Paris 2026: Five European Aquatics Championships storylines to watch out for in artistic swimming

Tio Casas targets more history Iris Tio Casas arrives in Paris as the undisputed headline act of the artistic swimming programme. The 23-year-old was the standout performer at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore, contributing to all three of Spain’s gold medals there, and she capped the year by being named both AQUA and European […]
European Aquatics statement following meeting with Athletes’ Committee representative

As part of its ongoing dialogue with the athlete community ahead of the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris, European Aquatics President António Silva and Sports Director Apostolos Tsagkarakis met with Athletes’ Committee member and Olympic champion Kristóf Rasovszky during the European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Sukoró. The meeting followed recent discussions with […]
Return to Paris: Olympic open water silver medallist Klemet targets podium at EA Championships

Germany’s Oliver Klemet earned his first senior international medal in 2023 when he finished third in the men’s 10km open water event at the Fukuoka World Championships. A year later, at the age of 22, Klemet took another significant step as he won silver at the Paris 2024 Games behind Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary. Klemet […]
Artistic swimming teams from Bulgaria, Turkiye and Portugal set for debut at Paris EA Championships

Bulgaria’s artistic swimming team has fine-tuned for its debut at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with a training camp from July 19 to 26. “We held a training camp for the Bulgarian National Artistic Swimming Team from July 19 to 26 at the Sportpalas Sports Complex,” a team spokesperson told European Aquatics. “The training […]
Peaty earns second bronze on day 4 at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games as Goodburn stars

Adam Peaty added a second bronze to the one he had collected in the men’s 100m breaststroke as he finished third in the 50m breaststroke on day four of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. But much of the focus on the final was on a Scot who finished eighth, Archie Goodburn, who was diagnosed with […]