Europe

Swim Cup Amsterdam Welcomes Spanish, Swiss, British & More To Olympic Qualifier

Spanish Olympic champion Mireia Belmonte is among the visiting Spanish contingent set to race in this weekend’s Swim Cup Amsterdam.

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2019 Swim England Winter Championships Photo Vault

Check out the action photos from the just-concluded Swim England Winter Championships over the weekend in Sheffield, courtesy of SW Pix/Swim England.

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Snapshot Of 2019 European Short Course Championships Overall Results

Check out which nation took home the overall points trophy, which athlete entered the list of most medals per a single European SC Championships and more.

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WADA Executive Committee Endorses Non-Compliance, Olympic Ban for Russia

Pending appeal, consequences include losing hosting rights and special criteria for athletes to compete at major events, including the Olympic Games.

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In Defense of Russia’s Athletes, in Conviction of Russian Officials

The newly-announced WADA sanctions will be an annoyance for Russian athletes, but will impact most greatly the officials responsible for institutional doping.

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Jay Lelliott Lights Up Swim England Winter Championships

Jay Lelliott made the most of his Swim England Winter Championships, collecting 4 gold medals over the course of the meet.

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Whittle Wrangles Up Another British Junior Record, This Time 100 IM

15-year-old Jacob Whittle continues to make waves, busting out a 100 IM British Junior Record at Swim England Winter Nats.

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Ulyett Doubles Up On 200 Breast British Record With 100 Breast English Mark

Jocelyn Ulyett put up the quickest 100m breast of her life to check-in with a new English Record in the short course event.

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Ntountounaki Gives Greece Its First-Ever Women’s European SC C’ships Medal

Russia topped the overall European Short Course Championships medal table, but Greece is among the nations that made major improvements from 2017.

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10 quick quotes from the poolside at day 5 of 2019 European SC Championships

2019 LEN EUROPEAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, December 4th – Sunday, December 8th Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland SCM…

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2019 European Short Course Championships Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov is set to take on the men’s 100m free/100m IM double to close out his European Short Course Championships.

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Maria Kameneva Gets 7th Russian Record of the 2019 European Championships

Maria Kameneva took her 7th Russian Record, but 1st gold medal, of the 2019 European Short Course Championships on Sunday.

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Anastasiya Shkurdai Breaks Another European Jr Record to Win Gold in 100 Fly

Shkurdai broke the European Junior Record earlier in the meet in the 50 fly, but missed a medal. On Sunday, she got the best of both worlds.

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Martina Carraro and Alessandro Miressi Break Italian Records Back-to-Back

Martina Carraro (above) broke the Italian Record in the women’s 200 breaststroke by almost a full second on Sunday at the European Championships.

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Defending 400 Free Gold Medalist Boglarka Kapas Withdraws From Final In Glasgow

Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas took the 400m free gold 2 years ago in Copenhagen, but the Olympian has scratched the final tonight in Glasgow.

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