Europe

Wozniak Claims Stunning Win, Fabian Delivers At European Junior Open Water Championships

Poland’s Piotr Wozniak won a thrilling men’s 10km race at Euro Juniors, while pre-race favourite Bettina Fabian won the women’s event.

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‘Problem With Admission’ at USC Leaves Turkey’s Merve Tuncel Looking for New NCAA Home

“I am currently talking with other universities,” 18-year-old Turkish distance specialist Merve Tuncel told SwimSwam. “I have very little time to decide.”

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Matt Richards Headlines 2023-24 Swim Wales National Squad

A total of 121 athletes have been selected across Swim Wales’ performance pathway for the upcoming season, with 16 on the National Elite Squad.

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Hungarian Swimmers Impress At 2023 European Junior Open Water Championships

Hungarian swimmers claimed four medals on the opening day of the 2023 European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Corfu, Greece.

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Kristof Milak Pulls Out of Berlin World Cup, Hoping To Race In Budapest

After only recently making his return to heavy training after dropping out of the World Championships, Milak is not expected to race in Berlin or Athens.

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World Aquatics Releases Loaded Entry List For Opening Leg of World Cup In Berlin

Reigning world champion Ruta Meilutyte, Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang are among the athletes slated to compete in the opening leg of the series in Berlin.

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High-Level International Meets For October 2023

David Curtiss will be among the U.S. contingent headed to Santiago, Chile to race at the 2023 Pan American Games set for October.

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French World Championships Semifinalist Mary-Ambre Moluh Verbally Commits To Cal (2024)

Moluh, a sprint freestyler and backstroker, is the next big-name recruit that the Cal women have gained in the Dave Durden/David Marsh era.

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2023 Swimming World Cup Series Will Live Stream on YouTube

Kristof Milak is expected to make his return to racing in October at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Berlin, Germany.

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2023 LEN Open Water Cup: Mario Sanzullo, Bettina Fabian Clinch Overall Titles

Marc-Antoine Olivier and Lea Boy won the last leg of the series in Barcelona but runner-up finishes secured the overall title for Sanzullo and Fabian.

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Zalan Sarkany Training in Hungary This Fall, Will Return to Arizona State in Spring

Pac-12 champion Zalan Sarkany is not currently listed on Arizona State’s roster for the 2023-24 season, but he plans on returning to Tempe for the spring.

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Olympic Medalist Tamas Kenderesi’s Legal Team Appeals To CAS For Bio Passport Violation

Read up on the latest involving a biological passport doping violation involving Olympic medalist Tamas Kenderesi of Hungary.

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Auburn Inks Russian Olympian Elizaveta Klevanovich for Spring Semester

Klevanovich’s best LCM times converted to SCY would have made the A-final in both the 50 free and 100 free at the 2023 SEC Championships.

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LEN Open Water Cup: One Last “Battle in Barcelona” To Crown Overall Title

The stage is set for the last battle in the LEN Open Water Cup as all swimmers gunning for the overall title will line up in Barcelona for the final leg.

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Russia Will Not Pay Olympians for Paris 2024 Participation — Medals, Maybe

“If someone wins a medal of any value, the corresponding question will be raised,” Russian sports minister Azat Kadyrov said of potential Olympic prizes.

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