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Berlin, Paris & London To Stage 2027 World Cup; LA28 Sprint Qualification Up For Grabs London will stage the final leg of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup on 29-31 October 2027 where athletes can qualify for the LA 2028 Games in the men’s 50m breaststroke and women’s 50m backstroke. The meet wi...

Dario Verani and Klaudia Tarasiewicz are confirmed as the overall winners of the European Aquatics 2026 Open Water Swimming Cup with full prize money awarded despite only two of the scheduled four legs completed because of bad weather. The second and third legs were fulfilled in Tenero and Razanac b...

Lucy Hope has announced her retirement after a career that included two Olympics, four Commonwealth Games and trips to the world and European podiums. The Scot concludes her time in competitive waters with an extensive collection of relay medals since making her Great Britain debut at the 2016 Europ...

Marrit Steenbergen continued her record-breaking golden bull run and Gan Ching Hwee lowered the Asian 1500 free record on the first day of the final World Cup stop in Astana, Kazakhstan. Seven swimmers - five women and two men - completed Triple Crowns with a sweep of a single event over the three s...

Archie Goodburn thanked Prime Minister Andy Burnham after the UK Government announced new measures to improve brain cancer care. The Scot revealed in June 2024 that he had three inoperable brain tumours and had been diagnosed with oligodendroglioma, “an extremely rare form of incurable, diffuse and ...

Former Ireland National Coach George Gibney Jailed for 15 and a Half Years for Sexual Abuse Irish former coach George Gibney has been sentenced to 15 and a half years for sexually abusing girls in the 1970s and 1980s. In July, a jury found him guilty of 39 counts of indecent assault and one count of...

FLASH! Pieter Coetze Soars to 50 Back World Record at World Cup in Tashkent Pieter Coetze blazed to a 50 back world record of 22.09 at the World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The South African cut 0.02 from the previous standard of 22.11 held by Kliment Kolesnikov since November 2022. Second at the t...

World Cup Tashkent, Day 2 Finals: Cam McEvoy & Egor Kornev to Renew Battle Cameron McEvoy and Egor Kornev shared the 100 free title on the second day of the World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It was a second trip to the top of the podium in as many days for McEvoy after his 20.13 victory in the 50 f...

Extreme Weather Causes Cancellation of Open Water Cup Final Leg in Barcelona; Winners to be Declared 'At A Later Stage' The final leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 in Barcelona was cancelled mid-race because of heavy rain and strong winds leaving the race series with the men’...

World Cup, Day 1 Finals: Marrit Steenbergen Captures Golden Double; Cam McEvoy Downs World Cup Record Results Where to Watch Marrit Steenbergen claimed double gold on the first night of racing as the first leg of the 2026 World Cup got underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Netherlands swimmer won the 50...

Bettina Fabian Fires Back at European Aquatics Statement after Open Water DQs European Aquatics Statement & Rulings European Aquatics has released a statement following the DQs of David Betlehem and Bettina Fabian at the Open Water Swimming Cup at Razanac, Croatia, which had seen the latter rebuke t...

Ellen Walshe Talks Paris 2026 & Reaping Rewards In and Out of the Pool at the World Cup Ellen Walshe will return to competition at the Baku stop of the World Cup seven weeks after capturing the IM double at the European Championships in Paris. The Irishwoman delivered lessons in underwaters when mon...

Results Dario Verani surged through in the last 10 metres to clinch his second straight win and Klaudia Tarasiewicz broke clear in the final stages to win their respective 10k races at the Razanac stop of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026. However, there was controversy in both rac...

British Team Fall Just Shy of English Channel Relay World Record; Raise Vital Funds For Water Safety Education Donate here A six-strong British team featuring three-time Olympic champion Tom Dean has raised more than £8,000 for the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS) while falling just three minutes...

Duncan Scott on the Challenge that Lies Ahead for 4x200 Squad Come LA 2028 When the British men added the European 4x200 free title to their Olympic and world crowns, victory was met with quiet satisfaction as well as a recognition the winning time fell short of what’ll be needed to retain their glo...

Two-Time Olympic Champion Tatjana Smith Confirms Return to Swimming With Eyes On The 50 Breaststroke At La 2028 Two-time Olympic champion Tatjana Smith has officially confirmed her return to competitive swimming and has her eyes on the 50m breaststroke at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The South ...

Angharad Evans Named Swimmer of the Year at Scottish Awards Angharad Evans was named Swimmer of the Year at the Scottish Swimming Awards in Glasgow. Archie Goodburn, Brad Hay, Dean Fearn, Emma Wood and Stephen Clegg were also among the winners at the ceremony held at the Marriott Hotel. Evans has ha...

Seven swimmers have been pre-nominated for the Sweden team for the World Short-Course Championships in Beijing in December. Sara Junevik, Victor Johansson and Robin Hanson are among the swimmers put forward for the event which runs from 1-6 December in the Chinese capital. The selection was based on...

Kyle Chalmers Has Renewed Love of Racing After Mexico Meet With Adam Ramsay-Peaty & Thomas Ceccon Adam Ramsay-Peaty, Thomas Ceccon and Kyle Chalmers shared the insight that comes with a combined five Olympic titles at a meet in Mexico. The trio headlined the Copa Internacional meet which ran from Se...

Results Italy’s Dario Verani pulled away on the final lap and Louna Kasvio of Finland edged a photo finish to clinch their respective 10k races as the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 finally got underway in Tenero, Switzerland. The stop in Tenero effectively became the season opener ...