The 2000 LEN European Championships were held Monday 3 July to Sunday 9 July 2000 in Helsinki, Finland. Competition was swum in the 50 m, long course pool at the Mäkelänrinne Swimming Center. The 25th edition of the event was organised by the LEN less than three months prior to the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
| 25th European Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Helsinki, Finland |
| Date(s) | 3–9 July 2000 |
| Events | 55 |
The championships included the aquatic disciplines of Swimming (long course),[1] Open Water Swimming,[2] Diving,[3] and Synchronised swimming.[4]
Medal table edit
Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 15 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 |  Germany | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 3 |  Italy | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 |  Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 |  Spain | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 |  Romania | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 |  Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  France | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 |  Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Finland* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 |  Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Netherlands | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 |  Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 18 |  Denmark | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 |  Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 56 | 54 | 55 | 165 | |
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 | Luca Baldini (ITA)
|
Fabio Venturini (ITA)
|
David Meca (ESP)
|
| 25 km open water | Stéphane Lecat (FRA)
|
David Meca (ESP)
|
Fabio Fusi (ITA)
|
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water | Peggy Büchse (GER)
|
Britta Kamrau (GER)
|
Jana Pechanová (CZE)
|
| 25 km open water | Peggy Büchse (GER)
|
Edith van Dijk (NED)
|
Valeria Casprini (ITA)
|
Diving edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Alexander Mesch Germany |
Dmitri Baibakov Russia |
Joona Puhakka Finland |
| 3 m springboard | Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Stefan Ahrens Germany |
Alexander Dobroskok Russia |
| 10 m platform | Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Heiko Meyer Germany |
Igor Lukashin Russia |
| 3 m springboard synchro | Tobias Schellenberg Andreas Wels Germany |
Alexander Dobroskok Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Rafael Álvarez José Miguel Gil Spain |
| 10 m platform synchro | Igor Lukashin Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Oleksandr Skrypnyk Roman Volodkov Ukraine |
Leon Taylor Pete Waterfield Great Britain |
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Vera Ilyina Russia |
Heike Fischer Germany |
Natalya Umyskova Russia |
| 3 m springboard | Yuliya Pakhalina Russia |
Dörte Lindner Germany |
Anna Lindberg Sweden |
| 10 m platform | Svetlana Timoshinina Russia |
Ute Wetzig Germany |
Olena Zhupina Ukraine |
| 3 m springboard synchro | Vera Ilyina Yuliya Pakhalina Russia |
Dörte Lindner Conny Schmalfuß Germany |
Ganna Sorokina Olena Zhupina Ukraine |
| 10 m platform synchro | Anke Piper Ute Wetzig Germany |
Yevgeniya Olshevskaya Svetlana Timoshinina Russia |
Olha Leonova Olena Zhupina Ukraine |
Synchronized swimming edit
References edit
- ^ European Championships 2000 - Swimming results Archived 2 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, published by Omega Timing in 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ European Championships 2000 - Open Water results Archived 2 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, published by Omega Timing in 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ European Championships 2000 - Diving results Archived 2 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, published by Omega Timing in 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ European Championships 2000 - Synchronized Swimming results Archived 2 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, published by Omega Timing in 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
External links edit
- Results
- Swim Rankings results
- "LEN European Championships Aquatic finalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2020.