| Competition | 1970 European Aquatics Championships | 
|---|---|
| Venue | Barcelona | 
| Held | 9 – 10 September 1970 | 
| Status | Medal | 
| Competitors | 22 | 
| Countries | 16 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Klaus Katzur | 2:29.6 (2 h4) | 2:26.0 (1 F) | |||
| 🥈 | Nikolay Pankin | 2:30.4 (1 h3) | 2:26.1 (2 F) | |||
| 🥉 | Walter Kusch | 2:28.6 (1 h4) | 2:28.2 (3 F) | |||
| 4 | Egon Henninger | 2:29.7 (1 h2) | 2:29.2 (4 F) | |||
| 5 | Vladimir Kosinsky | 2:30.8 (2 h3) | 2:29.4 (5 F) | |||
| 6 | Roger-Philippe Menu | 2:31.6 (3 h3) | 2:30.8 (6 F) | |||
| 7 | Thomas Aretz | 2:30.3 (1 h1) | 2:31.4 (7 F) | |||
| 8 | Steffen Kriechbaum | 2:29.7 (2 h2) | 2:31.8 (8 F) | |||
| 9 | Pedro Balcells | 2:33.5 (2 h1) | — | |||
| 10 | Ladislau Koszta | 2:34.5 (3 h2) | — | |||
| 11 | Angel Chakarov | 2:35.4 (3 h4) | — | |||
| 12 | Manuel Garriga | 2:35.7 (4 h3) | — | |||
| 13 | Pavel Pejša | 2:36.2 (4 h4) | — | |||
| 14 | Ernst May | 2:36.4 (5 h4) | — | |||
| 15 | Cezary Śmiglak | 2.37.2 (3 h1) | — | |||
| 16 | Slavko Kurbanović | 2:38.0 (4 h1) | — | |||
| 17 | András Hargitay | 2:38.6 (6 h4) | — | |||
| 18 | Theodoros Koutoumanis | 2:39.3 (4 h2) | — | |||
| 19 | Leiknir Jónsson | 2:39.4 (5 h3) | — | |||
| 20 | David Wilkie | 2:40.0 (6 h3) | — | |||
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Dubey | 2.41.1 (7 h3) | — | |||
| 22 | István Szentirmay | 2:43.5 (5 h1) | — | |||
| DNS | Faruk MorkalDNS | — (DNS h1) | — | |||
| DNS | Thomas JohnssonDNS | — (DNS h2) | — | |||
| DNS | Thomas LanarasDNS | — (DNS h2) | — | |||
| DNS | Göran ErikssonDNS | — (DNS h4) | — | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Aretz | 2:30.3 | ||
| 2 | Pedro Balcells | 2:33.5 | ||
| 3 | Cezary Śmiglak | 2.37.2 | ||
| 4 | Slavko Kurbanović | 2:38.0 | ||
| 5 | István Szentirmay | 2:43.5 | ||
| DNS | Faruk MorkalDNS | — | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egon Henninger | 2:29.7 | ||
| 2 | Steffen Kriechbaum | 2:29.7 | ||
| 3 | Ladislau Koszta | 2:34.5 | ||
| 4 | Theodoros Koutoumanis | 2:39.3 | ||
| DNS | Thomas JohnssonDNS | — | ||
| DNS | Thomas LanarasDNS | — | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolay Pankin | 2:30.4 | ||
| 2 | Vladimir Kosinsky | 2:30.8 | ||
| 3 | Roger-Philippe Menu | 2:31.6 | ||
| 4 | Manuel Garriga | 2:35.7 | ||
| 5 | Leiknir Jónsson | 2:39.4 | ||
| 6 | David Wilkie | 2:40.0 | ||
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Dubey | 2.41.1 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Kusch | 2:28.6 | ||
| 2 | Klaus Katzur | 2:29.6 | ||
| 3 | Angel Chakarov | 2:35.4 | ||
| 4 | Pavel Pejša | 2:36.2 | ||
| 5 | Ernst May | 2:36.4 | ||
| 6 | András Hargitay | 2:38.6 | ||
| DNS | Göran ErikssonDNS | — | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaus Katzur | 2:26.0 | ||
| 2 | Nikolay Pankin | 2:26.1 | ||
| 3 | Walter Kusch | 2:28.2 | ||
| 4 | Egon Henninger | 2:29.2 | ||
| 5 | Vladimir Kosinsky | 2:29.4 | ||
| 6 | Roger-Philippe Menu | 2:30.8 | ||
| 7 | Thomas Aretz | 2:31.4 | ||
| 8 | Steffen Kriechbaum | 2:31.8 |