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{{Short description|European championships in swimming}}
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The '''European Aquatics Championships''' is the continental [[Aquatic sports|Aquatics]] championship for Europe, which is organised by [[Ligue Européenne de Natation|LEN]]—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years) and since 2022, they have included 5 aquatics disciplines: [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] (long course/50m pool), [[Diving (sport)|diving]], [[synchronised swimming]], [[open water swimming]] and [[high diving]]. Prior to 1999, the championships also included [[water polo]], which beginning in 1999 LEN split-off into a [[European Water Polo Championship|separate championships]]. The open water events are not held during the Olympic year.

The Championships are generally held over a two-week time-period in mid-to-late Summer, but in the most recent Summer Olympics years (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020), the Championships were moved to the Spring to be moved away from the Summer Olympic Games.

The [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] portion of these championships is considered one of the pre-eminent swimming competitions in the world. LEN also conducts an annual [[European Short Course Swimming Championships|short-course (25 meters) swimming championship]], which is a completely separate, distinct event (typically held in early December).

==Championships==
Historically, the Championships were first held in 1926, and included [[water polo]] prior to 1999 when the discipline was moved to the [[European Water Polo Championship]]. From 1973-1999 Europeans were held in years without a Summer Olympics or [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]], save 1979 (1973 being the inception year of the World Championships; and 1999 being the last year before Worlds moved from even-years between Summer Olympics to every-odd year beginning in 2001). Women were first allowed to participate at the second Championships in 1927.<ref>[http://www.europeanchampionships.org/Budapest_2006/press/25.07.06%20-%20Budapest%20hosts%20its%20third%20European%20Championships.pdf European Championships], 17 April 2011</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Number
! Year
! width=100|Host city
! Country
! Events
! Dates
! First in the medal table
! Second in the medal table
! Third in the medal table
|-
|  align=center|1||[[1926 European Aquatics Championships|1926]] || [[Budapest]] || {{flag|Hungary|1920}} || align=center|9 ||18–22 August 1926 || {{GER}} || {{SWE}} || {{flag|Hungary|1920}}
|-
| align=center|2||[[1927 European Aquatics Championships|1927]] || [[Bologna]] || {{flag|Italy|1861}} || align=center|16 ||31 August – 4 September 1927 || {{GER}} || {{SWE}} || {{NED}} 
|-
| align=center|3||[[1931 European Aquatics Championships|1931]] || [[Paris]] || {{flag|France|1794}} || align=center|16 ||23–30 August 1931 || {{flag|Hungary|1920}} || {{GER}} || {{NED}}
|-
| align=center|4||[[1934 European Aquatics Championships|1934]] || [[Magdeburg]] || {{flag|Germany|1933}} || align=center|16 ||12–19 August 1934 || {{flag|Germany|1933}} || {{NED}} || {{flag|Hungary|1920}}
|-
