Paris 2026: Marchand signs off with second gold as Kos, Quadarella and Meilutyte secure landmark wins
Leon Marchand earned an audacious victory in the men’s 400m freestyle before helping France secure bronze in the men’s 4x100m medley as the hugely successful European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 came to an end. Huge cheers of “Leon, Leon, Leon” rang out once again from the packed stands in the Olympic Aquatic Centre as the […]
Paris 2026: “Superwoman” Curtis strikes again with second world record as super-fast Milak reclaims golden standing
“Superwoman” Sara Curtis, Italy’s 19-year-old swimming sensation, struck again at a packed Olympic Aquatic Centre, following up her previous night’s women’s 50m backstroke world record with another – 26.56 – as she earned her first senior European gold. Shortly beforehand home swimmer Maxime Grousset was beaten to men’s 100m butterfly gold over the last few […]
Oeiras 2026: Hungary U20s crowned European champions after edging epic shootout with Spain
After an end-to-end, epic gold medal final, it took eleven rounds of penalties to separate Hungary and Spain. The Spaniards had two chances to seal a fourth consecutive crown in the shootout, but missed their fifth and ninth efforts to give the Magyars another chance – and they took it amidst dramatic scenes. Goalkeeper Luca […]
Paris 2026: Marchand and Grousset named in entry list for European Aquatics Championships swimming programme just released
French swimming icon Leon Marchand, who has been nursing an injured right adductor since pulling out of the national championships in June, has been named in four events at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 swimming programme, which will run from August 10 to 16 in the Olympic Aquatic Centre. The 24-year-old quadruple Olympic champion […]
Oeiras 2026: Hungary and Spain set for another gold-medal showdown at Women’s U20 European Water Polo Championships
Spain and Hungary will meet in the European Championships final for a third successive time after both sides triumphed in their respective semis in Oeiras on Thursday. In the 2022 and 2024 editions, when the competition was contested at U19 level, Spain lifted the trophy on both occasions. So, the Magyars will be hoping it’s […]
Oeiras 2026: Hungary, Italy, Spain and Netherlands surge through to semifinals
Hungary roared back to beat Neutral Athletes B in the opening quarterfinal of the Women’s U20 European Water Polo Championships in Portugal on Wednesday. The Magyars were later joined in the semis by the Netherlands, who shut Greece out in the third quarter to help seal a narrow victory. Italy took a while to overcome […]
Munich 2026: France celebrates two audacious golds on day 4 of the EA Junior Swimming Championships
A day after two late golds prompted Italian celebrations at the EA Junior Swimming Championships Munich 2026 it was the turn of France to belt out the national anthem a couple of times in similar circumstances. Jeanne Lechevalier and Nathan Muratory produced audacious golds in the respective women’s and men’s 200m backstroke finals, the former […]
Euro Cup Men: Marseille on top, but late Jadran surge keeps final in the balance
CN Marseille will head to Croatia with a three-goal advantage for the second leg of the Euro Cup final. VK Jadran Split were in serious trouble early in the fourth quarter after falling seven goals behind, but a dramatic late surge keeps them in contention. 2025/26 Euro Cup Men Final, 1st LegSaturday 23 MayCN Marseille […]
Funchal 2026: Spain surge past Croatia to finish fifth at European Championships
Spain brushed off the disappointment of missing out on a European Championships medal for the first time since 2012 by winning the 5th/6th final against Croatia in emphatic fashion. Earlier, Israel also ended their campaign on a high after producing a dominant display against France to finish seventh. Women’s 2026 European Water Polo Championships – […]
Funchal 2026: European Water Polo Championships Day 10 preview – 5th-8th finals
Match previews, Day 10 – Wednesday 4 February(Local times shown) 5th/6th Final 19:15 Croatia v Spain • Interestingly, the recent men’s European Championships also saw these two nations play for the 5th place in Belgrade. However, the men’s teams contested that clash after disappointing campaigns – here, the Croats will be happy to play this […]
