Europe

Scottish Record Holder Corrie Scott Hangs Up Goggles

Scottish record holder and 2014 Commonwealth Games medalist Corrie Scott has retired from competitive swimming.

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Israeli Sprinter Nadav Aaronson Verbally Commits to Michigan

Israel’s Nadav Aaronson has committed to the University of Michigan and will be a freshman in the fall of 2019.

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RUSADA Remains Suspended by WADA, Balking Final Steps to Reinstatement

WADA has maintained the suspension of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency for its refusal to comply with two final outstanding measures which would lead to its reinstatement.

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Dutch Speedster Jesse Puts Tries Out Trojan Swim Club

Jesse Puts, Dutch national record holder, spent some time recently in the L.A. area, training alongside friend and in-pool rival Vlad Morozov.

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Newstead, McEleny Inducted Into Scottish Women In Sport Hall of Fame

A pair of Scottish Paralympians were inducted into the Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame.

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Defending World Champ Gabriele Detti Still Battling Shoulder Injury

The lingering shoulder injury that cost Italian World Champion Gabriele Detti the 2017 European Short Course Championships persists, and now runs…

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Alexander Popov Nominated for President of Russian Olympic Committee

9-time Olympic medalist and former sprint freestyle king Alexander Popov has been nominated by the Shooting Union of Russia as a candidate to succeed Alexander Zhukov as president of the Russian Olympic Committee.

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Maaike de Waard Hits 28.5/1:01.8 Backstrokes At KNZB Challenger Day 2

Maaike de Waard won the 50 and 100 back on day 2 of the KNZB Challenger.

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Femke Heemskerk Swims 2:13 200 IM at KNZB Challenger

Heemskerk has now been 2:13 twice this year.

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Spain Announces European Junior C’ships Roster

Check out who made the cut to represent Spain at this year’s European Junior Championships in Helsinki.

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Mireia Belmonte Wins 8 Gold Medals at Spanish University Championships

Belmonte and her UCAM teammates swept the men’s, women’s, and combined team titles.

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British Swimming Opts Out Of 2018 Youth Olympic Games

Duncan Scott won a relay gold medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games as a foreshadow to his eventual double silvers at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. For this year’s YOG’s, however, British Swimming will not be sending a squad.

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Israel Breaks 4 National Records at 2018 Championships

14 Israeli swimmers have met the criteria to qualify for the 2018 European Aquatics Championships that will be held from…

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Ireland’s Youth Return from ISF World School Games with 13 Medals

The 2018 ISF World Schools Games Gymnasiade in Casablanca, Morocco, was to see Ireland enter a team in the swimming championships of the multi-sport event for the first time and return with an outstanding 13 medal haul.

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German Swimming Federation names 23 swimmers for European Juniors

After the announcement of a 31-member strong team for the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow in August, the the German…

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