2026 DUTCH EUROPEAN SWIMMING TRIALS
- July 2nd – July 5th
- Tongelreep National Swimming Centre, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- Entry List
- Live Results
- Livestream
The 2026 Dutch European Swimming Trials are on the horizon, with the four-day affair representing the primary opportunity for the nation’s swimmers to gain qualification for this year’s European Championships.
950 registered athletes across 12 different countries are entered in the competition, with the Dutch taking on swimmers from Great Britain, Belgium, Germany and beyond.
One name that will be missing, however, is newly minted World Record holder Cameron McEvoy of Australia. We reported in April that the 32-year-old speedster would potentially appear in Eindhoven; however, the superstar has decided to forego the meet.
Aussie swim fans should be anything but concerned, though, as McEvoy recently took to social media to state that, along with LA 2028, the Australia-hosted 2032 Olympic Games are already on his mind.
Per his social media post today, McEvoy said, “I have a 10-month-old right now and he’ll be 7 when the Brisbane Games roll around…. there’s a chance I’ll have a lane, for the opportunity for him to be in the crowd and watch me do what I do and what I’ve dedicated my life to doing.”
Update since original publishing: McEvoy told SwimSwam about his missing the Dutch Trials, “I couldn’t secure funding from Swimming Australia to have myself, Tim [Lane], and a support staff to go on the trip.”
Another name that is missing from the entry list is Dutch national record holder Nyls Korstanje.
Although it’s unclear why the 27-year-old ace has specifically withdrawn from this competition, we did report last year how the former NC State standout bowed out of the Dutch Qualifiers in October due to a back injury. We expect Korstanje to release a statement in the very near future.
Nevertheless, these Trials will still be stacked with talent, including from domestic Olympic medalists Caspar Corbeau, Arno Kamminga and Tes Schouten, along with versatile, on-fire Marrit Steenbergen.
There is also a strong Para swimming contingent ready to do their best. Among the entries are Paralympic and World Championship medal winners such as Alice Tai, Simone Barlaam, William Ellard, Faye Rogers, Lisa Kruger, Liesette Bruinsma, Bas Takken, Rogier Dorsman and Florianne Bultje.
Below is the schedule, key entrants, as well as the qualification standards for able-bodied Dutch swimmers to qualify for the European Championships.
Key Entrants
Kim Busch
Caspar Corbeau
Koen de Groot
Imani de Jong
Maaike de Waard
Lucy Fox (GBR)
Florine Gaspard (BEL)
Tessa Giele
Tiago Fonseca Gomes
Thomas Jensen
Arno Kamminga
Blythe Kinsman (GBR)
Sean Niewold
Izabella Okaro (GBR)
Josha Salchow (GER)
Tes Schouten
Kenzo Simons
Marrit Steenbergen
Kai van Westering
Roos Vanotterdijk (BEL)
Thomas Verhoeven
Betsy Wizard (GBR)
As for the host nation swimmers, they will be striving to meet the following qualification times, split out between senior and those under the age of 23.
Cam is on the start list for a local SCM Masters meet in Brisbane this weekend…
and entered in the individual 50 free. it won’t count as an official time since the meet isn’t world aquatics affiliated, but (provided he doesn’t scratch) it give us an idea of what to expect when he swims the sc season in a few months time
He has entered the 25 and 50 free and 25 fly. His lifetime best for the 50 free was way back in November 2015 clocking 20.75, which stood as the AUS record until Kyle Chalmers went 20.74 in 2019. His entry time for the Brisbane Southside Masters is 20.81. So it is highly likely he will go well under the AUS Open record but I am pretty sure it can only stand as a Masters Record (30-34 Masters World record is 21.53). Assume he has a plan behind all this but either way it will be fun for the other swimmers attending!
Off topic, @rus_aquatics announced their European roster and Lifintsev is out.
You should see this coming: https://swimswam.com/swimswams-top-100-for-2026-mens-20-11/#comment-1666308
To be honest I’m not sure why Swimming Australia would provide him funding to attend that meet (especially when he’s declined to participate in one of their targeted major meets), so I’m glad they didn’t.
He’s their olympic champ thats why
Yeah he said he wasn’t doing Pan Pacs because he didn’t want to spent more time away from his family than necessary … so why should Swimming Australia pay for him to race at some nothing meet?
I’m just not smart or cool enough to understand most of SN posts. Can somebody please help me out on this one?
Thanks in advance.
It’s crazy to think that a swimmer who has beaten Michael Phelps in international competition and technically Ian Thorpe in the 200 in 2012, could still be in an Olympic final 6 years from now!
38 seems a lot older than 32 or the 35 that Ervin was in Rio, but I mean, his training regime is literally built around maximal strength and effort and recovery, so maybe he’ll still be going real fast in 2032!
And if he’s aged out of his prime by then, simply representing his country at a home Olympics would be surreal!
If Manaudou went the McEvoy training route, he could win medals in the 50s well into his 40s.
I didn’t know he achieved that !
Ya, he won the 2014 100 freestyle at Pan-PACs in 47.82, Phelps was 4th in 48.51.
And I think he was 6th in the 200 free at 2012 Olympic trials to qualify for the relay, whereas Thorpe missed the final.
Phelps and especially Thorpe were not at peak form, but it is a cool achievement for Cam to have.
I think he and Le Clos are the only active swimmers who can say they’ve beaten Phelps in international competition.
it doesn’t fit your parameters 100% but I’d imagine Murphy beat Phelps in the 100 back at 2014 US Nationals
Hmmm I guess that kinda counts. I specified international competition even when out of shape, but there were times he was swimming in B finals or getting crushed in A finals at the pro swim series from 2014-2015.
But it counts.
He and Le Clos are truly is the bridge between the last generation of greats and the current what’s crazy to me is there’s only a few swimmers left who competed in 2008 in the Olympics who are still racing and at that time they were teens now they’re at least 30.
Unless I’m mistaken, I think Sarah Sjostrom and Sun Yang are the only ones from Beijing left? And Sun is no longer world class.
I mean even from London, McEvoy, Le Clos, Ledecky and Rūta Meilutytė are the only additional swimmers from the top of my head, which really just emphasizes how insane Ledecky is. Literally has not lost an 800 in international competition in the last 14 years. Insane.
Might be one of the greatest athletic feats in sports history to be undefeated like this and it’s unlikely to happen angain or ant least for a long time other than MP winning 8 golds. This might be the other thing in the same stratosphere as that and if she can still defend her Olympic title in LA she’ll be alone in Olympic history regarding that but it’s certainly not going to be as easy now for that one.
Who knows … Summer could be winning 400 IM for a long time
As much as I would love to see that happen…idk how long it will be. Rly crazy to say she is not a guaranteed lock especially when she has a 13 year old breathing down your neck in her events. I will say if she’s able to win it won’t be because she’s dominating by distance she’s got real competition now. Might be similar to the Phelps Lochte rivalry in a sense.
But again and I cannot stress this enough for Zidi’s sake I hope they let her enjoy the process and that she doesn’t end up being burned out.
My hunch is that McIntosh isn’t going for longevity. She wants that 200 fly WR, but I somehow don’t see her swimming on and on like a Sjöström or Ledecky. They just seem to love swimming for the sheer swimmingness of it, and just when you think they’re not going to achieve more, Sjöström nabs a couple of golds at the Olympics and Ledecky PBs in the 800. I may have to eat my words, of course…so don’t all down vote me.
Satomi Suzuki was a triple medalist in London and she’s still posting PBs.
Nicholas Santos would like to put his hand up to be in your sentence as well.