The British 4x100m relays completed a clean sweep in Birmingham by winning both European titles. Following the individual successes of Amy Hunt and Romell Glave over 100m, as well as silver medals for Azu over 100m and Zharnel Hughes over 200m, the United Kingdom continued its strong showing in the sprint events. The women retained their continental title, while the men reclaimed a crown they had last won in 2022. For Amy Hunt, the victory already represents her third gold medal of these European Championships. Read more Read More
Amy Hunt claimed a second European title in Birmingham by winning the 200 metres, just days after securing gold in the 100m. The British sprinter, already impressive in the semi-finals, confirmed her status as favourite by winning in 22.19, the fastest European performance of the year. She finished ahead of Rhasidat Adeleke, who set a new national record of 22.28, while fellow British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith took bronze in 22.29. With two individual titles to her name, Hunt has therefore completed the sprint double over 100m and 200m, with the women’s 4x100m and mixed 4x100m relays still to come and potentially offering further opportunities for medals in Birmingham. Read more Read More
Angharad Evans claimed the European title in the women’s 100m breaststroke in Paris, producing another outstanding performance as the British swimmer once again lowered her own national record. After impressing in the heats and then taking another step forward in the semi-finals, Evans confirmed her status as the clear favourite and secured a fourth gold medal for the United Kingdom at these European Championships. Following the two British victories in the men’s and women’s 4x200m freestyle relays and Katie Shanahan’s triumph in the 200m backstroke, British female swimmers have continued to account for a significant proportion of the United Kingdom’s success in the opening days of the competition. Read more Read More
Katie Shanahan has been crowned European champion in the 200m backstroke at the Paris European Championships , confirming her status as the swimmer to beat after topping both the heats and semi-finals. The British swimmer, the only competitor to dip below 2:10 and then 2:08 since the start of the competition, took another significant step forward in the final. Her winning time of 2:06.13 saw her pull clear of the field and improve her personal best by more than a second, and the national record by 0.53s. Following the two British titles won in the 4x200m freestyle relays the previous evening, Shanahan has now added another gold medal to the United Kingdom’s medal tally in the Paris swimming pool. Read more Read More
Freya Colbert, Abbie Wood, Leah Schlosshan and Freya Anderson secured the United Kingdom’s first European title in Paris by winning the women’s 4*200m freestyle relay. Just minutes later, Matt Richards, Jack McMillan, James Guy and Duncan Scott followed suit by taking gold in the men’s event. Both British relays set new championship records, providing the perfect start to the opening night of swimming for the United Kingdom delegation. Read more Read More
