Europe

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...

Riding Consistent Wave of Performances, Maxime Grousset Could Threaten World Record in 100 Butterfly The world record in the 100-meter butterfly has belonged to the United States' Caeleb Dressel at 49.45 since the Summer of 2021. That performance landed Dressel Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games, where...

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...

International Olympic Committee Rescinds Restrictions on Belarus Athletes The International Olympic Committee on Friday said that it no longer recommends sports governing bodies to restrict the participation of athletes from Belarus. The IOC made the announcement from its Executive Board. It had, in...

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 ...

Apostolos Siskos Posts Fastest Time in World in 200 Backstroke; Becomes Third-Fastest European of All-Time During the first day of Acropolis Swim Open in Athens, Apostolos Siskos claimed victory in the 200-meter backstroke with the fastest time in the world for 2026. The 20-year-old registered a per...

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...

Leon Marchand Fends Off Carson Foster for 400 IM Title at Fort Lauderdale Open The achievements of Leon Marchand in the 400-meter individual medley are sensational. An Olympic gold medal. Three world championships. A world record. So, when Marchand topped the field in the event during Friday night a...

Seven Russian Swimmers Among 300 Sanctioned from WADA Operation LIMS Seven aquatics athletes are among the nearly 300 sanctioned as part of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Operation LIMS in Russia, the organization announced on Thursday. WADA characterizes the operation as “groundbreaking” for its sa...

Watch Open Water World Cup Continue Saturday via Eurovision Sport on Swimming World The World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup continues Saturday in Golfo Aranci, Italy, with three more races available to watch exclusively via  Eurovision Sport on Swimming World. After Friday’s 10K races deli....

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...

Leon Marchand Blasts 1:53.08 Effort in 200 Butterfly at Fort Lauderdale Open The premier male swimmer in the world used the Fort Lauderdale Open to make a statement on Thursday night, as France's Leon Marchand unloaded a stellar performance in the 200-meter butterfly. The reigning Olympic champion i...

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...