Europe

Arno Kamminga On Going To The Doha Worlds, Fukuoka Silver & European Short-Course Championships Arno Kamminga will turn his attention to the Doha worlds following the upcoming European Short-Course Championships in Romania. David Popovici, Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky are among the high-profile ...

Tes Schouten & Arno Kamminga Strike Gold On Final Day In Rotterdam Tes Schouten and Arno Kamminga won the women's and men's 100m breaststroke titles as the Rotterdam Qualification Meet wrapped up. Link to results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Schouten led throughout to stop the clock in 1:0...

Marrit Steenbergen Rattles Dutch 100 Free Record In 52.96 As She Claims Golden Double In Rotterdam Marrit Steenbergen was just 0.27 outside Femke Heemskerk's Dutch 100 free record in 52.96 as she claimed two titles on the third day of the Rotterdam Qualification Meet. Link to results Day 1 report Da...

Caspar Corbeau Emerges Victorious From Duel With Training Partner Arno Kamminga In Rotterdam Caspar Corbeau prevailed in a duel with training partner Arno Kamminga in the men's 200m breaststroke on the second day of the Rotterdam Qualification Meet. Link to results Day 1 report The pair - coached by...

Alberto Razzetti Sets National 400IM Record, Lowers Luca Marin's 2007 Mark At Italian Open; Miressi Books Ticket To Paris Alberto Razzetti took down Luca Marin's long-standing 400IM national record and Alessandro Miressi booked his slot at Paris 2024 on the third and final day of the Italian Open in...

Luke Greenbank Back On Song At Rotterdam Qualification Meet; Tom Dean Wins By 0.01 Luke Greenbank and Tom Dean were among the winners on the first day of the Rotterdam Qualification Meet. Link to results Greenbank missed the World Championships in Fukuoka after failing to qualify at the British tria...

London Aquatics Centre To Host British Olympic & Paralympic Trials With Integrated Programme The British Swimming Championships are returning to the London Aquatics Centre in 2024  and for the first time, the swimming and para-swimming events will fully combine in one competition as athletes loo...

Benedetta Pilato & Thomas Ceccon Book Olympic Berths At Italian Open Benedetta Pilato and Thomas Ceccon booked tickets for Paris 2024 with victories in the 100m breaststroke and 100m backstroke respectively at the Italian Open in Riccione. Link to results Day 1 report The meet serves as qualificatio...

Alberto Razzetti Sets National 200IM Record With First Journey Inside 1:57 At Italian Open Alberto Razzetti set a national 200IM record of 1:56.21 on the first day of the 2023 Italian Open Long Course Championships in Riccione. With that time Razzetti booked a place on the team for Paris 2024 with G...

Arina Surkova Downs National Fly Records As Russian Short-Course Championships Conclude Arina Surkova set two national records as the Russian Short-Course Championships ended in St Petersburg on Saturday. Link to results Four-time European short-course relay champion Surkova set Russian standards of...

Sarah Sjöström To Compete At Fifth Olympic Games In Paris Following Selection By Sweden Four-time Olympic medallist Sarah Sjöström will compete at her fifth Games in Paris next year after being selected to represent Sweden. Sjöström has so far been selected to the 50 free in which she won silver at ...

The Con of Michelle Smith: How the Irish Lass Cheated the Swimming World Her presence on the international stage was inconsequential. She didn’t affect the makeup of podiums. She didn’t influence any championship finals. At least, that’s the way the career of Michelle Smith unfolded for most of the ...

Matt Richards On Lessons Learned From A Tough 2022 & The Inspiration Of Phelps & Peaty After returning from the World Championships in June 2022, Matt Richards packed up his life in Bath and made the 29-mile drive to Millfield. Less than a year had elapsed since he’d been crowned Olympic champion wi...

Isabel Gose Soars To Top Of 400 & 1500 Free S/C Rankings; Seventh Heaven For Chad Le Clos Isabel Gose, Sven Schwarz and Angelina Kohler all commanded the spotlight at the German Short-Course Championships in Wuppertal. There were also seven golds - five of them in individual events - for Chad Le Clo...

Fleur Lewis Sets British 1500 Free S/C Record At BUCS Championships; Dan Wiffen Secures Speedy Treble Fleur Lewis set a British short-course 1500 free record of 15:46.15 at the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships in Sheffield. Faye Rogers posted a European S10 100m butterfly s...

Croatia & The Netherlands To Stage 2024 European Water Polo Championships: Replace Israel As Hosts The European Water Polo Championships - originally scheduled for Netanya, Israel - will be held in Croatia and the Netherlands in January 2024. European Aquatics announced on Friday that the men's tour...

Dan Jervis Moves From Pool To Ocean With British Team At World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup 2023 In Funchal Dan Jervis will make the switch from the pool to the ocean after being selected to the British team for the fifth and final leg of the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup 20...

Wiffen Twins Selected To Swim Ireland Team For European S/C Champs: World Championship Squad Also Announced The Wiffen twins will compete together for the first time after Swim Ireland announced the squads for December's European Short-Course Championships and the 2024 World Championships in Doha. T...

Thomas Ceccon & Benedetta Pilato Named To Italy Squad For European Short-Course Championships Thomas Ceccon, Benedetta Pilato, Nicolo Martinenghi and Simona Quadarella have been named to an Italian squad of 30 for December's European Short-Course Championships in Otopeni, Romania. While the team of ...

European Aquatics Announces Two-Year Pilot Project At Inaugural Learn To Swim Conference European Aquatics has announced plans to roll out a two-year pilot project in the next step of its Learn to Swim (LTS) strategy. The announcement came at the conclusion of the governing body’s inaugural Learn to...