Liz Byrnes - Europe Correspondent - (Author)

Mary McMorrow Becomes Swim Ireland Interim CEO Chief Operations Officer for Swim Ireland, Mary McMorrow, has been announced as the Swim Ireland Interim CEO with Sarah Keane leaving to take up a role as CEO of Cricket Ireland. Keane will end her 20-year tenure with Swim Ireland on 31 January 2026 wit...

European S/C Championships, Day 6 Prelims: Marrit Steenbergen Sets 50 Back CR & Rattles European Record On Medley Lead-Off Marrit Steenbergen was within 0.04secs of adding the European 50 back record to her accolades this week on the leadoff for the Netherlands' women's medley relay in the final pre...

European S/C Championships, Day 5 Prelims: Sara Curtis Tops Prelims In 50 Free & Back In Show Of Speed Sara Curtis led the way in the 50 free and 50 back in the penultimate prelims session at the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland. The 19-year-old set an Italian record of 25.97 in...

European S/C Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Johannes Liebmann Smashes 800 Free WJR To Top Prelims Johannes Liebmann set his second WJR of the meet to top the 800 free prelims at the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland. The 18-year-old is another product of the Magdeburg powerhouse w...

European S/C Championships, Day 3 Prelims: Ollie Morgan Takes Down British 100 Back Record Day three of the European Short Course Championships got underway in Lublin, Poland, with Ollie Morgan taking down the long-standing British 100 back record. Morgan became the first Briton inside 50secs as he ...

European S/C Championships, Day 2 Prelims: Jack McMillan & Duncan Scott Progress As Matt Richards Misses Out Jack McMillan returned the morning after being crowned 400 free champion to head the 200 on day two of the European Championships in Lublin, Poland. McMillan led the way as the two-per-nation...

European S/C Championships: Day 1 Prelims, Men: Caspar Corbeau Rattles 100 Breaststroke WR, Daniel Wiffen Enjoys Emphatic Return Caspar Corbeau rattled the 100 breaststroke world record and Daniel Wiffen made his return to international waters as the European Short Course Championships got underway ...

European S/C Championships: Day 1 Prelims, Women: Isabel Gose & Simona Quadarella Get Meet Underway The European Short Course Championships got underway with the first session of prelims in Lublin, Poland. The six-day meet started with the women's 400 free featuring Isabel Gose and Simona Quadarella...

Daniel Wiffen Talks Singapore Agony & New Horizons With Eyes On Lublin Prize It’s been a year of twists and turns for Daniel Wiffen who’s had appendicitis and subsequent surgery and moved coaches and continents. Amidst all that, the Irishman was forced to withdraw from the World Championships ahead ...

Entry Lists Published For European Short Course Championships; Russians & Belarussians Absent The entry lists for the European Short Course Championships which start in Lublin, Poland, on Tuesday have been published. Notable by their absence are Russian and Belarussian athletes despite World Aquatic...

Filip Nowacki On His Golden Summer & 'Iconic' Adam Peaty Ahead Of Senior GB Debut In Poland In the space of around seven whirlwind weeks in the summer of 2025, Filip Nowacki won four individual world and European junior titles, rattled a senior British standard and broke Adam Peaty’s age group recor...

World Champions Lukas Märtens & Anna Elendt Among Germany Team For Short-Course Europeans Lukas Märtens, Anna Elendt and Florian Wellbrock are among a Germany squad of 31 that will travel to the short-course Europeans in Lublin, Poland, next week at the end of a year in which they each tasted succes...

Duncan Scott On "Special" Commonwealth Games As India Confirmed As 2030 Hosts Three-time Commonwealth champion Duncan Scott described the Commonwealth Games as "a special part of my career" after Amdavad - also known as Ahmedabad - was formally ratified as the host of the Centenary Commonwealth Game...

Italy Names Squad Of 32 For Short-Course Europeans Olympic champions Thomas Ceccon and Nicolo Martinenghi are among an Italy squad of 32 bound for the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland next month. The pair are among 20 men and 12 women to make the trip for the 2025 edition of the...

Duncan Scott Is First Swimmer Pre-Selected To Team Scotland For Home Commonwealth Games In 2026 Duncan Scott is the first swimmer to be confirmed on Team Scotland for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next July. Scott has been preselected to the squad for the meet that will be held at Tollcross...

Angelina Köhler Finishes German s/c Championships With Six Golds & A National Record Angelina Köhler won two titles in the space of 15 minutes as she finished the German s/c Championships with six golds among seven overall medals and a national record in the 50 fly. The 25-year-old won the 100m butt...

Freya Colbert Maintains Winning Streak To Leave BUCS Championships With Six Solo Titles Freya Colbert completed a medley sweep in the 100IM before dominating the 400 free as she finished the BUCS Championships in Sheffield with six individual titles. Colbert, representing Loughborough, went past Kat...

Noè Ponti Rattles 50 Fly WR & Records Fall On Final Day Of Swiss s/c Championships Noè Ponti was within sight of the 50 fly world record with a 21.65 prelims blast to go top of the rankings at the Swiss s/c Championships in  Uster. Ponti set the WR of 21.32 en-route to the short-course world title l...

Angelina Köhler Continues Golden Form As Young Talent Book Trips To Poland Angelina Köhler claimed her fourth title of the German Championships as younger swimmers made their names known and booked tickets to the short-course Europeans next month in Poland. Köhler won the 50 free in 24.15 and althou...

Freya Colbert & Cameron Brooker Double Up At BUCS Championships Freya Colbert and Cameron Brooker won two titles apiece on day two of the BUCS s/c Championships in Sheffield. Colbert, enjoyed a five-second victory in the 400IM in the first women’s event of the session before returning for the 200 ba...