Tancock and Morgan’s magical medal moment
Seb Coe was joking. Probably. But when, during a press conference on the eve of this year’s World Athletics Indoor Championships, New Zealand’s retired shot putter Valerie Adams said she hoped her Championship record was about to be broken, the World Athletics President responded: “No you don’t!” The words were spoken with a twinkle, from […]
Lublin 2025: Hunter reviews a week of records, duels and teen success in Poland
The European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships Lublin 2025 which concluded successfully last Sunday with two golds for the Polish hosts were compelling for a number of reasons. Craig Hunter, chair of the EA Technical Swimming Committee, officiated at the Aqua Lublin venue from December 2 to 7 and here he reviews some of the […]
Lublin 2025 Strategic Coach Development clinic offered Aquatics Denmark insights to 34 attendees
The Strategic Coach Development clinic which took place during last week’s European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships Lublin 2025 attracted 34 on-site attendees and three online from almost 20 countries. Facilitated by Kim Dietrichsen, Head of Coaching at Aquatics Denmark, the course at Lublin’s Hotel Victoria included a dedicated session on how trust, autonomy and […]
Lublin 2025: Final day brings two golds for Poland, two for Estonia and a fifth for Steenbergen as Italy tops medals table
A packed Aqua Lublin arena reverberated in celebration tonight as the final session of the European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships brought the hosts the gold they had hoped for, courtesy of Katarzyna Wasick in the women’s 50m freestyle, and one they had not dared to hope for, from Justina Kozan in the 400m medley. […]
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 […]
Lublin 2025: Grousset, Marti and Gose grab gold on a night of dramatic duels – as Damborg strikes again
Compelling duels were the main feature on day 4 of Lublin 2025 as France’s Maxime Grousset defeated Switzerland’s Noe Ponti – just – at the third time of asking, Spain’s Carles Coll Marti held off Caspar Corbeau of The Netherlands in the men’s 200m breaststroke and Germany’s Isabel Gose beat Simona Quadarella to the women’s […]
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 […]
Lublin 2025: Young talent turns golden on day 2 as Shortt, Damborg and Jefimova excel
Three super-talented 18-year-olds earned gold on day two of the European Aquatics Short Course Championships Lublin 2025, with John Shortt of Ireland and Denmark’s Martine Damborg securing first senior titles and Estonia’s Eneli Jefimova retaining the one she earned two years ago. Elsewhere on another evening of high excitement in the Aqua Lublin arena Switzerland’s […]
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 […]
Wasick wishing for podium finishes at Lublin 2025 as Vanotterdijk, Quadarella, Gose and Steenbergen eye gold
Poland’s Katarzyna Wasick, who said today that being part of a home European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships meant “everything” to her, will strive mightily to earn a title at Lublin 2025 when competition begins tomorrow. The 33-year-old US-based swimmer’s podium prospects look strong as she tops the rankings for the women’s 50m freestyle, in […]
