Europe

Ten Meet Records Set On Day Two Of Euro Meet

There were 10 new meet records set at the 2014 Euro Meet in Luxembourg on Saturday…

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British Paralympian Sam Hynd Retires After Decorated Career

British Paralympian Sam Hynd has decided to hang up his goggles for good, “I’ll miss the sport but I was…

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Hosszu Takes First Event At Euro Meet 2014 In Luxembourg

World champion Katinka Hosszu took the first event of the competition, winning the 800 freestyle in a time of 8:29.42…

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Katinka Hosszu Enters All 16 Events at Euro Meet 2014 in Luxembourg

Aside from Katinka Hosszu, Germany’s Paul Biedermann will race his first meet outside of Germany in almost a year.

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British Swimming Reaches Out to Rugby for New Coach Development Mentor

It has been a tumultuous week for British Swimming, after the organization found out that all national funding for its…

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Jason Dunford signs with FINIS through Rio 2016

“I am excited to be extending my partnership with FINIS as I continue training on the road to my third Olympics in Rio,” says Dunford.

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Mads Glaesner’s Appeal Upheld, He Will Retain World Championship Gold

Danish Swimmer Mads Glaesner has had his gold medal from the 2012 World Short Course Championships reinstated.

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Splits From Britain’s 100 x 100 World Record-Setting Relay

Organizer Lewis Coleman split nearly his lifetime best with a 50.54 to anchor Great Britain’s 100 x 100 meter freestyle relay.

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Brits Smash World Record in 100×100 Relay By 8 Minutes

Want to take your own shot at the 100×100 World Record relay to raise money for Swim4Leukemia? Send it to [email protected] and we’ll be happy to support it!

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Hosszu overcomes food poisoning to win three in France, Stravius wins twice for home crowd

Hosszu’s coach and husband said she was up the night before dealing with food poisoning, but Hosszu still won three races on the first day of competition in Nice, France.

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Bergen Swim Festival 2014 Will be Last in Short Course; European Stars Heavily Committed

Rikke Moeller-Pedersen, who is the second-fastest 200 breaststroker in textile in a 25m pool, will race at the Norwegian-based meet.

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Grand European Tour Marches Onward to Nice International Meeting

Hungary’s World Swimmer of the Year Katinka Hosszu will be back in action this weekend in Nice, France.

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Fred Bousquet’s Out for Season; Will Have Shoulder Surgery

Frenchman Fred Bousquet is out at least through April’s French Championships, which likely means no European Championship bid for the former Auburn standout.

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Adlington To Serve As Mentor For Six Young Athletes

British Swimming announced today that Rebecca Adlington will take an active role in helping to develop the next generation of British swimmers…

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HardCore Swim of the Week: Aimee Willmott Breaks English Record in 400 IM

The HardCoreSwim of the week goes to Aimee Wilmott from the UK for her record-breaking performance at last weekend’s Speedo Flanders Cup…

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