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 […]
Velly and Pou hold off Italian pressure to win men’s and women’s titles at EA Open Water Swimming Cup leg 3 in Paris
Sacha Velly achieved a home victory at today’s third leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup in Paris after holding off a sustained challenge from Italian rivals. The women’s race was won by Monaco’s Lisa Pou, who earned world 10km bronze in Singapore nine days ago. The 20-year-old French swimmer, who won the […]
Velly and Jouisse take Setubal crowns as Open Water Swimming Cup completes second stop
The second leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2025 saw France’s Sacha Velly and Caroline Jouisse continue an impressive uptick in the nation’s form as they took the respective men’s and women’s titles at the Parque Urbano de Albarquel in Setubal, Portugal. Following the first leg in Cyprus last month, a total […]
Excellence on display at Open Water Swimming World Cup Leg 3 as Europeans lead charge
Europe’s open water swimmers held their course with poise and power as the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup touched down in Setubal, Portugal for its third leg of the 2025 season on 14 & 15 June, with both men’s races going to swimmers from the continent. France’s Marc-Antoine Olivier, one of the most […]
Stari Grad 2025: Hungary crowned best team as they round-off European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships with relay victory
Hungary took the final gold medal of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships Stari Grad 2025 – overcoming the Italian and French teams in a thrilling finish. The group also took the Best Team Award trophy, with one of the most dominant performances in the competition’s history. The only race of the day […]
2025 in prospect: Men’s open water swimming
At last year’s World Championships European male open water swimmers occupied the first nine places in the 5km race and the first four in the 10km event. At the Paris 2024 Olympics they secured the top 10 places in the 10km. And in a coming season involving world and European championships they are set to make […]
2024 in review: Rasovszky earns Olympic and world gold as European men rule in open water swimming
Kristof Rasovszky earned Olympic and world titles in a year where European men’s open water swimmers once again demonstrated their dominance of the event. The 27-year-old Hungarian began his season by taking a second world gold over 10km, five years after his first win over 5km in Gwangju. And while he missed out on a […]
