Series titles up for grabs as European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 concludes in Barcelona
The overall European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 winners will be decided in Barcelona on Saturday 3 October, with Italy’s Dario Verani and Poland’s Klaudia Tarasiewicz arriving as the series leaders, on 1600 and 1500 points respectively following successive podium finishes in the previous rounds in Tenero and Razanac. Verani heads the men’s standings […]
Verani takes second successive victory as Tarasiewicz returns to winning ways at European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup stop in Razanac
Italy’s Dario Verani produced a stunning finish to claim his second victory in as many legs at the Razanac stop of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026, powering through the final ten metres to touch ahead of Mexico’s Paolo Strehlke Delgado, who had led for the majority of the race as an external […]
Kasvio takes photo-finish triumph as Verani impresses at European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup Tenero opener
The European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 finally got off the mark in Tenero with Italy’s Dario Verani executed a perfect race plan and Finland’s Louna Kasvio took a memorable photo-finish victory to take the honours in the respective men’s and women’s races a gruelling six-lap, 10km course in the Swiss village. The stop […]
Protaras ready for European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 curtain-raiser
The opening leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 gets underway in Protaras on 18 April, opening a new season that is expected to be defined by rising stars and huge moments, with this being no exception. The Cypriot town will play host to the first of four show-stopping events throughout the […]
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 […]
2025 in review: women’s open water swimming
European women once again played a defining role in open water swimming during 2025, producing a season marked by emerging young talent, resurgent veterans, and a broad spread of success across several nations. From a humid and tactical World Championships in Singapore to the sunlit bay of Stari Grad for the European Championships, the continent’s […]
Europeans take lion’s share of medals at final stop of Open Water Swimming World Cup 2025
A bright Sardinian crowd and a weekend of close, tactical racing provided a fitting end to stop four of the 2025 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Golfo Aranci. European swimmers dominated the headlines across the 10km races, the mixed 4x1500m relay and the knockout sprints, with home favourites and rising stars both […]
Tarasiewicz and Kapala shine in Razanac as Dalu and Pou crowned 2025 European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup champions
The 2025 European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup came to a fitting conclusion in Razanac, Croatia, as the fifth and final leg brought the curtain down on a thrilling season that has showcased the very best of continental endurance swimming. In perfect conditions for a 63-strong men’s and women’s field which contained beginners and veterans […]
Barcelona delivers drama in penultimate leg of European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup
The European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup reached Barcelona on Saturday (September 20) for the penultimate leg of the 2025 series, and the Mediterranean city once again delivered a dramatic day of racing that may prove decisive in shaping the final outcome of the five-leg competition. Against the backdrop of Port Vell on the Spanish […]
