European Championships

Luke Greenbank Breaks Down Balanced Focus for 100 & 200 Backstroke

Even following a close loss in the 200 back to defending champ Evgeny Rylov, Luke Greenbank was thrilled with his performances in Budapest

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Toussaint, Dawson Set for Rematch on Final Day of European Championships

The final day of competition will see a rematch between Kira Toussaint and Kathleen Dawson as the pair lead off their country’s 400 medley relays.

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Heemskerk Swims 51.73 in 100 Free for 11th Fastest Women’s Relay Split All-Time

Femke Heemskerk swam the 10th fastest women’s 100 freestyle relay split of all time, swimming a time of 51.73 on the mixed 4×100 freestyle relay.

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Katinka Hosszu Talks Playing Other Sports to Replace Competitions as Training

Hosszu says she is happy with her performances in Budapest, walking away with an individual gold, silver, and bronze medal in her 3 events

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2021 European Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu has a chance to win a record sixth consecutive title in the women’s 200 IM on Day 6 in Budapest.

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16-Year Old Benedetta Pilato Breaks Lilly King’s World Record in 50 Breaststroke

Pilato shaved 0.10 seconds off Lilly King’s 2017 world record of 29.40 to become the fastest swimmer in the history of the women’s 50 breast.

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Kira Toussaint Speaks Out About 100 Backstroke Re-Swim, Missing the Podium

Following the 100 back re-swim at the European Championships, Kira Toussaint spoke out about her 4th place finish, after initially coming in 2nd.

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Benedetta Pilato Surprised Herself World Record Swim (Reaction + Race Video)

Benedetta Pilato told reporters that she was not expecting to break the world record in the 50 breaststroke after taking down Lilly King’s mark of 29.40.

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Adam Peaty on Finding Happiness in His Stroke Throughout Euro Champs

Adam Peaty, mustache and all, made it four straight in the men’s 50 breaststroke, using his patented up-tempo stroke rate to accelerate ahead of the field

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Roman Mityukov Breaks Swiss Record, Wins Countries First-Ever 200 Back Medal

Still 2 months away from his 21st birthday, Roman Mityukov has broken the Swiss Record in the 200 back for the 2nd time in 2 days.

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2021 LEN European Swimming Championship Day 6 Photo Vault

During day 6 of the 2021 European Swimming Championships there were beautiful performances. Let’s relive them with our photo album

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Lena Grabowski Breaks 2:10 in 200 BK, Chomps AUT Record Twice on Euros Day 6

During day 6 of the 2021 European Championships, Lena Grabowski hit 2:09.12 in prelims and 2:08.60 in semis for back-to-back 200 BK Austrian national records.

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Benedetta Pilato, 16 años, le roba el récord del mundo de 50 braza a Lilly King

Pilato, de 16 años, ha rebajado con 29.30 el anterior récord mundial de 50 braza de la estadounidense Lilly King. Lo ha hecho en las semifinales del Europeo.

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NC State’s Nyls Korstanje Clocks Olympic-Qualifying 100 Fly Time

After falling just .01 short of the Dutch Olympic qualifying standard in the men’s 100 fly last month, Nyls Korstanje got it done today.

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2021 European Swimming Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

Follow along for updates on all the action from Budapest as racing gets underway on day 6 of the European Swimming Championships.

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