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European Championships: Italy Set Championship Record En-Route To Men's Medley Relay Gold Ahead Of France & Austria Italy set a championship record of 3:28.46 as they brought the European Championships to an end with a dominant victory in the men's medley relay in Rome. The quartet of Thomas Ceccon,...

European Championships: Sweden Claims Gold in 400 Medley Relay as Sjostrom, Hansson Throw Down Stellar Splits To cap women's action from the European Championships in Rome, a dominating performance from Sweden earned the country a gold medal in the 400-meter medley relay. The Swedish quartet touched...

European Championships: Lukas Maertens Sets 400 Free Championship Record For Gold; Germany Claim 1-3 Lukas Maertens set a championship record of 3:42.50 as he eased to victory in the 400 free at the European Championships in Rome. It concluded a superb season for the 20-year-old who also won 800 sil...

European Championships: Teen Lana Pudar Claims Gold in 200 Fly for Bosnia and Herzegovina In a meet dominated by traditional swimming powers, Lana Pudar made her mark for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, surging to the gold medal in the women’s 200 meter butterfly at the European Championships i...

European Championships: Thomas Ceccon Becomes First Italian Man To Win 100 Back Ahead of Christou & Ndoye Brouard Thomas Ceccon became the first Italian man to win the 100 backstroke at the European Championships in Rome. Ceccon set a world record of 51.60 en-route to the world title in Budapest in ...

European Championships: Ben Proud Writes Unique Line In History After Winning 50 Free Gold Ben Proud made history as he added European 50 free gold to his world and Commonwealth titles in Rome. The Briton became the first swimmer to win the world, Commonwealth and European golds in one season, Proud...

European Championships: Hubert Kos Upholds Hungarian Tradition in 200 IM Anyone familiar with the history of the sport knows about Hungary's widespread excellence in the individual medley events. Tamas Darnyi. Katinka Hosszu. Andras Hargitay. Laszlo Cseh. All of these athletes have starred in the mu...

European Championships: Isabel Gose Mines Gold in 400 Freestyle; Denies Simona Quadarella the Triple-Triple Isabel Gose didn't have any interest in history being made on the last night of the European Championships. With Italy's Simona Quadarella needing a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle to co...

European Championships: Ruta Meilutyte Fends Off Benedetta Pilato For 50 Breaststroke Title This summer, Ruta Meilutyte and Benedetta Pilato have seen a lot of one another. They first battled at the World Championships in Budapest, where each woman claimed a global title. Most recently, they've duel...

European Championships - Day 7 Prelims: David Popovici Withdraws From 400 Free Final; Simona Quadarella Eyes Treble-Treble David Popovici will not compete in the 400 free final despite progressing fourth to set up what appeared to be a tilt at the 100-200-400 free treble at the European Championship...

European Championships: Britain Win Gold In Mixed 4x200 Relay As Freya Anderson Claims Sixth Medal Britain won the mixed 4x200 freestyle relay as Freya Anderson made her sixth trip to the podium at the European Championships in Rome. Anderson pulled clear of Lucile Tessariol of France on the final 5...

European Championships: Italy's Margherita Panziera Closes Strong to Claim Gold in 100 Backstroke Italy’s Margherita Panziera put together one of the best starts in the field, then closed with the fastest final 50 to cruise to the 100 backstroke title at the European Championships. She touched the w...

European Championships: Mykhailo Romanchuk Goes 14:36.10 To Defend 1500 Free Title; Dedicates Win To Father On Return From War In Eastern Ukraine Mykhailo Romanchuk went 14:36.10 to win a second straight 1500 free title at the European Championships in Rome and dedicated victory to his father who ha...

European Championships: Nicolo Martinenghi Leads 1-2 Italian Sweep in 50 Breaststroke Without Great Britain’s Adam Peaty in the lineup, the 50 breaststroke at the European Championships was dominated by the Italians, who finished 1-2. Nicolo Martinenghi, the world junior record holder in the event, ...

European Championships: Anastasia Gorbenko Defends 200IM Title; Sixth Medal For Marrit Steenbergen In Second Anastasia Gorbenko led from start to finish to successfully defend her 200IM title at the European Championships in Rome. Gorbenko made history when she became the first Israeli woman to win ...

European Championships: Sarah Sjostrom Blasts Field in 50 Freestyle; Sets European Medals Record This wasn’t a summer that produced personal-best performances. It wasn’t a summer that featured jam-packed schedules. Rather, Sarah Sjostrom spent the past few months in management mode, fully aware that...

European Championships: Kristof Milak Wins Third Straight 200 Fly Title To Complete Double-Double; Hungary 1-2 Kristof Milak won his third straight 200 butterfly title to complete the double-double at the European Championships in Rome. The Olympic and world champion stopped the clock at 1:52.01 - a...

European Championships - Day Six Semifinals: Ruta Meilutyte Not Far Off World Record in 50 Breaststroke The sixth night of competition at the European Championships in Rome includes the last of the semifinals, as Night Seven features all title races. Semifinals will be held in the men's 50-meter fre...

European Championships: Prelims Day 6 - Live Action Ben Proud launched his bid to add the European 50 freestyle title to his world and Commonwealth golds on day six of prelims in Rome. Rome entry lists Rome results Complete meet coverage Unique Line In History Beckons For Ben Proud Proud became the ...

European Championships: France Win 4x100 Mixed Freestyle Relay Ahead Of Britain & Sweden France won gold in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay after Marie Wattel overhauled joint leaders Italy and Sweden on the final leg at the European Championships in Rome. By virtue of Sweden claiming the bronze me...