February brought a mix of policy updates, coaching moves, international training camps, and developments behind the scenes.
Here’s what you may have missed:
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Anna-Maria, Eirini-Marina and Vasiliki Alexandri will leave Austria and return to their native Greece to continue their careers, ending a 14-year run that transformed the country’s artistic swimming program.
Read more 👇https://t.co/kw5cTIWcYd
We're only a few weeks away from the first World Cup! In the meantime, January brought some off-deck action, with some coaching and routine news, a notable retirement, awards season still rolling, and a few more updates. Here’s what you may have missed:
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With the 2026 season approaching, the latest rule updates are less about sweeping changes and more about fine-tuning what’s already in place.
Here’s a look at what’s new, and what stays the same, heading into 2026 👇🏼
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The IOC has released the artistic swimming qualification system for LA2028! 10 teams, 18 duets, and a whole lot riding on the Budapest 2027 World Championships.
Read more 👇
https://t.co/SKjZdTiMZg
Happy New Year! Before we fully turn the page on 2025, here’s a look back at December’s highlights: team rosters are taking shape, international collaborations are in full swing, and awards season delivered. 👇
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After rebuilding his life in the U.S., Eldar Blazh is carving out a place in collegiate artistic swimming in the Wheaton College team. His journey to this point is a story of resilience, family, and refusing to let borders or barriers end his career.
https://t.co/fxFMQ8kvDR
The end of the year brings its usual mix of headlines: one of the sport’s biggest names steps away, national teams reshuffle, international collaborations continue, and LA28 details trickle in.
Catch up 👇
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After more than 25 years and six Olympic Games, Tatiana Pokrovskaya is stepping down as head coach of the Russian senior national team. Seven-time Olympic champion Svetlana Romashina has been nominated as her successor.
📷 Read more:
https://t.co/LoxRSqR8rJ
Our latest Sync Up was also posted yesterday! The last few weeks have brought a mix of farewells and fresh starts.
Here’s what’s been happening ⬇️
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World Aquatics has released the schedule for the 2026 Artistic Swimming World Cup circuit! It will feature five stops for the first time since the series began, with events in Colombia, France, China, Spain, and Canada!
Read more 👇🏼
https://t.co/ImfdC32Bz0
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At only 22, Iris Tió Casas 🇪🇸 has already done what no artistic swimmer has before: World Champion in solo, duet, mixed duet and team. Behind the medals lies a story of music, movement, and a shy yet passionate woman determined to swim to her own rhythm.
https://t.co/Q2uoiK0doN
Busy day in the artistic swimming world ✍️!
USA Artistic Swimming 🇺🇸 announced that Megan Abarca will take over as head coach of the U.S. senior national team, succeeding Tammy McGregor, who stepped down in August after one season in the role.
Read more:
https://t.co/17XztyO4oL
Artistic Swimming Australia announced today a major leadership change at the helm of its senior national team, with Paula Klamburg stepping down as head coach and Andrea Fuertes named as her successor.
Read more 👇🏼
📸 European Aquatics
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Summer is winding down in the northern hemisphere, the biggest competitions are behind us, and change is everywhere. Retirements, coaching moves, fresh faces in national teams, and the first glimpses of the 2026 calendar are setting the stage.
Catch up 🔽
https://t.co/lx63xCYtP3
Neutral Athletes B sweep five golds at the World Youth Championships, while France makes history with four medals, including first-ever podiums in the mixed duet and team events.
Recap of the 2025 World Youth Championships 👇
https://t.co/O5oR1m0Nze
World Youth Championships are underway in Athens 🇬🇷!
Neutral Athletes B lead the women’s solo and team preliminaries. Macéo Vanhée-Dedieu 🇫🇷 tops men’s solo (235.8183, best artistic score).
Finalists decided after Thursday’s figures
All prelims results:
https://t.co/WHOfit85kD
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At 16, Nour Shamala left Egypt for the U.S. 4 years at UIW taught her what it means to swim for a bigger purpose. Now back with Team Egypt, her journey of resilience continues.
Read her story in Part 3 of From Campus to the World Stage 👇
https://t.co/90KlnTlfQX