Europe

Rome Announced as Hosts of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships

LEN is considering the Roman Coliseum as the host of the high diving competition in 2022, which will be the first European Championships to host that event.

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Alexander Shchegolev Swims 1:43 in (SCM) 200 Free to Finish Russian Juniors

In addition, another European Junior Record was set in a relay by the girls from Moscow.

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British International Phoebe Griffiths Commits to Florida State (2020)

Griffiths will join her Ellesmere College teammate Pia Murray in the U.S. at Florida State in the 2020-2021 NCAA season.

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Alys Thomas Clocks 200 Free PB En Route To 4 Golds At Welsh Nationals

Commonwealth Games 200m fly gold medalist Alys Thomas made her presence known at the Wales Winter National Championships over the weekend.

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Young Guns Goodburn & Glenister Headed To Swim England Winter C’ships

Following up on his standout summer, Loughborough’s Archie Goodburn will try the Swim England Winter Championships on for size.

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Going To Glasgow: Italians, Russians Headline Women’s Breaststroke

A pair of teenagers in Benedetta Pilato of Italy and Evgeniia Chikunova of Russia come in as two of the big favorites in the women’s breaststroke events.

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Van Der Merwe Takes Home Top Honor At Swim England Awards

Teen Kayla Van Der Merwe is continuing her remarkable run this year, earning Swim England’s Talent Swimmer of the Year for 2019.

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Going To Glasgow: Men’s Breaststroke Field Maintains Depth Despite Absences

Despite the absences of Adam Peaty and Kirill Prigoda, the men’s breaststroke field at the European SC Championships is loaded.

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Going To Glasgow: Toussaint Looks To Take 50/100 Backstroke Double

It won’t be a path without obstacles, but Dutch woman Kira Toussaint could grab double gold in Glasgow in women’s backstroke.

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16-Year Old Anastasia Gorbenko Breaks Israeli Record in 400 IM

Anastasia Gorbenko has taken more than 4 seconds off the Israeli Record in the 400 SCM IM over the last 6 weeks, including a 4:35 on Friday.

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Frenchman Florent Manaudou Sticking To The Sprints For 2019 Euro SC C’ships

No real surprise entries for Florent Manaudou of France; the question will be just how fast will this Olympic medalist go in Glasgow?

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Siobhan-Marie O’Connor Will Revisit an Old Race at the European Championships

O’Connor is entered to swim the 100 fly at the European Short Course Championships next week – a race that she hasn’t swum at a big international meet in years.

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Paralympics Cham Ellie Simmonds OBE rekindles love for water With Team Speedo

Speedo, the world’s leading swimwear brand, signs British Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds OBE to join its growing roster of British talent on Team Speedo.

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Paris 2024 Announces New Emblem for Olympic and Paralympic Games

With the construction of the 2024 Olympic Village and several of the venues underway, IOC representatives got their first look at the progress being made.

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Israeli National Record Holder Gali Zilberberg Commits to Penn State

Zilberberg finished 7th at the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships in the women’s 1500 freestyle.

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