Underwater overview: spectacular new swimming images from Paris and Samorin
Photographic coverage at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 and the European Aquatics Masters Championships 2026 took on a new angle thanks to the installation of underwater cameras. This additional facility provided swimming images of startling clarity and novelty from the Olympic Aquatics Centre and the X-Bionic Sphere in Samorin. The pictures selected here were […]
Paris 2026: Marchand delivers gold and Liebmann crushes men’s 1500m world record on day six
Leon Marchand delivered the result that France has been expecting for two years to earn his first European title on a night when Germany’s 19-year-old Johannes Liebmann pulverised the men’s 1500m freestyle world record, becoming the first man under 14.30 with a time of 14.26.79. The 24-year-old French sporting icon, whose preparations for the European […]
Paris 2026: France find first gold as Italy top podium twice on swimming day 2 at European Aquatics Championships
The Olympic Aquatic Centre roof received a severe test on the second evening of swimming at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 as the hosts earned their first gold in the mixed 4x100m medley, where their lead-off swimmer Mary Ambre-Moluh set a European women’s backstroke record of 57.99.. Halfway through the closing relay medal ceremony […]
Return to Paris: Italy’s Olympic champion Martinenghi back from injury to seek further rewards in French capital
Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi, winner of the men’s 100m breaststroke at the Paris 2024 Games, will seek further success in the French capital after regaining fitness in time to be named in the national team. The 26-year-old from Varese, who won world silver in Singapore last summer, injured his shoulder at the start of this year […]
Switzerland’s Ponti targeting more short course medals at Lublin 2025 as Italian selection shows big ambitions
Noe Ponti will seek to add to his formidable collection of medals at the European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships which start in Lublin, Poland on Tuesday week (December 2). The 24-year-old Swiss athlete ended 2024 on a high as he set five short course world records and earned three golds at December’s World Aquatics […]
Singapore 2025: Grousset spearheads European men’s 50m butterfly podium lock-out on day two of Worlds swimming programme
France’s Maxime Grousset headlined the European effort on the second day of competition at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore, as he took the Men’s 50m Butterfly title on a night which saw a number of athletes from the continent setup intense final showdowns for tomorrow. The 26-year-old lined up as the fastest seed […]
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 […]
