1993 European Aquatics Championships

21st European Aquatics Championships
Host cityUnited Kingdom Sheffield, United Kingdom
Date(s)3–8 August 1993
Venue(s)Ponds Forge International Sports Centre
Events47

The 1993 European Aquatics Championships were held in Sheffield, United Kingdom from Tuesday 3 August to Sunday 8 August, in the 50 m pool of the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre. The 21st edition of the event was organised by the LEN.

Besides swimming there were titles contested in open water swimming, diving, synchronised swimming (women) and water polo. The open water competition though was held in Slapy, Czech Republic from 28 to 29 August, while the women's water polo tournament was played in Leeds.

The swimming championships resulted in one world and one European record: Károly Güttler improved the world's best time in the qualifying heats of the men's 100 m breaststroke, while Franziska van Almsick bettered the continental's best time in the women's 100 m freestyle. Star swimmer at this meet was Krisztina Egerszegi, winning four gold medals for Hungary.

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Great Britain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany156829
2 Russia1212529
3 Hungary64212
4 Italy3227
5 Finland3104
6 France2529
7 Great Britain*13812
8 Netherlands1337
9 Spain1135
10 Czech Republic1045
11 Belgium1001
 Poland1001
13 Sweden0639
14 Ukraine0123
15 Norway0112
16 Romania0101
 Slovakia0101
18 Belarus0011
 Croatia0011
 Lithuania0011
 Slovenia0011
Totals (21 entries)474747141

Swimming

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle Russia Alexander Popov
Russia
France Christophe Kalfayan
France
Lithuania Raimundas Mažuolis
Lithuania
100 m freestyle Russia Alexander Popov
Russia
Sweden Tommy Werner
Sweden
Ukraine Pavel Khnykin
Ukraine
200 m freestyle Finland Antti Kasvio
Finland
Russia Yevgeny Sadovyi
Russia
Sweden Anders Holmertz
Sweden
400 m freestyle Finland Antti Kasvio
Finland
United Kingdom Paul Palmer
Great Britain
Sweden Anders Holmertz
Sweden
1500 m freestyle Germany Jörg Hoffmann
Germany
Germany Sebastian Wiese
Germany
Slovenia Igor Majcen
Slovenia
100 m backstroke Spain Martin López-Zubero
Spain
Russia Vladimir Selkov
Russia
United Kingdom Martin Harris
Great Britain
200 m backstroke Russia Vladimir Selkov
Russia
Spain Martin López-Zubero
Spain
Italy Emanuele Merisi
Italy
100 m breaststroke Hungary Károly Güttler
Hungary
United Kingdom Nick Gillingham
Great Britain
Russia Vitaly Kirinchuk
Russia
200 m breaststroke United Kingdom Nick Gillingham
Great Britain
Hungary Károly Güttler
Hungary
Russia Andrey Korneyev
Russia
100 m butterfly Poland Rafał Szukała
Poland
Russia Denis Pankratov
Russia
Croatia Miloš Milošević
Croatia
200 m butterfly Russia Denis Pankratov
Russia
France Franck Esposito
France
Germany Chris-Carol Bremer
Germany
200 m individual medley Finland Jani Sievinen
Finland
Hungary Attila Czene
Hungary
Germany Christian Keller
Germany
400 m individual medley Hungary Tamás Darnyi
Hungary
Finland Jani Sievinen
Finland
Netherlands Marcel Wouda
Netherlands
4 × 100 m freestyle relay  Russia
Vladimir Predkin
Vladimir Pyshnenko
Yevgeny Sadovyi
Alexander Popov
 Sweden
Fredrik Letzler
Tommy Werner
Lars Frölander
Anders Holmertz
 Germany
Christian Tröger
Jochen Bludau
Steffen Zesner
Bengt Zikarsky
4 × 200 m freestyle relay  Russia
Sergey Lepikov
Vladimir Pyshnenko
Yuri Mukin
Yevgeny Sadovyi
 Germany
Jörg Hoffmann
Christian Tröger
Christian Keller
Steffen Zesner
 France
Christophe Marchand
Yann DeFabrique
Lionel Poirot
Christophe Bordeau
4 × 100 m medley relay  Russia
Vladimir Selkov
Vitaly Kirinchuk
Denis Pankratov
Alexander Popov
 Hungary
Tamás Deutsch
Károly Güttler
Péter Horváth
Béla Szabados
 Great Britain
Martin Harris
Nick Gillingham
Mike Fibbens
Mark Foster

