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.
| 21st European Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| Date(s) | 3–8 August 1993 |
| Venue(s) | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre |
| Events | 47 |
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 edit
* 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 entries) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 | |
Swimming edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
Open water swimming edit
- Held in Slapy, Czech Republic on 28 and 29 August 1993.
Men's events edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Peter Böhler Germany |
Joakim Andersson Sweden |
Boris Lietzow 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 edit
| 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 edit
Water polo edit
Men's team event edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Italy
|
Hungary
|
Spain
|
Women's team event edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Netherlands
|
Russia
|
Hungary
|
External links edit
- 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)