European Championships

Tokyo 2021 Olympic Relay Qualification Update — Men’s 400 Free Relay

Caeleb Dressel leads the Americans to the top ranking in the 400 Free Relay. Close behind are the Russians, who will be challenging for the gold.

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Tokyo Olympic Relay Qualification Update — Women’s 400 Medley Relay

The US women of Regan Smith, Lilly King, Kelsi Dahlia, and Simone Manuel lead the pack in the 400 Medley Relay with a WR time of 3:50.40

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Tokyo 2021 Olympic Relay Qualification Update — Women’s 800 Free Relay

Valentine Dumont, who set who Belgian records in 2020, has helped Belgium move into a wildcard spot in the Women’s 800 Free Relay

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Tokyo 2021 Olympic Relay Qualification Update – Women’s 400 Free Relay

Charlotte Bonnet and the French women now have the fifth fastest 400 Free Relay time as they look ahead to Tokyo while other countries fight to qualify.

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2021 Short Course Euros To Remain In Russia Following CAS Decision

Following the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision, the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships will remain in Kazan, Russia.

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Aberdeen Off The Euro Jrs Hosting Table As LEN Reveals 2021 Calendar

The governing body over European aquatic sport, Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) has unveiled its official provisional calendar for the 2021 calendar year. 

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Russia Releases the Date for the 2020 Open Water Swimming Cup

Russia releases new information about their Open Water Swimming Cup, set to be held on August 16.

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Swimming Won’t Be Included at 2022 Multi-Sport European Championship Event

The multi-sport European Championships in 2022 announced a “finalized” list of 9 sports that will participate, which didn’t include any aquatic events.

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LEN Survey Reveals Most Elite European Swimmers are Back in the Water

LEN, the leading body for aquatic sports in Europe has released the results of a survey conducted on its athletes, revealing many are resuming training.

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LEN Moves 2021 European SC Championships Forward to Avoid Worlds Conflict

2021 marks the first time that Russia (including the Soviet Union) has hosted a European Championship event in swimming. Above, Kliment Kolesnikov won 6 gold medals at the last edition in 2019.

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LEN Postpones Multi-Discipline European Aquatics Championships to 2021

Simona Quadarella (above) won 3 individual gold medals at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships. She’ll have to wait until 2021 to defend.

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The 2022 Global Swimming Calendar Gets Crowded: a Date Breakdown

Most of the world, aside from the United States, will have multiple international championships already in 2022. Could Pan Pacs be cancelled?

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All 2020 European Junior Championships in Aquatics Cancelled

Matthew Richards of Great Britain won the men’s 100 free at last year’s European Junior Championships and was targeting a spot on the Olympic Team in 2020.

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LEN Cancella Tutti Gli Eventi Junior Dell’Estate 2020

LEN cancella tutti gli eventi Juniores previsti per l’estate 2020. Cancellate anche le tappe della LEN open Water Cup. A breve le date per gli europei

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LEN Postpones a Number of Events, Including European Junior Championships

LEN, the governing body for aquatic sports including swimming in Europe, has announced that all sports and non-sports events scheduled…

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