Liz Byrnes - Europe Correspondent - (Author)

European Championships: Italy Set Championship Record En-Route To Men's Medley Relay Gold Ahead Of France & Austria Italy set a championship record of 3:28.46 as they brought the European Championships to an end with a dominant victory in the men's medley relay in Rome. The quartet of Thomas Ceccon,...

European Championships: Lukas Maertens Sets 400 Free Championship Record For Gold; Germany Claim 1-3 Lukas Maertens set a championship record of 3:42.50 as he eased to victory in the 400 free at the European Championships in Rome. It concluded a superb season for the 20-year-old who also won 800 sil...

European Championships: Thomas Ceccon Becomes First Italian Man To Win 100 Back Ahead of Christou & Ndoye Brouard Thomas Ceccon became the first Italian man to win the 100 backstroke at the European Championships in Rome. Ceccon set a world record of 51.60 en-route to the world title in Budapest in ...

European Championships: Ben Proud Writes Unique Line In History After Winning 50 Free Gold Ben Proud made history as he added European 50 free gold to his world and Commonwealth titles in Rome. The Briton became the first swimmer to win the world, Commonwealth and European golds in one season, Proud...

European Championships - Day 7 Prelims: David Popovici Withdraws From 400 Free Final; Simona Quadarella Eyes Treble-Treble David Popovici will not compete in the 400 free final despite progressing fourth to set up what appeared to be a tilt at the 100-200-400 free treble at the European Championship...

European Championships: Britain Win Gold In Mixed 4x200 Relay As Freya Anderson Claims Sixth Medal Britain won the mixed 4x200 freestyle relay as Freya Anderson made her sixth trip to the podium at the European Championships in Rome. Anderson pulled clear of Lucile Tessariol of France on the final 5...

European Championships: Mykhailo Romanchuk Goes 14:36.10 To Defend 1500 Free Title; Dedicates Win To Father On Return From War In Eastern Ukraine Mykhailo Romanchuk went 14:36.10 to win a second straight 1500 free title at the European Championships in Rome and dedicated victory to his father who ha...

European Championships: Anastasia Gorbenko Defends 200IM Title; Sixth Medal For Marrit Steenbergen In Second Anastasia Gorbenko led from start to finish to successfully defend her 200IM title at the European Championships in Rome. Gorbenko made history when she became the first Israeli woman to win ...

European Championships: Kristof Milak Wins Third Straight 200 Fly Title To Complete Double-Double; Hungary 1-2 Kristof Milak won his third straight 200 butterfly title to complete the double-double at the European Championships in Rome. The Olympic and world champion stopped the clock at 1:52.01 - a...

European Championships: Prelims Day 6 - Live Action Ben Proud launched his bid to add the European 50 freestyle title to his world and Commonwealth golds on day six of prelims in Rome. Rome entry lists Rome results Complete meet coverage Unique Line In History Beckons For Ben Proud Proud became the ...

European Championships: France Win 4x100 Mixed Freestyle Relay Ahead Of Britain & Sweden France won gold in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay after Marie Wattel overhauled joint leaders Italy and Sweden on the final leg at the European Championships in Rome. By virtue of Sweden claiming the bronze me...

European Championships: Apostolos Christou Wins 50 Back In Greek Record; Out-Touches Local Hero Thomas Ceccon Apostolos Christou set a Greek record of 24.36 en-route to the gold medal in the 50 backstroke at the European Championships in Rome. It was a fourth European medal for Christou but his firs...

FLASH! David Popovici Sets 200 Free Textile World Record Of 1:42.97 David Popovici continued his record-breaking bull run when he lowered the 200 free textile world mark to 1:42.97 at the European Championships in Rome. The 17-year-old set a world record of 46.86 in the 100 free on Saturday to slice...

Federico Burdisso didn't progress from the 200 fly prelims under the two-per-nation rule on day five of the European Championships in Rome. The Olympic bronze medallist was fifth overall but third Italian behind Alberto Razzetti and Giacomo Carini and so bowed out at the Foro Italico. Similarly in t...

European Championships: Italy Win Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay Ahead Of Hungary And Britain Italy won the men's 4x100m freestyle relay with Manuel Frigo anchoring them home in 47.26 at the European Championships in Rome. The quartet of Alessandro Miressi (47.76), Thomas Ceccon (47.88), Lorenzo Zazzer...

European Championships: James Wilby Wins 200 Breaststroke Gold To Banish Tokyo Hurt; Matti Mattsson Becomes First Finnish Man On Podium Since 1931 James Wilby won the 200 breaststroke from lane eight as he continued to banish the spectre of Tokyo 2020 at the European Championships in Rome. The 28-ye...

European Championships: Kristof Milak Wins 100 Fly In 50.33; Moves Past Laszlo Cseh As First Hungarian To Win Two Golds Kristof Milak added the European 100m butterfly title to his world crown to move beyond legend Laszlo Cseh as the first Hungarian man to win two golds. The Olympic silver medallist...

European Championships: Day 4 - Prelims: David Popovici Eases Through To 200 Free Semis; Kristof Milak Ensures Busy Night David Popovici returned to the Foro Italico the morning after his 100 free world record to qualify with ease for the 200 semis at the European Championships. It was Kristof Milak...

European Championships: Gregorio Paltrinieri Wins 800 Free In CR 7:40.86; WJR For Lorenzo Galossi in Bronze Gregorio Paltrinieri won the 800m freestyle in a championship record of 7:40.86 as 16-year-old Lorenzo Galossi took bronze in a world junior record for an Italy one-three at the European Champ...

David Popovici Sets 100 Free World Record Of 46.86 David Popovici set a new world record of 46.86 in the 100m freestyle final at the European Championships in Rome. The 17-year-old sliced 0.05secs off the previous standard of 46.91 set by Cesar Cielo in the very same Foro Italico at the 2009 World C...