Europe

More English Swimmers Out Of The Water With ‘Tier 4’ Status

More regions within the nation of England have been designated as ‘tier 4’. Hear what Swim England has to say about the situation.

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2020 Swammy Award: World Jr Male Swimmer of the Year – Andrei Minakov

The 2020 Swammy Award for Male Junior Swimmer of the Year goes three-time world junior record-breaker, Andrei Minakov of Russia.

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2020 Swammy Awards: European Male Swimmer of the Year Ilya Shymanovich

Ilya Shymanovich was a late-comer to the conversation for this award, smashing a 100 SCM breaststroke world record late in 2020.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year – Emre Sakci

Team Iron’s Emre Sakci threw down some world-leading breast swims this year asserting himself as an ISL star and potential medal threat come Tokyo 2020.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Dave McNulty Earns British Coach Of The Year

National Training Centre Bath’s Dave McNulty, coach of Freya Anderson and Tom Dean, is the winner of the 2020 Swammy Award for British Coach of the Year.

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Germany’s Heintz Posts 1:56.42 200 IM For 2nd Fastest Of Career

Germany’s Philip Heintz finished his year on a high note, nailing a near-lifetime best in the long course meters 200 IM event.

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Olympic Champion Pernille Blume Suffers Minor Wrist Injury

The reigning Olympic champion in the 50m freestyle has suffered a minor wrist injury but says it hasn’t kept her out of the water

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Silvia Di Pietro Latest to Test Positive for COVID-19 After Italian Open Champs

The meet was a 2021 Olympic qualifier, held in Riccione from December 17 to 19. Over 450 athletes competed at the event.

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2020 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer of the Year – Beryl Gastaldello

Gastaldello was the third-highest point scorer during the 2020 ISL season, winning 20 races across six different events.

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Uzbek Mustafin Hits Sub-Minute 100 Breast, Tursunov 48.36 100 Free

The Uzbekistan Open Swimming Cup took place late last month, with several national records biting the dust before all was said and done.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Breakout Swimmer of the Year – Kasia Wasick

This year’s Swammy award for Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year goes to Polish swimmer and member of the New York Breakers, Kasia Wasick.

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Danish Nat’l Champ Lucas Strobek Makes Verbal Commitment to Princeton for 2022

Danish national teamer Lucas Strobek has announced his verbal commitment to the application process at Princeton for 2022-23 and beyond.

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Carlos Martínez Downs Three Para World Records At Pozuelo Trophy

Four world records fell at the 2020 Pozuelo Swimming Club Christmas Trophy on December 19th in the Pozuelo de Alarcón region of Madrid, Spain.

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Tuncel Takes Turkish 800 Free Record, GA Tech’s Unlu 1:47.08 200 Free

More longstanding national records fell as the Turkish Long Course National Team Selection Meet concluded from Istanbul this weekend.

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15-Yr-Old Merve Tuncel Hits 16:03.23 LC 1500 Free Turkish Record

While competing at the just-concluded Turkish Long Course National Team Selection meet, 15-year-old Merve Tuncel fired off another national record.

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