Organised by the Luxembourg Swimming Federation (FLNS), the 18th annual EuroMeet swimming championships is being held this coming week-end from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 January 2016 at the Coque in Luxembourg-Kirchberg.
The championship comprises 34 events with A and B finals for both, with 120+ club teams from 25 countries participating (see below), representing 900+ swimmers in total. Last year, no less than four meet records were set.
The event offers more than €22,000 in prize money (with bonuses for World records (€3k), European records (€2k) and Meet records (€300)) with 2,500 medals awarded. It also is recognised as a Qualifying Event for the Olympic Games Rio 2016.
The event has attracted a number of top international swimmers, including Britain's Benjamin Proud and Hannah Miley. For Luxembourg, top swimmers will take part, including Raphael Stacchiotti, Laurent Carnol and Julie Meynen.
Timings: Friday from 16:00; Saturday from 08:30 (heats) and from 17:00 (finals); Sunday from 08:30 (heats) and from 16:00 (finals).
Participating countries: Austria (1 club), Belgium (10), Czech Republic (1), Denmark (4), Egypt (2), Spain (1), Finland (3), France (5), Germany (42), Greece (3), Great Britain (5), Hungary (3), Ireland (3), Italy (2), Kuwait (1), Latvia (1), Lithuania (1), Luxembourg (10), Malaysia (1), Malta (2), Norway (2), Poland (3), Russia/Ukraine (1), Switzerland (4), United Arab Emirates (1).
For the full programme, see www.euromeet.lu.
