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WATCH: Artem Selin’s European Junior Record in the 50 Free

17-year old Artem Selin swam one of the fastest U18 50 frees in history on Sunday at the European Junior Swimming Championships.

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Russia Dominates European Junior C’ships, Points Trophy

Check out the final medal and points trophy standings from the 2019 European Junior Championships that just concluded in Kazan, Russia.

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USA Puts Greater Distance in Medal Standing, Adds Three Golds on Day 4 of WUGs

The Americans won a total of seven medals on night four of the World University Games, further cementing themselves as the most dominant team of the meet.

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Katharine Berkoff Wins Gold, Breaks WUGs Record in 100 Back Again – 59.29

She has now moved up to 10th all-time for Americans, and 4th all-time for 17-18s. 

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Van Der Merwe Takes Surprise 100 Breast Gold, Becomes 5th Fastest Brit Ever

British star Kayla Van Der Merwe clocked a time of 1:07.12 to take European Championships gold in the women’s 100m breast.

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2019 European Junior Swimming Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

The men’s 100 breaststroke will be one of the premier finals on Sunday evening in Kazan as the 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships conclude.

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Josif Miladinov Breaks 100 Fly Bulgarian Record at Euro Junior Champs

As the youngest swimmer in the field, Miladinov showed off some impressive speed in this race, roaring to a 23.85 on the first 50.

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Portecop Takes Down Euro Jr Meet Record In Semis, But Takes Silver In Final

France’s Naele Portecop produced a new European Junior Championships Record in the women’s 50m fly semi’s, but saw her gold slip away in the final.

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Germany’s Artem Selin Crushes 21.83 Euro Jr Record For Gold In Kazan

Germany has been mighty impressive at these European Junior Championsihps, with Artem Salin capping off the meet with a Euro Jr Record in the men’s 50m free.

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Azevedo Cracks Portuguese National Record In Women’s 100 Back

A new Senior National Record bit the dust for Portugal, courtesy of Rafael Gomes Azevedo at the 2019 European Junior Championships.

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2019 World University Games: Waddell V. Ress in Men’s 50 Back Final

After an exchange between holding the Universiade record, South African Zane Waddell and American Justin Ress will go head-to-head in the men’s 50 back final.

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Minneapolis Native Elle Niebuhr Staying Home to Swim for the Gophers in 2020

Minneapolis native Elle Niebuhr is staying close to home to continue her swimming career, committing to attend the Minnesota in the fall of 2020.

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USA Women’s Water Polo Completes Sweep of Greece with 18-7 Win

USA Women’s Water Polo capped off its four game exhibition series against Greece with a commanding 18-7 victory on Saturday in Stockton, California.

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#WhittleWatch Once Again, as 14-Year-Old Brit Clocks 50 Free Age Record

14-year-old Jacob Whittle, with coach Jamie Main, continues to wreak havoc on the British Age Record boards, this time in the 50m free.

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2019 European Junior Championships Day 5 Prelims Recap

Belarus’ Anastasiya Shkurdai set herself up to make a run at the 50m/100m fly double, holding the #2 seed out of the 50m prelims here in Kazan.

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