Europe

15,000 Seat Temporary Venue for Paris Olympics Falls in Line With Past Games

The Paris Olympic swimming venue will be one-third the size of the cavernous (but temporary) arena used to host in Rio in 2016 (above).

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Open Water Olympic Medalist Marc-Antoine Olivier Looking Ahead to Tokyo

Arena Elite Athlete Marc-Antoine Olivier has been France’s top open water swimmer since winning bronze the 10km in Rio. Now he’s looking towards Tokyo 2021.

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Boglarka Kapas: “No One Is In Shape Right Now” & More Post-4 Nations Meet

Swimmers from Hungary were among those who competed at the 4 Nations Meet over the weekend, racing against Poland, Czech Republic and Austria.

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Gose Close To 200 Free PB As Wellbrock Wraps Up 800 Free In Magdeburg

Multi-European Junior Champion Isabel Gose closed out her Magdeburg meet in style, taking the women’s 200m free in nearly a lifetime best.

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Introducing Hungary’s 17-Year-Old 4:15/1:59 IMer Hubert Kos

17-year-old Hubert Kos posted world-class times in the 400m and 200m IM events at the 4 Nations Meet this weekend. Learn more about this dynamic teen here.

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Poland’s Jakub Kraska Hits 48.57 100 Free PB To Out-Touch Milak’s 48.72

20-year-old Kristof Milak of Hungary took the 50m fly gold on the final night of ‘4 Nations Meet’ competition. But, he was just short in the 100m free.

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15-Year-Old Pilato Puts Up 1:07.0 100 Breast/30.3 50 Breast Combo In Puglia

15-year-old Benedetta Pilato put up two solid performances across her specialty discipline of the breaststroke at the Puglia Regional Championships.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Aquatic Center Design Renderings Released

The architects responsible for the design of the new 2024 Paris Olympics Aquatic Center have submitted their proposal for the enormous production

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Ireland’s Swimming Pools Receive Part Of $2.5m Job Stimulus Package

Ireland’s government has approved a jobs stimulus package aimed at benefitting the tourism, culture, sports and Gaeltacht sectors due to the pandemic.

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Wellbrock Gets 1500 Free Gold, Teen Gose Posts 4:06 400 Free On Day 1 Magdeburg

Double world champion Florian Wellbrock tried his bread-and-butter 1500 free on for size in Magdeburg this evening, taking the win easily.

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Felix Auboeck Hits His 2nd Best 400 Free Ever At 4 Nations Meet

Former Michigan Wolverine Felix Auboeck of Austria is on a hot streak at the 4 Nations Meet in Hungary, hitting a near lifetime-best 400m free tonight.

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WR Holder Kristof Milak Posts 1:55 200 Fly On Day 2 Of 4 Nations Meet

Reigning 200 fly world record holder Kristof Milak secured his 200 fly victory on night 2 of the 4 Nations Meet taking place in his home nation of Hungary.

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Milak Hits 51.1 100 Fly, Hosszu & Kapas Each Snag Wins On Day 1 Of ‘4 Nations’

20-year-old Hungarian Kristof Milak is getting his 2020 racing season underway with the 4 Nations Meet, which saw him take the men’s 100m fly.

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Felix Auböck Breaks Austrian 200 Free Record At 4 Nations Meet

While competing on day 1 of the 4 Nations Meet in Hungary, 23-year-old Felix Auböck of Austria broke his own national record in the men’s 200m freestyle.

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Valentin Bayer Knocks Down Austrian National Record In 100 Breast

While competing on day 1 of the 4 Nations Meet in Hungary, 20-year-old Valentin Bayer produced a winning 1breast mark of 1:00.27 for a new record.

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