Ligue Europeen de Natation (LEN)

The Split 2022 LEN European Water Polo Championships saw 28 national teams battle it out for six medals during 15 days of fascinating female and male action in the pool. […]

LEN President Antonio Silva described the experience of meeting King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain as “a real honour” following a reception in the Spanish capital Madrid. The […]

European medallists Alys Thomas has been forced to end her competitive swimming career age the age of 31 due to an ongoing wrist injury. Despite making her international debut at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games when she was 19, Thomas, would have to wait a further seven years for her British debut. What followed was […]

On Behalf of LEN, President Antonio Silva was invited to present the opening speech for the current academic year to students studying for a Master’s Degree in Sports Business Management at the University of Vigo in Galicia, Spain. The degree is ranked in the Top 20 of the World’s best postgraduate sport administration degrees by […]

European and Commonwealth champion diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix has been awarded silver at the European Olympic Committees’ (EOC) Piotr Nurowski Prize awards for the Best European Young Athlete. The 18-year-old Briton was among five finalists for the eleventh edition of the awards, with Italian European Youth Olympic Festival gold medal-winning swimmer Filippo Bertoni another contender. Spendolini-Sirieix’s achievements […]

“Who cares? I want to go back home to mummy,” states a teenage Federica Pellegrini. “I want to get a piercing, I want to get my driving licence, graduate high school, celebrate.” She is torn, confronting a dilemma millions have faced in the past and will continue to endure in the future. You want success, […]

After back-to-back penalty shootout wins in the quarters (vs Italy) and the semis (vs Hungary), Serbia clinched the title in regular time against Spain. The final was no less thrilling as their previous encounters, the decisive goal came two minutes from time while the Serbs killed four man-downs in the last five minutes. It’s a […]

The Dutch team secured their best-ever finish for an age-group competition by claiming ninth place with a defeat of Malta in their final match of the LEN European U19 Water Polo Championships. Remember you can watch all of the finals action from Podgorica 2022 LIVE on LEN TV. For places 9-10th: Netherlands 13-9 Malta.For places […]

World junior champion David Betlehem of Hungary and Kiel Open Water Cup winner Jeanette Spiwoks of Germany claimed dominant victories in the final round in Barcelona. LEN Open Water Cup, Leg 6, Barcelona (ESP) – Summary  Leg 6, 10km, Men: 1. David Betlehem (HUN) 1:41:11.50, 2. Rob Muffels (GER) 1:43:38.90, 3. Guillem Pujol (ESP) 1:44:18.35. […]

After two magnificent and extremely exciting semi-finals, Serbia and Spain advanced to the gold medal match at the U19 European Water Polo Championships in Podgorica. Serbia won a thriller against Hungary. The 28-goal epic was decided by the penalties, with the Serbs successful against on a shootout for the second game in a row. The […]