| 17th European Aquatics Championships | |
| Hostcity: |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Dates: | 4–11 August 1985 |
| Events: | 39 |
| Previous: | 1983 Rome |
| Next: | 1987 Strasbourg |
The 1985 European Aquatics Championships were held in "Cherveno zname" swim complex in Sofia, Bulgaria from 4 August until 11 August 1985. Besides swimming there were titles contested in diving, synchronized swimming and water polo. The first ever women's tournament at the European Championships was played in Oslo, Norway.
| 100 m freestyle | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | ||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Alexander Schowtka Thomas Fahrner Dirk Korthals Michael Groß | Dirk Richter Sven Lodziewski Lars Hinneburg Jörg Woithe | Tommy Werner Michael Söderlund Bengt Baron Per Johansson | |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Alexander Schowtka Michael Groß André Schadt Thomas Fahrner | Anders Holmertz Per Johansson Michael Söderlund Tommy Werner | Edsard Schlingemann Hans Kroes Patrick Dybiona Frank Drost | |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Thomas Lebherz Rolf Beab Michael Groß Alexander Schowtka | Dirk Richter Ingo Grzywotz Thomas Dressler Jörg Woithe | Mauro Marini Gianni Minervini Fabrizio Rampazzo Andrea Ceccarini |
| 100 m freestyle | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | ||||
| 800 m freestyle | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | ||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Astrid Strauss Karen König Manuela Stellmach Heike Friedrich | Iris Zscherpe Susanne Schuster Christiane Pielke Karin Seick | Conny van Bentum Ilse Oegama Karin Brienesse Annemarie Verstappen | |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Astrid Strauss Karen König Manuela Stellmach Heike Friedrich | Jolande van der Meer Ilse Oegama Mildred Muis Conny van Bentum | Suzanne Nilsson Maria Kardum Agneta Eriksson Eva Nyberg | |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Birte Weigang Sylvia Gerasch Kornelia Gressler Heike Friedrich | Natalya Shibaeva Svetlana Kuzmina Tatyana Kurnikova Yelena Dendeberova | Bistra Gospodinova Tanya Bogomilova Radovesta Pironkova Vania Argirova |
| 3 m springboard | ||||
| 10 m platform |
| 3 m springboard | ||||
| 10 m platform |
| Solo | ||||
| Duet | ||||
| Team competition | Pascale Besson Anne Capron Catherine Hameon Muriel Hermine Anne-Caroline Mathieu Sylvie Moisson Odile Petit Karine Schuler | Nicola Batchelor Georgina Coombs Amanda Dodd Jackie Dodd Alison Garrett Tracy Golding Nicola Shearn Carolyn Wilson | Miranda Boerboom Angelique Friebel Joanni Janssen Marion Jansen Anita van Paassen Marjolijn Philipsen Marielle van der Heyde Marjolijn van Kolck |
| Team competition |
| Team competition |