Europe

2023 LEN U23 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Ireland’s Ellen Walshe will tackle the women’s 100 fly and 200 IM on the opening night of the LEN U23 European Championships in Dublin, seeded second in both.

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LEN U23 Bronze Medalist Kai Van Westering Is Dutch Despite Growing Up In France

Van Westering told SwimSwam that despite growing up in France, he is not a French citizen. His father is Dutch, and he has always had Dutch nationality.

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Dimitrios Markos Sets Greek Record En Route to U23 European Title in 200 Free (1:46.65)

Dimitrios Markos sat back in 7th place at the midway point of the race before making his move with sub-27 splits on the third and fourth lengths of the pool.

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2023 LEN U23 Championships Day 1 Prelims: USA’s Gabriel Jett Clocks 51.53 100 Fly

The opening day’s prelims of the inaugural LEN U23 Championships saw American Gabriel Jett produce a lifetime best in the men’s 100m fly for the top seed.

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2026 Commonwealth Games Potentially Getting Postponed To 2027

The Commonwealth Games Federation is willing to push back the dates of the quadrennial event after Victoria, Australia’s surprising withdrawal as hosts.

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Full Entries Revealed For Inaugural U23 Championships Which Begin On Friday

World Championships silver medalist Krzysztof Chmielewski of Poland is headed to Dublin for the inaugural U23 Championships which kick off tomorrow.

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Matthew Ward, Nikoli Blackman Wrap Up 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games With More Gold

The 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games wrapped up from Trinidad & Tobago but not before Matthew Ward (SCO) & Nikoli Blackman (TTO) topped the podium.

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Italy’s Alessia Cunegatti Heading to UNC Asheville for Fall 2023

Competing for Pondazione M. Bentegodi in Italy, Cunegatti is an IM specialist with solid freestyle and backstroke speed behind her as well.

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Oscar Bilbao & Matthew Ward Complete Sweeps At Commonwealth Youth Games

Catch up on day three action of the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games which saw sweeps by Scotland’s Matthew Ward and England’s Oscar Bilbao.

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Matthew Ward Continues Backstroke Attack At Commonwealth Youth Games

Scotland’s Matthew Ward is now 2-for-2 in boys’ backstroke events at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games taking place in Couva, Trinidad & Tobago.

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World Record Holder Katinka Hosszu Announces Birth Of Her First Child

Hosszu announced the birth of her daughter, Kamila Layber-Gelencsér, alongside her husband Máté Layber-Gelencsér in an Instagram post made on Monday.

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2023 World University Games: Host Nation China Finishes Atop the Final Medal Table

After a remarkable meet which saw the nation bring home 18 gold medals, China finished out day 7 of the 2023 World University Games atop the medal table.

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How Moving to a Smaller Club Helped Matt Richards Become a World Champion

SwimSwam caught up with Matt Richards, the unexpected world champion in the 200 freestyle in Fukuoka.

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Swim England National Summer Meet Concludes From Sheffield

The 2023 Swim England National Summer Meet wrapped up from Ponds Forge in Sheffield with over 30 national titles being awarded.

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Tennessee Commit Nikoli Blackman Strikes Commonwealth Youth Games Gold

University of Tennessee commit Nikoli Blackman took gold in the boys’ 200m freestyle on day one of the Commonwealth Youth Games.

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