Team Germany concluded the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris, France with a close victory of Italy.

The race came down to the anchor legs of 3 of the best in the world: Florian Wellbrock of Germany, Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy, and David Betlehem of Hungary. It was a great way for the Championships to end with three Olympic and world champions going all out over the 1500 meter course.

2026 European Aquatics Championships 4 x 1500m Mixed Team Relay Results

1. Germany 1:03:39.2 with Julie Ackermann + Isabel Gose + Oliver Klemet + Florian Wellbrock
2. Italy 1:03:41.3 with Barbara Pozzobon + Ginevra Taddeucci + Marcello Guidi + Gregorio Paltrinieri
3. Hungary 1:03:42.4 with Bettina Fabian + Viktoria Mihalyvari Farkas + Kristóf Rasovszky + David Betlehem
4. France 1:05:39.4 with Lou-Ann Guidaire + Ines Delacroix + Marc-Antoine Olivier + Sacha Velly
5. Neutral Athletes B 1:07:21.4 with Ekaterina Sorokina + Anastasiia Saratova + Vladimir Ivanov + Vladimir Muratov
6. Turkey 1:09:53.8 with Emir Batur Albayrak + Su Inal + Muhammed Yavuz Selim Oguz + Tuna Erdogan
7. Solvakia 1:13:003 with Lucia Slamova + Hana Krasnohorska + Jakub Gabriel + Tomas Peciar
8. DSQ Czech Republic with Julie Pleskotova + Alena Benesova + Denis Borovka + Martin Straka

2026 European Aquatics Championships 10 km Top 10 Results – Men

1. Florian Wellbrock, Germany, 1:55:18.39 at 60.5 SPM
2. David Betlehem, Hungary, 1:55:20.53 at 87.6 SPM
3. Oliver Klemet, Germany, 1:55:24.84 at 66.6 SPM
4. Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy, 1:55:34.81 at 76.1 SPM
5. Marcello Guidi, Italy, 1:55:36.79 at 77.2 SPM
6. Hector Pardoe, Great Britain, 1:55:43.31 at 64.9 SPM
7. Andrea Filadelli, Italy, 1:55:46.89 at 78.6 SPM
8. Luca Karl, Austria, 1:55:48.76 at 65.9 SPM
9. Logan Fontaine, France, 1:55:49.17 at 69.5 SPM
10. Marc-Antoine Olivier, France, 1:55:52.30 at 77.2 SPM

2026 European Aquatics Championships 10 km Top 10 Results – Women

1. Ginevra Taddeucci, Italy, 2:07:49.90 at 94.4 SPM
2. Viktoria Mihalyvari Farkas, Hungary, 2:07:59.61 at 77.4 SPM
3. Linda Caponi, Italy, 2:08:03.48 at 80.7 SPM
4. Klaudia Tarasiewicz, Poland, 2:08:06.93 at 72.9 SPM
5. Angela Martinez Guillen, Spain, 2:08:11.45 at 79.3 SPM
6. Ekaterina Sorokina, Neutral Athletes B, 2:08:15.63 at 74.4 SPM
7. Lisa Pou, Monaco, 2:08:15.63 at 75.0 SPM
8. Louna Kasvio, Finland, 2:08:15.69 at 77.5 SPM
9. Iana Kurtseva, Neutral Athletes B, 2:08:16.76 at 77.1 SPM
10. Polina Koziakina, Neutral Athletes B, 2:08:39.49 at 66.3 SPM

2026 European Aquatics Championships 5 km Top 10 Results – Men

1. Florian Wellbrock, Germany, 55:40.25 at 63.2 SPM
2. David Betlehem, Hungary, 55:42.62 at 92.4 SPM
3. Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy, 55:44.76 at 79.6 SPM
4. Sacha Velly, France, 55:51.50 at 84.9 SPM
5. Domenico Acerenza, Italy, 55:54.46 at 73.6 SPM
6. Marcello Guidi, Italy, 55:54.92 at 79.8 SPM
7. Kristóf Rasovszky, Hungary 55:55.81 at 74.0 SPM
8. Athanasios Charalampos Kynigakis, Greece, 56:02.50 at 74.8 SPM
9. Luca Karl, Austria, 56:28.64 at 69.7 SPM
10. Oliver Klemet, Germany, 56:34.0 at 67.5 SPM

2026 European Aquatics Championships 5 km Top 10 Results – Women

1. Ginevra Taddeucci, Italy, 1:02:31.29 at 97.0 SPM
2. Viktoria Mihalyvari Farkas, Hungary, 1:02:33.43 at 80.8 SPM
3. Barbara Pozzobon, Italy, 1:02:35.19 at 78.1 SPM
4. Klaudia Tarasiewicz, Poland 1:02:36.79 at 74.6 SPM
5. Ines Delacroix, France, 1:02:39.01 at 82.1 SPM
6. Lisa Pou, Monaco, 1:03:01.12 at 77.4 SPM
7. Ekaterina Sorokina, Neutral Athletes B, 1:03:02.93 at 77.1 SPM
8. Noemi Cesarano, Italy, 1:03:04.22 at 81.4 SPM
9. Anastasiia Saratova, Neutral Athletes B, 1:03:04.85 at 76.8 SPM
10. Louna Kasvio, Finland, 1:03:08.51 at 79.1 SPM

2026 European Aquatics Championships 3 km Knockout Sprints Results – Men

1. David Betlehem, Hungary, 6:12.97
2. Marc-Antoine Olivier, France, 6:16.26
3. Logan Fontaine, France, 6:16.47
4. Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy, 6:17.00
5. Kristóf Rasovszky, Hungary, 6:17.08
6. Athanasios Charalampos Kynigakis, Greece, 6:18.16
7. Florian Wellbrock, Germany, 6:18.88
8. Johannes Liebmann, Germany, 6:19.80
9. Oliver Klemet, Germany, 6:20.25
10. Andrea Filadelli, Italy, 6:29.65

2026 European Aquatics Championships 3 km Knockout Sprints Results – Women

1. Isabel Gose, Germany 6:41.0
2. Bettina Fabian, Hungary 6:44.1
3. Ginevra Taddeucci, Italy 6:44.8
4. Ines Delacroix, France 6:48.2
5. Ekaterina Sorokina, Neutral Athletes B 6:52.2
6. Lou-Ann Gaudaire, France 6:53.8
7. Paula Otero Fernandez, Spain 6:55.9
8. Klaudia Tarasiewicz, Poland 6:55.9
9. Candela Sanchez Lora, Spain 7:01.4
10. Caroline Jouisse, France 7:05.9

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