1993 European Aquatics Championships
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[]
* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 15 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 |  Russia | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 |  Italy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  France | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 |  Great Britain* | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Spain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Sweden | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 |  Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 nations) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 | |
Swimming[]
Men's events[]
Women's events[]
Open water swimming[]
- Held in Slapy, Czech Republic on 28 and 29 August 1993.
Men's events[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water | Marco Formentini (ITA)
|
(ITA)
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(CZE)
|
| 25 km open water | (ITA)
|
Hans van Goor (NED)
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(HUN)
|
Women's events[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water | Olga Šplíchalová (CZE)
|
Carla Geurts (NED)
|
(CZE)
|
| 25 km open water | (FRA)
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(NED)
|
(NED)
|
Diving[]
Men's events[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Germany |
Joakim Andersson Sweden |
Germany |
| 3 m springboard | Jan Hempel Germany |
Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Joakim Andersson Sweden |
| 10 m platform | Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Bobby Morgan Great Britain |
Jan Hempel Germany |
Women's events[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Simona Koch Germany |
Irina Lashko Russia |
Vera Ilyina Russia |
| 3 m springboard | Brita Baldus Germany |
Vera Ilyina Russia |
Simona Koch Germany |
| 10 m platform | Svetlana Khokhlova Russia |
Ute Wetzig Germany |
Olena Zhupina Ukraine |
Synchronized swimming[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Olga Sedakova Russia |
Marianne Aeschbacher France |
Kerry Shacklock Great Britain |
| Duet | Olga Sedakova Anna Kozlova Russia |
Marianne Aeschbacher France |
Kerry Shacklock Laila Vakil Great Britain |
| Team | Russia
|
France
|
Italy
|
Water polo[]
Men's team event[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Italy
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Hungary
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Spain
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Women's team event[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Netherlands
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Russia
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Hungary
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External links[]
- 1993 in water sports
- 1993 in British sport
- 1993 in English sport
- LEN European Aquatics Championships
- International sports competitions hosted by England
- Sports competitions in Sheffield
- 1990s in Sheffield
- International aquatics competitions hosted by the United Kingdom
- August 1993 sports events in the United Kingdom