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: 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 […]
Brilliant Betlehem takes Open Water Swimming World Cup crown as Europeans earn lion’s share of medals in Setubal
The World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup 2026 concluded in fitting fashion over the weekend in Setubal, with European swimmers dominating the final weekend of racing as Germany’s Oliver Klemet stormed to victory in the men’s 3km knockout sprint and Hungary’s David Betlehem secured the overall men’s World Cup title. The final stop of […]
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 […]
Betlehem’s golden double headlines European success in Ibiza
European athletes put in another commanding set of performances at the second leg of the 2026 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Ibiza, with Hungary’s David Betlehem emerging as the standout performer. Backing up his status as one of the circuit’s stand-out figures from the past 12 months, the 22-year-old claimed a commanding […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: Florian Wellbrock voted best men’s open water swimmer
Germany’s Florian Wellbrock has been named the men’s open water swimming winner at the 2025 European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards after a dominant victory in the public vote. The 28-year-old secured 48.67% of the total vote, finishing well clear of a high-calibre field of Olympic and world medallists following a season in which […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: men’s open water swimming nominees
European Aquatics has announced the nominees for men’s open water swimming athlete of the year, recognising a group of athletes who delivered outstanding performances across the sport’s biggest international stages during one of the busiest years on record. The shortlist reflects success at both the World Aquatics Championships and European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships, […]
2025 in review: men’s open water swimming
European men reaffirmed their supremacy in open water swimming throughout 2025, delivering standout performances across the World and European Championships as well as the major season-long cup series’. Germany, Hungary, Italy and France led the charge, sharing podiums and titles across nearly every race. Florian Wellbrock’s golden sweep at the World Championships, Kristóf Rasovszky’s triple […]
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 […]
Logo launch and ambassadors mark 300 days until start of European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026
Organisers of the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 marked 300 days to go until the start of this centenary event by unveiling the event logo (above). The reveal took place at a press conference held at the headquarters of the Ile-de-France Region in the presence of the Championships stakeholders – the Region, the Metropolis, Seine-Saint-Denis […]
