1993 European Aquatics Championships
The 1993 European Aquatics Championships were held in Sheffield, United Kingdom from Tuesday 3 August to Sunday 8 August, in the 50 m pool of the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre. The 21st edition of the event was organised by the LEN.
Besides swimming there were titles contested in open water swimming, diving, synchronized swimming (women) and water polo. The open water competition though was held in Slapy, Czech Republic from 28 August to 29 August, while the women's water polo tournament was played in Leeds.
The swimming championships resulted in one world and one European record: Károly Güttler improved the world's best time in the qualifying heats of the men's 100 m breaststroke, while Franziska van Almsick bettered the continental's best time in the women's 100 m freestyle. Star swimmer at this meet was Krisztina Egerszegi, winning four gold medals for Hungary.
Medal table
Host nation
| 1 |  Germany |
15 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 |  Russia |
12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 |  Italy |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Finland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  France |
2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 |  Great Britain |
1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 8 |  Netherlands |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Spain |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 |  Belgium |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Poland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Sweden |
0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 |  Ukraine |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Norway |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Romania |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Belarus |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 |  Croatia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 |  Lithuania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 |  Slovenia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swimming
Men's events
Women's events
Open water swimming
- Held in Slapy, Czech Republic on 28 and 29 August 1993.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water | Marco Formentini (ITA)
|
Claudio Cargaro (ITA)
|
Alex Havranek (CZE)
|
| 25 km open water | Dario Taraboi (ITA)
|
Hans van Goor (NED)
|
Attila Molnar (HUN)
|
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water | Olga Šplíchalová (CZE)
|
Carla Geurts (NED)
|
Eva Novaková (CZE)
|
| 25 km open water | Anne Chagnaud (FRA)
|
Gea Veldhuizen (NED)
|
Wandy Kater (NED)
|
Diving
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Peter Böhler Germany |
Joakim Andersson Sweden |
Boris Lietzow Germany |
| 3 m springboard | Jan Hempel Germany |
Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Joakim Andersson Sweden |
| 10 m platform | Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Bobby Morgan Great Britain |
Jan Hempel Germany |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Simona Koch Germany |
Irina Lashko Russia |
Vera Ilyina Russia |
| 3 m springboard | Brita Baldus Germany |
Vera Ilyina Russia |
Simona Koch Germany |
| 10 m platform | Svetlana Khokhlova Russia |
Ute Wetzig Germany |
Olena Zhupina Ukraine |
Synchronized swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Olga Sedakova Russia |
Marianne Aeschbacher France |
Kerry Shacklock Great Britain |
| Duet | Olga Sedakova Anna Kozlova Russia |
Marianne Aeschbacher Céline Leveque France |
Kerry Shacklock Laila Vakil Great Britain |
| Team | Russia
|
France
|
Italy
|
Water polo
Men's team event
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Italy
|
Hungary
|
Spain
|
Women's team event
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Netherlands
|
Russia
|
Hungary
|