Paris 2026: Italy crowned best team as Germany sign off open water programme with mixed relay gold
The four-day open water swimming programme at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 came to a close on the River Seine on Saturday, with Italy claiming the overall team trophy for the most successful nation across the Championships, while Germany brought the curtain down on the individual and relay action by winning the 4x1500m mixed […]
Paris 2026: Knockout sprints deliver drama on third day of open water swimming as Gose and Betlehem take final individual titles
The third day of open water swimming action at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 played host to the relatively new 3km knockout sprint format, and it was Germany’s Isabel Gose and Hungary’s David Betlehem who emerged victorious in the respective women’s and men’s races following thrilling 500m showdowns. With the action on the River […]
Paris 2026: Wellbrock and Taddeucci complete the double with 5km open water swimming gold
Florian Wellbrock and Ginevra Taddeucci followed up their 10km victories with further gold in the 5km events on day two of open water competition at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, though both had to work hard for it, with Wellbrock seeing off a resurgent David Betlehem, while Taddeucci had to come from behind after […]
Paris 2026: Wellbrock and Taddeucci take 10km titles as open water swimming programme begins with a bang
Florian Wellbrock and Ginevra Taddeucci were crowned European 10km open water swimming champions on a dramatic opening day of competition at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, as they both came through gripping late battles in the River Seine to take gold. Wellbrock survived a determined late assault from Hungary’s David Betlehem to win the […]
Paris 2026: Five European Aquatics Championships storylines to watch for in open water swimming
Hungary for success With Hungary’s junior open water swimmers fresh off the back of a series of dominant performances at a home European Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships last week, their senior counterparts have just as good a chance to do exactly the same in Paris. Kristof Rasovszky took three European titles at last […]
Return to Paris: Italy’s Olympic open water bronze medallist Ginevra Taddeucci seeking more success – and an Eiffel Tower photo
Italy’s Ginevra Taddeucci, now 29, won bronze in the women’s 10km open water swimming event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Last year she won world silver in the 3km knockout sprint, 5km, 10km and team event. She also won 5km gold and 10m silver plus 5km mixed team relay silver at the European Open Water […]
Velly’s historic gold headlines dominant European display at Golfo Aranci Open Water Swimming World Cup
European athletes produced another commanding weekend of open water racing at the third leg of the 2026 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Golfo Aranci, with France’s Sacha Velly claiming the standout result of the meet by winning his first ever 10km World Cup title. Building on the momentum generated at the second […]
Wellbrock maintains gold standard as Europeans gleam in opening WA Open Water Swimming World Cup at Somabay
Florian Wellbrock maintained his tip-top status at the opening World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup of the season at Somabay in Egypt. The 28-year-old German, who left last year’s World Aquatics Championships in Singapore with four gold medals, secured victory in the men’s 10km. Global form was also maintained in the women’s 10km, which […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: Bettina Fabian voted best women’s open water swimmer
Hungary’s Bettina Fabian has been named the women’s open water swimming winner at the 2025 European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards after topping a highly competitive five-athlete shortlist. Fabian secured 30.51% of the total vote, emerging ahead of Italy’s Ginevra Taddeucci, who finished second with 28.69%, following a season that marked a clear breakthrough […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: women’s open water swimming nominees
European Aquatics has announced the nominees for the women’s open water swimming athlete of the year, with a five-strong list of the continent’s greatest representatives all earning their place on the shortlist, with your votes deciding who will take the award. The shortlist brings together medallists from the World Aquatics Championships, continental champions and overall […]