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle Germany Franziska van Almsick
Germany
Sweden Linda Olofsson
Sweden
Netherlands Inge de Bruijn
Netherlands
100 m freestyle Germany Franziska van Almsick
Germany
Slovakia Martina Moravcová
Slovakia
France Catherine Plewinski
France
200 m freestyle Germany Franziska van Almsick
Germany
Romania Liliana Dobrescu
Romania
United Kingdom Karen Pickering
Great Britain
400 m freestyle Germany Dagmar Hase
Germany
Germany Kerstin Kielgass
Germany
Norway Irene Dalby
Norway
800 m freestyle Germany Jana Henke
Germany
Norway Irene Dalby
Norway
Czech Republic Olga Šplíchalová
Czech Republic
100 m backstroke Hungary Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary
Russia Nina Zhivanevskaya
Russia
Germany Sandra Völker
Germany
200 m backstroke Hungary Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary
Italy Lorenza Vigarani
Italy
Russia Nina Zhivanevskaya
Russia
100 m breaststroke Germany Sylvia Gerasch
Germany
Ukraine Svitlana Bondarenko
Ukraine
Belarus Yelena Rudkovskaya
Belarus
200 m breaststroke Belgium Brigitte Becue
Belgium
Russia Anna Nikitina
Russia
United Kingdom Marie Hardiman
Great Britain
100 m butterfly France Catherine Plewinski
France
Germany Franziska van Almsick
Germany
Germany Bettina Ustrowski
Germany
200 m butterfly Hungary Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary
Germany Katrin Jaeke
Germany
Spain Bárbara Franco
Spain
200 m individual medley Germany Daniela Hunger
Germany
Russia Darya Shmeleva
Russia
Spain Silvia Parera
Spain
400 m individual medley Hungary Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary
Russia Darya Shmeleva
Russia
Czech Republic Hana Černá
Czech Republic
4 × 100 m freestyle relay  Germany
Franziska van Almsick
Kerstin Kielgass
Manuela Stellmach
Daniela Hunger
 Sweden
Ellen Svensson
Linda Olofsson
Louise Jöhncke
Malin Nilsson
 Russia
Svetlana Leshukova
Natalya Meshcheryakova
Olga Kirichenko
Nina Zhivanevskaya
4 × 200 m freestyle relay  Germany
Kerstin Kielgass
Simone Osygus
Franziska van Almsick
Dagmar Hase
 Sweden
Louise Jöhncke
Magdalena Schultz
Therèse Lundin
Malin Nilsson
 Great Britain
Sarah Hardcastle
Debbie Armitage
Claire Huddart
Karen Pickering
4 × 100 m medley relay  Germany
Sandra Völker
Sylvia Gerasch
Bettina Ustrowski
Franziska van Almsick
 Russia
Nina Zhivanevskaya
Anna Nikitina
Olga Kirichenko
Natalya Meshcheryakova
 Great Britain
Kathy Osher
Jaime King
Nicola Kennedy
Karen Pickering

Open water swimming

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
5 km open water  Marco Formentini (ITA)  Claudio Cargaro (ITA)  Alex Havranek (CZE)
25 km open water  Dario Taraboi (ITA)  Hans van Goor (NED)  Attila Molnar (HUN)

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
5 km open water  Olga Šplíchalová (CZE)  Carla Geurts (NED)  Eva Novaková (CZE)
25 km open water  Anne Chagnaud (FRA)  Gea Veldhuizen (NED)  Wandy Kater (NED)

Diving

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
1 m springboard Germany Peter Böhler
Germany
Sweden Joakim Andersson
Sweden
Germany Boris Lietzow
Germany
3 m springboard Germany Jan Hempel
Germany
Russia Dmitri Sautin
Russia
Sweden Joakim Andersson
Sweden
10 m platform Russia Dmitri Sautin
Russia
United Kingdom Bobby Morgan
Great Britain
Germany Jan Hempel
Germany

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
1 m springboard Germany Simona Koch
Germany
Russia Irina Lashko
Russia
Russia Vera Ilyina
Russia
3 m springboard Germany Brita Baldus
Germany
Russia Vera Ilyina
Russia
Germany Simona Koch
Germany
10 m platform Russia Svetlana Khokhlova
Russia
Germany Ute Wetzig
Germany
Ukraine Olena Zhupina
Ukraine

Synchronized swimming

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Solo Russia Olga Sedakova
Russia
France Marianne Aeschbacher
France
United Kingdom Kerry Shacklock
Great Britain
Duet Russia Olga Sedakova
Anna Kozlova
Russia
France Marianne Aeschbacher
Céline Leveque
France
United Kingdom Kerry Shacklock
Laila Vakil
Great Britain
Team  Russia
Elena Azarova
Olga Brusnikina
Natalia Gruzdeva
Anna Kozlova
Gana Maximova
Elena Nikashina
Olga Novokshchenova
Olga Sedakova
 France
Marianne Aeschbacher
Celine Leveque
Myriam Lignot
Isabelle Manable
Delphine Marechal
Charlotte Massardier
Magali Rathier
Eva Riffet
 Italy
Giada Ballan
Giovanna Burlando
Giorgia Canale
Manuela Carnini
Maurizia Cecconi
Paola Celli
Roberta Farinelli
Simona Ricotta

Water polo

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Men's team event

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Team competition  Italy  Hungary  Spain

Women's team event

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Team competition  Netherlands  Russia  Hungary
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  • Results
  • "LEN European Championships Aquatic finalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2020.
  • Results at TheSports.org (Men)
  • Results at TheSports.org (Women)