Europe

Duncan Scott Downs Scottish, British 400 IM Records at ISL Finale in Las Vegas

Duncan Scott became the first British swimmer under the 4-minute mark in the 400 IM on Friday in Las Vegas.

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Grinev Tops Vekovishchev & Minakov In 100 Free On Day 1 Of Salnikov Cup

Stanford-bound Andrei Minakov logged a PB of 47.22 to take bronze in the 100m free behind Vladislav Grinev and Mikhail Vekovishchev in St. Petersburg.

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Sjostrom, Fratus, Blume & Manaudou Commit To 2020 Luxembourg Euro Meet

Olympic champion Sarah Sjostro will kick off her 2020 year of racing with a stop at the Luxembourg Euro Meet at the end of January.

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High-Level International Meets For January 2020

Hungarian multi-Olympic gold medalist kicked off her 2019 swimming year with the Euro Meet and the meet highlights our January calendar for 2020 as well.

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2019 Swammy Awards: Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year Florian Wellbrock

The power in men’s open water swimming lies almost entirely in Europe right now, and Germany’s Fabrian Wellbrock made history in 2019.

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Russian Medalists From Glasgow Follow-Up With Salnikov Cup This Weekend

50m fly gold medalist Oleg Kostin is headed to the Salnikov Cup this weekend, joining the likes of Vladislav Grinev and Daria K. Ustinova.

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Kromo, Toussaint & Kamminga Head-Up Dutch SC Championships Roster

Two-time European Short Course Championships gold medalist Arno Kamminga will be heading to the Dutch Short Course Championships this weekend.

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Does Gregorio Paltrinieri Prefer Pool or Open Water Swimming?

Dressed for the season, Olympic champion Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy discusses whether he prefers pool swimming or open water swimming.

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Ilaria Cusinato Talks Tusup Split, New Coaching Arrangement

Ilaria Cusinato has found a new coach and, she says, is learning about ‘tranquility’ in her life.

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Irish Swimmers Complete Record-Breaking Siege, Knocking Down 54 Marks In All

Danielle Hill was a big part of Ireland’s overhaul of the swimming record books on both the senior and junior level over the past 2 weeks.

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Jeremy Desplanches Just Misses another Swiss Record to Close French Nationals

After breaking a National Record in the 400 IM on Saturday, Jeremy Desplanches nearly broke another in the 200 IM on Sunday.

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Murdoch Completes Breast Sweep, Szaranek Puts Up 200 IM Personal Best

Former Florida Gator Mark Szaranek took the 200m IM tonight in Edinburgh to wrap up a successful Scottish Short Course Open Championships.

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Femke Heemskerk Qualifies For Tokyo In 50 & 100 Free From Amsterdam Cup

On the right trajectory, Dutch Olympian Femke Heemskerk notched 2 times good enough to etch her name onto the Netherlands’ roster for Tokyo 2020.

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Spanish Cal Bear Hugo Gonzalez Qualifies For 2020 Olympic Games In 200 IM

Cal Bear Hugo Gonzalez of Spain successfully qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, taking the men’s 200m IM in Amsterdam.

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Breaststroker Anton Chupkov Named Top Russian Athlete of 2019

After winning the World Championship in a new World Record time in the 200 breaststroke this summer, Anton Chupkov won the Pride of Russia award last week.

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