2026 European Aquatics Championships

Date From Friday 31^st July 2026 to Sunday 16^th August 2026

France will host the European Swimming Championships in 2026. The events will take place from July 31 to August 16 at the Centre Aquatique Olympique Métropole du Grand Paris in Saint-Denis (CAOMGP) and in the heart of Paris in the Seine.

Five disciplines will be contested: open water swimming, artistic swimming, racing swimming, diving and high-flying diving. You can watch the events (subject to change):

Race swimming: competitions from August 10 to 16, 2026 at the CAO Saint-Denis
Artistic swimming: competitions from July 31, August 1 to August 5, 2026 at the Centre Aquatique Olympique in Saint-Denis.
Diving : competition from July 31 to August 6, 2026 - CAO Saint-Denis
Open Water: competitions on August 4 and 5, then August 7 and 8, 2026 - in the Seine at Grenelle Rive Gauche - Paris
High Diving: August 7 and 8, 2026 - (venue pending confirmation: Port Debilly - Paris)

France hasn't hosted this major competition since 1987, when the European Swimming Championships were held in Strasbourg.

After Léon Marchand 's exploits during the Paris Games in 2024, repeated at the World Swimming Championships in Singapore in July 2025, the 2026 European Swimming Championships once again promise intense emotions.