Europe

Peaty, Dean & Renshaw Head Up England’s Initial 10-Strong Commonwealth Roster

Adam Peaty will be leading the English squad at this year’s Commonwealth Games, with additional roster members yet to be announced.

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Maxime Grousset Swims a Best Time and Mary Moluh Breaks French Record in Amiens

Maxime Grousset, who was 4th at the Olympics in the 100 free, swam a new best time last weekend, while Mary Moluh broke the first French Record of 2022.

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FINA Won’t Extend Age Eligibility For Postponed World Junior Championships

The 2022 FINA World Junior Championships are scheduled for August 23-28 in Kazan, Russia. FINA has decided to not extend eligibility after a postponement, meaning no title defenses for Evgenia Chikunova (above).

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Hungarian Olympic Icon Katinka Hosszu Says ‘Yes’ To Máté Gelencsér

Hungary’s Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu is now engaged to be married to boyfriend and coaching staff member Máté Gelencsér.

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Ceccon Heads Up Italian Success At Geneva Challenge

Thomas Ceccon of Italy was one of the gold medalists and meet record setters at this year’s Geneva Challenge in Switzerland.

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Paralympian Alice Tai Has Right Leg Amputated Below Knee

With her right leg now amputated below the knee, the 2016 Paralympic gold medalist will likely remain in the same disability classification.

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Danish National Champion Kasper Johnsen (2023) Commits to Louisville

Johnsen is the Danish NAG record-holder in both the SCM 50 back and LCM 50 back; he will join the Cardinals in the fall of 2023.

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KNZB Technical Director André Cats Leaving For Dutch Olympic Committee Role

The Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB) has announced that its current technical director, André Cats, will be leaving the organization as of March 1st.

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2012 Olympic Champion Ruta Meilutyte Goes to Camp with Lithuanian National Team

While she has not yet committed to racing at next May’s World Championships, Ruta Meilutyte is making a first step by taking a training camp with the Lithuanian National Team.

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UK Sport’s Female Coaching Leadership Program Returns For Second Year

Swim coach Mel Marshall helped spearhead the program’s inception and will act as an inspirational figure for the 2022 cohort.

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55th Geneva Challenge Expects Strong Italian, Russian & French Contingents

2021 Olympic Games bronze medalist Nicolo Martinenghi from Italy is among those expected to race this weekend at the 55th annual Geneva Challenge.

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2022 Flanders Cup Set For This Weekend In Belgium

Austria’s Bernhard Reitshammer is one of the swimmers expected to make an appearance this weekend at the 2022 Flanders Swimming Cup.

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Olympic News Roundup: Countries Discourage Athletes from Personal Phone Use

Catch up on the biggest Olympic and Paralympic storylines outside of the swimming world. Countries are warning their athletes against phone use in Beijing

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2022 European Junior Championship Dates Announced

Romania’s teenage superstar David Popovici will have the opportunity to perform at the European Juniors July 5th-10th, 2022 in Bucharest.

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Katinka Hosszu Says That She Has No Retirement Plans

After taking a break from the pool post-Olympics, the Hungarian swimming legend is ready to take on 2022 with new goals for herself.

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