Liz Byrnes - Europe Correspondent - (Author)

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...

European Aquatics Wants Reintegration Of Russian & Belarusian Athletes Delayed Until After European Championships European Aquatics has requested a delay until 1 September 2026 in implementing World Aquatics’ bylaw allowing the full participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. World Aquatics de...

Sacha Velly Clinches Maiden Solo Victory As Moesha Johnson Continues Domination at Open Water World Cup Results Leg 1 report Leg 2 report Sacha Velly edged out Marc-Antoine Olivier to clinch his maiden individual gold at the Open Water World Cup while Moesha Johnson continued her domination with a 2...

Olympic Champion Daniel Wiffen Moves Training Base to Dublin after Short-Lived California Switch Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen has moved his training base to Dublin following a spell at the University of California. Wiffen, who won 800 gold and 1500 silver at Paris 2024, moved Cal last year followi...

Daniel Wiffen & Mona McSharry Spearhead Ireland's Largest-Ever European Aquatics Championships Team Daniel Wiffen and Mona McSharry spearhead Ireland’s largest-ever European Aquatics Championships team, with 26 swimmers and one diver selected for Paris in August. The pair – who between them won a go...

Dávid Betlehem & Moesha Johnson Win 3k Knockout Sprint Titles to Clinch Double Gold in Ibiza Results Moesha Johnson Makes it 2 in 2 & Final-Lap Surge Propels David Betlehem to Victory in Ibiza Dávid Betlehem and Moesha Johnson added the 3km knockout sprint titles to their 10k crowns at the second le...

Two-time Olympic open water champion Sharon van Rouwendaal is joining the Dutch long-distance programme to nurture young talent in the Netherlands. Van Rouwendaal is the most successful open water swimmer in Olympic history with two golds and a silver across three Games. She announced her retirement...

Moesha Johnson Makes it 2 in 2 & Final-Lap Surge Propels David Betlehem to Victory in Ibiza Results Leg 1 report Moesha Johnson made it two wins in as many races and a surging final lap propelled David Betlehem to victory on the second leg of the Open Water Swimming World Cup in Ibiza. The two-day e...

Great Britain Select 36-Strong Squad for European Championships in Paris: Ramsay-Peaty Returns to Continental Waters A 36-strong swimming Great Britain team has been selected for the European Championships in Paris in August. The pool programme runs from 10-16 August at the Centre Aquatique Olympiqu...

Kristóf Milák Soars to 50.22 100 Fly Scorcher and 21.76 50 Free PB at Hungarian Championships Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Day 4 report Kristóf Milák soared to the 100 fly title in 50.22 before returning around 30 minutes later to take 50 free gold on the final evening of the Hunga...

Simona Quadarella Clinches Treble & Cerasuolo Heads 50 Breaststroke Rankings As Italian Championships End Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Sara Curtis Takes Down Italian 50 Free Record In Prelims Day 4 report Simona Quadarella completed the distance treble with a dominant 400 victory a...

Zalán Sárkány Pulls Away for 1500 Title; Milák Flies to Top of Rankings Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Zalán Sárkány clinched the 1500 free title after pulling away in the final 400 metres at the Hungarian Championships in Sopron. Sárkány had been in a three-way tussle with Dávid Bet...