2023 European Junior Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
Turkey’s freestyle ace Merve Tuncel will try to capture her third consecutive 800m freestyle European Junior Championships title on day five in Belgrade.
Israel Names 14 Pool Swimmers, 5 Open Water Swimmers to 2023 Worlds Roster
Israel’s top swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko was 5th at Worlds last year in the 200 IM, but faces an uphill battle against a loaded field.
17-Year-Old Lana Pudar Crushes Euro Juniors Meet Record in 200 Fly with 2:06.26
17-year-old Bosnian Lana Pudar is now faster than the U.S. girls’ 17-18 national age group (NAG) record of 2:06.39 clocked by Regan Smith in 2020.
Aussie Olympic Medalist Emily Seebohm Announces Pregnancy
Multi-Olympic medalist Emily Seebohm of Australia has announced she is pregnant with her first child, due this September.
Euro Juniors Day 5 Prelims: GBR’s Matthew Ward Holds Steady In 100 Back
The trio of medalists from the boys’ 50m backstroke are hunting gold once again in the 100m back here in Belgrade, led by GBR’s Matthew Ward.
Aussie Olympic Medalist James Magnussen Takes On ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Retired Australian Olympic medalist James Magnussen is competing on his nation’s edition of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ television program.
Lorne Wigginton, UCSC 15-17s Break Canadian Age Group Relay Record
Lorne Wigginton, Aidan Norman, Nic Duncan, and Paul Dardis combined to break the Canadian National Age Record in the 200 medley relay by more than a second.
Sprinting Into 200 Yards Events
Dean Farris has one of the fastest SCY 100 and 200 freestyles ever, but is being fast in the LCM 100 necessary to be fast in the LCM 200? See the data here.
New Zealand Bypasses Traditional Pre-World Championships Staging Camp
Commonwealth Games champion Lewis Clareburt was named to the New Zealand roster for Fukuoka, but will not be attending any staging camp.
Italy Moves To Top Of 2023 European Junior Championships Medal Table After Day Four
Day four of the 2023 European Junior Championships saw the nation of Italy overtake Hungary in the overall swimming medal table.
Kayla Sanchez Skipping World Champs, Will Make Debut for Philippines at Asian Games
22-year-old Kayla Sanchez was deemed eligible to represent the Philippines internationally on Thursday after being released from Swimming Canada last June.
Germany’s Matzerath Nears Lifetime Best In 100 Breast Ahead Of Fukuoka
Lucas Matzerath is in top form headed into this month’s World Championships, with the German nearing his lifetime best in the 100m breast in Germany.
Zheltyakov Breaks Another Record at Euro Juniors While Training in War-Torn Ukraine
Before this meet began, Oleksandr Zheltyakov wasn’t ranked in the top 25 globally in the 200 back this season. Now he’s catapulted up to fifth in the world.
2023 European Junior Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Unlike last night’s finals session, which was heavy on semifinals, tonight’s session features eight finals and just two semifinals
Notes & Quotes From Day Three Of The 2023 European Junior Championships
Miroslav Knedla of Czech Republic put up a personal best time to take the boys’ 200m IM, doubling up on his 50m backstroke victory.