| align=center|5||[[1938 European Aquatics Championships|1938]] || [[London]] || {{flag|Great Britain}} || align=center|16 ||6–13 August 1938 || {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[Germany]] || {{DEN}} || {{NED}}
|-
| align=center|6||[[1947 European Aquatics Championships|1947]] || [[Monte Carlo]] || {{flag|Monaco}} || align=center|16 ||10–14 September 1947 || {{flag|France|1794}} || {{DEN}} || {{flag|Hungary|1946}}
|-
| align=center|7||[[1950 European Aquatics Championships|1950]] || [[Vienna]] || {{flag|Austria}} || align=center|16 ||20–27 August 1950 || {{flag|France|1794}} || {{NED}} || {{FRG}}
|-
| align=center|8||[[1954 European Aquatics Championships|1954]] || [[Turin]] || {{flag|Italy}} || align=center|18 ||31 August – 5 September 1954 || {{flag|Hungary|1949}} || {{flag|USSR|1936}} || {{flag|East Germany|1949}}
|-
| align=center|9||[[1958 European Aquatics Championships|1958]] || [[Budapest]] || {{flag|Hungary}} || align=center|20 ||31 August – 6 September 1958 || {{flag|USSR|1955}} || {{GBR2}} || {{NED}}
|-
| align=center|10||[[1962 European Aquatics Championships|1962]] || [[Leipzig]] || {{flag|East Germany}} || align=center|23 ||18–25 August 1962 || {{NED}} || {{GDR}} || {{flag|USSR|1955}}
|-
| align=center|11||[[1966 European Aquatics Championships|1966]] || [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]] || {{flag|Netherlands}} || align=center|23 ||20–27 August 1966 || {{flag|USSR|1955}} || {{GDR}} || {{NED}}
|-
| align=center|12||[[1970 European Aquatics Championships|1970]] || [[Barcelona]] || {{flag|Spain|1945}} || align=center|34 ||5–13 September 1970 || {{GDR}} || {{flag|USSR|1955}} || {{FRG}}
|-
| align=center|13||[[1974 European Aquatics Championships|1974]] || [[Vienna]] || {{flag|Austria}} || align=center|37 ||18–25 August 1974 || {{GDR}} || {{FRG}} || {{GBR2}}
|-
| align=center|14||[[1977 European Aquatics Championships|1977]] || [[Jönköping]] || {{flag|Sweden}} || align=center|37 ||14–21 August 1977 || {{GDR}} || {{flag|USSR|1955}} || {{FRG}}
|-
| align=center|15||[[1981 European Aquatics Championships|1981]] || [[Split (city)|Split]] || {{flag|Yugoslavia}} || align=center|37 ||4–12 September 1981 || {{GDR}} || {{USSR}} || {{GBR2}}
|-
| align=center|16||[[1983 European Aquatics Championships|1983]] || [[Rome]] || {{flag|Italy}} || align=center|38 ||22–27 August 1983 || {{GDR}} || {{USSR}} || {{FRG}}
|-
| align=center|17||[[1985 European Aquatics Championships|1985]] || [[Sofia]] <br> [[Oslo]] || {{flag|Bulgaria|1971}} <br> {{flag|Norway}} || align=center|39 ||4–11 August 1985 <br> 12–18 August 1985 || {{GDR}} || {{USSR}} || {{FRG}}
|-
| align=center|18||[[1987 European Aquatics Championships|1987]] || [[Strasbourg]] || {{flag|France}} || align=center|41 ||16–23 August 1987 || {{GDR}} || {{USSR}} || {{FRG}}
|-
| align=center|19||[[1989 European Aquatics Championships|1989]] || [[Bonn]] || {{flag|West Germany}} || align=center|43 ||15–20 August 1989 || {{GDR}} || {{USSR}} || {{FRA}}
|-
| align=center|20||[[1991 European Aquatics Championships|1991]] || [[Athens]] <br> [[Terracina]] || {{flag|Greece}} <br> {{flag|Italy}} || align=center|47 ||18–25 August 1991 <br> 14–15 September 1991 || {{USSR}} || {{GER}} || {{HUN}}
|-
| align=center|21||[[1993 European Aquatics Championships|1993]] || [[Sheffield]] <br> [[Slapy (Prague-West District)|Slapy]] || {{flag|Great Britain}} <br> {{flag|Czech Republic}} || align=center|47 ||3–8 August 1993 <br> 28–29 August 1993 || {{GER}} || {{RUS}} || {{HUN}}
