Paris 2026: Marchand marches on into stacked 400m freestyle final as Quadarella closes on triple triple
Leon Marchand, seeking further success at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 after winning his first title in the previous night’s men’s 200m butterfly, qualified fourth fastest for what promises to be an epic 400m freestyle final in tonight’s closing swimming session. In what is for him a relatively new event, the 24-year-old quadruple Paris […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: men’s swimming nominees
France’s 26-year-old Maxime Grousset held off Switzerland’s Noe Ponti to win the men’s 50m and 100m butterfly world titles in Singapore, clocking a national record of 22.48 in the 50 and a European record of 49.62 in the 100. He also helped France win 4x100m medley silver in a national record of 3:27.96 and mixed […]
Singapore 2025: European male swimmers home in on world medals as Marchand sticks to medley racing in “transition year”
Europe’s male swimmers, who won 11 of the 14 individual titles on offer at the Paris 2024 Olympics, will seek to make a similar impact when the swimming programme starts tomorrow at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Leon Marchand, who became the French poster boy for the Games in securing four titles last summer, […]
Märtens receives Biedermann congratulations after breaking men’s 400m freestyle world record in Stockholm
Lukas Märtens has received an accolade from fellow German Paul Biedermann after breaking his men’s 400m freestyle world record which dates back almost 16 years. The 23-year-old Olympic champion clocked 3:39.96 on the opening day of this weekend’s Stockholm Open to take 0.11 off the mark Biedermann set at the Rome World Championships in July […]
2025 in Prospect: Men’s Swimming
Europe’s male swimmers had lots to show for a 2024 which saw a total of 12 Olympic gold medals secured for the continent – setting up another year of showdowns and drama in 2025. The World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore from July 11 to August 3 will be the best chance for fans to […]
