European Junior Champion Martine Damborg Takes On Packed Schedule At 2026 Danish Open

2026 DANISH OPEN

  • Thursday, April 16th – Sunday, April 19th
  • Bellahøj Swimming Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • LCM (50m)
  • European Championships & European Junior Championships Qualification Event
  • Meet Central
  • Entries/Live Results
  • Livestream

There is a plethora of international swimming meets taking place over the next two weeks, with several representing qualification opportunities for this year’s European Championships slated for Paris this summer.

Among the competitions is the 2026 Danish Open, with the four-day affair kicking off Thursday, April 16th, from the Bellahøj Swimming Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark.

At the 2024 edition of the European Championships, the nation of Denmark placed 17th in the overall swimming medal table, capturing 5 pieces of hardware comprised of 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.

Individual medalists included Julie Kepp Jensen earning women’s 50m freestyle bronze, Clara Rybak-Andersen reaping women’s 200m breaststroke silver, Helena Rosendahl Bach capturing women’s 200m fly gold and the nation earning two relay medals.

These same women are set to take to the water this week, joined by many of their national record-holding peers. Martine Damborg holds the busiest schedule, with the 18-year-old European Junior Championships multi-gold medalist entered in the 50m/100m free/200m, 50m/100m fly and 50m back events.

Key Entrants

Martine Damborg
Jona Gauer
Julie Kepp Jensen
Rasmus Nickelsen
Farida Osman (EGY)
Robert E. Falborg Pedersen
Elias Persson (SWE)
Caspar Puggaard
Helena Rosendahl-Bach
Clara Rybak-Andersen

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