|-
| align=center|22||[[1995 European Aquatics Championships|1995]] || [[Vienna]] || {{flag|Austria}} || align=center|47 ||22–27 August 1995 || {{RUS}} || {{GER}} || {{HUN}}
|-
| align=center|23||[[1997 European Aquatics Championships|1997]] || [[Seville]] || {{flag|Spain}} || align=center|51 ||19–24 August 1997 || {{RUS}} || {{GER}} || {{HUN}}
|-
| align=center|24||[[1999 European Aquatics Championships|1999]] || [[Istanbul]] || {{flag|Turkey}} || align=center|55 ||26 July – 1 August 1999 || {{GER}} || {{RUS}} || {{NED}}
|-
| align=center|25||[[2000 European Aquatics Championships|2000]] || [[Helsinki]] || {{flag|Finland}} || align=center|55 ||3–9 July 2000 || {{RUS}} || {{GER}} || {{ITA}}
|-
| align=center|26||[[2002 European Aquatics Championships|2002]] || [[Berlin]] || {{flag|Germany}} || align=center|57 ||29 July – 4 August 2002 || {{GER}} || {{RUS}} || {{ITA}}
|-
| align=center|27||[[2004 European Aquatics Championships|2004]] || [[Madrid]] || {{flag|Spain}} || align=center|58 ||5–16 May 2004 || {{UKR}} || {{RUS}} || {{ITA}}
|-
| align=center|28||[[2006 European Aquatics Championships|2006]] || [[Budapest]] || {{flag|Hungary}} || align=center|58 ||26 July – 6 August 2006 || {{RUS}} || {{GER}} || {{FRA}}
|-
| align=center|29||[[2008 European Aquatics Championships|2008]] || [[Eindhoven]] || {{flag|Netherlands}} || align=center|54 ||13–24 March 2008 || {{RUS}} || {{ITA}} || {{FRA}}
|-
| align=center|30||[[2010 European Aquatics Championships|2010]] || [[Budapest]] || {{flag|Hungary}} || align=center|61 ||4–15 August 2010 || {{RUS}} || {{GER}} || {{FRA}}
|-
| align=center|31||[[2012 European Aquatics Championships|2012]] || [[Debrecen]] <br> [[Eindhoven]] || {{flag|Hungary}} <br> {{flag|Netherlands}} ||align=center|55 ||15–27 May 2012 || {{HUN}} || {{GER}} || {{ITA}}
|-
| align=center|32||[[2014 European Aquatics Championships|2014]] || [[Berlin]] || {{flag|Germany}} ||align=center|64 ||13–24 August 2014 || {{GBR2}} || {{RUS}} || {{ITA}}
|-
| align=center|33||[[2016 European Aquatics Championships|2016]] || [[London]] || {{flag|Great Britain}} || align=center|64||9–22 May 2016 || {{GBR2}} || {{HUN}} || {{RUS}}
|-
| align=center|34||[[2018 European Aquatics Championships|2018]]{{#tag:ref|Part of the [[European Championships (Multi-Sport)|European Championships]].|group=lower-alpha}} || [[Glasgow]]<br>[[Edinburgh]] || {{flag|Great Britain}} || align=center|72 ||2–12 August 2018 || {{RUS}} || {{GBR2}} || {{ITA}}
|-
| align=center|35||[[2020 European Aquatics Championships|2020]] || [[Budapest]] || {{flag|Hungary}} || align=center|73 ||10–23 May 2021 || {{RUS}} || {{GBR2}} || {{ITA}}
|-
| align=center|36||[[2022 European Aquatics Championships|2022]] || [[Rome]] || {{flag|Italy}} || align=center|77 ||11–21 August 2022 || {{ITA}} || {{GBR2}} || {{UKR}}
|-
| align=center|37||[[2024 European Aquatics Championships|2024]] || [[Belgrade]] || {{flag|Serbia}} || align=center|74 ||10–23 June 2024 || {{HUN}} || {{ESP}} || {{GRE}}
|-
| align=center|38||[[2026 European Aquatics Championships|2026]] || [[Paris]] || {{flag|France}} || align=center| ||31 July–16 August 2026 || || ||
|}

==Medal tables (1926–2024)==
Updated after the [[2024 European Aquatics Championships]].

