Paris 2026 New Wave: Damborg on a mission in French capital after landmark Denmark effort in Lublin
Martine Damborg, who turned 19 on May 7, finished 2025 by becoming Denmark’s first gold medallist at the European Aquatics Short Course Championships since 2013 as she won the 50m and 100m butterfly titles in Lublin. Earlier in a year where she set four European junior records she had earned 50m and 100m butterfly gold […]
2025 in review: women’s swimming
Marrit Steenbergen of The Netherlands, Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania and Germany’s Anna Elendt flew the banner for European women with gold medal-winning performances at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Steenbergen, 25, retained the 100m freestyle title she had won in Doha the previous year as she clocked 52.55 to hold off the challenge of […]
Lublin 2025: Hunter reviews a week of records, duels and teen success in Poland
The European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships Lublin 2025 which concluded successfully last Sunday with two golds for the Polish hosts were compelling for a number of reasons. Craig Hunter, chair of the EA Technical Swimming Committee, officiated at the Aqua Lublin venue from December 2 to 7 and here he reviews some of the […]
Lublin 2025: Grousset, Marti and Gose grab gold on a night of dramatic duels – as Damborg strikes again
Compelling duels were the main feature on day 4 of Lublin 2025 as France’s Maxime Grousset defeated Switzerland’s Noe Ponti – just – at the third time of asking, Spain’s Carles Coll Marti held off Caspar Corbeau of The Netherlands in the men’s 200m breaststroke and Germany’s Isabel Gose beat Simona Quadarella to the women’s […]
Lublin 2025: Young talent turns golden on day 2 as Shortt, Damborg and Jefimova excel
Three super-talented 18-year-olds earned gold on day two of the European Aquatics Short Course Championships Lublin 2025, with John Shortt of Ireland and Denmark’s Martine Damborg securing first senior titles and Estonia’s Eneli Jefimova retaining the one she earned two years ago. Elsewhere on another evening of high excitement in the Aqua Lublin arena Switzerland’s […]
Lublin 2025: Two medals for hosts on day 1 as Gose clocks European record and McMillan earns first individual title
Germany’s Isabel Gose got the European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships Lublin 2025 off to a dazzling start as she won the women’s 400m freestyle in a European record of 3:54.33 on an evening when Great Britain’s Jack McMillan – 4x200m Olympic and world gold medallist – earned his first individual title in the men’s […]
Samorin 2025: More success for Damborg as Tuncelli nears second 800m freestyle title on day 4 of EA Junior Swimming Championships
Martine Damborg’s busy schedule in Samorin continued apace this morning as she qualified for tonight’s women’s 100m freestyle semi-finals and then helped Denmark qualify third fastest for the mixed 4×100 medley final – also tonight… Meanwhile Turkiye’s Kuzey Tuncelli, who won a third consecutive men’s 1500m freestyle title last night, moved closer to retaining his […]
Samorin 2025: Damborg’s golden double and Tuncelli hat-trick highlight day 3 at European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships
Denmark’s Martine Damborg won two golds in less than an hour on day three of the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in a record-breaking session which also saw Turkiye’s Kuzey Tuncelli earn his third consecutive 1500m freestyle title in masterly fashion. Damborg, who had won women’s 50m backstroke silver on the previous night, earned the […]
Samorin 2025: Damborg’s golden double and Tuncelli hat-trick highlight day 3 at European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships
Denmark’s Martine Damborg won two golds in less than an hour on day three of the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in a record-breaking session which also saw Turkiye’s Kuzey Tuncelli earn his third consecutive 1500m freestyle title in masterly fashion. Damborg, who had won women’s 50m backstroke silver on the previous night, earned the […]
Samorin 2025: Turkiye’s Tuncelli in golden pursuit on second day of European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships
Turkiye’s rising phenomenon Kuzey Tuncelli made a highly efficient start to his campaign here on day two of the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships by qualifying fastest for tomorrow’s men’s 1500m freestyle final. The 17-year-old -who is defending the 1500m and 800m titles in Samorin and seeking a third consecutive gold in the longer event […]
