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2026 European Swimming Championships
August 10-16, 2026 Paris, France — Olympic Aquatics Centre LCM (50 Meters) Meet Information Meet Central Entries Results Live Results SwimSwam Preview Index Live Stream Recaps: Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2The mixed 4×100 medley relay was one of the most exciting races of the season so far, and a few records fell on the women’s side of the race including the European Record in the women’s 100 backstroke and the fastest relay split ever in the 100 free.
Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay — Final
World Record: 3:37.43 — United States, 2024 European Record: 3:37.58 — Great Britain, 2021 European Championship Record: 3:38.82 — Great Britain, 2021 European Junior Record: 3:46.43 — Great Britain, 2025 2024 European Champion: 3:45.74 — Israel France (Moluh, Aitkaci, Grousset, Wattel), 3:39.64 Netherlands (De Waard, Corbeau, Niewold, Steenbergen), 3:40.92 Neutral Athletes B (Kolesnikov, Prigoda, Klepikova, Kuznetsova), 3:41.52 Great Britain, 3:41.71 Germany, 3:43.00 Spain, 3:45.10 Greece, 3:45.17 Poland, 3:46.37Moluh New European Record
The French team won the event in 3:39.64 despite starting the race in 7th overall after being one of just two teams to swim a woman on the backstroke leg. Mary-Ambre Moluh led the team off in a blistering 57.99 making her the fastest European woman in history, and the first to break 58 seconds.
She will take nine hundredths off Kathleen Dawson‘s 2021 European record time of 58.08, which she swam leading off the women’s 400 medley relay at the European Championships that summer. Moluh’s previous best time stood at 58.25 from the French Elite Championships earlier this summer.
She becomes the 7th woman in history to break 58 seconds coming in about a tenth behind Mollie O’Callaghan’s 57.88 from the 2024 Australian Trials
Updated Top 10 All-Time 100 Backstroke
Regan Smith, USA — 57.13 (2024) Kaylee McKeown, AUS — 57.16 (2025) Isabelle Stadden, USA — 57.55 (2026) Kylie Masse, CAN — 57.70 (2021) Katharine Berkoff, USA — 57.83 (2024) Mollie O’Callaghan, AUS — 57.88 (2024) Mary-Ambre Moluh, FRA — 57.99 (2026) Kathleen Baker, USA — 58.00 (2018) Kathleen Dawson (GBR) — 58.08 (2021) Gemma Spofforth (Fleming) (GBR) — 58.12 (2009)Moluh’s swim previously would not have been eligible for records, due to it coming on the lead-off leg of a mixed medley relay, but earlier this year, World Aquatics released updated competition regulations which removed the rule that these swims were not eligible.
Split Comparison
Moluh’s New European Record — 57.99 Dawson’s Former European Record — 58.08 Moluh’s Former Best Time — 58.25 50 28.04 28.23 27.91 100 29.95 29.85 30.34The biggest shift in Moluh’s splits comes on the back half, where she dropped nearly four tenths from her previous best time to her new European record time tonight.
She still has the individual 100 backstroke along with the women’s 4×100 medley relay to try and lower her own record further.
Moluh trains collegiately at Cal in the NCAA, which is known for developing some of the fastest backstrokers in American history, and now the fastest female backstroker in European history.
Steenbergen Fastest 100 Free Relay Split in History
Marrit Steenbergen has been truly exceptional this season, and every time she touches the water, she continues to assert her dominance over the women’s 100 freestyle.
She broke 52 seconds for the first time this season, and took down the world record in the event back in June. Tonight, she picked up the European title in a new Championship record time of 51.90, her 5th time under 52 seconds this season.
She swam the anchor leg for the Dutch medley relay, which was in 6th after butterflyer Sean Niewold touched the wall in 51.13.
Steenbergen split 24.33 on the first 50 to move the team into 4th before coming home in 26.54, rocketing to a monster 50.87 split to pull the Dutch relay into silver medal position.
This swim officially marks the fastest relay split in history, making her only the 2nd woman ever to break 51 seconds from a relay start. She overtakes Cate Campbell‘s legendary 50.93 split from the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships and becomes the only non-Australian swimmer in the top-10 relay performances all-time.
She previously held the 11th fastest performance with the 51.64 she split at the 2025 World Championships, which made her the 5th fastest performer ever.
Updated Top 10 Relay Performances All-Time
Marrit Steenbergen, NED — 50.87 (2026) Cate Campbell, AUS — 50.93 (2018) Cate Campbell, AUS — 51.00 (2018) Cate Campbell, AUS — 51.10 (2019) Cate Campbell, AUS — 51.19 (2018) Emma McKeon, AUS — 51.35 (2020) Cate Campbell, AUS — 51.36 (2018) Cate Campbell, AUS — 51.45 (2019) Shayna Jack, AUS — 51.53 (2023) Bronte Campbell, AUS — 51.57 (2018)Split Comparison
Marrit Steenbergen — 50.87 Cate Campbell — 50.93 50 24.33 24.26 100 26.54 26.67Steenbergen, who is known for her back end speed, was out slightly slower than Campbell on the first 50, but came home fast, splitting 26.54 to help lock up the silver medal for the Netherlands.
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