===Overall===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
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 | gold_RUS = 197 | silver_RUS = 116 | bronze_RUS = 87
 | gold_GER = 175 | silver_GER = 166 | bronze_GER = 135
 | gold_GDR = 143 | silver_GDR = 115 | bronze_GDR = 68 | name_GDR = ''{{GDR}}''
 | gold_HUN = 134 | silver_HUN = 116 | bronze_HUN = 91
 | gold_ITA = 130 | silver_ITA = 160 | bronze_ITA = 205
 | gold_GBR = 114 | silver_GBR = 120 | bronze_GBR = 141
 | gold_URS = 97 | silver_URS = 87 | bronze_URS = 79 | name_URS = ''{{URS}}''
 | gold_FRA = 94 | silver_FRA = 101 | bronze_FRA = 97
 | gold_NED = 90 | silver_NED = 98 | bronze_NED = 92
 | gold_SWE = 70 | silver_SWE = 78 | bronze_SWE = 75
 | gold_UKR = 69 | silver_UKR = 73 | bronze_UKR = 70
 | gold_FRG = 41 | silver_FRG = 33 | bronze_FRG = 49 | name_FRG = ''{{FRG}}''
 | gold_ESP = 38 | silver_ESP = 62 | bronze_ESP = 51
 | gold_DEN = 30 | silver_DEN = 24 | bronze_DEN = 34
 | gold_POL = 22 | silver_POL = 26 | bronze_POL = 29
 | gold_AUT = 17 | silver_AUT = 20 | bronze_AUT = 23
 | gold_ROU = 14 | silver_ROU = 26 | bronze_ROU = 32
 | gold_GRE = 13 | silver_GRE = 21 | bronze_GRE = 28
 | gold_FIN = 13 | silver_FIN = 9 | bronze_FIN = 12
 | gold_ISR = 7 | silver_ISR = 6 | bronze_ISR = 12
 | gold_CZE = 7 | silver_CZE = 2 | bronze_CZE = 17
 | gold_NOR = 6 | silver_NOR = 9 | bronze_NOR = 5
 | gold_BEL = 6 | silver_BEL = 7 | bronze_BEL = 17
 | gold_SUI = 5 | silver_SUI = 13 | bronze_SUI = 21
 | gold_BLR = 5 | silver_BLR = 10 | bronze_BLR = 17
 | gold_IRL = 5 | silver_IRL = 7 | bronze_IRL = 2
 | gold_SRB = 5 | silver_SRB = 1 | bronze_SRB = 2
 | gold_LTU = 4 | silver_LTU = 6 | bronze_LTU = 11
 | gold_SVK = 3 | silver_SVK = 11 | bronze_SVK = 4
 | gold_BUL = 3 | silver_BUL = 4 | bronze_BUL = 9
 | gold_YUG = 2 | silver_YUG = 14 | bronze_YUG = 13 | name_YUG = ''{{YUG}}''
 | gold_CRO = 2 | silver_CRO = 7 | bronze_CRO = 7
 | gold_TCH = 2 | silver_TCH = 5 | bronze_TCH = 11 | name_TCH = ''{{TCH}}''
 | gold_SLO = 2 | silver_SLO = 5 | bronze_SLO = 10
 | gold_TUR = 2 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 5
 | gold_POR = 1 | silver_POR = 1 | bronze_POR = 5
 | gold_BIH = 1 | silver_BIH = 1 | bronze_BIH = 1
 | gold_EST = 1 | silver_EST = 1 | bronze_EST = 0
 | gold_FRO = 0 | silver_FRO = 3 | bronze_FRO = 0
 | gold_ISL = 0 | silver_ISL = 2 | bronze_ISL = 1
 | gold_FRY = 0 | silver_FRY = 1 | bronze_FRY = 0 | name_FRY = ''{{wp|FR Yugoslavia}}''
 | gold_ARM = 0 | silver_ARM = 0 | bronze_ARM = 1
}}
Note: The table includes medals won in swimming (since 1926), diving (since 1926), synchronized swimming (since 1974), open water swimming (since 1991), high diving (since 2022) and water polo since 1926 until and including 1997 when the discipline was part of the event. From 1999 the water polo event was separated and got its own independent tournament as [[European Water Polo Championship]].

