Europe

Amelie Blocksidge Clocks British Age Record In 1500 Freestyle

A big-time swim took place over the weekend at the hands of 13-year-old Amelie Blocksidge at the 2023 Lancashire County Age Group Championships in England.

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Italy’s Di Pietro, Britain’s Ingram Clock Meet Records For Gold In Lisbon

Italy’s Silvia Di Pietro capped off a successful Lisbon International Swim Meet with two more competition records tonight.

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European Junior Champion Roos Vanotterdijk Downs Nine Belgian Records Over Three Days

18-year-old Roos Vanotterdijk ripped nine Belgian national records when all was said and done across the three-day Flemish Championships.

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Van Rouwendaal Captures First Midmar Mile Open Water Title

Dutch Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal took on her first Midmar Mile open water swim, capturing gold in South Africa.

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LEN’s New U23 Swimming Championship Will Include ISL-Like Elements

LEN’s new Sport Director Apostolos Tsagarakis is bringing some International Swimming League flavor to the upcoming U23 European Swimming Championships.

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Ribeiro Takes 50 Fly, Walshe Wins 200 IM On Day One Of Lisbon International Meet

Ireland’s Ellen Walshe raced in two events to kick off the Lisbon International Meet, capturing gold in the women’s 200m IM.

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Russian Officials Say 2025 World Champs Move a “Postponement,” Not Cancellation

One Russian sporting official says that the 2029 World Aquatics Championships will be hosted in Kazan, Russia, but World Aquatics says that no final decision has been made yet.

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World Aquatics Suspension of Evengy Rylov Ends; “No Update” on Russia and Belarus

Evgeny Rylov’s suspension from World Aquatics competition ended in January, though the organization says they have no updates on the status of Russian and Belarusian athletes at large.

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Speedo Off The Blocks Launches On Brand New Platform

Off the Blocks provides an online hub of information designed by experts for the benefit of those that work at every level of the sport in Great Britain.

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Europe, USOPC React to IOC’s Russia Plan; Belarus Anti-War Athletes Want Reinstatement

Nordic and Baltic countries have rejected the IOC’s plan for re-entry of Russian athletes into global sports; so too has the mayor of Paris, the 2024 Olympic host city.

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Greek Age Record-holder Apostolos Siskos Commits to Harvard for 2024-25

Greek backstroker Apostolos Siskos has confirmed his verbal commitment to Harvard for 2024-25.

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France Introduces New, 9-day Tour for March 2023: the “Giant Open”

The FFN has replaced the Golden Tour with the new, innovative, “Giant Open” that features six days of racing over a 9-day period in March.

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Tennessee’s Ellen Walshe Entered In Lisbon International Meet This Weekend

Irish swimmer Ellen Walshe is set to race this weekend in Lisbon, Portugal after taking a break from NCAA action at the University of Tennessee.

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Chad Le Clos, Coleman Stewart Race At German Team Championships

Training in Germany, South African Chad Le Clos took on several events at the 2023 German Team Championships over the weekend.

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Noah Williams Wins Platform Thriller On Final Night of British National Diving Cup

Williams brought the curtain down on the British National Diving Cup with a sensational performance in a closely-contested Men’s 10m Platform final.

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