Paris 2026: Terrific Tomblin wins fourth gold as neutral athletes take first titles
Ranjuo Tomblin continued his golden run in the artistic swimming competition at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, claiming a fourth gold medal, while Neutral Athlete Vasilina Khandoshka captured her first European title in the women’s solo free. Later in the day, the Neutral Athletes B finally earned their first gold medal of the championships […]
Paris 2026: Tomblin and Thorpe round-off partnership with emotional mixed duet tech gold
Great Britain’s Isabelle Thorpe and Ranjuo Tomblin continued their golden run at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 on Sunday as they brought their successful partnership to a close, claiming their second title of the meet in the mixed duet technical final as the third day of artistic swimming unfolded at the Olympic Aquatics Centre […]
Paris 2026: Great Britain secure first-ever mixed duet European title and Alexandri sisters reign supreme again
The second day of artistic swimming competition at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 saw two new European champions crowned in front of a crowded Olympic Aquatics Centre. Great Britain’s Isabelle Thorpe and Ranjuo Tomblin claimed the mixed duet free title, before Greece’s Anna-Maria and Eirini Marina Alexandri secured their second gold medal of the […]
Paris 2026: Alexandri sisters make golden start to artistic swimming programme while Tomblin continues dominance
Anna-Maria Alexandri and Eirini Marina Alexandri and Ranjuo Tomblin claimed the first artistic swimming golds of the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 on the opening day of competition at the Olympic Aquatics Centre, respectively in the duet technical and men’s solo technical events. It was a very busy and demanding day for the duets, with […]
Paris 2026: Five European Aquatics Championships storylines to watch out for in artistic swimming
Tio Casas targets more history Iris Tio Casas arrives in Paris as the undisputed headline act of the artistic swimming programme. The 23-year-old was the standout performer at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore, contributing to all three of Spain’s gold medals there, and she capped the year by being named both AQUA and European […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: Dennis Gonzalez voted best men’s artistic swimmer
Spain’s Dennis Gonzalez has been named men’s artistic swimmer of the year in the 2025 European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards with more than half – 51.79% – of the voting share. The 21-year-old played a key part in his country’s success at the World Aquatics Championships, where they won nine medals – more […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: men’s artistic swimming nominees
Dennis Gonzalez was integral to the success Spain had at the World Aquatics Championships, where they won nine medals – more than any other nation – and finished third overall. The 21-year-old athlete won gold in the mixed duet free routine, partnering Iris Tio Casas, and silvers in the solo technical routine and the mixed […]
2025 in review: men’s artistic swimming
Men’s artistic swimming continued its rapid rise in 2025, with European athletes achieving landmark results at world, continental, junior and youth level. Breakthrough medals, historic partnerships and the emergence of a new generation ensured the discipline took another step forward in visibility and competitiveness. Spain’s success at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore last July […]
Singapore 2025: Austria’s Alexandri sisters back to gold standard as Italy’s Pelati earns first senior world medal
Austria’s triplet sisters Anna-Maria and Eirini-Marina Alexandri returned to the top step of the podium at the World Aquatics Championships as they secured the women’s duet technical title in Singapore. The 27-year-olds, who won world duet free gold at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, produced a masterly version of the Swan Lake theme – […]
Ramos hails 2025 as “great transition year” for artistic swimming
For Maria Ramos, Vice Chair of the EA Artistic Swimming Committee, the post-Olympic season is uniquely exciting – and she expects that pattern to continue in 2025. “The year after the Olympics is really exciting year because it is always a great transition year,” she told European Aquatics. “Because we’ve got a European Aquatics Junior […]
