European Aquatics artistic swimming coaches course level 1: bulletin and registration information now available

European Aquatics has published two bulletins introducing the first edition of the Artistic Swimming Coaches Course Level 1, split into theoretical and practical components as part of the organisation’s continued investment in coaching education. The theoretical component is delivered online via the European Aquatics Academy Educational Platform. It forms the foundation of the course and […]
2026 European Aquatics artistic swimming clinic: registration deadline moves to September 20 and updated bulletin now available

European Aquatics has published an updated bulletin for the 2026 artistic swimming clinic, confirming key changes ahead of the event at the X-Bionic Sphere in Samorin, Slovakia, from November 6 to 8, 2026. Following the first bulletin published in July, the second bulletin confirms that the registration deadline has been extended to September 20, 2026, […]
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 been several intriguing stories and countless magic moments from both Samorin and Bratislava across swimming and artistic swimming respectively, with action from more sports still to come. […]
Paris 2026: Tio Casas ends Spain’s title drought as Neutral Athletes B take second team gold on penultimate day of artistic swimming programme

The wait for Spain’s first artistic swimming gold medal of the Championships came to an end on the fifth day of competition at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, as Iris Tio Casas edged out a thrilling women’s solo technical final before the Neutral Athletes B claimed their second European title of the competition in […]
Paris 2026: Great Britain secure first-ever mixed duet European title and Alexandri sisters reign supreme again

The second day of artistic swimming competition at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 saw two new European champions crowned in front of a crowded Olympic Aquatics Centre. Great Britain’s Isabelle Thorpe and Ranjuo Tomblin claimed the mixed duet free title, before Greece’s Anna-Maria and Eirini Marina Alexandri secured their second gold medal of the […]
Paris 2026: A new angle on European Aquatics

European Aquatics coverage from the Olympic Aquatics Centre has taken on a new angle thanks to recently installed underwater cameras. This additional facility will be providing images of startling clarity and novelty from the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026. Enjoy this first selection from the day 1 artistic swimming programme – taken by Sébastien Bozon/AFP […]
Paris 2026: Artistic Swimming Coaches Clinic puts focus on athletes’ experiences of apnea

European Aquatics staged a dedicated Artistic Swimming Coaches Clinic at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, giving athletes the chance to talk directly to coaches about apnea, the breath-hold work that underpins much of what happens in the pool. The session, “Athlete’s Voice Regarding Apnea,” ran on 30 July at the H4 Hotel from 20:30 […]
Paris 2026: Alexandri sisters make golden start to artistic swimming programme while Tomblin continues dominance

Anna-Maria Alexandri and Eirini Marina Alexandri and Ranjuo Tomblin claimed the first artistic swimming golds of the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 on the opening day of competition at the Olympic Aquatics Centre, respectively in the duet technical and men’s solo technical events. It was a very busy and demanding day for the duets, with […]
Paris 2026: Artistic swimming preview

The stage is set for a landmark European Aquatics Championships, as Paris prepares to welcome the continent’s best aquatic athletes for the 2026 edition, one that will mark the centenary of the competition. It will be the first time the European Championships have been held in France since Strasbourg hosted the event in 1987, while […]
EPAM and INEFC awarded 2026 grants through EA Innovation Hub for water polo and artistic swimming research

Two research projects – one undertaken by EPAM Systems, one being conducted by the National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC) in Barcelona – have been awarded major grants for 2026 through the European Aquatic Innovation Hub. The first project – Water Polo Digital Development Transformation using Data and Sensors – is being undertaken by […]