2000 European Aquatics Championships
The 2000 LEN European Championships were held Monday 3 July to Sunday 9 July 2000 in Helsinki, Finland. Competition was swum in the 50 m, long course pool at the Mäkelänrinne Swimming Center. The 25th edition of the event was organised by the LEN less than three months prior to the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The championships included the aquatic disciplines of Swimming (long course),[1] Open Water Swimming,[2] Diving,[3] and Synchronised swimming.[4]
Medal table
Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 16 | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 |  Germany | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 3 |  Italy | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 |  Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 |  Spain | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 |  Romania | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 |  Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  France | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 |  Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Finland* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 |  Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Netherlands | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 |  Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 18 |  Denmark | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 |  Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 56 | 54 | 55 | 165 | |
Swimming
Men's events
Women's events
Open water swimming
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water | Luca Baldini (ITA)
|
Fabio Venturini (ITA)
|
David Meca (ESP)
|
| 25 km open water | Stéphane Lecat (FRA)
|
David Meca (ESP)
|
Fabio Fusi (ITA)
|
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water | Peggy Büchse (GER)
|
Britta Kamrau (GER)
|
Jana Pechanová (CZE)
|
| 25 km open water | Peggy Büchse (GER)
|
Edith van Dijk (NED)
|
Valeria Casprini (ITA)
|
Diving
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Alexander Mesch Germany |
Dmitri Baibakov Russia |
Joona Puhakka Finland |
| 3 m springboard | Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Stefan Ahrens Germany |
Alexander Dobroskok Russia |
| 10 m platform | Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Heiko Meyer Germany |
Igor Lukashin Russia |
| 3 m springboard synchro | Tobias Schellenberg Andreas Wels Germany |
Alexander Dobroskok Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Rafael Álvarez José Miguel Gil Spain |
| 10 m platform synchro | Igor Lukashin Dmitri Sautin Russia |
Aleksandr Skripnik Roman Volodkov Ukraine |
Leon Taylor Pete Waterfield Great Britain |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Vera Ilyina Russia |
Heike Fischer Germany |
Natalya Umyskova Russia |
| 3 m springboard | Yuliya Pakhalina Russia |
Dörte Lindner Germany |
Anna Lindberg Sweden |
| 10 m platform | Svetlana Timoshinina Russia |
Ute Wetzig Germany |
Olena Zhupina Ukraine |
| 3 m springboard synchro | Vera Ilyina Yuliya Pakhalina Russia |
Dörte Lindner Conny Schmalfuß Germany |
Ganna Sorokina Olena Zhupina Ukraine |
| 10 m platform synchro | Anke Piper Ute Wetzig Germany |
Olga Leonova Olena Zhupina Ukraine |
Yevgeniya Olshevskaya Svetlana Timoshinina Russia |
Synchronized swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Olga Brusnikina Russia |
Virginie Dedieu France |
Gemma Mengual Spain |
| Duet | Olga Brusnikina Mariya Kiselyova Russia |
Virginie Dedieu Myriam Lignot France |
Gemma Mengual Paola Tirados Spain |
| Team | Russia
|
Italy
|
France
|
References
- ^ European Championships 2000 - Swimming results, published by Omega Timing in 2000. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- ^ European Championships 2000 - Open Water results, published by Omega Timing in 2000. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- ^ European Championships 2000 - Diving results, published by Omega Timing in 2000. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- ^ European Championships 2000 - Synchronized Swimming results, published by Omega Timing in 2000. Retrieved 2012-04-11.