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Paris 2026: Marchand signs off with second gold as Kos, Quadarella and Meilutyte secure landmark wins

Leon Marchand earned an audacious victory in the men’s 400m freestyle before helping France secure bronze in the men’s 4x100m medley as the hugely successful European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026...

Paris 2026: Marchand marches on into stacked 400m freestyle final as Quadarella closes on triple triple

Leon Marchand, seeking further success at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 after winning his first title in the previous night’s men’s 200m butterfly, qualified fourth fastest for what...

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...

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: 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...

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...

Paris 2026: Popovici and Quadarella complete European Aquatics Championship doubles as Marchand reaches new level

On a night when French icon Leon Marchand raised home hopes sky high by qualifying fastest into tomorrow night’s men’s 200m butterfly final, Romania’s 21-year-old David Popovici secured his third...

Paris 2026: French Paralympic legend Smetanine celebrates landmark inclusion of para swimming at European Aquatics Championships

French Paralympic swimming legend David Smetanine has been a prime force in helping to establish para swimming within the European Aquatics Championships – and he is now looking forward to that...

Paris 2026: Marchand makes winning start to individual quest as Sjostrom and Curtis progress on day five at European Aquatics

France’s swimming icon Leon Marchand began his pursuit of individual honours in encouraging fashion at the European Aquatics Championships this morning. Having dropped any breaststroke racing from his...