Aviano Sea Dragon Callie Sullivan swims the 8-and-under girls 50-meter backstroke during the European Forces Swim League Short-Distance Championships on Feb. 11, 2024, at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion at the Nationaal Zwemcentrum de Tongelreep in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (Matt Wagner/Stars and Stripes) Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/sports/europe/2024-02-11/efsl-short-distance-swim-championships-12971802.html Source - Stars and Stripes

Kaiserslautern Kingfish Emma Heaphy comes up for air in the 9-year-old girls 50-meter breaststroke during the European Forces Swim League Short-Distance Championships on Feb. 10, 2024, at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion at the Nationaal Zwemcentrum de Tongelreep in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (Matt Wagner/Stars and Stripes) Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/sports/europe/2024-02-10/efsl-short-distance-swimming-finals-12963450.html Source - Stars and Stripes

Brunssum’s Benthe de Beer won her freestyle race in the 10-year-old girls age group at the European Forces Swim League Long Distance Championships at Dresden, Germany last year. (Kimberly A Hickey/Special to Stripes) Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/sports/europe/2024-02-07/efsl-short-distance-championships-preview-12927489.html Source - Stars and Stripes

Kaiserslautern Kingfish Jacob Furqueron was indeed king of the pool at the European Forces Swim League Long Distance Championships, setting records in all three events he swam, including the boys 1,500-meter freestyle on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. (Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes) Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/sports/europe/2022-11-27/european-forces-swim-league-day-2-8206756.html Source - Stars and Stripes

Kaiserslautern swimmer Tyler Peng competes during the boys’ 15- to 16-year-old 100-meter butterfly during the European Forces Swim League Short Distance Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (Stars and Stripes) Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/sports/europe/2022-11-23/efsl-long-distance-swimming-italy-8159228.html Source - Stars and Stripes

The European Forces Swim League announced the Orcas' name change from Geilenkirchen to the Brunssum Orcas during its League Council last Saturday, May 20th. The Orcas was founded in 1987 by Lt Col Ted Dempsey (United States Air Force), a member of German-hosted NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen (E-3A Component). The Orcas first met in a local pool in the city of Geilenkirchen, which unfortunately closed due to a fire the following year. After a short period swimming at the E-3A Component's outdoor pool, the Orcas found a permanent swim home...

Isabella Cardenas of Rota swims the 15-to-16-year-old girls 100-meter backstroke Sunday during the European Forces Swim League Short Distance Championships at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion at the Zwemcentrum de Tongelreep in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Cardenas set a new EFSL record with a time of 1:08.65. (Matt Wagner/Stars and Stripes) Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/sports/europe/2023-02-26/efsl-swimming-day-two-9262377.html Source - Stars and Stripes

Naples' Ava Epperly competes in the girls 13-to-14-year-old 100-meter breaststroke race on Saturday during the European Forces Swim League Short Distance Championships at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion at the Zwemcentrum de Tongelreep. (Matt Wagner/Stars and Stripes) Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/sports/europe/2023-02-25/efsl-long-distance-swimming-9253737.html Source - Stars and Stripes

A private Facebook group has been created to make it easier for team members, families, coaches, and board members to connect, ask questions and share with each other. It's always great to build our swim community! You can use the link below to request to join. https://www.facebook.com/groups/314587056473909