2020 European Aquatics Championships Explained

35th European Aquatics Championships
Hostcity:	Budapest, Hungary
Dates:	10–23 May 2021
Venues:	Danube Arena (swimming, diving, artistic swimming) Lupa Lake (open water swimming)
Nations:	51
Events:	73
Previous:	2018 Glasgow
Next:	2022 Rome

The 2020 European Aquatics Championships (also known as the 2021 European Aquatics Championships; 35th) were scheduled to take place in Budapest, Hungary, from 11 to 24 May 2020. However, on 5 May it was announced that the event had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 10 to 23 May 2021 set as replacement dates.^[1]

Schedule

A total of 73 medal events were held across 4 disciplines. Competition dates by discipline are:^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Swimming: 17–23 May
• Open water swimming: 12–16 May
• Artistic swimming: 10–15 May
• Diving: 10–16 May

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Finals

May	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	Total
Swimming								4	6	6	6	6	6	9	43
Open water swimming			2	2		1	2								7
Artistic swimming	1	1	2	2	3	1									10
Diving	1	2	2	2	2	2	2								13
Total	2	3	6	6	5	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	9	73
Cumulative Total	2	5	11	17	22	26	30	34	40	46	52	58	64	73	73

Venues

The venues of the competition will be the Danube Arena, in central Budapest, for swimming, diving and artistic swimming events and the Lupa Lake, located in the town of Budakalász (part of the Budapest metropolitan area) for open water swimming events. Three other venues will be used for practice and training: the Komjádi Pool, the BVSC Pool and the Széchy Tamás Pool.^[5]

Budapest	Budakalász
Danube Arena	Lupa Lake
Capacity: 5,300

Team trophy

Results:^[6]

Swimming (50 m)

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	Points
1		951
2		869
3		766
4		623
5		420
6		350
7		264
8		247
9		246
10		231

Open water swimming

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	Points
1		199
2		154
3		138
4		126
5		120
6		68
7		53
8		31
9		23
10		22

Artistic swimming

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	Points
1		1140
2		1088
3		771
4		744
5		688
6		660
7		610
8		503
9		475
10		447

Diving

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	Points
1		267
2		219
3		209
4		197
5		173
6		37
7		30
8		28
8		28
10		24

Swimming

Men

50 m freestyle		21.61		21.69		21.73
100 m freestyle		47.37 CR		47.45 NR		47.74
200 m freestyle		1:44.79 CR		1:45.19		1:45.34
400 m freestyle		3:44.18		3:44.63		3:45.39
800 m freestyle		7:42.61		7:43.62		7:46.10
1500 m freestyle		14:39.89		14:42.91		14:54.36
50 m backstroke		23.80 WR		24.42		24.47 NR
100 m backstroke		52.88 NR		52.90		52.97
200 m backstroke		1:54.46		1:54.62		1:56.33 NR
50 m breaststroke		26.21		26.55		26.68
100 m breaststroke		57.66		58.10		58.58
200 m breaststroke		2:06.99		2:07.35		2:07.66 NR
50 m butterfly		23.00		23.01		23.08
100 m butterfly		50.18 CR, NR		50.93 NR		50.99
200 m butterfly		1:51.10 CR		1:54.28		1:54.43
200 m individual medley		1:56.76 NR		1:56.95		1:57.25
400 m individual medley		4:10.02 WJ, NR		4:11.17		4:11.56
4×100 m freestyle relay	valign=top		3:10.41 CR	valign=top		3:11.56 NR	valign=top		3:11.87
4×200 m freestyle relay	valign=top		7:03.48 CR	valign=top		7:04.61	valign=top		7:06.05
4×100 m medley relay	valign=top		3:28.59 CR	valign=top		3:29.50	valign=top		3:29.93 NR

Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women

50 m freestyle		23.97		24.17 24.17 NR	None awarded
100 m freestyle		53.05		53.32		53.43
200 m freestyle		1:56.27 NR		1:56.29		1:56.42
400 m freestyle		4:04.66		4:06.05		4:06.90
800 metre freestyle		8:20.23		8:21.86		8:26.56
1500 m freestyle		15:53.59		16:01.06		16:05.81
50 m backstroke		27.36		27.46		27.74
100 m backstroke		58.49		59.01		59.22
200 m backstroke		2:06.08 CR		2:07.74		2:07.87
50 m breaststroke		29.35		30.19 NR		30.22
100 m breaststroke		1:05.69 =NR		1:06.13		1:06.21
200 m breaststroke		2:21.34		2:22.05 NR		2:22.16
50 m butterfly		25.30		25.46		25.59
100 m butterfly		57.37 NR 57.37	None awarded			57.56
200 m butterfly		2:06.50		2:08.14		2:08.55
200 m individual medley		2:09.99 NR		2:10.03		2:10.12
400 m individual medley		4:34.76		4:36.81	None awarded
4×100 m freestyle relay	valign=top		3:34.17 NR	valign=top		3:34.29	valign=top		3:35.92
4×200 m freestyle relay	valign=top		7:53.15	valign=top		7:56.26	valign=top		7:56.72
4×100 m medley relay	valign=top		3:54.01 CR, NR	valign=top		3:56.25	valign=top		3:56.30 NR

Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Mixed events

4×100 m mixed freestyle relay	valign=top		3:22.07 =CR, NR	valign=top		3:22.26	valign=top		3:22.64 NR
4×200 m mixed freestyle relay	valign=top		7:26.67 CR	valign=top	Stefano Ballo (1:46.96) Stefano Di Cola (1:46.16) Federica Pellegrini (1:55.66) Margherita Panziera (2:00.57) Stefania Pirozzi Filippo Megli	7:29.35	valign=top		7:31.54
4×100 m mixed medley relay	valign=top		3:38.82 ER	valign=top	Kira Toussaint (59.59) Arno Kamminga (58.37) Nyls Korstanje (51.45) Femke Heemskerk (51.87) Ranomi Kromowidjojo	3:41.28 NR	valign=top		3:42.30 NR

Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Diving

Men

1 m springboard		427.75		402.90		402.50
3 m springboard		525.20		505.80		484.65
3 m springboard synchro		426.78		415.47		409.92
10 m platform		564.35		533.30		530.05
10 m platform synchro		477.57		471.96		424.32

Women

1 m springboard		259.90		255.55		254.15
3 m springboard		330.85		321.15		319.60
3 m springboard synchro		307.29		307.20		291.00
10 m platform		365.25		329.20		326.60
10 m platform synchro		307.44		290.58		286.74

Mixed events

Mixed 3 m springboard synchro		300.69		294.27		289.50
Mixed 10 m platform synchro		325.68		307.32		302.58
Team event		431.80	Chiara Pellacani Sarah Jodoin Di Maria	428.00		421.00

Open water swimming

Men

5 km		55:43.3		55:45.1		55:46.6
10 km		1:51:30.6		1:51:41.7		1:51:42.0
25 km		4:35:59.8		4:36:05.1		4:36:06.2

Women

5 km		58:45.2		58:49.3		58:51.4
10 km		1:59:12.7		1:59:13.0		1:59:15.1
25 km		4:53:57.0		4:54:58.4		4:54:58.7

Mixed events

Team event

54:09.0

54:18.0

54:18.5

Artistic swimming

Results

Solo free routine		96.4333		93.7000		90.8000
Solo technical routine		91.8445		89.2897		87.7173
Duet free routine		97.9000		94.3333		90.8667
Duet technical routine		96.2904		92.6862		89.4592
Team free routine		95.0667		91.2333		86.8000
Team technical routine		95.6705		92.3920		89.7700
Combination routine		94.7000		89.1000		86.0667
Highlights routine		95.3000		86.5667		79.1000
Mixed free routine		93.9333		86.5333		81.8667
Mixed technical routine		91.7963		84.8697		77.4281

External links

• Official website
• Official LEN website
• Results book − Artistic swimming
• Results book − Diving
• Results book − Open water swimming
• Results book − Swimming

Notes and References

1. Web site: European Swimming Championships Rescheduled For May 2021 In Budapest; 2020 Water Polo Cups Cancelled . 5 May 2020. swimmingworldmagazine.com . 5 May 2021.
2. Web site: European Aquatics Championships 2021 – Budapest. 5 May 2021. len.eu. 5 May 2021. 19 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419165800/http://www.len.eu/?page_id=17330&year=2021. dead.
3. Web site: Schedule. 5 May 2021. 15 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210515141805/https://len-budapest2020.com/schedule/. dead.
4. Web site: European Championships 2020 | Budapest.
5. Web site: Bon voyage Balaton: organizers choose Lupa to host 2020 European Open Water. Braden Keith. 17 May 2019. swimswam.com. 14 November 2019.
6. Web site: LEN European Aquatics Championships 2020 | Budapest . Budapest2020.microplustiming.com . 2022-08-21.