Munich 2026: Jackl regains gold standard and Mao takes first individual title with fast finish on day five
Hungary’s Vivien Jackl, whose last gold in the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships was earned in 2024, regained the top of the podium on day five in Munich, winning the women’s 200m butterfly and adding silver in the 800m freestyle. Elsewhere Italy’s Alessandro Mao produced an astonishing finish in the women’s 100m freestyle to earn […]
Lublin 2025: Steenbergen completes “double double” of European record wins on day 5
Marrit Steenbergen of The Netherlands secured a Lublin 2025 double double on day 5 as she added the women’s 200m medley and 100m freestyle titles to the 100m medley and 200m freestyle titles she had earned two days earlier – with all four wins coming in European and Championship records. It was an astonishing performance […]
Budapest 2024: Ponti earns third title and world record as Sarkany claims first home gold and Crooks sets freestyle landmark
Switzerland’s Noe Ponti earned a third title and a third world record at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) in Budapest in an evening session where Zalan Sarkany claimed the host’s first gold and Jordan Crooks of the Cayman Islands became the first swimmer to better 20sec for the 50m freestyle, clocking 19.90. Ponti was […]