As of 2024, Albania, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Gibraltar, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia and San Marino have yet to win a medal.

===Swimming (1926–2024)===
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.len.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/LEN_2018_European_Championships.FINAL_sml-1.pdf|title=LEN European Championships aquatic finalists - All time medals tables|website=len.eu|p=203|access-date=15 August 2022}}</ref>
{{Medals table
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 | team           = 
 | gold_GDR = 132 | silver_GDR = 100 | bronze_GDR = 55 | name_GDR = ''{{GDR}}''
 | gold_HUN = 114 | silver_HUN = 97 | bronze_HUN = 75
 | gold_GER = 94 | silver_GER = 89 | bronze_GER = 73
 | gold_RUS = 79 | silver_RUS = 57 | bronze_RUS = 46
 | gold_ITA = 76 | silver_ITA = 90 | bronze_ITA = 108
 | gold_GBR = 73 | silver_GBR = 92 | bronze_GBR = 113
 | gold_FRA = 70 | silver_FRA = 64 | bronze_FRA = 63
 | gold_NED = 65 | silver_NED = 82 | bronze_NED = 75
 | gold_SWE = 62 | silver_SWE = 58 | bronze_SWE = 66
 | gold_URS = 61 | silver_URS = 55 | bronze_URS = 52 | name_URS = ''{{URS}}''
 | gold_UKR = 35 | silver_UKR = 31 | bronze_UKR = 25
 | gold_FRG = 35 | silver_FRG = 27 | bronze_FRG = 42 | name_FRG = ''{{FRG}}''
 | gold_DEN = 28 | silver_DEN = 24 | bronze_DEN = 30
 | gold_ESP = 23 | silver_ESP = 26 | bronze_ESP = 28
 | gold_POL = 21 | silver_POL = 25 | bronze_POL = 27
 | gold_ROU = 13 | silver_ROU = 25 | bronze_ROU = 32
 | gold_GRE = 11 | silver_GRE = 14 | bronze_GRE = 20
 | gold_FIN = 11 | silver_FIN = 7 | bronze_FIN = 8
 | gold_AUT = 9 | silver_AUT = 10 | bronze_AUT = 11
 | gold_ISR = 7 | silver_ISR = 6 | bronze_ISR = 9
 | gold_NOR = 6 | silver_NOR = 8 | bronze_NOR = 5
 | gold_BEL = 6 | silver_BEL = 7 | bronze_BEL = 14
 | gold_CZE = 6 | silver_CZE = 2 | bronze_CZE = 11
 | gold_BLR = 5 | silver_BLR = 7 | bronze_BLR = 10
 | gold_IRL = 5 | silver_IRL = 7 | bronze_IRL = 1
 | gold_SRB = 5 | silver_SRB = 1 | bronze_SRB = 1
 | gold_SUI = 4 | silver_SUI = 8 | bronze_SUI = 11
 | gold_LTU = 4 | silver_LTU = 6 | bronze_LTU = 11
 | gold_SVK = 3 | silver_SVK = 11 | bronze_SVK = 2
 | gold_CRO = 2 | silver_CRO = 7 | bronze_CRO = 7
 | gold_SLO = 2 | silver_SLO = 5 | bronze_SLO = 10
 | gold_BUL = 2 | silver_BUL = 3 | bronze_BUL = 7
 | gold_TUR = 2 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 5
 | gold_YUG = 1 | silver_YUG = 7 | bronze_YUG = 9 | name_YUG = ''{{YUG}}''
 | gold_TCH = 1 | silver_TCH = 3 | bronze_TCH = 9 | name_TCH = ''{{TCH}}''
 | gold_POR = 1 | silver_POR = 1 | bronze_POR = 4
 | gold_BIH = 1 | silver_BIH = 1 | bronze_BIH = 1
 | gold_EST = 1 | silver_EST = 1 | bronze_EST = 0
 | gold_FRO = 0 | silver_FRO = 3 | bronze_FRO = 0
 | gold_ISL = 0 | silver_ISL = 2 | bronze_ISL = 1
}}

===Diving (1926–2024)===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
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 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_GER = 59 | silver_GER = 56 | bronze_GER = 46
