Munich 2026: Two British golds and two neutral athlete world records on day one at European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships
A tumultuous opening day at the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships produced two titles for Great Britain and two world junior records for the neutral athletes (NA) in the men’s 4x100m freestyle. Sixteen-year-old Amalie Smith won the first gold of an event being held in the uniquely beautiful swoops and curves of the futuristic Munich […]
Munich 2026: Shtatnova shines as EA Junior Artistic Swimming Championships get underway
The European Aquatics Junior Artistic Swimming Championships Munich 2026 got underway at the Olympia Schwimmhalle in Munich with two events on the programme. The women’s solo free preliminary took place in the morning before the duet free preliminary in the afternoon, with the top 12 from each event advancing to their respective finals. A total […]
Lublin 2025: Two medals for hosts on day 1 as Gose clocks European record and McMillan earns first individual title
Germany’s Isabel Gose got the European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships Lublin 2025 off to a dazzling start as she won the women’s 400m freestyle in a European record of 3:54.33 on an evening when Great Britain’s Jack McMillan – 4x200m Olympic and world gold medallist – earned his first individual title in the men’s […]
Gzira 2025: Germany, GB and Czechia win first two games at the EA U18 Women Water Polo Championships
With 11 teams on board in the lower division, Group C and D action began a day earlier than the elite competition at the European Aquatics U18 Women Water Polo Championships in Malta. Favourites claimed easy wins, with Germany, Great Britain and the Czechs each winning both of their opening matches. Meanwhile the meeting of […]
Otopeni 2025: Day one at World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships produces world record, silver for GB’s Smith and two relay medals for Italy
Great Britain’s 15-year-old Amalie Smith, a double gold medallist on her debut at the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships last month, added further lustre to her career by taking women’s 400m medley silver on day one of the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships. Smith, who won the European 200m and 400m IM titles in Samorin, […]
Croatia win shoot-out thriller against Spain as Men’s U18 European Water Polo Championships start
The opening day at the Men’s U18 European Water Polo Championships in Oradea produced a couple of wild battles. The evening featured a series of thrillers as Montenegro stunned Serbia and Croatia edged out Spain in a game of twists and turns. Romania and Turkiye also contributed to the excitement as the hosts lost by […]
