1938 European Aquatics Championships
Empire Pool Wembley on the first day of the 1938 European Aquatics Championships. London, 6 August 1938.
The 1938 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 6–13 August 1938 in London, United Kingdom.
Medal table[]
* Host nation (Great Britain)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 nations) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 49 |
Medal summary[]
Diving[]
- Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 m springboard |
Erhard Weiß![]() |
148.02 | ![]() |
137.50 | Frederick Hodges![]() |
132.52 |
10 m highboard |
Erhard Weiß![]() |
124.67 | ![]() |
121.53 | László Hidvégi![]() |
107.22 |
- Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 m springboard |
Betty Slade ![]() |
103.60 | Gerda Daumerlang![]() |
102.28 | Edna Child![]() |
100.40 |
10 m highboard |
Inge Beeken![]() |
37.09 | Ann-Margret Nirling![]() |
36.92 | Suse Heinze![]() |
36.39 |
Swimming[]
- Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 m freestyle |
Kees Hoving![]() |
59.8 | Frederick Dove![]() |
1:00.6 | ![]() |
1:01.2 |
400 m freestyle |
Björn Borg![]() |
4:51.6 | Werner Plath![]() |
4:56.2 | Norman Wainwright![]() |
4:56.3 |
1500 m freestyle |
Björn Borg![]() |
19:55.6 | Bob Leivers![]() |
19:57.0 | Heinz Arendt![]() |
20:12.6 |
100 m backstroke |
Heinz Schlauch![]() |
1:09.0 | ![]() |
1:10.8 | Árpád Lengyel![]() Stans Scheffer ![]() |
1:12.0 |
200 m breaststroke |
Joachim Balke![]() |
2:45.8 | Erwin Sietas![]() |
2:45.9 | Anton Cerer![]() |
2:47.6 |
4×200 m freestyle relay |
![]() Wolfgang Heimlich Hans Freese Werner Plath |
9:17.6 | ![]() Christian Talli René Cavalero Alfred Nakache |
9:22.6 | ![]() Frederick Dove Kenneth Deane Bob Leivers Norman Wainwright |
9:24.6 |
- Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 m freestyle |
Ragnhild Hveger![]() |
1:06.2 | Birte Ove-Petersen![]() |
1:06.8 | Rie van Veen![]() |
1:08.4 |
400 m freestyle |
Ragnhild Hveger![]() |
5:09.0 | Rie van Veen![]() |
5:27.7 | Fernande Caroen![]() |
5:33.4 |
100 m backstroke |
Cor Kint![]() |
1:15.0 | Iet van Feggelen![]() |
1:15.9 | Birte Ove-Petersen![]() |
1:17.0 |
200 m breaststroke |
Inge Sørensen![]() |
3:05.4 | Doris Storey![]() |
3:06.0 | Jopie Waalberg![]() |
3:06.2 |
4×100 m freestyle relay |
![]() Eva Arndt Riise Birte Ove-Petersen Ragnhild Hveger |
4:31.6 | ![]() Alie Stijl Trude Malcorps Rie van Veen Willy den Ouden |
4:39.5 | ![]() Zilpha Grant Joyce Harrowby Margery Hinton Olive Wadham |
4:51.4 |
Water polo[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's tournament |
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See also[]
References[]
- "European Swimming Championships (Men)". GBRSPORTS.COM.
- "European Swimming Championships (Women)". GBRSPORTS.COM.
Categories:
- 1938 in water sports
- 1938 sports events in London
- LEN European Aquatics Championships
- International sports competitions in London
- 1938 in English sport
- International aquatics competitions hosted by the United Kingdom
- August 1938 sports events