Munich 2026: Double gold for Spain as neutral athletes take overall trophy at EA Junior Swimming Championships
After golden nights for Italy and then France at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 it was Spain’s turn to shine in the final session as Irene Ciercoles and Luca Hoek earned their first titles. Elsewhere in a frantic closing burst of action at the Munich 1972 Olympic pool the neutral athletes confirmed their status […]
Munich 2026: Italian joy on day three of European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships
Day three at the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships concluded amidst Italian joy after a surprise victory in the women’s 100m butterfly by Caterina Santambrogio was followed by a successful defence of the women’s 4x200m freestyle title. There was cause for British celebration also at the 1972 Munich Olympic pool as Theodora Taylor, contesting her […]
Munich 2026: Golden Roth earns first medal for hosts at EA Junior Swimming Championships as neutral athletes set another world junior record
Linda Roth earned the host nation its first medal at the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships Munich 2026, winning the women’s 200m freestyle at the start of a day two evening session which closed with neutral athletes setting a world junior record in the mixed 4x100m freestyle. Elsewhere in another raucous session at the Munich […]
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: Juska and Smith gearing up for European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships that could boost Germany’s Olympic ambitions
The European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships that get underway here tomorrow at Munich’s Olympic pool are a key part of the host nation’s plans to bid for a future Games according to Jan Pommer, chief executive officer of the German Swimming Federation. Speaking at a press conference on the eve of competition, Pommer reflected on […]
Munich 2026: Rich talent gathering for European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships at the 1972 Olympic pool
The Olympic pool created for the Munich 1972 Games will teem with talent this week as Germany hosts its first European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships for 40 years. A total of 599 athletes are set to compete at the 52nd staging of this event, which will start on Tuesday July 7 and conclude on Sunday […]
