Evans wins second gold for Scotland as swimming concludes at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
Local heroine Angharad Evans completed her swimming programme at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with a second gold and a final silver at the Tollcross International Pool. Evans, who earned the women’s 100m breaststroke title for the host nation on Sunday, produced another golden flourish in the 200m breaststroke. She led from start to finish […]
Home nation swimmers converge for Glasgow Commonwealth Games before Paris 2026 challenge
Tom Dean, who became the first Home Nations athlete to win seven medals at a single Commonwealth Games at the Birmingham 2022 edition, will seek to add to his total part of England’s team at the Glasgow 2026 Games, where swimming starts tomorrow. He is one of a 42-strong England team named for the competition […]
Return to Paris: Ireland’s Olympic champion Wiffen seeking first European long-course medal in his favourite city
Some time before swimming starts at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, Rachel and Jonathan Wiffen will seek out a church close to the competition venue and light a candle for their son Daniel. It is a pre-race ritual they have observed in the past with glowing results – not least in the same city […]
European Aquatics hosts third successful Athlete Media Webinar
European Aquatics hosted its latest Media Webinar for Athletes on Friday 1 May 2026, bringing together some of the sport’s top names for a practical session on media skills, personal branding, and social media strategy. The online event, held as part of the organisation’s Strategic Plan 2024–2030 and on the European Aquatics Academy platform, was […]
Lublin 2025: Two golden European records for Steenbergen on day 3 – and a world relay record for Italy
Marrit Steenbergen of The Netherlands earned a golden double on Lublin 2025 day 3 as she took the women’s 100m medley and 200m freestyle titles in European and Championship record times – with Italy rounding off a dizzying night by posting a world record of 1:27.26 in the mixed 4x50m freestyle. Elsewhere, Ireland’s Olympic 800m […]
Home athletes relishing Lublin 2025 challenge as Ponti and Wiffen set targets on eve of competition
Excitement over the European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships in Lublin was palpable at today’s opening press conference – and most particularly from Polish athletes preparing for the home event that will run from December 2 to 7. Home swimmers Katarzyna Wasick, Adela Piskorska and Krzysztof Chmielewski described their pride at taking part, sitting alongside […]
Ponti and Grousset on collision course in men’s events at Lublin 2025
The convergence of Switzerland’s Noe Ponti and Maxime Grousset of France promises to be one of the highlights of the European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships which start in Lublin on Tuesday (December 2). Ponti has been a short course sensation in the last two years and he will have every reason to be confident […]
Top names attending Opening Press Conference for European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships Lublin 2025
Leading swimmers including Poland’s Katarzyna Wasick and Adela Piskorska, Switzerland’s Noe Ponti, Marrit Steenbergen of The Netherlands, Belgium’s Roos Vanotterdijk and Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen will attend an Opening Press Conference ahead of competition at Lublin 2025. The conference will be held on Monday, December 1, at 1:00 PM at the Arche Hotel in Lublin, Poland. The European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships will […]
Ireland’s Wiffen set for triple title defence at Lublin 2025 in first competitive outing since surgery
Two years after the 2023 European Aquatics Short Course Championships in Otopeni, where he won gold in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle, setting a world record in the second event, Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen is preparing to defend his titles in Lublin. After that startling performance in Romania Wiffen’s career hit even greater heights as […]
Great Britain, France, Ireland and The Netherlands name strong teams for European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships Lublin 2025
Great Britain, which topped the medals table at the 2023 European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships in Otopeni, has signalled its high ambitions for next month’s 2025 edition in Lublin by naming a team stacked with talent. Matt Richards, Duncan Scott and Tom Dean, Olympic men’s 4x200m freestyle champions at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 […]
