World Championships. The 28-year-old won her first world title at Barcelona 2013 where she set a European 100m breaststroke record ...

Gregorio Paltrinieri & Ginevra Taddeucci Claim Italian Double At European Open Water Championships Gregorio Paltrinieri and Ginevra Taddeucci claimed double gold for Italy with victory in their respective 5k races at the the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships in Croatia. Paltrinieri...

Andi Manley Named Team England Head Coach At 2026 Commonwealth Games Andi Manley - who has overseen Daniel Wiffen's rise to the Olympic pinnacle - has been named Team England head coach for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Manley currently leads the Loughborough University swimming programme as Director...

Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas & Kristof Rasovszky Strike Historic Gold For Hungary At European Open Water Championships Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas and Kristof Rasovszky made it double gold for Hungary when they won their respective 10k races on the opening day of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimmi...

Amelie Blocksidge Among 28-Strong British Team For European Junior Championships A 28-strong British team has been announced for the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships which take place in July in Samorin, Slovakia. The six-day meet - for athletes born between 2007 and 2011 - will take p...

AP Race International Shows New Side, Opportunity for Swim Meets This weekend, I was privileged enough to be given a media pass to the AP Race International Meet in London. With a money-can't-buy view from the media event and poolside, I had the opportunity to witness a completely new, innovative si...

Marrit Steenbergen Tops 100 Free Rankings & Nyls Korstanje Sets Dutch 50 Fly Record At AP Race International Marrit Steenbergen elevated herself to the top of the 100 free rankings in 52.77 on the final day of the AP Race London International 2025. Out in 25.66 and back in 27.11, the Netherlands swi...

Tokyo Olympian Valeriya Salamatina Banned For Two Years After Positive Drugs Test Tokyo Olympian Valeriya Salamatina of Russia has been banned for two years after testing positive for furosemide, the International Testing Agency (ITA) has announced. Salamatina produced an adverse analytical finding ...

AP International: Lukas Martens Drops Another Strong 400 Freestyle; Duncan Scott Grabs 200 IM Title The first day of the AP International saw Lukas Martens claim victory in the 200-meter backstroke, the German standout's range on display at the London Aquatic Centre. On Night Two of the competition,...

Anna Elendt, Barbora Seemanova Score Double Victories at Mare Nostrum Canet; Dan Wiffen Dominates 1500 Freestyle The three-meet Mare Nostrum series wrapped up Sunday in Canet with another signature breaststroke performance from Germany's Anna Elendt. Following her dominant performance in the 100 bre...

Ben Proud Speeds to 50 Freestyle Crown at AP Race International; Oliver Klemet Stars in 1500 Free Great Britain's Ben Proud delivered a strong statement on the road to this summer's World Championships when he won his signature event at the AP Race International Meet on Saturday. Competing at the Lo...

Lauren Cox Breaks British Record in 50 Backstroke at AP Race International Midway through the first day of finals at the AP Race International Meet, Lauren Cox produced a British record in the 50-meter backstroke. Touching the wall in 27.15 at the London Aquatic Centre, the site of the 2012 Olympic ...

Anna Elendt Shines in 100 Breaststroke at Mare Nostrum Stop in Canet; Maxime Grousset Claims 100 Fly Title Germany's Anna Elendt, who has enjoyed a strong spring season, captured a dominant victory in the women's 100-meter breaststroke on the first day of the Mare Nostrum stop in Canet, France. A st...

Anna Elendt & Alberto Razzetti Twice Visit Podium In Barcelona Anna Elendt and Alberto Razzetti each enjoyed two top-three finishes on the second day of the Mare Nostrum in Barcelona. Elendt has been on consistently fine form in recent weeks during which she set a German 200 breast record of 2:23.54...

Hector Pardoe & Leah Crisp Spearhead Great Britain Team At European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships Paris Olympians Hector Pardoe and Leah Crisp have been named in a four-strong Great Britain team for the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships in Croatia. The 21st edition of ...

Daniel Wiffen Heads 800 Free As Mare Nostrum Gets Underway In Barcelona Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen headed the 800 free on the first day of the Barcelona stop of the Mare Nostrum series. The Irishman clocked 7:45.17 for his second-fastest of the season behind his 7:41.52 at the Irish Open ahead o...

Marchand Mania Will Not Subside: Frenchman Issues First Reminders of 2025 For a brief stretch, Leon Marchand needed a break from his record-smashing ways. For three years, he was the undisputed star of the sport from March through the summer, with record-breaking performances at the NCAA Championshi...