1926 European Aquatics Championships

The 1926 LEN European Aquatics Championships took place in Budapest, Hungary between 18 and 26 August 1926. At these inaugural championships, only men were allowed to compete.

1st European Aquatics Championships
Host cityBudapest
CountryHungary
Events9
Opening18 August 1926 (1926-08-18)
Closing22 August 1926 (1926-08-22)

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Hungary)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Germany53412
2  Sweden2338
3  Hungary*2204
4  Belgium0101
5  Czechoslovakia0011
  Great Britain0011
Totals (6 entries)99927

Medal summary

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Diving

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
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Arthur Mund
  Germany
186.42 Josef Lechnir
  Germany
173.52 Július Balász
  Czechoslovakia
164.72
Platform
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Hans Luber
  Germany
112.84 Helge Öberg
  Sweden
107.60 Albert Knight
  Great Britain
101.60

Swimming

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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István Bárány
  Hungary
1:01.0 Arne Borg
  Sweden
1:01.1 Georg Werner
  Sweden
1:03.6
400 m freestyle
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Arne Borg
  Sweden
5:14.2 Herbert Heinrich
  Germany
5:21.4 Friedrich Berges
  Germany
5:25.6
1500 m freestyle
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Arne Borg
  Sweden
21:29.2 Friedrich Berges
  Germany
22:08.2 Joachim Rademacher
  Germany
22:19.8
100 m backstroke
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Gustav Fröhlich
  Germany
1:16.0 Károly Bartha
  Hungary
1:16.0 Eskil Lundahl
  Sweden
1:16.1
200 m breaststroke
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Erich Rademacher
  Germany
2:52.6 Louis Van Parijs
  Belgium
2:54.8 Wilhelm Prasse
  Germany
3:00.1
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
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  Germany
August Heitmann
Joachim Rademacher
Friedrich Berger
Herbert Heinrich
9:57.2   Hungary
Zoltan Bitskey
András Wanié
Géza Szigritz
István Bárány
10:03.4   Sweden
Åke Borg
Arne Borg
Eskil Lundahl
Georg Werner
10:06.8

Water polo

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's water polo
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  Hungary   Sweden   Germany

See also

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References

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