Trials season for the 2026 Commonwealth Games and 2026 European Championships is officially underway, as evidenced by the frenzied competition schedule on the agenda for the month of April.
Each week, swimming enthusiasts will be treated to potentially head-turning performances everywhere from Great Britain to South Africa to Hungary and nearly everywhere in between.
Please let me know in the comments of any meets I may have inadvertently missed.
04/02 – 04/04 U.S. Open Water National & Junior National Championships (USA)
04/06 – 04/08 Australian Open (AUS)
04/07 – 04/11 Irish Open Championships & Commonwealth Games Trials (IRL)
04/08 – 04/11 Swiss Long Course Championships (SUI)
04/08 – 04/12 New Zealand Age Group Swimming Championships (NZL)
04/09 – 04/11 Canadian Swimming Open (CAN)
04/09 – 04/12 Swim Open Stockholm (SWE)
04/11 – 04/18 Australian Age Championships (AUS)
04/13 – 04/18 Aquatics GB Championships (GBR)
04/14 – 04/18 Italian Championships (ITA)
04/14 – 04/18 South African National Swimming Championships (RSA)
04/15 – 04/18 Danish Open (DEN)
04/15 – 04/19 Hungarian National Championships (HUN)
04/16 – 04/17 Riga Skins Race (LAT)
04/16 – 04/18 Grand Prix Ostrava (CZE)
04/17 – 04/19 Bergen Swim Festival (NOR)
04/17 – 04/19 Rotterdam Qualification Meet (NED)
04/17 – 04/19 Berlin Swim Open (GER)
04/17 – 04/19 Pokal Gothaer & Friends (GER)
04/21 – 04/24 Polish Open Swimming Championships (POL)
04/22 – 04/25 Graz Trophy (AUT)
04/22 – 04/25 Lithuanian Swimming Championships (LTU)
04/22 – 04/26 Romanian National Championships (ROU)
Finally the season properly kicks into gear.
Is Märtens going to Berlin Swim Open or Gothär and friends?
Believe he’s going to Swim Open Stockholm and Bergen Swim Festival
Thanks!