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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 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5| Day 6DAY 7 FINALS START LIST
Well, here we are swimming fans: we’ve reached the final session of the 2026 European Championships. It’s been an exceptional week of racing and we’ve got 11 more champions to crown before the meet ends.
Tonight’s fireworks kick off with the men’s 50 freestyle final. There was some speculation Egor Kornev would make a run at Cameron McEvoy‘s world record during the semifinals after swimming a Russian record 21.06 earlier this season. Instead, the Ukrainian pair of Nikita Sheremet and Vladyslav Bukov swept the semifinals, with Sheremet tying Bukov’s Ukrainian record with a 21.38 for the top seed. Kornev logged a 21.44 and could still make a push for the world record tonight, while Kristof Milak (21.58) has been excellent in all his events this week.
We’ll stay with the sprints for the next event, the women’s 50 breaststroke. Benedetta Pilato and Eneli Jefimova were the only two women to break 30 seconds in the semifinals, but Ruta Meilutyte (30.05) was right there and has a long list of accolades in this event–including reigning world champion and world record holder.
Then, we’ll shift for some 200s, starting with the men’s 200 IM final. We saw Hubert Kos go out fast in his semifinal, like he did in the men’s 200 butterfly final (the first swim of his double yesterday). But Hugo Gonzalez tracked him down on the freestyle leg and will be top seed after breaking Laszlo Cseh‘s championships record (1:56.61). Duncan Scott, the two-time Olympic silver medalist and last year’s Worlds bronze winner, is also in the field (1:57.49). The women’s 200 butterfly is a wide open race. Emily Richards swam a lifetime best to secure lane four (2:07.10) but Helena Rosendahl Bach, Ellen Walshe, and Keanna Macinnes are all threats for the title as well.
No one really showed their cards in the men’s 100 backstroke semifinals. The finalists are separated by just .35 seconds heading into the final. Three men broke 53 seconds in the semifinals, led by Georgii Iakovlev (52.89) who did so for the first time. World record holder Thomas Ceccon is just behind him (52.93) and is known for managing his energy through the early rounds. Apostolos Christou (52.94), Pavel Samusenko, Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, Mewen Tomac, and Ksawery Masiuk are all medal threats as well.
We’ve gotten used to seeing the 400m freestyle on the first night of competition at the Olympics and World Championships level in recent years. But now, here it is on the final night of competition. How that will affect the race remains to be seen. The women’s 400 freestyle looks like another battle between Isabel Gose, Simona Quadarella, and Maya Werner.
Meanwhile, world record holder and reigning Olympic champion Lukas Märtens narrowly qualified for the men’s final and will swim out of lane eight as he looks to retake the European title for the first time since 2022. Germany still has the top seed though, thanks to Oliver Klemet (3:45.22). Hungary qualified both Oliver Papai and Zalan Sarkany. Before the meet, it was unclear how Leon Marchand‘s injury would affect him, even with his reduced individual event schedule. He’s shown that he’s on form, claiming his first individual European title yesterday in the 200 butterfly. It will be a busy day for Marchand, as he’s set to swim fly on the French men’s 4×100 medley relay.
The final individual events of these championships are the women’s para 100 freestyle and the men’s para 50 freestyle. Irene Van Drimmelen and Alexander Hillhouse aim to sweep the sprints after their wins yesterday. Defne Kurt will once again be a serious challenge for Van Drimmelen after she narrowly missed the 50 freestyle S10 world record twice yesterday (both by less than .05 seconds).
Men’s 50m Freestyle — Final
World Record: 20.88 – Cam McEvoy, Australia (2026) European Record: 20.94 – Fred Bousquet, France (2009) Championship Record: 21.11 – Ben Proud, Great Britain (2018) 2025 World Champion: Cam McEvoy, Australia — 21.14 2024 European Champion: Kristian Gkolomeev, Greece — 21.72Final:
Women’s 50m Breaststroke — Final
World Record: 29.16 – Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania (2023) European Record: 29.16 – Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania (2023) Championships Record: 29.30 – Benedetta Pilato, Italy (2021) 2025 World Champion: Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania — 29.55 2022 European Champion: Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania — 29.59Final:
Men’s 200m Individual Medley — Final
World Record: 1:52.69 – Leon Marchand, France (2025) European Record: 1:52.69 – Leon Marchand, France (2025) Championship Record: 1:56.66 – Hugo Gonzalez, Spain (2026) 2025 World Champion: Leon Marchand, France — 1:53.68 2024 European Champion: Hubert Kos, Hungary — 1:57.21Final:
Women’s 200m Butterfly — Final
World Record: 2:01.65 – Summer McIntosh, Canada (2026) European Record: 2:04.27 – Katinka Hosszu, Hungary (2009) Championship Record: 2:04.79 – Mireia Belmonte, Spain (2014) 2025 World Champion: Summer McIntosh, Canada — 2:01.99 2024 European Champion: Helena Rosendahl Bach, Denmark — 2:07.88Final:
Men’s 100m Backstroke — Final
World Record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022) European Record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022) Championship Record: 52.11 – Camille Lacourt, France (2010) 2025 World Champion: Pieter Coetze, South Africa — 51.85 2024 European Champion: Apostolos Christou, Greece — 52.23Final:
Women’s 400m Freestyle –Final
World Record: 3:54.18 – Summer McIntosh, Canada (2025) European Record: 3:59.15 – Federica Pellegrini, Italy (2023) Championship Record: 4:01.53 – Federica Pellegrini, Italy (2023) 2025 World Champion: Summer McIntosh, Canada — 3:56.26 2024 European Champion: Ajna Kesely, Hungary — 4:06.56Final:
Men’s 400m Freestyle — Final
World Record: 3:39.96 – Lukas Märtens, Germany (2025) European Record: 3:39.96 – Lukas Märtens, Germany (2025) Championship Record: 3:42.50 – Lukas Märtens, Germany (2022) 2025 World Champion: Lukas Märtens, Germany — 3:42.35 2024 European Champion: Felix Aubock, Austria — 3:43.24Final:
Men’s Para 50m Freestyle (Combined Class) — Final
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Women’s Para 100m Freestyle (Combined Class) — Final
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Women’s 4x100m Medley — Final
World Record: 3:49.34 – USA (Smith, Douglass, Walsh, Huske) (2025) European Record: 3:53.38 (Fesikova, Efimova, Chimrova, Popova) – Russia (2017) Championship Record: 3:54.01 – Great Britain (Dawson, Renshaw, Stephens, Hopkin) (2021) 2025 World Champion: USA (Smith, Douglass, Walsh, Huske) — 3:49.34 2024 European Champion: Poland (Piskorska, Sztandera, Peda, Fiedkiewicz) — 3:58.71Final:
Men’s 4x100m Medley — Final
World Record: 3:18.48 – USA (2025) European Record: 3:26.93 – NAB (Lifintsev, Prigoda, Minakov, Kornev) (2025) Championship Record: 3:28.46 – Italy (Ceccon, Martinenghi, Rivolta, Miressi) (2022) 2025 World Champion: NAB (Lifintsev, Prigoda, Minakov, Kornev) — 3:26.93 2024 European Champion: Austria (Reitshammer, Bayer, Bucher, Gigler) — 3:33.41Final:
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