Paris 2026: Wellbrock and Taddeucci complete the double with 5km open water swimming gold
Florian Wellbrock and Ginevra Taddeucci followed up their 10km victories with further gold in the 5km events on day two of open water competition at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, though both had to work hard for it, with Wellbrock seeing off a resurgent David Betlehem, while Taddeucci had to come from behind after […]
Paris 2026: Wellbrock and Taddeucci take 10km titles as open water swimming programme begins with a bang
Florian Wellbrock and Ginevra Taddeucci were crowned European 10km open water swimming champions on a dramatic opening day of competition at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, as they both came through gripping late battles in the River Seine to take gold. Wellbrock survived a determined late assault from Hungary’s David Betlehem to win the […]
Paris 2026: Five European Aquatics Championships storylines to watch for in open water swimming
Hungary for success With Hungary’s junior open water swimmers fresh off the back of a series of dominant performances at a home European Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships last week, their senior counterparts have just as good a chance to do exactly the same in Paris. Kristof Rasovszky took three European titles at last […]
Brilliant Betlehem takes Open Water Swimming World Cup crown as Europeans earn lion’s share of medals in Setubal
The World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup 2026 concluded in fitting fashion over the weekend in Setubal, with European swimmers dominating the final weekend of racing as Germany’s Oliver Klemet stormed to victory in the men’s 3km knockout sprint and Hungary’s David Betlehem secured the overall men’s World Cup title. The final stop of […]
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 […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: Bettina Fabian voted best women’s open water swimmer
Hungary’s Bettina Fabian has been named the women’s open water swimming winner at the 2025 European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards after topping a highly competitive five-athlete shortlist. Fabian secured 30.51% of the total vote, emerging ahead of Italy’s Ginevra Taddeucci, who finished second with 28.69%, following a season that marked a clear breakthrough […]
European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: women’s open water swimming nominees
European Aquatics has announced the nominees for the women’s open water swimming athlete of the year, with a five-strong list of the continent’s greatest representatives all earning their place on the shortlist, with your votes deciding who will take the award. The shortlist brings together medallists from the World Aquatics Championships, continental champions and overall […]
2025 in review: women’s open water swimming
European women once again played a defining role in open water swimming during 2025, producing a season marked by emerging young talent, resurgent veterans, and a broad spread of success across several nations. From a humid and tactical World Championships in Singapore to the sunlit bay of Stari Grad for the European Championships, the continent’s […]
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: 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 […]
