European Aquatics President António Silva visits Russia for high-level discussions on cooperation and development
European Aquatics President António Silva has concluded a visit to Russia, where he held a series of high-level meetings focused on the future of aquatic sport, international cooperation and the development of opportunities for athletes, coaches and officials. During the visit, President Silva met Russian Aquatics President Dmitry Mazepin and his team, Russian Minister of […]
Second Triple Crown for Steenbergen on day 2 of Astana World Cup – but even she can’t stop Wasick earning 50m freestyle “triple triple”
Marrit Steenbergen earned her second Triple Crown on day two of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Astana as she headed towards overall victory in the women’s competition – but even she could not prevent Poland’s Kasia Wasick earning a triple triple in the 50m freestyle. The 26-year-old from The Netherlands clocked 56.54 in […]
Tomblin and Pellacani crowned stars of Paris 2026 as European Aquatics Congress honours a record-breaking summer
European Aquatics Congress 2026, which took place last weekend in Baku, honoured Great Britain’s Ranjuo Tomblin and Italy’s Chiara Pellacani as the most successful athletes of the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, with world record breakers Sara Curtis of Italy and Johannes Liebmann of Germany also receiving awards for their achievements in the competition. Tomblin […]
Another European record for Steenbergen and Triple Crowns for McSharry, Vanotterdijk and Henceau on day 1 of Astana World Cup
Marrit Steenbergen’s maintained her triumphant progress in this season’s World Aquatics Swimming World Cup as she set a European women’s 200m freestyle record and secured a Triple Crown in the 50m backstroke on day 1 of the concluding stop in the Kazakhstan capital of Astana. The 26-year-old Dutch athlete, whose eight previous victories in the […]
Swiss head coach Meloni told Paris 2026 swimming clinic: “Programmes must be a guide, not a cage”
Building performance and the athlete/team/coach relationship were the two final facets addressed by leading Swiss coach Massimo Meloni during his elite swimming coach clinic at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026. Meloni, head coach at the Swiss Aquatics Training Base group – which includes Olympic medallist and multiple short course world record holder Noe Ponti […]
Club competition draws set up blockbuster derbies
The respective draws for the group stages of the Champions League Women and Euro Cup Men have set up tremendous battles across all six matchdays in both competitions, with several national derbies on the horizon. With the ranking system in place for the second year, the Champions League Women Group Stage promises to be as […]
Champions League Women: Final-day wins send Trieste and Catalunya through
Claiming convincing wins on the last day of the Qualification Round in the Champions League Women, Trieste and Catalunya advanced to the Group Stage to make the 16-strong field complete. The draw for the next stage will take place on Monday at 10:00 CET and will be streamed live on the European Aquatics YouTube channel. […]
Euro Cup Men: Posillipo sink Vouliagmeni to complete main group stage line-up
With just one qualification place still up for grabs, all eyes turned to Naples on Sunday to see whether hosts Posillipo or Vouliagmeni would claim the final ticket to the main group stage of the men’s Euro Cup. A dominant third quarter proved decisive for the Italians, as the Greeks were unable to mount a […]
Champions League Women: Six qualification places already secured
UVSE, De Zaan, Rapallo, Ethnikos, Sabadell and Terrassa all secured their tickets to the main Group Stage on the second day of the women’s Champions League Qualification Round. Trieste and Catalunya still have work to do, but both remain on course to claim a place among the top 16. 2026/27 Champions League WomenQualification Round Saturday […]
Euro Cup Men: Ten tickets to main event sealed after dramatic third day of qualification action
Ten of the 11 tickets to the main Group Stage of the men’s Euro Cup were secured with a day to spare, as Saturday’s qualification action produced plenty of drama across the five venues. VPK Primorac Kotor, Pays d’Aix Natation, Rari Nantes Savona, VK Partizan, GS Apollon Smyrnis, VK Sabac Elixir, Jug Adriatic Osiguranje, CN […]
