1938 European Aquatics Championships

The 1938 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 6–13 August 1938 in London, United Kingdom.

5th European Aquatics Championships
Host cityLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
Events16
Opening6 August 1938 (1938-08-06)
Closing13 August 1938 (1938-08-13)
Empire Pool Wembley on the first day of the 1938 European Aquatics Championships. London, 6 August 1938.

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Great Britain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Germany57214
2  Denmark5117
3  Netherlands2349
4  Sweden2103
5  Great Britain*1359
6  Hungary1034
7  France0101
8  Belgium0011
  Yugoslavia0011
Totals (9 entries)16161749

Medal summary

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Diving

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Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
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Erhard Weiß
  Germany
148.02 Fritz Haster
  Germany
137.50 Frederick Hodges
  Great Britain
132.52
10 m highboard
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Erhard Weiß
  Germany
124.67 Hans Kitzig
  Germany
121.53 László Hidvégi
  Hungary
107.22
Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
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Betty Slade
  Great Britain
103.60 Gerda Daumerlang
  Germany
102.28 Edna Child
  Great Britain
100.40
10 m highboard
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Inge Beeken
  Denmark
37.09 Ann-Margret Nirling
  Sweden
36.92 Suse Heinze
  Germany
36.39

Swimming

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Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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Kees Hoving
  Netherlands
59.8 Frederick Dove
  Great Britain
1:00.6 István Kőrösi
  Hungary
1:01.2
400 m freestyle
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Björn Borg
  Sweden
4:51.6 Werner Plath
  Germany
4:56.2 Norman Wainwright
  Great Britain
4:56.3
1500 m freestyle
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Björn Borg
  Sweden
19:55.6 Bob Leivers
  Great Britain
19:57.0 Heinz Arendt
  Germany
20:12.6
100 m backstroke
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Heinz Schlauch
  Germany
1:09.0 Gerhard Nüsske
  Germany
1:10.8 Árpád Lengyel
  Hungary
Stans Scheffer
  NED
1:12.0
200 m breaststroke
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Joachim Balke
  Germany
2:45.8 Erwin Sietas
  Germany
2:45.9 Anton Cerer
  Yugoslavia
2:47.6
4×200 m freestyle relay
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  Germany
Werner Birr
Wolfgang Heimlich
Hans Freese
Werner Plath
9:17.6   France
Roland Pallard
Christian Talli
René Cavalero
Alfred Nakache
9:22.6   Great Britain
Frederick Dove
Kenneth Deane
Bob Leivers
Norman Wainwright
9:24.6
Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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Ragnhild Hveger
  Denmark
1:06.2 Birte Ove-Petersen
  Denmark
1:06.8 Rie van Veen
  Netherlands
1:08.4
400 m freestyle
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Ragnhild Hveger
  Denmark
5:09.0 Rie van Veen
  Netherlands
5:27.7 Fernande Caroen
  Belgium
5:33.4
100 m backstroke
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Cor Kint
  Netherlands
1:15.0 Iet van Feggelen
  Netherlands
1:15.9 Birte Ove-Petersen
  Denmark
1:17.0
200 m breaststroke
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Inge Sørensen
  Denmark
3:05.4 Doris Storey
  Great Britain
3:06.0 Jopie Waalberg
  Netherlands
3:06.2
4×100 m freestyle relay
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  Denmark
Eva Arndt Riise
Gunvor Kraft
Birte Ove-Petersen
Ragnhild Hveger
4:31.6   Netherlands
Alie Stijl
Trude Malcorps
Rie van Veen
Willy den Ouden
4:39.5   Great Britain
Zilpha Grant
Joyce Harrowby
Margery Hinton
Olive Wadham
4:51.4

Water polo

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
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  Hungary   Germany   Netherlands

See also

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References

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  • "European Swimming Championships (Men)". GBRSPORTS.COM.
  • "European Swimming Championships (Women)". GBRSPORTS.COM.