Liz Byrnes - Europe Correspondent - (Author)

Egor Kornev Fires Off 21.12 in 50 Free at Russian Championships; Goes Sixth All-Time Results Egor Kornev fired off a 21.12 effort in the 50 free to go sixth in the all-time rankings at the Russian Championships in Kazan. Kornev cut 0.15 from the national record of 21.27 that had stood to Vladimir Mo...

European Request for Delay to Full Reintegration of Russian & Belarusian Athletes Accepted by World Aquatics Russians and Belarusians must apply to compete as Neutral Individual Athletes (AIN) at the European Championships in Paris after the continental governing body’s request to delay full reinteg...

Evgeny Rylov Calls Time on Career Following Pro-Putin Stance & Olympic Titles Evgeny Rylov has announced his retirement after a career which will be remembered more for his allegiance to Vladimir Putin than his Olympic titles. The Russian was handed a nine-month ban by World Aquatics – then FINA – i...

Sarah Sjöström Named in 22-Strong Sweden Squad for European Championships Sarah Sjöström will return to international competition after being named among a 22-strong Sweden squad for the European Championships in Paris. The three-time Olympic champion returned to competition at the Swim Open Stockho...

Three-time Olympic champion Tom Dean has been unveiled as the first celebrity ambassador of the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS). The announcement follows the deaths of 17 people in water-related incidents during the recent hot weather in the UK. The RLSS said of the collaboration with Dean: “Thi...

Siobhan Haughey Sets Mare Nostrum Record En-Route To Golden Double In Canet Results Day 1 report Siobhan Haughey set a Mare Nostrum 200 free record en-route to a golden double on day two of the Canet stop of the series. First up for the four-time Olympic medallist was the 50 free which she took in 2...

Two-Time Olympian Joe Litchfield Calls Time On His Career Two-time Olympian Joe Litchfield has retired from competition following a career in which he won world and European relay titles. The 27-year-old, who was coached by Dave Hemmings at Loughborough, leaves the pool 10 years after being crowned ...

Team Scotland Announces Squad of 25 for Commonwealth Games Team Scotland has announced a 25-strong squad for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Duncan Scott and Angharad Evans were preselected and will be joined by a further 23 swimmers including the likes of Archie Goodburn, Katie Shanahan and Kean...

Roos Vanotterdijk & Lucas Henveaux Among Nine-Strong Belgian Squad Headed to European Championships Nine swimmers have been selected to represent Belgian at the European Championships in Paris. Roos Vanotterdijk, Florine Gaspard and Lucas Henveaux are among the team that will compete across 21 indiv...

UK Formally Assesses Bid for North of England to Host Olympics in 2040s The UK Government is looking into a potential bid for the north of England to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the 2040s. Ministers have commissioned UK Sport to assess the viability of a potential bid which, if successf...

Noah De Schryver Lowers Own Belgian 200 Breaststroke Record as Open Championships End in Antwerp Results Day 1 report Day 2 report The Open Belgian Championships ended with a national record and tickets booked for Europeans in Paris this summer. Olympic and world bronze medallist Caspar Corbeau of t...

Roos Vanotterdijk Secures Golden Double at Open Belgian Championships Results Day 1 report Roos Vanotterdijk secured double gold as she continued her return from injury on day two of the Open Belgian Championships in Antwerp. Vanotterdijk booked a spot on the team for the European Championships in P...

Great Britain Selects 24-Strong Squad for European Junior Championships in Munich A 24-strong Great Britain squad has been selected for the European Junior Championships in Munich, Germany. The meet runs from 7-12 July and features athletes who’ve already featured in senior waters following junior s...

Florine Gaspard Twice Lowers Belgian 50 Breast Record; Roos Vanotterdijk Makes Winning Return Results Florine Gaspard twice lowered the national 50m breaststroke record on day one of the Open Belgian Championships in Antwerp. The 24-year-old, swimming in the Antwerp pool in which she’s coached by Ma...

Daniel Wiffen & Jack McMillan Spearhead Northern Ireland Squad for Commonwealth Games Olympic champions Daniel Wiffen and Jack McMillan headline the Northern Ireland squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Wiffen, who recently switched training base from Cal-Berkeley to Swim Ireland’s Nati...

Team England Select Squad of 42 for Commonwealth Games A total of 42 swimmers will represent Team England at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July. The squad bound for the action at Tollcross International Swimming Centre comprises 28 swimmers and 14 para swimmers. Among them are Adam Ramsay-Pea...

Noè Ponti & Roman Mityukov Spearhead Swiss Team for European Championships Noè Ponti and Roman Mityukov headline the Switzerland team for the European Championships in Paris. The pair share Olympic and world medals but have yet to top the podium in the continental long-course pool. Ponti has come cl...

Germany Names Team for European Championships in Paris; Johannes Liebmann Set for Pool & Open Water Newly-crowned European 800 free record holder Johannes Liebmann is among 44 swimmers to be named in the Germany squad for the European Championships in Paris. Liebmann will compete in the 3k knockout ...

Former Great Britain Head Coach Ian Turner Passes Away Ian Turner, the former Great Britain head coach who guided Paul Palmer to Olympic and world medals, has passed away. He served as British Swimming head coach from 1999-2008 before taking up leadership positions in New Zealand and Singapore. Duri...

Moesha Johnson Sprints to Double-Double at Open Water World Cup; Paulo Strehlke Delgado Clinches Mexico's First Medal Results Day 1 report Moesha Johnson reaffirmed her status as the dominant force in women’s open water with 3k sprint gold on the penultimate stop of the Open Water World Cup in Golfo...