Jump to content

1938 European Aquatics Championships

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

5th European Aquatics Championships
Host cityLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
Events16
Opening6 August 1938 (1938-08-06)
Closing13 August 1938 (1938-08-13)
Empire Pool Wembley on the first day of the 1938 European Aquatics Championships. London, 6 August 1938.

The 1938 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 6–13 August 1938 in London, United Kingdom.

Medal table

[edit]

  *   Host nation (Great Britain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany57214
2 Denmark5117
3 Netherlands2349
4 Sweden2103
5 Great Britain*1359
6 Hungary1034
7 France0101
8 Belgium0011
 Yugoslavia0011
Totals (9 entries)16161749

Medal summary

[edit]

Diving

[edit]
Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Erhard Weiß
 Germany
148.02 Fritz Haster
 Germany
137.50 Frederick Hodges
 Great Britain
132.52
10 m highboard
details
Erhard Weiß
 Germany
124.67 Hans Kitzig
 Germany
121.53 László Hidvégi
 Hungary
107.22
Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Betty Slade
 Great Britain
103.60 Gerda Daumerlang
 Germany
102.28 Edna Child
 Great Britain
100.40
10 m highboard
details
Inge Beeken
 Denmark
37.09 Ann-Margret Nirling
 Sweden
36.92 Suse Heinze
 Germany
36.39

Swimming

[edit]
Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
details
Kees Hoving
 Netherlands
59.8 Frederick Dove
 Great Britain
1:00.6 István Kőrösi
 Hungary
1:01.2
400 m freestyle
details
Björn Borg
 Sweden
4:51.6 Werner Plath
 Germany
4:56.2 Norman Wainwright
 Great Britain
4:56.3
1500 m freestyle
details
Björn Borg
 Sweden
19:55.6 Bob Leivers
 Great Britain
19:57.0 Heinz Arendt
 Germany
20:12.6
100 m backstroke
details
Heinz Schlauch
 Germany
1:09.0 Gerhard Nüsske
 Germany
1:10.8 Árpád Lengyel
 Hungary
Stans Scheffer
 NED
1:12.0
200 m breaststroke
details
Joachim Balke
 Germany
2:45.8 Erwin Sietas
 Germany
2:45.9 Anton Cerer
 Yugoslavia
2:47.6
4×200 m freestyle relay
details
 Germany
Werner Birr
Wolfgang Heimlich
Hans Freese
Werner Plath
9:17.6  France
Roland Pallard
Christian Talli
René Cavalero
Alfred Nakache
9:22.6  Great Britain
Frederick Dove
Kenneth Deane
Bob Leivers
Norman Wainwright
9:24.6
Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
details
Ragnhild Hveger
 Denmark
1:06.2 Birte Ove-Petersen
 Denmark
1:06.8 Rie van Veen
 Netherlands
1:08.4
400 m freestyle
details
Ragnhild Hveger
 Denmark
5:09.0 Rie van Veen
 Netherlands
5:27.7 Fernande Caroen
 Belgium
5:33.4
100 m backstroke
details
Cor Kint
 Netherlands
1:15.0 Iet van Feggelen
 Netherlands
1:15.9 Birte Ove-Petersen
 Denmark
1:17.0
200 m breaststroke
details
Inge Sørensen
 Denmark
3:05.4 Doris Storey
 Great Britain
3:06.0 Jopie Waalberg
 Netherlands
3:06.2
4×100 m freestyle relay
details
 Denmark
Eva Arndt Riise
Gunvor Kraft
Birte Ove-Petersen
Ragnhild Hveger
4:31.6  Netherlands
Alie Stijl
Trude Malcorps
Rie van Veen
Willy den Ouden
4:39.5  Great Britain
Zilpha Grant
Joyce Harrowby
Margery Hinton
Olive Wadham
4:51.4

Water polo

[edit]
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
details
 Hungary  Germany  Netherlands

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  • "European Swimming Championships (Men)". GBRSPORTS.COM.
  • "European Swimming Championships (Women)". GBRSPORTS.COM.