European Open Water Swimming Championships

Sport Open Water Swimming
Competition Category Continental Championships
Years 1989—2016
Editions 7
Competitors 387
Countries 33

The editions 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2022 have been held as part of the European Aquatics Championships.

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1989 European Open Water Swimming Championships Stari Grad YUG 2 – 3 September 1989 4 57 11
1991 European Open Water Swimming Championships Terracina ITA 14 – 15 September 1991 4 69 10
1993 European Open Water Swimming Championships Slapy CZE 28 – 29 August 1993 4 48 11
2008 European Open Water Swimming Championships Dubrovnik CRO 9 – 14 September 2008 7 109 22
2011 European Open Water Swimming Championships Eilat ISR 7 – 11 September 2011 7 87 21
2012 European Open Water Swimming Championships Piombino ITA 12 – 16 September 2012 7 101 23
2016 European Open Water Swimming Championships Hoorn NED 10 – 14 July 2016 7 90 21

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Italy ITA 18 7 8 33
2 Russia RUS 4 4 2 10
3 Germany GER 3 10 5 18
4 France FRA 3 1 6 10
5 Yugoslavia YUG 3 1 2 6
6 Hungary HUN 2 0 3 5
7 Netherlands NED 1 4 4 9
8 Greece GRE 1 2 0 3
= Spain ESP 1 2 0 3
10 Czech Republic CZE 1 1 5 7
11 Great Britain GBR 1 1 1 3
= Switzerland SUI 1 1 1 3
13 Bulgaria BUL 1 1 0 2
14 Belgium BEL 1 0 1 2
15 Czechoslovakia TCH 0 3 0 3
16 Portugal POR 0 1 0 1
17 Israel ISR 0 0 1 1
= Ukraine UKR 0 0 1 1