Liz Byrnes - Europe Correspondent - (Author)

A 53-strong list of athletes has been invited on to British Swimming's World Class Programme (WCP) for the 2022-23 season, as preparations begin for another World Championship year as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games move closer. Multiple Olympic, world and European champions are part of the cohort that...

Arno Kamminga closed in on a return to the form that saw him claim Olympic and world medals while Tes Schouten twice lowered the Dutch 100 breaststroke record as the Rotterdam Qualification Meet concluded. Marrit Steenbergen was a standout performer at the four-day meet which she wrapped up with a f...

Olympic Relay Champion Matt Richards Twice Lowers British 100 Free SC Record In One Day; Goes 45.85 Olympic relay champion Matt Richards lowered the British 100 free short-course record he set earlier in the day by going 45.85 in the final at the Swim England National Winter Championships in Sheffie...

Marrit Steenbergen Continues Golden Form With 100 Free Victory In Rotterdam Marrit Steenbergen made it three golds in as many days as she enjoyed a clear victory in the 100 free at the Rotterdam Qualification Meet. Link to results Day One report Day Two report Steenbergen won the 200 free on the ope...

Tes Schouten lowered her Dutch 200 breaststroke for the second time in one day while James Guy and Marrit Steenbergen each made it two out of two at the Rotterdam Qualification Meet. Link to results Day One report Schouten stopped the clock at 2:23.67 to take 0.26 off the mark of 2:23.93 she set in ...

Tes Schouten Sets Dutch 200 Breaststroke Record In Rotterdam Prelims Tes Schouten set a Dutch 200m breaststroke record of 2:23.93 in the day two prelims of the Rotterdam Qualification Meet. Link to results The 21-year-old, who won bronze with the women's medley relay at the European Championships in...

James Guy Overhauls Tom Dean For Victory; Steenbergen & Kamminga Top Podium At Rotterdam Qualification Meet James Guy, Marrit Steenbergen and Arno Kamminga were among the winners on day one of the Rotterdam Qualification Meet. Three-time Paralympic champion Rogier Dorsman set a European record in th...

Three-time European medallist Simone Sabbioni has been banned for 20 months for an anti-doping violation under the whereabouts rule. Athletes are required to provide up-to-date location information so they can be located for out-of-competition testing under the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) code. ...

Evgeniia Chikunova set a new European 200m breaststroke short-course record of 2:14.70 at the Solidarity Games in Kazan. Link to results Chikunova, who turned 18 eight days ago, split 31.03/1:05.60/1:40.11 before a final 50 of 34.59 (17.24/17.35) saw her slice 0.51 from Rikke Moller Pedersen's 2013 ...

Mario Sanzullo and Caroline Jouisse have been awarded the respective men's and women's 25km titles, three months after the race at the European Championships was stopped due to weather conditions. The race was brought to an end after about 15km in Ostia, Italy, as the conditions deteriorated with th...

Kristóf Rasovszky set a national 800 freestyle record of 7:39.21 and Kristof Milak claimed his fourth gold of the meet in the 100 fly as the Hungarian Short-Course Championships concluded in Kaposvár. Link to results Link to Hungarian Federation Day 3 report The Olympic 10k silver medallist had fini...

Kristof Milak and Szebasztian Szabo won their third titles in as many days with victories in the 200 free and 50 fly respectively at the Hungarian Short-Course Championships in Kaposvár. Link to results Link to Hungarian Federation Milak holds Olympic, world and European titles in the long-course po...

Triple Olympic Champion Pieter van den Hoogenband Named Team Netherlands Chef de Mission For Paris 2024 Three-time Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband has been named Chef de Mission for Team Netherlands at Paris 2024. The 44-year-old repeats the role he undertook at the Tokyo Olympics with se...

Thomas Ceccon & Benedetta Pilato Among 20-Strong Italy Squad For World Short-Course Championships Thomas Ceccon and Benedetta Pilato are among four individual world champions named in a 20-strong Italy squad for the World Short-Course Championships in Melbourne next month. Ceccon has been a standout...

Tom Dean Named Champion Athlete At British Swimming Awards; David McNulty Recognised For Coaching Success Tom Dean has been named British Swimming's Champion Athlete for 2021-22 at British Swimming: The Awards. The double Olympic champion and triple 2022 World Championship medallist Dean - who was c...

Adam Peaty Unveils First AP Race London International At Aquatics Centre In May 2023 Adam Peaty has demonstrated his commitment to leaving a legacy with the announcement of the inaugural AP Race London International to be held at the London Aquatics Centre on the British Spring Bank Holiday in May 2...

Three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty has paid tribute to those who have played a part in his journey after he received his OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for services to swimming. The eight-time world champion received the honour at a ceremony hosted by Anne, Princess Royal, at W...

ISL Founder Konstantin Grigorishin Has Assets Seized By Ukrainian Government: Reports International Swimming League (ISL) founder Konstantin Grigorishin has had assets seized by the Ukrainian government, Ukrainian media has reported. Grigorishin was one of four businessmen - along with Ihor Kolomois...

Three-Time European Champion Molly Renshaw Retires After An 11-Year Career Following Debut At 15 Three-time European champion Molly Renshaw has announced her retirement after a senior career that spanned two Olympics and 11 years following her international debut aged 15. Molly Renshaw Talks Yulia E...

French Swimming Federation Selects 20-Strong Team For World Short-Course Championships The French Swimming Federation has selected a 20-strong squad for the World Short-Course Championships in Melbourne next month following the national championships in Chartres at which Maxime Grousset, Charlotte B...