1993 European Aquatics Championships
Swimming event of LEN in Sheffield (Great Britain)
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)
Swimming
Men's events
Women's events
Open water swimming
Held in Slapy, Czech Republic on 28 and 29 August 1993.
Men's events
Women's events
Diving
Men's events
Women's events
Synchronized swimming
Water polo
Men's team event
Women's team event
External links
Results
"LEN European Championships Aquatic finalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2020.
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