European Aquatics statement – Barcelona
European Aquatics can confirm that the final leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 in Barcelona was cancelled mid-race on Saturday 3 October due to extreme weather conditions. Racing began as scheduled over the planned 10km course, but the conditions deteriorated and the competition had to be stopped after 2.5km due to […]
Series titles up for grabs as European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 concludes in Barcelona
The overall European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 winners will be decided in Barcelona on Saturday 3 October, with Italy’s Dario Verani and Poland’s Klaudia Tarasiewicz arriving as the series leaders, on 1600 and 1500 points respectively following successive podium finishes in the previous rounds in Tenero and Razanac. Verani heads the men’s standings […]
European Aquatics statement – Razanac
European Aquatics is aware of public comments circulating following the disqualification of two swimmers, Bettina Fabian and David Betlehem, at the recent open water swimming competition in Razanac, Croatia. In the spirit of openness and transparency, we are publishing the Jury of Appeal decisions in full. In addition, European Aquatics will refer the full sequence […]
Verani takes second successive victory as Tarasiewicz returns to winning ways at European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup stop in Razanac
Italy’s Dario Verani produced a stunning finish to claim his second victory in as many legs at the Razanac stop of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026, powering through the final ten metres to touch ahead of Mexico’s Paolo Strehlke Delgado, who had led for the majority of the race as an external […]
Betlehem and Fabian add fresh faces as Verani and Kasvio return for Razanac leg of Open Water Swimming Cup
Betlehem and Fabian add fresh faces as Verani and Kasvio return for Razanac leg of Open Water Swimming Cup The European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 moves to Razanac on Saturday for the second stop of the season, with the 10km races set to get underway over six laps of the Croatian course as […]
European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships 2027 set for 19-22 May in Alghero
The European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships 2027 will take place from 19-22 May, European Aquatics has confirmed, with Alghero preparing to welcome the continent’s top open water swimmers to the coast of the island of Sardinia. Alghero was named host of the Championships during a handover ceremony at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, […]
European Aquatics marking #BeActive theme in 12th European Week of Sports
European Aquatics will be engaging today with the annual European Union initiative of European Week of Sports (EWoS). Running from September 23 to 30, the 2026 edition marks the 12th year of a campaign which has promoted physical activity and sport throughout the continent using the theme of #BeActive your way. The EA’s national federations […]
Kasvio takes photo-finish triumph as Verani impresses at European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup Tenero opener
The European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 finally got off the mark in Tenero with Italy’s Dario Verani executed a perfect race plan and Finland’s Louna Kasvio took a memorable photo-finish victory to take the honours in the respective men’s and women’s races a gruelling six-lap, 10km course in the Swiss village. The stop […]
European Aquatics Masters Championships 2026 reaches thrilling conclusion
The final days of the European Aquatics Masters Championships delivered a fitting conclusion to almost two weeks of competition, with diving reaching its climax in Graz, open water swimmers completing their programme in Samorín and Masters water polo producing a full slate of finals. Across the three disciplines, athletes from across Europe continued to demonstrate […]
Diving, open water swimming and water polo deliver drama across two venues as Masters Championships enter closing stages
The European Aquatics Masters Championships 2026 continued in Samorin and Graz over the past three days, with the open water swimming programme beginning and the diving programme continuing at the respective locations with a series of quality performances and memorable moments. The springboard programme in Graz produced tight finishes throughout the second day as it […]
