1938 European Aquatics Championships
Water sport competitions
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The 1938 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 6â13 August 1938 in London, United Kingdom.
| Host city | London |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Events | 16 |
| Opening | 6 August 1938 |
| Closing | 13 August 1938 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  Denmark | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Great Britain* | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 49 | |
Medal summary
Diving
- Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Erhard Weià Germany | 148.02 | Fritz Haster Germany | 137.50 | Frederick Hodges Great Britain | 132.52 |
| 10 m highboard |
Erhard Weià Germany | 124.67 | Hans Kitzig Germany | 121.53 | László Hidvégi Hungary | 107.22 |
- Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Betty Slade Great Britain | 103.60 | Gerda Daumerlang Germany | 102.28 | Edna Child Great Britain | 100.40 |
| 10 m highboard |
Inge Beeken Denmark | 37.09 | Ann-Margret Nirling Sweden | 36.92 | Suse Heinze Germany | 36.39 |
Swimming
- Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Kees Hoving Netherlands | 59.8 | Frederick Dove Great Britain | 1:00.6 | István KÅrösi Hungary | 1:01.2 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Björn Borg Sweden | 4:51.6 | Werner Plath Germany | 4:56.2 | Norman Wainwright Great Britain | 4:56.3 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Björn Borg Sweden | 19:55.6 | Bob Leivers Great Britain | 19:57.0 | Heinz Arendt Germany | 20:12.6 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Heinz Schlauch Germany | 1:09.0 | Gerhard Nüsske Germany | 1:10.8 | Ãrpád Lengyel Hungary Stans Scheffer NED | 1:12.0 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Joachim Balke Germany | 2:45.8 | Erwin Sietas Germany | 2:45.9 | Anton Cerer Yugoslavia | 2:47.6 |
| 4 Ã 200 m freestyle relay |
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 |
Ragnhild Hveger Denmark | 1:06.2 | Birte Ove-Petersen Denmark | 1:06.8 | Rie van Veen Netherlands | 1:08.4 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Ragnhild Hveger Denmark | 5:09.0 | Rie van Veen Netherlands | 5:27.7 | Fernande Caroen Belgium | 5:33.4 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Cor Kint Netherlands | 1:15.0 | Iet van Feggelen Netherlands | 1:15.9 | Birte Ove-Petersen Denmark | 1:17.0 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Inge Sørensen Denmark | 3:05.4 | Doris Storey Great Britain | 3:06.0 | Jopie Waalberg Netherlands | 3:06.2 |
| 4 Ã 100 m freestyle relay |
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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |
Hungary |
Germany |
Netherlands |
See also
References
- "European Swimming Championships (Men)". GBRSPORTS.COM.
- "European Swimming Championships (Women)". GBRSPORTS.COM.