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 […]
Stari Grad 2025: New knockout sprints provide spectacle for fans as Rasovszky and Fabian crowned inaugural champions

Hungary continued their impressive series of performances at the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships Stari Grad 2025 with two more gold medals as Kristof Rasovszky and Bettina Fabian became the inaugural 3km knockout sprint champions on a thrilling day three on the Croatian island of Hvar. The 3km knockout events are making their debut […]
Stari Grad 2025: Incredible Italians Taddeucci and Paltrinieri headline 5km races on day two

Following Kristof Rasovszky and Viktoria Mihalyvari’s Hungarian double in the 10km events on day one, there was a positive atmosphere in the air in the bay of the Croatian island of Hvar that lent itself to those aspiring for the medals in the shorter three-lap race. Once again, it was the women who kicked off […]
Stari Grad 2025: Opening Ceremony involving 20 nations European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships

The Croatian town of Stari Grad is all set for the start of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships Stari Grad 2025, which get underway on Wednesday May 28. The four-day competition sees Europe’s best marathon swimmers take to the bay’s waters to decide this year’s European champions from May 28 to 31. […]
10 Questions: France’s Marc-Antoine Olivier on the fascination of open water swimming, his Paris 2024 bounce-back and his hopes for Stari Grad 2025

France’s Marc-Antoine Olivier, 28, is one of the leading contenders at the European Aquatics Open Water Championships which start in Stari Grad on Wednesday (May 28). The Rio 2016 10km open water bronze medallist who finished seventh at his home Olympics last summer before winning the overall men’s title in the 2024 World Aquatics Open […]
Stari Grad 2025: Five things to know about the European Open Water Swimming Championships

With just two days to go until the athletes get underway for the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships Stari Grad 2025, we take a look back at five things that makes this edition – and all other editions of the competition – so special. A Historic Return: Stari Grad, Croatia, is hosting the championships […]
Europe’s open water swimmers “best in the world,” says Prayer as Stari Grad Championships loom

As the excitement builds for the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships Stari Grad 2025, Italy’s Andrea Prayer, chair of the European Aquatics Technical Open Water Swimming Committee, has highlighted the domination of athletes from the continent at global level as he looks ahead to the season. “Europe has been an important support in open […]
European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships in Stari Grad: Bulletin now available

The official information bulletin for the 2025 European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships is now available, providing detailed insights into the competition set to take place in Stari Grad, Croatia, from May 28 to 31. The Championships promise to bring together Europe’s top open water swimmers for an exciting week of competition in the stunning […]