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 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Spain |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 16 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 2 |  Germany | 15 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Italy | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Spain* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 |  Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Belarus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  France | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 |  Sweden | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 |  Denmark | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Ukraine | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 |  Slovakia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 51 | 52 | 50 | 153 | |
Swimming edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
Open water swimming edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water | Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
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Yevgeny Bezruchenko (RUS)
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Luca Baldini (ITA)
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| 25 km open water | Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
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Christof Wandratsch (GER) Stéphane Lecat (FRA)
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Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water | Peggy Büchse (GER)
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Valeria Casprini (ITA)
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Rita Kovács (HUN)
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| 25 km open water | Rita Kovács (HUN)
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Valeria Casprini (ITA)
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Edith van Dijk (NED)
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Diving edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Andreas Wels Germany |
Holger Schlepps Germany |
Rafael Álvarez Spain |
| 3 m springboard | Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Andreas Wels Germany |
Stefan Ahrens Germany |
| 10 m platform | Jan Hempel Germany |
Yaroslav Makogin Ukraine |
Heiko Meyer Germany |
| 3 m springboard synchro | Holger Schlepps Alexander Mesch Germany |
José Luis Hidalgo Rubén Santos Spain |
Donald Miranda Nicola Marconi Italy |
| 10 m platform synchro | Jan Hempel Michael Kühne Germany |
Igor Lukashin Aleksandr Varlamov Russia |
Frédéric Pierre Gilles Emptoz-Lacote France |
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Vera Ilyina Russia |
Irina Lashko Russia |
Dörte Lindner Germany |
| 3 m springboard | Yuliya Pakhalina Russia |
Vera Ilyina Russia |
Anna Lindberg Sweden |
| 10 m platform | Olga Khristoforova Russia |
Annika Walter Germany |
Svitlana Serbina Ukraine |
| 3 m springboard synchro | Claudia Bockner Conny Schmalfuss Germany |
Irina Lashko Yuliya Pakhalina Russia |
Julia Cruz Dolores Sáez Spain |
| 10 m platform synchro | Ute Wetzig Anke Piper Germany |
Julie Danaux Odile Arboles-Souchon France |
Marion Reiff Anja Richter Austria |
Synchronized swimming edit
Water polo edit
Men's team event edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Hungary
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Yugoslavia
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Russia
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Women's team event edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Italy
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Russia
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Netherlands
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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.