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Results Italy’s Dario Verani pulled away on the final lap and Louna Kasvio of Finland edged a photo finish to clinch their respective 10k races as the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 finally got underway in Tenero, Switzerland. The stop in Tenero effectively became the season opener ...

Olympic Silver Medallist Mehdy Metella Retires At 34 Mehdy Metella has retired at the age of 34 after winning Olympic silver and clinching world and European titles. The Frenchman shared the news on social media, 10 years after he led off the French quartet that won 4x100m freestyle silver at Rio 20...

Commonwealth Medallist Ciara Schlosshan Announces Retirement Ciara Schlosshan has retired weeks after she won medley relay silver for Team Scotland at a home Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The fly specialist, who trained at the University of Edinburgh, shared her decision weeks after she reached the...

Tom Dean Among Team Setting Sights on English Channel Relay Record for RLSS Fundraising Tom Dean, Dan Jervis and Hector Pardoe are among a team of six British swimmers that will attempt to break the English Channel relay world record later this month. The squad will take on the 33km challenge from t...

Double Olympic Champion Matt Richards Driven by Paris Pain in Pursuit of LA 2028 Gold Matt Richards is doing everything in his power to avoid a repeat of his crushing disappointment of Paris 2024 where he missed 200m freestyle gold by 0.02secs. Swimming out of lane one as David Popovici, Duncan Scot...

Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Apostolos Christou blazed to a 100m backstroke championship record as he added the Mediterranean Games title to his European gold in Taranto. The Greek swimmer was out in 25.34 and back in 26.91 to post 52.34, 0.07 off the time in which he won gold in ...

Lisa Angiolini Makes it a Golden Double at the Mediterranean Games Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Lisa Angiolini made it two titles and three pieces of solo silverware after winning the 50m breaststroke at the Mediterranean Games. The Italian headed prelims in a 30.45 championship record before r...

Leonie Beck has retired from open water swimming after a career in which she won world and European titles. The German competed at three Olympics across pool and marathon swimming with fifth in the open water at the Tokyo Olympics the closest she came to the podium. The 29-year-old posted her announ...

Results Day 1 report Luca De Tullio led throughout to win the men’s 800 free at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto as world champion Ahmed Jaouadi finished third. De Tullio was dominant, finishing around eight and a half seconds ahead of Dimitrios Markos who took silver in 7:55.05. It was the Greek...

Benedetta Pilato Adds 100 Breaststroke Gold to European Bronze at Mediterranean Games Results Benedetta Pilato twice lowered the 100m breaststroke championship record to clinch the Mediterranean Games title a week after European bronze. Pilato went 1:06.64 in prelims before returning to the Taranto ...

James and Courtney Guy have shared that they are expecting their first child. The couple, who got married in Mallorca in August 2025, posted the news on social media. The post read “Time has flown by 🥺💕” accompanied by a picture of Courtney Guy. There were messages of congratulations from many peo...

James Guy: History In Paris, Leading By Example & Words Of Wisdom James Guy made history at last week’s European Championships when he became the oldest swimmer to break the 1:45 barrier in the 200 free. The Briton posted 1:44.87 en-route to bronze behind David Popovici and Tamas Navikonis at the ag...

Great Britain Head Coach Steve Tigg On "Incredibly Positive" Table-Topping Campaign At European Championships Great Britain head coach Steve Tigg described as “incredibly positive” the team’s performance at the European Championships where a final flourish saw them finish top of the medal table. Gre...

European Championships, Day Seven Finals: Great Britain Tops Medal Table As Paris 2026 Wraps Up Results Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Day 1 prelims report Day 1 finals report Day 2 prelims report Day 2 finals report Day 3 prelims report  Day 3 finals report Day 4 prelims report D...

European Championships, Day Seven Prelims: Lukas Märtens Grabs Last Berth In 400 Free, Marchand In Lane 6 Results Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Day 1 prelims report Day 1 finals report Day 2 prelims report Day 2 finals report Day 3 prelims report  Day 3 finals report Day 4 prelim...

FLASH! Mary-Ambre Moluh Downs European 100 Back Record To Lead Home French 1-3 Mary-Ambre Moluh took down her European 100 back record in 57.94 as she clinched the title in front of a jubilant home crowd in Paris. The 20-year-old was the first European woman to break 58secs when she went 57.99 on th...

FLASH! Johannes Liebmann Destroys 1500 Freestyle World Record In Paris Results Johannes Liebmann obliterated the 1500 free world record in 14:26.79 to take 3.88secs off Bobby Finke's standard at the European Championships in Paris. The 19-year-old - who set a European record en-route to 800 free gol...

European Championships, Day Six Finals: Leon Marchand Returns To Centre Stage In Paris Results Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Day 1 prelims report Day 1 finals report Day 2 prelims report Day 2 finals report Day 3 prelims report  Day 3 finals report Day 4 prelims report Day 4...

European Championships, Day Six Prelims: Duncan Scott & Benedetta Pilato Among Heat Winners Results Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Day 1 prelims report Day 1 finals report Day 2 prelims report Day 2 finals report Day 3 prelims report  Day 3 finals report Day 4 prelims report Day 4...

European Championships, Day Five Finals: David Popovici Makes History With Three-Peat In Paris Results Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Day 1 prelims report Day 1 finals report Day 2 prelims report Day 2 finals report Day 3 prelims report  Day 3 finals report Day 4 prelims report Da...