Liz Byrnes - Europe Correspondent - (Author)

The European Championships get under way in Budapest on Monday with 51 countries - all but one of the national swimming federations - set to participate across swimming, open water, diving and artistic swimming. The Championships were initially scheduled for May 2020 but were postponed in the wake o...

Adam Peaty Responds: Sport Is A Powerful Vehicle For Athlete Protests Adam Peaty has reasserted his insistence that athletes should have the right to protest at the Olympics after the IOC indicated it will punish those who do so on the podium or the field of play. The Olympic 100m breaststroke champ...

Three-time Paralympic champion Ollie Hynd will not compete in Tokyo in August as he steps away from the pool for the immediate future. The Briton won the SM8 200IM titles at London 2012 and Rio 2016 and also claimed gold in the S8 400 free in Brazil. His winning times of 2:20.01 in the 200IM and 4:2...

Arno Kamminga returned from his maiden voyage through the 58-second barrier in the 100 breaststroke to go 2:07.71 over 200m at the Netherlands Team Time Trials. There was also a Dutch 100 fly record of 51.65 in the morning for Nyls Korstanje as he eclipsed Joeri Verlinden's previous mark  of 51.75 w...

Arno Kamminga is now the second-fastest man over 100m breaststroke in history after he broke through the 58-second barrier in 57.90 at the Netherlands Team Time Trials in Eindhoven. The three-time European short-course champion had shaved 0.01secs off his Dutch record to go 58.42 on Friday morning, ...

Arno Kamminga lowered his national 100m breaststroke record to 58.42 at the Netherlands Team Time Trials to remain the fourth-fastest man in history and third in the world this year. The three-time European short-course champion split 27.31/31.11 in Eindhoven with a morning swim that augurs well for...

Caeleb Dressel and Lilly King are among 500 swimmers to have registered for the selection process for the draft ahead of Season 3 of the International Swimming League (ISL). The ISL announced a fortnight ago that the season would include a swimmer draft which would change the athlete selection proce...

The British Olympic team plus a further 12 swimmers have been selected to a 40-strong squad for the European Championships in Budapest next month. A total of 28 swimmers have so far been named to Team GB for the Tokyo Olympics with the competition at the Duna Arena from 17-23 May presenting another ...

There was unbridled joy and excitement on Tuesday as 28 swimmers were officially named on Team GB for the Tokyo Olympics. A further 24 swimmers earned their places following the trials in London to join the quartet of Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott, Luke Greenbank and James Wilby who were pre-selected by ...

Adam Peaty and Duncan Scott welcomed Team GB's declaration that it would not obstruct athletes who wish to protest at the Tokyo Olympics. The International Olympic Committee has indicated that it will uphold Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter which would see athletes punished for protesting on the podiu...

Team GB has announced a squad of 28 swimmers as they seek to emulate their six-strong medal haul from Rio 2016 at the Olympics in Tokyo in July. Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott, Luke Greenbank and James Wilby had all been pre-selected to Team GB after winning individual medals at the 2019 World Championshi...

Daniel Wiffen set his second national record of the meet as he went 15:16.90 in the 1500 free as the Irish National Team Trials concluded in Dublin. Wiffen is one of four swimmers along with Mona McSharry, Darragh Greene and Shane Ryan to have made Olympic Consideration Times during the five-day mee...

Danielle Hill claimed her fourth national record of the Irish National Team Trials by lowering her own 50 free mark at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre. Trojan’s Ethan Hansen won the men's 200IM final in 2:05.12 ahead of National Centre Limerick’s Cadan McCarthy in 2:05.41 while Ellen Walsh...

Danielle Hill reclaimed her national 100 free record and Finn McGeever set a new 400 free mark on day three of the Irish National Team Trials in Dublin. There were however no more swimmers inside the cut for Tokyo to add to the quartet of Mona McSharry, Daniel Wiffen, Darragh Greene and Sha...

Irish Olympic Trials: Mona McSharry Lowers National 100 Breast Mark To 1:06.29 As Quartet Make The Cut Mona McSharry twice lowered her Irish 100br record on Tuesday to post a time of 1:06.29 and go seventh in the rankings at the Irish National Team Trials in Dublin. Daniel Wiffen set a new Iris...

Duncan Scott continued to rewrite the British record books, Dan Jervis had a dream come true and Sarah Vasey booked a trip to Tokyo on the final night of the British Swimming Selection Trials. Scott went 1:44.47 to win the 200 free and take 0.44 off his own national mark with Tom Dean also under the...

Duncan Scott ended the British Swimming Selection Trials with another record-breaking performance of 1:44.47 in the 200 free to head to the top of the rankings and ninth all-time. The two-time Olympic relay silver medallist set the previous British record of 1:44.91 on the GB lead-off in the 4x200 r...

Duncan Scott spearheaded what will be a fascinating 200 free in 1:46.41 with the first five qualifiers separated by 0.47 and all sub-1:47 at the British Swimming Selection Trials. The 2019 world bronze medallist booked lane four ahead of Tom Dean, Matt Richards and James Guy with Max Litchfield the ...

Ben Proud showcased a demonstration in sprint freestyle as four more swimmers all but booked their tickets to the Tokyo Olympics in July at the British Swimming Selection Trials. The top two in each event within the consideration time will be nominated to Team GB where they will join Adam Peaty, Dun...

Ben Proud threw down the gauntlet as he went 21.42 in the 50 free at the British Swimming Selection Trials to go 0.01 behind  Vlad Morozov at the top of the rankings. It was the seventh-fastest time of his career and means he now holds the top 45 British performances. Proud, who won gold at the 2014...