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Summer 2026 review - Brit Girl Power In The Paris Pool: The Lionesses' Share Of Gold
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RIP Phill Whitten... may that heavenly pool guide you to it. Condolences to Donna, his wife, and the wider family. Phil, you will be much missed ... 🤝🤗🐬🐬https://t.co/gAI2DdJiP0

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@sharrond62 Woeful... big talking point in Paris... lots of foreign media noting how success in track and field and field is given same weighting... live coverage and then celebrating any who get gold - and even any medals on regular new bulletins on a constant basis. Not the UK, sadly

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@BBCSport GBR swimmers topped the European Champs medal table ahead of Italy... shame you hardly touched any of it, and broadcast even less. Woeful.

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"Strategically, I think there are plenty of things I can improve. But I’m European champion in the 400m freestyle, so I can't really ask for anything more." - Léon Marchand. “If you want me to go right, chances are I’ll head in the opposite direction."
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When Great Britain Took Medley Relay Gold in a European Champs Record With Angharad 'Harry Queen Of Scots' Evans On A 1:03.75 - fastest breaststroke split ever
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Nikita Sheremet Hoists The Ukraine Flag With Fastest Euro-Title Win In History: 21.13
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Day 7 Heats: Marchand L2 Big Cat; Märtens L8 - Game On For Big Cat Vs Fastest 400 Racing Pigeon Ever
The curtain-closing session is nigh at the 38th European Championships in Paris - expect noise...
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Lane 2 (not 4) for Marchand - Lane 8 for Martens .. Lane 4 to Marten's mate Oliver Klemet

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Leon Marchand 3:45 for lane 4 in the 400 free final... Web holder Lukas Martens sneaks in on 3:46... as outside smoker in Lane 8 - fireworks ahead! Paris 2026 European Champs, last day.

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@PGriffinFC Statistically nuts, too... https://t.co/y0xWCzyfEx

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Mind-blowing events in Irvine: 23.19 WR 50 free from Kate Douglass. That's roughly 30 times more statistically unusual than Johannes Liebmann's 14:26 WR 1500m free in Paris, relative to what event history says a "big" record-breaking swim looks like https://t.co/y0xWCzyfEx

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Midas-Touch Martinenghi At The Sprint Double
"I like being the underdog. There’s a greater sense of freedom, and I’m able to perform better. I still love what I do; I’m still having a lot of fun." - Nicolò Martinenghi
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14:26 epic 1500 WR: Liebmann: "I knew I could swim fast. I wanted to start fast; I knew it would hurt. But seeing the time at the end was something else entirely. Really, it’s just a personal best.." Wellbrock: "WOW. That wasn't sport; that was art." https://t.co/LWQ6lk5h7j

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Katarzyna Wasick, 34, Gold 0.02 Up On Sarah Sjöström, 33, for Euro 50 free crown ... As Kate Douglass Drops 23.49WR Bomb At Pan Pacs
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54.89; 1:52.43; 2:50.49; 3:48.38; 4:46.25; 5:44.51; 6:42.52; 7:40.85; 8:39.09; 9:37.34; 10:35.69; 11:33.98; 12:32.33; 13:30.61; 14:26.79 (56.18/28.79/27.39) - Johannes Liebmann (GER) European Championships Gold 15/08/2026
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14:26.79 WR 1500m free - Johannes Liebmann... the Might of Magdeburg gets mightier still!! @BerndBerkhahn

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Day 6 heats, Paris, European Swimming Championships: Where teens and 30-somethings make good company in the fast lane, the odd Karmic outcome in the mix...
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So, @Jimbob95goon Guy - founder member of the 30-something club of 1:44 200 free men... The oldest 1:44 before him was ... @Dunks_Scott - at 27, before that ... Sun Yang*, at 26. Karma is king. https://t.co/ncSi7oAPBO

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David Popovici The Pioneer Of The Euro 100-200 Double Treble ... and James Guy founder member of the Thirty Something 1:44 club (prev. oldest 1:44: Duncan Scott at 27)
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