MASTERS NEWS

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...

Swimming and artistic swimming bow out in style at Masters Championships as diving takes centre stage

The European Aquatics Masters Championships 2026 moved into their final stages this week, with the swimming and artistic swimming programmes reaching their closing stages while masters diving got...

Records continue to tumble on days 3 and 4 of European Aquatics Masters Championships as competition passes 5000 registrations

The European Aquatics Masters Championships 2026 continued at pace in Samorín and Bratislava, with another two days of swimming producing a host of championship and European records, while artistic...

European Aquatics Masters Championships 2026 gets underway in Bratislava and Samorin

Records, artistry and a truly international start to the European Aquatics Masters Championships The European Aquatics Masters Championships 2026 has finished its second day, and already there have...

Calm waters and lifelong memories as European Aquatics Masters Open Water Swimming Tour continues in Sukoro

Masters open water swimming brought its signature warmth of spirit to Hungary’s Lake Velence on Friday, as the second leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Masters Tour 2026 took...

Sabina Vitaloni: “my love for swimming took me to the pool; friendship keeps me there”

Sabina Vitaloni competes for the Italian masters team Natatio Master Team, and she returned to the water in 2006 after nearly two decades away. Her standout achievement to date came at the 2025 World...

Carla Stampfli: a life in the water, and still finding new reasons to love it

Carla Stampfli is a Swiss swimmer who competes for Swim Regio Solothurn. She reached finals and semi-finals at World and European Championships, competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, and is now...

Janne Virtanen: fifty years in the water, and still in it for the people

Janne Virtanen is a 62-year-old a Finnish swimmer who competes with Speedo Masters Finland and has been competing in masters swimming for 37 years. A holder of masters World and European records, he...

Molly James: “Just try!” – a story of passion for masters swimming

Molly James swims for Trafford Metro, one of British masters swimming’s most decorated clubs, and leads a performance swim squad in Cheshire. A European medallist and four-time world medallist...