1970 European Aquatics Championships Explained
The 1970 European Aquatics Championships were held in Barcelona, Spain from 5 to 13 September 1970. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). The swimming program was significantly expanded. Both men and women competed in the 200 m freestyle, 100 m breaststroke and 200 individual medley for the first time. Furthermore, in the men's swimming program the 100 m butterfly was introduced and the 100 m backstroke was re-introduced after having been absent for the last two championships. In the women's swimming program, the 800 m freestyle, 200 m backstroke and 200 m butterfly were introduced.
Medal summary
Diving
- Men's events
| 3 m springboard | | 555.21 | | 534.72 | | 529.80 |
| 10 m platform | | 454.74 | | 444.18 | | 435.36 | |
- Women's events
| 3 m springboard | | 420.63 | | 407.22 | | 405.60 |
| 10 m platform | | 336.33 | | 329.85 | | 322.26 | |
Swimming
Men's events
| 100 m freestyle | | 52.9 | | 53.5 | | 53.7 |
| 200 m freestyle | | 1:55.2 | | 1:55.7 | | 1:56.6 |
| 400 m freestyle | | 4:02.6 | | 4:03.0 | | 4:08.3 |
| 1500 m freestyle | | 16:19.9 | | 16:25.6 | | 16:35.7 |
| 100 m backstroke | | 58.9 | | 59.9 | | 1:00.4 |
| 200 m backstroke | | 2:08.8 | | 2:09.7 | | 2:11.5 |
| 100 m breaststroke | | 1:06.8 | | 1:07.8 | | 1:08.1 |
| 200 m breaststroke | | 2:26.0 | | 2:26.1 | | 2:28.2 |
| 100 m butterfly | | 57.5 | | 57.9 | | 58.0 |
| 200 m butterfly | | 2:08.0 | | 2:08.2 | | 2:09.6 |
| 200 m individual medley | | 2:09.3 | | 2:13.6 | | 2:14.3 |
| 400 m individual medley | | 4:36.2 | | 4:36.9 | | 4:40.6 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | | 3:32.3 | | 3:34.1 | | 3:34.6 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | | 7:49.5 | | 7:52.8 | | 7:54.5 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | | 3:54.4 | | 3:57.6 | | 3:58.0 | |
Women's events
| 100 m freestyle | | 59.6 | | 1:00.8 | | 1:00.8 |
| 200 m freestyle | | 2:08.2 | | 2:11.9 | | 2:12.8 |
| 400 m freestyle | | 4:32.9 | | 4:36.8 | | 4:38.0 |
| 800 m freestyle | | 9:29.1 | | 9:35.7 | | 9:38.8 |
| 100 m backstroke | | 1:07.8 | | 1:07.9 | | 1:08.5 |
| 200 m backstroke | | 2:25.5 | | 2:26.6 | | 2:27.1 |
| 100 m breaststroke | | 1:15.6 | | 1:16.9 | | 1:16.9 |
| 200 m breaststroke | | 2:40.7 | | 2:43.5 | | 2:45.6 |
| 100 m butterfly | | 1:05.0 | | 1:05.6 | | 1:05.8 |
| 200 m butterfly | | 2:20.2 | | 2:24.5 | | 2:25.6 |
| 200 m individual medley | | 2:26.6 | | 2:29.3 | | 2:29.6 |
| 400 m individual medley | | 5:07.0 | | 5:18.3 | | 5:19.6 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | | 4:00.8 | | 4:02.7 | | 4:07.4 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | | 4:30.1 | | 4:31.3 | | 4:33.4 | |
Water polo
See also
References
- Web site: European Swimming Championships (Men) . GBRSPORTS.COM . 12 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615063339/http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/swimec.htm . 15 June 2011 . live .
- Web site: European Swimming Championships (Women) . GBRSPORTS.COM . 12 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615064222/http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/swimecw.htm . 15 June 2011 . live .
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