Beck bids farewell to swimming – but she’ll be back
Leonie Beck has retired from competitive swimming after a 10-year top class career in which she took part at three Olympics and won world and European open water titles. The 29-year-old German athlete posted her announcement on social media, saying: “Swimming may no longer be my profession, but water and sport will always be part of […]
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 […]
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: Italy edge Greece to reach quarterfinals as dramatic group stage concludes
Italy condemned Greece to the crossovers after two late goals from Margherita Minuto earned them a dramatic 14-13 victory on the third day of the Women’s U20 European Water Polo Championships in Oeiras. The conclusion of the preliminary stage also saw Spain continue their imperious form with a comfortable win over Israel, while Hungary produced […]
Paris 2026: Bond earns second gold for Britain and Germany’s new pair win men’s 3m synchro on day 4
Great Britain’s Maisie Bond became a double European gold medallist at the age of 19 as she added the women’s 10m platform title to the women’s 10m synchro she had earned two days earlier with Lois Toulson. She put out of mind her blip in the morning qualifying, where she dropped from first to fifth, […]
Return to Paris: Olympic open water silver medallist Klemet targets podium at EA Championships
Germany’s Oliver Klemet earned his first senior international medal in 2023 when he finished third in the men’s 10km open water event at the Fukuoka World Championships. A year later, at the age of 22, Klemet took another significant step as he won silver at the Paris 2024 Games behind Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary. Klemet […]
Hungary 2026: Germany strikes gold again as Bollmann edges Kiselev in thriller, while Kuvshinova rules the platform
Germany continued its outstanding performance in Budapest with another gold medal on the penultimate day of the European Aquatics Junior Diving Championships Hungary 2026 as Hannes-Hermann-Rudi Bollmann produced a composed display to win the boys B 3m springboard title by the narrowest of margins. The German diver led throughout a captivating final and ultimately finished […]
Hungary 2026: Awe earns Germany’s first title, Kedrina adds to Russia’s gold on day three
Germany secured its first gold medal of the European Aquatics Junior Diving Championships in Hungary as 16-year-old Finn Awe produced a grandstand finish to win the Boys A 1m springboard title. The day three action in Budapest’s iconic Duna Arena concluded with Russia earning a fourth gold of the Championships thanks to Aleksandra Kedrina, defending […]
Four golds for Britain’s Tomblin at WA Artistic Swimming World Cup Super Final in Toronto
Ranjuo Tomblin produced a landmark performance at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup Super Final in Toronto as he earned four gold medals. Britain’s 20-year-old European champion won the men’s individual free and technical titles and also topped the podium along with Paris 2024 silver medallist Izzy Thorpe in the mixed duet free and […]
Paris 2026 New Wave: Germany’s European 800m freestyle record-breaker Liebmann loving his challenges in the French capital
Germany’s 19-year-old Johannes Liebmann lowered the European men’s 800m freestyle record to 7:37.94 in April at the Malmsten Swim Open in Stockholm. A four-times medallist at the 2024 European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Vilnius, he set three world junior records – one at 400m, two over 800m – at last December’s EA Short Course […]
