European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships 2027 set for 19-22 May in Alghero
The European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships 2027 will take place from 19-22 May, European Aquatics has confirmed, with Alghero preparing to welcome the continent’s top open water swimmers to the coast of the island of Sardinia. Alghero was named host of the Championships during a handover ceremony at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, […]
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 […]
Return to Paris: Ceccon ready to re-live golden memories at European Aquatics Championships
Italy’s Thomas Ceccon won the 100m backstroke title at the Paris 2024 Olympics and took world silver in the same event last summer in Singapore. At 25 he is already the holder of nine European long course medals, including four golds won in Rome four years ago – the last time he contested these Championships. […]
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 […]
Paris 2026: Pellacani wins historic fifth diving gold, Ternovoi secures men’s 10m title with 100.80 score and Germany take Championship Trophy
Chiara Pellacani will leave Paris with five European gold medals from a single Championships – a feat no other diver has achieved – after partnering Elisa Pizzini to victory in an incident-packed women’s 3m synchro final. It was a historic triumph for the 23-year-old Italian athlete, who has already stood atop the podium in the […]
Paris 2026: Italy’s Pellacani and Sereda of Ukraine get trophies as women’s and men’s divers of 2025
Italy’s Chiara Pellacani, who has already secured four gold medals at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, received yet another accolade tonight as she was presented with her trophy for being voted EA women’s diver of the year for 2025. Ukraine’s Oleksii Sereda also received a trophy as best men’s diver in the 2025 European […]
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 […]
Paris 2026: NAB complete team hat-trick in artistic swimming as Spain claim Championship trophy
The spectacular team acrobatic final brought the artistic swimming competition at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 to a thrilling close on Tuesday evening, as a packed Olympic Aquatic Centre in Saint-Denis witnessed one final showdown between Europe’s two dominant powers. After another breathtaking battle, the Neutral Athletes B edged Spain to claim their third […]
Paris 2026: Pellacani is perfection as she earns fourth diving gold on day five while Neutral Athletes B rule men’s 10m synchro
Italy’s Chiara Pellacani laid claim to being the diver of the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 as she earned her fourth gold medal with a peerless sequence of performances in the women’s 3m springboard, adding to the titles she had already won in the mixed team, 1m and 3m synchro with Matteo Santoro. Pellacani was […]
