The 1997 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held in Seville, Spain from Tuesday 19 August to Sunday 24 August, in the 50 m pool of the Centro Deportivo San Pablo. The 23rd edition of the event was organised by the LEN. Besides swimming there were titles contested in open water swimming, diving, synchronized swimming (women) and – for the last time – water polo.
Host city | Seville |
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Country | |
Sport | 5 |
Events | 51 |
Opening | 19 August 1997 |
Closing | 24 August 1997 |
Main venue | Centro Deportivo San Pablo |
The swimming championships resulted in two European records: Ágnes Kovács on the women's 200 m breaststroke and Russia in the men's 4×100 m freestyle relay. Alexander Popov returned in competition after being stabbed down in Moscow, shortly after the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Spain)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 28 | |
2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 33 | |
3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
13 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (22 entries) | 51 | 52 | 50 | 153 |
Swimming
editMen's events
editWomen's events
editOpen water swimming
editMen's events
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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5 km open water | |||
25 km open water |
Women's events
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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5 km open water | |||
25 km open water |
Diving
editMen's events
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1 m springboard | Germany |
Germany |
Spain |
3 m springboard | Russia |
Germany |
Germany |
10 m platform | Germany |
Ukraine |
Germany |
3 m springboard synchro | Alexander Mesch Germany |
Rubén Santos Spain |
Nicola Marconi Italy |
10 m platform synchro | Michael Kühne Germany |
Aleksandr Varlamov Russia |
Gilles Emptoz-Lacote France |
Women's events
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1 m springboard | Russia |
Russia |
Germany |
3 m springboard | Russia |
Russia |
Sweden |
10 m platform | Russia |
Germany |
Ukraine |
3 m springboard synchro | Conny Schmalfuss Germany |
Yuliya Pakhalina Russia |
Dolores Sáez Spain |
10 m platform synchro | Anke Piper Germany |
Odile Arboles-Souchon France |
Anja Richter Austria |
Synchronized swimming
editWater polo
editMen's team event
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Team competition |
Women's team event
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Team competition |
External links
edit- Results
- LEN European Aquatics Championships at SVT's open archive (including 1997 event) (in Swedish)
- "LEN European Championships Aquatic finalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2020.