The 1997 European Open Water Swimming Championships was the fifth edition of the European Open Water Swimming Championships (was part of the 1997 European Aquatics Championships) and took part from 19–24 August 1997 in Sevilla, Spain.[1]
| Host city | Sevilla |
|---|---|
| Country |  Spain |
| Events | 4 |
| Opening | 19 August 1997 |
| Closing | 24 August 1997 |
Results edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water |  Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
|
Yevgeny Bezruchenko (RUS)
|
 Luca Baldini (ITA)
|
| 25 km open water | Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
|
 Christof Wandratsch (GER) Stéphane Lecat (FRA)
|
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water | Peggy Büchse (GER)
|
Valeria Casprini (ITA)
|
 Rita Kovács (HUN)
|
| 25 km open water | Rita Kovács (HUN)
|
Valeria Casprini (ITA)
|
 Edith van Dijk (NED)
|
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "LEN European Swimming Championships - History". bln2014.de. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
External links edit
- Ligue Européenne de Natation LEN Official Website