Return to Paris: Ceccon ready to re-live golden memories at European Aquatics Championships
Italy’s Thomas Ceccon won the 100m backstroke title at the Paris 2024 Olympics and took world silver in the same event last summer in Singapore. At 25 he is already the holder of nine European long course medals, including four golds won in Rome four years ago – the last time he contested these Championships. […]
Marchand handed extra events as France, Italy, Greece and Netherlands name swimming teams for European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026
Leon Marchand may have left the French Elite Championships with just one qualified event to his name, but the world record holder is on course to arrive at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with a considerably busier schedule. Marchand won the 400m individual medley on day one of the French Championships in Saint-Etienne in […]
Tancock and Morgan’s magical medal moment
Seb Coe was joking. Probably. But when, during a press conference on the eve of this year’s World Athletics Indoor Championships, New Zealand’s retired shot putter Valerie Adams said she hoped her Championship record was about to be broken, the World Athletics President responded: “No you don’t!” The words were spoken with a twinkle, from […]
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 […]
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 […]
Defending champion Marchand joins elite European contingent as World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2025 set to start in Carmel
France’s four-times Paris 2024 gold medallist Leon Marchand has announced that he will be part of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2025 three-stop series which starts in the United States tomorrow at Carmel, Indiana. The 23-year-old US-based swimmer, who won nine World Cup victories last year en route to claiming the men’s overall title […]
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 […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2024: Nominees for best male swimmer
The five nominees for best male swimmer at the 2024 European Aquatics Awards all had exceptional years – with France’s Leon Marchand, Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen, David Popovici of Romania, Hungary’s Kristof Milak and Thomas Ceccon of Italy earning multiple medals and records. Marchand ended up as the home poster boy of the Paris Olympics, earning […]
