Lisa Pou & Fabio Dalu Clinch European Open Water Cup Crowns

Lisa Pou & Fabio Dalu Crowned Champions At European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2025

Klaudia Tarasiewicicz and Bartosz Kapala made it a Polish double at the final stop of the the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2025 in Razanac, Croatia as Lisa Pou and Fabio Dalu were crowned overall champions.

Tarasiewicz made it back-to-back victories in a close finish with Lea Boy of Germany for her third victory of the series while Kapala claimed his maiden triumph as he pulled away from David Betlehem down the finishing chute.

Pou was sixth in the women’s race as she cemented the overall women’s title with 3150pts after dominating the series, the Monaco swimmer adding the continental crown to her 10k bronze at the World Championships in Singapore in July.

It was a far closer affair in the men’s race. Going into the final race, Dalu led the rankings with 2050pts – just 50pts ahead of fellow Italian Andrea Filadelli – despite the latter having completed one race fewer.

Just 0.26 separated the pair at the end of the race with Filadelli edging it in 1:51:23.47 to 1:51:23.73 with the pair tied on 2600pts. Dalu, however, took the title courtesy of his 400pt bonus for completing all five legs of the series.

Tarasiewicicz has had a fine campaign with victory in three of the five open water cup stops. On Saturday she was in a private battle with Boy for the title and came home to touch the board in 1:58:41.22 to 1:58:41.92. Celine Rieder was almost 10secs back in 1:58:51.10 followed by Fabienne Saphira Wenske (1:58:56.76), Lisa Caponi (1:58:58.78) and Pou (1:59.03.10).

Kapala came home in 1:51:05.93 ahead of double Singapore medallist Betlehem (1:51:08.56) and Paulo Strehlke Delgado (1:51:15.22) with Filadelli and Dalu battling it out in fourth and fifth.