Paris 2026: Great Britain secure first-ever mixed duet European title and Alexandri sisters reign supreme again
The second day of artistic swimming competition at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 saw two new European champions crowned in front of a crowded Olympic Aquatics Centre. Great Britain’s Isabelle Thorpe and Ranjuo Tomblin claimed the mixed duet free title, before Greece’s Anna-Maria and Eirini Marina Alexandri secured their second gold medal of the […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: Iris Tio Casas voted best women’s artistic swimmer
Spain’s Iris Tio Casas has been named the women’s artistic swimmer of the year at the 2025 European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards after topping a competitive five-strong shortlist. Tio Casas secured 41.29% of the total vote, finishing well clear of Italy’s Enrica Piccoli, who took 22.48%, after a year that combined stand-out individual […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: women’s artistic swimming nominees
Italy’s Enrica Piccoli picked up the first international gold of her career at the European Aquatics Artistic Swimming Championships in Funchal as she combined with Lucrezia Ruggiero to win the women’s duet free routine. It was Italy’s first European duet title victory. The 26-year-old from Castelfranco Veneto added individual silver in the solo free routine. […]
