Europe

Russia Claims First Medal of European Championships in Mixed Team Diving

Kristina Ilinykh helped the Russian mixed diving team to the first gold medal of the 2021 European Aquatics Championships.

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61 Hungarian Athletes to Compete at European Championships in Home Country

Kristof Milak will be one of the Hungarian team’s highlights for the 2021 European Championships. Pool competition starts on May, 17th.

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Ireland Selects 20 Swimmers for European Championships with Relay Goals in Mind

National Performance Director Jon Rudd says Ireland has “one purpose” at the European Championships: qualifying relays for the Olympics.

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51 Out of 52 Nations Will Participate in the European Aquatics Championships

The LEN European Aquatics Championships will kick off this week, with artistic swimming, open water, and diving competition.

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Swiss Record-Holder & Olympian Yannick Kaeser Diagnosed with Testicular Cancer

Kaeser says the cancer was caught due to an abnormality in a recent urine sample he gave for a doping control test.

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All-American Petra Halmai Will Return to Florida Gulf Coast for 5th Season

Two-time CSCAA All-American Petra Halmai will return next season to use a 5th year of eligibility at Florida Gulf Coast University.

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Paralympic Champion Ollie Hynd Announces Break from Competitive Swimming

British Paralympic champion Ollie Hynd has announced that he is taking a break from competitive swimming after being reclassified.

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Schedule & Links For LEN European Aquatics Championships

The postponed European Championships are almost upon us, with athletes spanning diving, artistic, open water and pool swimming soon descending upon Budapest.

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Russian Head Coach Indicates Yulia Efimova Will Focus on 100 Breast for Tokyo

Russian National Team head coach Sergey Chepik talked about Efimova, the defending 200 breaststroke World Champion, in an interview this week.

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Two 14-Year Olds Trade Russian Youth Championship Record in Girls’ 50 Breast

As Olympic champion Yulia Efimova heads toward the end of her competitive career, the future remains bright for breaststroke in Russia.

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Rapsys Checks In With 1:46.39 200 Free At LTU Time Trials

Freestyle dynamo Danas Rapsys raced over the weekend in his native Lithuania, putting up a solid 200m and 400m free combination.

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Jan Sefl Breaks Czech National Record; Qualifies for First Olympics at Age 30

30-year old Jan Sefl has represented his country internationally on many occasions, but his Olympic “A” cut on Friday gives him a shot at his first Olympics.

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Injured Swedish Swimmer Sarah Sjostrom Sets Dates for Return to Racing

Sarah Sjostrom has targeted the Canet stop of the Mare Nostrum Series in June in Canet, France as the date of her return to competition.

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Polish Championships Day 5: Kozakiewicz Lowers 50 Breast NR Again With 27.11

Jan Kozakiewicz improved upon his newly minted Polish record in the 50 breast, bringing it from a 27.17 in the prelims to a 27.11 to win the final.

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Jan Kozakiewicz Lowers 50 Breast Polish Record To 27.17 At Polish Nationals

Kozakiewicz took the record from Dawid Szulich who held the mark for nearly years, having set it back in 2013 with a 27.48.

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