Men’s U20 WP Europeans: Spain and Croatia cruise to the final
The semi-finals lacked the usual drama as Spain trounced Montenegro and Croatia routed Italy in the penultimate day at the Men’s U20 European Water Polo Championships Division Elite tournament in Varna. Both sides stormed an early four-goal lead and never looked back. Semi-finals Spain v Montenegro 15-10 Spain showed no mercy against the Montenegrins and […]
Paris 2026: Marchand delivers gold and Liebmann crushes men’s 1500m world record on day six
Leon Marchand delivered the result that France has been expecting for two years to earn his first European title on a night when Germany’s 19-year-old Johannes Liebmann pulverised the men’s 1500m freestyle world record, becoming the first man under 14.30 with a time of 14.26.79. The 24-year-old French sporting icon, whose preparations for the European […]
Men’s U20 WP Europeans, Division 1: Israel to face NAB in the final
The two undefeated sides, Israel and the Neutral Athletes B team will clash for the gold medal at the Men’s U20 European Water Polo Championships Division One tournament in Oeiras. Their semis couldn’t have been any more different – Israel had to erase a four-goal deficit against Poland to win a hard-fought battle, while the […]
Filip Filipović inspires the next generation at the European U20 Championships in Portugal
One of the greatest players in water polo history joined the European Aquatics U20 Water Polo Championships Division 1 in Portugal as an Athlete Ambassador, turning three days of competition into an experience young athletes are unlikely to forget. For many young water polo players, Filip Filipović is someone they know from Olympic finals, major […]
Paris 2026: Popovici and Steenbergen receive 2025 Swimming Athlete of the Year trophies
Romania’s David Popovici and the Netherlands’ Marrit Steenbergen, who between them have collected three individual gold medals so far in the pool at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, received their trophies at the end of the medal ceremonies on 14 August for being voted European Aquatics men’s and women’s swimmers of 2025. The presentation […]
European Club Competitions: The first draws of the season
Draws for the Qualification Rounds in the Champions League Men and Women and the Euro Cup Men. This season the qualification pathways are slightly different than in the previous one. Ten clubs enjoy wild card seeding in the Champions League Men: FTC-Telekom, CNAB, Recco, Olympiacos, Marseille, Mladost, Radnicki, Waspo, Herceg Novi and Steaua. The remaining […]
Paris 2026: Kos in pursuit of triple win as para swimmers make EA Championships debut
Hubert Kos, seeking a third European men’s 200m individual medley title, eased through to tonight’s semi-finals in a day six morning session in which para swimmers made their debut within the European Aquatics Championships. World and Olympic champion Kos, who has already won the 200m backstroke title here, did enough to qualify eighth fastest in […]
Paris 2026: EA President Silva welcomes landmark para swimming inclusion and advocates further progress
As para swimmers from eight nations prepare to compete for the first time this weekend within the main programme of the European Aquatics Championships, EA President Antonio Silva has hailed the landmark inclusion – and sounded a rallying cry for further assistance in building on this vital start. Speaking to para swimmers taking part at […]
