| Host City | Sevilla |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 13 – 24 August 1997 |
| Events | 51 |
| Competitors | 1013 |
| Countries | 39 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo, Women | Women | 13 – 15 August 1997 | Medal | 20 | 20 |
| Duet, Women | Women | 14 – 16 August 1997 | Medal | 41 | 19 |
| Team, Women | Women | 13 – 17 August 1997 | Medal | 138 | 16 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m Springboard, Men | Men | 13 – 14 August 1997 | Medal | 19 | 12 |
| 3 m Springboard, Men | Men | 15 – 16 August 1997 | Medal | 24 | 15 |
| 10 m Platform, Men | Men | 17 – 18 August 1997 | Medal | 17 | 12 |
| 3 m Springboard, Synchronized, Men | Men | 19 August 1997 | Medal | 12 | 6 |
| 10 m Platform, Synchronized, Men | Men | 20 August 1997 | Medal | 10 | 5 |
| 1 m Springboard, Women | Women | 15 August 1997 | Medal | 13 | 8 |
| 3 m Springboard, Women | Women | 16 – 17 August 1997 | Medal | 18 | 11 |
| 10 m Platform, Women | Women | 13 – 14 August 1997 | Medal | 18 | 12 |
| 3 m Springboard, Synchronized, Women | Women | 20 August 1997 | Medal | 14 | 7 |
| 10 m Platform, Synchronized, Women | Women | 19 August 1997 | Medal | 10 | 5 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km, Men | Men | 15 August 1997 | Medal | 22 | 11 |
| 25 km, Men | Men | 17 August 1997 | Medal | 18 | 10 |
| 5 km, Women | Women | 17 August 1997 | Medal | 25 | 13 |
| 25 km, Women | Women | 15 August 1997 | Medal | 17 | 8 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m Freestyle, Men | Men | 23 August 1997 | Medal | 29 | 22 |
| 100 m Freestyle, Men | Men | 21 August 1997 | Medal | 31 | 21 |
| 200 m Freestyle, Men | Men | 19 August 1997 | Medal | 27 | 18 |
| 400 m Freestyle, Men | Men | 22 August 1997 | Medal | 26 | 17 |
| 1,500 m Freestyle, Men | Men | 23 – 24 August 1997 | Medal | 13 | 9 |
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men | Men | 22 August 1997 | Medal | 50 | 10 |
| 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men | Men | 20 August 1997 | Medal | 45 | 9 |
| 100 m Backstroke, Men | Men | 23 August 1997 | Medal | 26 | 17 |
| 200 m Backstroke, Men | Men | 21 August 1997 | Medal | 26 | 17 |
| 100 m Breaststroke, Men | Men | 19 August 1997 | Medal | 32 | 23 |
| 200 m Breaststroke, Men | Men | 22 August 1997 | Medal | 27 | 21 |
| 100 m Butterfly, Men | Men | 20 August 1997 | Medal | 37 | 27 |
| 200 m Butterfly, Men | Men | 23 August 1997 | Medal | 28 | 19 |
| 200 m Individual Medley, Men | Men | 24 August 1997 | Medal | 29 | 20 |
| 400 m Individual Medley, Men | Men | 20 August 1997 | Medal | 22 | 17 |
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men | Men | 24 August 1997 | Medal | 56 | 12 |
| 50 m Freestyle, Women | Women | 24 August 1997 | Medal | 35 | 23 |
| 100 m Freestyle, Women | Women | 19 August 1997 | Medal | 37 | 23 |
| 200 m Freestyle, Women | Women | 20 August 1997 | Medal | 27 | 18 |
| 400 m Freestyle, Women | Women | 21 August 1997 | Medal | 26 | 17 |
| 800 m Freestyle, Women | Women | 22 – 23 August 1997 | Medal | 19 | 13 |
| 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women | Women | 21 August 1997 | Medal | 55 | 12 |
| 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women | Women | 19 August 1997 | Medal | 47 | 10 |
| 100 m Backstroke, Women | Women | 21 August 1997 | Medal | 25 | 17 |
| 200 m Backstroke, Women | Women | 24 August 1997 | Medal | 23 | 16 |
| 100 m Breaststroke, Women | Women | 22 August 1997 | Medal | 20 | 15 |
| 200 m Breaststroke, Women | Women | 20 August 1997 | Medal | 22 | 16 |
| 100 m Butterfly, Women | Women | 22 August 1997 | Medal | 35 | 22 |
| 200 m Butterfly, Women | Women | 24 August 1997 | Medal | 24 | 18 |
| 200 m Individual Medley, Women | Women | 23 August 1997 | Medal | 30 | 19 |
| 400 m Individual Medley, Women | Women | 19 August 1997 | Medal | 20 | 14 |
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women | Women | 23 August 1997 | Medal | 53 | 12 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Polo, Men | Men | 13 – 23 August 1997 | Medal | 145 | 12 |
| Water Polo, Women | Women | 13 – 22 August 1997 | Medal | 164 | 12 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 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 | |
| = | Serbia and Montenegro | 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 | |
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo, Women | Olga Sedakova |
|
Virginie Dedieu |
|
Giovanna Burlando |
|
| Duet, Women | Russia |
|
France |
|
Italy |
|
| Team, Women | Russia |
|
France |
|
Italy |
|
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Polo, Men | Hungary |
|
Serbia and Montenegro |
|
Russia |
|
| Water Polo, Women | Italy |
|
Russia |
|
Netherlands |
|