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Steenbergen Earns Another Backstroke Victory At Dutch European Trials

Marrit Steenbergen kept the wins rolling, topping the podium in the women’s 50m backstroke to pair with her 100m backstroke national record from yesterday.

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Kentucky Picks Up Latvian Record Holder Nikolass Deicmans For Class of 2026

Nikolass Deicmans, the Latvian record holder in the LCM and SCM 200 backstroke, has signed with Kentucky for the class of 2026.

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arena Swim of the Week: Lillian Slusna Breaks Slovakian 50 Free Record For Third Time In 24.67

After breaking Martina Moravcova’s longstanding Slovakian Record in the 50 free last year, Slusna is now more than four-tenths quicker than the legend.

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Dutch Euros Qualifiers Through Day One Of Eindhoven

Tessa Giele was among the European Championships qualifiers on Day One of the selection meet taking place in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

World Record Holder Steenbergen Takes Toussaint’s 100 Back Dutch Record Down To 58.33

Marrit Steenbergen carried the momentum from her newly-minted 100m free World Record straight into a new Dutch national record in the 100m backstroke.

2026 French Elite Championships: 7 Women and 10 Men Qualified for Euros After Meet

Yohann Ndoye-Brouard added the 100 backstroke to his lineup at the European Championships with his 53.44 to win the event.

De Groot Takes Down Own Dutch Record In Men’s 50 Breaststroke

Former University of Florida Gator Koen de Groot notched a new Dutch national record in the men’s 50m breaststroke tonight in Eindhoven.

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Sean Niewold Clocks 22.69 Dutch Record In Men’s 50 Fly

24-year-old Sean Niewold kicked off his Dutch European Trials campaign by establishing a new national record in the men’s 50m butterfly.

2026 French Elite Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, the French record holder in the men’s 100 backstroke, is the 2nd seed in the rescheduled 100 backstroke final tonight.

2026 French Elite Championships: Lots of Close Races in Day 6 Prelims

David Aubry (above) finished 2nd in the men’s 400 freestyle prelims, touching in 3:53.16, to come in a half second behind Sacha Velly.

96 Swimmers, Thousands of Fans: Sea-Sprint Tel Aviv Kicks Off in Style

Alexey Glivinskiy won the men’s final in a nail-biter photo-finish, while the women’s final was won by Daria Golovaty.

Men’s 100 Backstroke ‘A’ Final Moved to Final Day of French Elite Championships after “Incident”

A start incident forced organizers to postpone the men’s 100 back final until the final day of the French Elite Championships. (Above: Yohann Ndoye-Brouard)

And then there remained only one.

Sarah Sjostrom held three individual long course World Records for almost a decade. Just one of those swims remains atop the all-time rankings.

2026 French Elite Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Beryl Gastaldello was the fastest women’s 50 freestyler this morning in 24.91, logging the only sub 25 second swim of the prelims.

2026 French Elite Championships: One Athlete Added to Euros Roster On Day 5

Sacha Velly won the men’s 1500 freestyle in 14:51.23, 10 seconds under the qualifying time of 15:01.89, to be the only new athlete added on day 5.