The 1981 European Aquatics Championships were held in an indoor pool (50 m) in Split, Yugoslavia from 5 September to 12 September 1981. Besides swimming there were titles contested in diving, synchronized swimming (women) and water polo (men).
| 15th European Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Split, Yugoslavia |
| Date(s) | 5–12 September 1981 |
| Events | 37 |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Yugoslavia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 15 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 13 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 |  West Germany | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 |  Hungary | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Sweden | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Yugoslavia* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
Swimming edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
Diving edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Aleksandr Portnov (URS)
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Sergei Kuzmin (URS)
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Niki Stajković (AUT)
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| 10 m platform | David Ambartsumyan (URS)
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Vladimir Aleynik (URS)
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Dieter Waskow (GDR)
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Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Zhanna Tsirulnikova (URS)
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Martina Jäschke (GDR)
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Irina Kalinina (URS)
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| 10 m platform | Katarina Zipperling (GDR)
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Tatyana Belyakova (URS)
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Martina Jäschke (GDR)
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Synchronized swimming edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Carolyn Wilson (GBR)
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Alexandra Worisch (AUT)
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Marijke Engelen (NED)
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| Duet | Caroline Holmyard (GBR) Carolyn Wilson (GBR)
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Catrien Eijken (NED) Marijke Engelen (NED)
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Eva-Maria Edinger (AUT) Alexandra Worisch (AUT)
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| Team competition | Great Britain (GBR) Tracy Cook Louise Corkhilld Amanda Dodd Deborah Golding Caroline Holmyard Sheila Kenton Philippa Sutton Carolyn Wilson |
Netherlands (NED) Catrien Eijken Marijke Engelen Marleen Engelen Petri Engels Judith van de Berg Maria van den Broek Liesbeth van Hoorn Ilse Westbroe |
 Switzerland (SUI)Cornelia Blank Edith Boss Ines Gerber Silvia Grossenbacher Maya Mast Irene Singer Karin Singer Caroline Sturzenegger |
Water polo edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | West Germany
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Soviet Union
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Hungary
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References edit
- "European Swimming Championships (Men)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- "European Swimming Championships (Women)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- "Swimming European Championship 1981 Split (CRO)". todor66.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- "LEN European Championships Aquatic finalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2020.