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 landmark inclusion – and sounded a rallying cry for further assistance in building on this vital start. Speaking to para swimmers taking part at […]
Paris 2026: European Aquatics launches its ongoing Centenary celebrations in the Champs Elysees
European Aquatics launched its Centenary celebrations in the heart of Paris at a Gala dinner held at Pavillon Elysee on the Champs-Elysees. One hundred years after the first European Championships took place in Budapest, EA President Antonio Silva celebrated its latest iteration taking place in the French capital – and offered a preview the formal […]
President Antonio Silva visits Ukraine to show European Aquatics’ support and solidarity
European Aquatics President Antonio Silva, accompanied by Vice President Erkan Yalcin, has visited Ukraine to demonstrate solidarity with the country’s athletes, coaches, officials and aquatic sports family. The visit included stops in Kyiv, Lviv and Odessa, which permitted a first-hand understanding of the daily realities facing Ukrainian sport during an exceptionally difficult period for the […]
EA President discusses Paraswimming and ice swimming inclusion at Czech Aquatics Awards in Prague
The integration of Paraswimming and ice swimming into European Aquatics was high on the agenda for EA President Antonio Silva when he attended the recent Czech Aquatics and Czech Water Polo Federation Best Swimmer Awards 2025 in Prague. President Silva discussed the topic at length with Czech Paralympic Committee President and Czech Olympic Committee Vice […]
New wave of ticket sales and EDF sponsor deal for European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 announced with 200 days to go
Athletes and officials including EA President Antonio Silva attended the press event at the Centre Aquatique Olympique in Paris marking 200 days to go until the start of the EA Championships Paris 2026. Credit: Métropole du Grand Paris European Aquatics President Antonio Silva today anticipated “sell-out crowds” at the Paris 2026 European Aquatics Championships – […]
EA President Silva visits Istanbul as part of EOC CoCom for 2027 European Games
EA President Antonio Silva took part in the first EOC CoCom visit to 2027 European Games hosts Istanbul. Credit: European Olympic Committees European Aquatics President Antonio Silva has participated in the first European Olympic Committees Coordination Commission (CoCom) meeting in Istanbul, which is set to host the 4th European Games in 2027. The visit began […]
EA President Silva calls on national federations to support European community projects for water polo and swimming
European Aquatics President Antonio Silva is inviting National Federations to involve themselves with community projects proposed for 2026 as part of the federation’s ongoing work in developing aquatics sports across the continent. This year EA plans to submit two new project applications under the European Cooperation Partnership programme, namely Mixed Ability Waterpolo and SwimSense. The […]
Certification completed for 13 pioneer organisers of EA events in 2025 introducing ASR environmental initiatives
Organisers of the European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships Lublin 2025, which concluded yesterday, are among 13 Local Organising Committees who will be receiving certificates noting their groundbreaking environmental initiatives this year. The documentation has gone out today marking the participation of aquatics events in delivering a set of sustainable practices drawn from the Sustainability […]
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 […]
Ticket sales for European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships Lublin 2025 now available
Tickets for the European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships Lublin 2025 – which take place from December 2 to 7 – are on sale to the public from 09.00 CET today (November 5). The tickets can be purchased via the following link: https://www.eventim.pl/en/eventseries/european-aquatics-short-course-swimming-4019648/ The first European Aquatics Championship event to be held in Poland since 2011 […]
