European Championships

Budapest, Hungary Will Host the 2020 European Championships

European Swimming’s governing body LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation) president Paolo Barelli announced this week that the 2020 European Aquatics Championships will take…

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LEN to Allocate € 200,000 to Support Smaller European Federations

The LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation), Europe’s continental swimming federation, has decided to set aside a budget of € 200,000 in 2017…

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2016 European Championships Day 7 Finals Recap

Ranomi Kromowidjojo posted a 24.07 to take the women’s 50 freestyle on the final day of competition in London…

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Denmark Named Hosts Of 2017 SC European Championships

The LEN Bureau voted on the host of the 2017 European Short Course Swimming Championships today in Vienna, Austria at the…

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24 British Athletes Ready to Compete in Baku

“We know we have a team that can go into this event with a lot of confidence,” said British Swimming Head of Performance Pathway Tim Jones…

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Van der Burgh Feels That Swimmers ‘Borrow’ Records

“The reality is that you just ‘borrow’ a record…

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Several Sports Combine Competitions Into One “European Sports Championships” for 2018

An innovative concept of combining multiple sports’ individual European Championship competitions under one umbrella has now become a reality; enter the “European Sports Championships”.

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Belmonte’s Hometown to Name Her as Their ‘Favourite Daughter’

On February 2nd the town of Badalona honour Mireia Belmonte by crowning her their ‘Favourite Daughter’…

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David Verraszto runs afoul of Hungarian federation with comments about importance of European Championships

Hungarian swimmer David Verraszto reached the top of the podium in Berlin last week at the European Championships, but the gold medal might not mean as much to him as you’d think.

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HardCore Swim of the Week: Sjostrom highlights range with rocketing 200 free split

Sarah Sjostrom was a sprint beast over last week, but her world-leading split on the 4×200 free relay shows she’s far more than a fly-and-die type.

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6 Things We Noticed From Friday Finals at The European Championships

The fifth day of the 2014 European Championships featured the 800 freestyle final, 100 butterfly semi-final, 100 freestyle final, 200…

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2014 European Championships: Day 5 Live Prelims Recap

Federica Pellegrini will get an opportunity to flex her muscles in her trademark race, the 200 freestyle. She will face plenty of competition including Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and Sweden’s Sarah Sjoestroem along the way though.

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Medal Table: 2014 European Championships – GBR leads, Sweden on the rise after day 3

Sweden picked up three medals on day 3, including gold from Sarah Sjostrom in the 100 free.

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2014 European Championships: Day 3 Live Finals Recap

Laszlo Cseh is looking for his fifth (you read that right) consecutive European Championship crown in the men’s 200 IM tonight.

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10 Things We Noticed From Day 2 Of The 2014 European Championships

Florent Manaudou tied to win the 50 butterfly at 23.00 on day 2 of the 2014 European Championships.

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