Germany and Ireland name swimming teams for European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026
Germany has selected a 40-strong swimming team for the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026.
The selection includes Olympic and world men’s 400m freestyle champion Lukas Martens, world women’s 100m breaststroke champion Anna Elendt and 2024 world women’s 100m butterfly gold medallist Angelina Kohler.
The line-up also features 19-year-old Johannes Liebmann, who last month lowered the European men’s 800m record to 7:37.94, bettering the 2025 mark of 7:38.12 set by team-mate Sven Schwarz, who is also named for Paris.
The women’s selection also includes Olympic women’s bronze medallist and short course world champion in the 1500m freestyle, Isabel Gose, who won the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle at the German Championships.
“The Olympic Games in Paris and also the World Championships in Singapore have recently given us a lot of momentum which we now want to use for our return to the French capital,” said Christian Hansmann of the German Swimming Federation (DSV).
“But the focus is not only on the fight for medals. We want to give younger talents the chance to gain important experience for their careers.”
Those talents include 18-year-olds Linda Roth and Julian Koch, who are also set to appear at the EA Junior Swimming Championships in Munich from July 7 to 12.
Germany team for Paris 2026: Women: Angelina Kohler, Julianna Dora Bocska, Nina Sandrine Jazy, Isabel Gose, Nina Holt, Linda Roth, Maya Werner, Leonie Märtens, Nicole Maier, Anna Elendt, Lise Seidel, Yara Fay Riefstahl, Noelle Benkler, Lena Ludwig, Maya Tobehn.
Men: Ole Braunschweig, Kaii Liam Winker, Luca Nik Armbruster, Lukas Märtens, Johannes Liebmann, Melvin Imoudu, Jan Malte Gräfe, Ole Mats Eidam, Fritz Dietz, Oliver Klemet, Sven Schwarz, Martin Wrede, Cedric Büssing, Finn Hammer, Julian Koch, Jarno Bäschnitt, Lucas Matzerath, Josha Salchow, Timo Sorgius, Cornelius Jahn, Vincent Passek, Björn Kammann, Jeremias Pock, Subäjr Biltaev, Mathis Schönung.
Meanwhile Swim Ireland has named a team of 36 for Paris 2026, including Olympic men’s 800m champion Daniel Wiffen and Olympic women’s 100m breaststroke bronze medallist Mona McSharry.
Also named is backstroke specialist John Shortt, who won European and world junior titles last year before claiming a first senior international title in the men’s 200m backstroke at last December’s EA Short Course Championships in Lublin.
Wiffen’s twin brother Nathan is also selected for the open water competition.
Ireland team for Paris 2026: Jacob Armon, Evan Bailey, Adam Bradley, Alana Burns-Atkin, Jack Cassin, Victoria Catterson, John Corby, Lotte Cullen, Liam Custer, Grace Davison, Tom Fannon, Danielle Farrell, Conor Ferguson, Darragh Greene, Matthew Hamilton, Danielle Hill, Jack Kelly, Ellie McCartney, Mona McSharry, Denis O’Brien, Rosalie Phelan, Cormac Rynn, John Shortt, Ellen Walshe, Daniel Wiffen, Nathan Wiffen.
Mike Rowbottom for European Aquatics
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