European Championships

Czechs Name 22 To European Championship Roster

Barbora Zavadova will lead a team of 22 Czech’s heading to the European Championships in London, UK.

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LEN Releases Start Lists for 2016 European Aquatics Championships

LEN, the governing body of 52 national European Swimming Federations, released the start lists for the London 2016 LEN European Aquatics Championships today.

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Daley and Reid Win Great Britain’s First Gold of European Championship

Tom Daley and Grace Reid won Great Britain’s first gold of the London 2016 European Aquatics Championships with victory in a dramatic Mixed 3m Synchro diving final.

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Romashina Continues Russia’s Sweep of Synchro Titles at Europeans

Svetlana Romashina continued Russia’s clean sweep of the synchronised swimming medals to take Solo Technical gold on day four of the London 2016 European Aquatics Championships.

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German Coach Says Relay Has “Had Enough Chances” to Qualify for Rio

The Head Coach of the German National Team, Henning Lambertz, has determined that his women’s 4×100 freestyle relay will not be competing at Euros in London

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Ishchenko Secures First Gold of Europeans in Free Solo

Triple Olympic gold medallist Natalia Ishchenko secured her first title of the London 2016 European Aquatics Championships with synchronised swimming Free Solo gold.

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Inge Dekker Bows Out of European Championships After Surgery

Dutch sprinter Inge Dekker won’t compete at the 2016 European Championships as she is still recovering from a surgery related to her bout with cervical cancer.

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IPC European Championships Close Out With 28 World Records

The world record count at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships rose to 28 on Saturday (7 May), as marks fell to Uraine’s Oksana Khrul and Russia’s Valeriia Shabalina on the closing night of competition in Funchal, Portugal.

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Belarus’ Boki En Route To 200 IM Gold In IPC Euros Day 7 Prelims

Belarusian Ihar Boki is the firm favourite to leave the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships as the most decorated swimmer after winning his men’s 200m individual medley SM13 heat on the final day of competition (7 May) in Funchal, Portugal.

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IPC European Championships: Day 7 Preview

The concluding day of competition at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal, will see home favourite David Grachat swim for glory in the much anticipated men’s 400m freestyle S9.

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Mereshko Reclaims S6 400 Free WR in IPC Euros Day 6 Finals

On Friday Mereshko pushed herself once again, shaving exactly four seconds off the world best, touching in at 5:14.69 to add another chapter to the gripping rivalry.

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Vyatchanin Not On Serbian Euros Roster In Eligibility Holdup

With the European Championships taking place in just 10 days, Olympic medal-winning backstroker Arkady Vyatchanin has still not been cleared by FINA to compete for his new sporting nation of Serbia.

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Belarus, Ukraine Vying For Gold In IPC Euros Day 6 Prelims

Belarusian Ihar Boki and Ukraine’s Dmytro Vynohradets headlined the heats at the IPC Swimming European Open Championships on Friday (6 May), placing themselves in pole position to take their fifth and sixth golds respectively in Funchal, Portugal.

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IPC European Championships: Day 6 Preview

With just two days remaining of the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships, the last major event ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, swimmers will be looking to secure their places in the record books.

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Brazil’s Dias Takes S5 50 Back World Record In IPC Euros Day 5 Finals

Brazil’s 10-time Paralympic champion Daniel Dias broke his own 50m backstroke S5 world record at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships on Thursday (5 May), showing the world that he is still the man to beat at his home Paralympic Games this Septembd

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