The start of the LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships began off with a solemn candle parade led by a beautiful all-girls choir and was followed by flag-holders from 45 countries.
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu led wire-to-wire on her way to a European title in one of her signature events, the 400 IM. Even without approaching top form, she was still by far the class
Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov has won the first gold medal of the European Short Course Championships, swimming past Poland’s Radoslaw Kawecki on the final lap to touch first. Kawecki, the reigning World Short Course
Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte carried the top seed into the women’s 50 breast final at the European championships, recording a mark of 29.72 in the second of two semi-final heats to edge out
Russia’s Kirill Prigoda tied Fabio Scozolli’s European record in qualifying first for the men’s 50 breast final, posting a mark of 25.72. Scozolli previously swam that time back in August of 2013 in Berlin.
18-year-old Nicolo Martinenghi took down Michael Andrew’s world junior record in the men’s 50 breast at the European Short Course Championships in Copenhagen, posting a time of 26.31 in the event’s semi-finals. Martinenghi took
By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor In these charged times, when accusations of improper sexual conduct by public figures seem to crop up daily, the events that have transpired over
By Ashley Illenye, Swimming World College Intern. December in the swimming world means midseason meets. Whether your team decided to do a full taper, a three-day drop-off or just wear
FINA Men’s Water Polo World League powerhouse Serbia won their second game of the European preliminaries last night (December 12) in Nis (SRB), beating Montenegro 7-4 (2-2, 2-2, 2-1, 1-1). In
Commonwealth Games England has today revealed its bespoke kit, designed by Kukri Sports, for the next Commonwealth Games on Australia’s Gold Coast in April 2018. Kukri will be kitting out
