Athens 2025: First medals awarded as Junior Artistic Swimming Championships begin in earnest
Neutral athletes came out on-top in both artistic swimming finals on day two of the programme at the European Aquatics Junior Artistic Swimming Championships Athens 2025, as the competition got into full swing. The first title was given out to Valeriia Plekhanova as she edged out Spain’s Isabel Cui Xu in the Women’s Solo Tech […]
Samorin 2025: Popovici and Popescu golden for Romania on day 1 of EA U23 Swimming Championships as Hungary’s Abraham and Padar share title
Romania’s Olympic 200m freestyle champion David Popovici won with panache on his debut at the European Aquatics U23 Swimming Championships – and his compatriot Denis-Laurean Popescu added a second gold after defeating Portugal’s double world champion Diogo Ribeiro in a riveting men’s 100m butterfly. Elsewhere on day one Hungary’s 19-year-olds Minna Abraham and Nicolett Padar […]
Athens 2025: Ukraine make inroads as European Junior Diving Championships pass halfway mark
Day four of the European Aquatics Junior Diving Championships Athens 2025 saw Ukraine take the plaudits with two gold medals from three events under the lights of the Athens Olympic Aquatics Centre’s diving pool. Following a preliminary session which saw the top 12 athletes from the Girls B 1m Springboard and Boys B Platform progress […]
Stage is set in Istanbul for Women’s U16 European Water Polo Championships
The city of Istanbul in Türkiye is ready to host the first European Water Polo Championships of this summer’s age-group continental showcases. The action-packed calendar features four elite tournaments and two division one meets – with the first being the Women’s U16 Europeans, which starts on Friday. Water polo is set to join the feast […]
Samorin 2025: Three things to look out for in this evening’s finals at the European Aquatics U23 Swimming Championships
Romania’s Olympic champion David Popovici qualified for tonight’s men’s 200m freestyle final at the European Aquatics U23 Swimming Championships in sublime style, dominating his heat from the first stroke to clock the morning’s fastest time of 1:46.84. Having also won world and European titles, a European U23 gold would complete the 20-year-old’s set. Can he […]