 | gold_RUS = 53 | silver_RUS = 43 | bronze_RUS = 33
 | gold_URS = 27 | silver_URS = 26 | bronze_URS = 24 | name_URS = ''{{URS}}''
 | gold_GBR = 27 | silver_GBR = 22 | bronze_GBR = 22
 | gold_ITA = 24 | silver_ITA = 25 | bronze_ITA = 28
 | gold_UKR = 18 | silver_UKR = 22 | bronze_UKR = 34
 | gold_GDR = 11 | silver_GDR = 14 | bronze_GDR = 13 | name_GDR = ''{{GDR}}''
 | gold_FRA = 9 | silver_FRA = 6 | bronze_FRA = 11
 | gold_SWE = 8 | silver_SWE = 17 | bronze_SWE = 9
 | gold_AUT = 5 | silver_AUT = 6 | bronze_AUT = 5
 | gold_ESP = 4 | silver_ESP = 7 | bronze_ESP = 4
 | gold_FRG = 4 | silver_FRG = 3 | bronze_FRG = 2 | name_FRG = ''{{FRG}}''
 | gold_NED = 4 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 2
 | gold_FIN = 2 | silver_FIN = 2 | bronze_FIN = 4
 | gold_DEN = 2 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 4
 | gold_HUN = 1 | silver_HUN = 5 | bronze_HUN = 7
 | gold_TCH = 1 | silver_TCH = 1 | bronze_TCH = 2 | name_TCH = ''{{TCH}}''
 | gold_POL = 1 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 2
 | gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 0
 | gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 2 | bronze_BLR = 5
 | gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 2 | bronze_SUI = 0
 | gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 0
 | gold_ARM = 0 | silver_ARM = 0 | bronze_ARM = 1
 | gold_IRL = 0 | silver_IRL = 0 | bronze_IRL = 1
}}

===Artistic swimming (1974–2024)===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = Flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_RUS = 53 | silver_RUS = 3 | bronze_RUS = 0
 | gold_UKR = 15 | silver_UKR = 19 | bronze_UKR = 11
 | gold_GBR = 13 | silver_GBR = 5 | bronze_GBR = 6
 | gold_ESP = 11 | silver_ESP = 24 | bronze_ESP = 12
 | gold_FRA = 9 | silver_FRA = 19 | bronze_FRA = 9
 | gold_ITA = 4 | silver_ITA = 22 | bronze_ITA = 37
 | gold_URS = 4 | silver_URS = 3 | bronze_URS = 1 | name_URS = ''{{URS}}''
 | gold_NED = 3 | silver_NED = 6 | bronze_NED = 8
 | gold_AUT = 3 | silver_AUT = 4 | bronze_AUT = 6
 | gold_GRE = 1 | silver_GRE = 5 | bronze_GRE = 6
 | gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 2 | bronze_GER = 0
 | gold_FRG = 0 | silver_FRG = 3 | bronze_FRG = 3 | name_FRG = ''{{FRG}}''
 | gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 1 | bronze_SUI = 9
 | gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 1 | bronze_BLR = 2
 | gold_ISR = 0 | silver_ISR = 0 | bronze_ISR = 3
 | gold_SVK = 0 | silver_SVK = 0 | bronze_SVK = 2
 | gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 1
 | gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 0 | bronze_SRB = 1
}}

===Open water swimming (1991–2024)===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = Flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_ITA = 21 | silver_ITA = 23 | bronze_ITA = 25
 | gold_GER = 20 | silver_GER = 16 | bronze_GER = 14
 | gold_NED = 13 | silver_NED = 8 | bronze_NED = 4
 | gold_RUS = 12 | silver_RUS = 11 | bronze_RUS = 7
 | gold_HUN = 7 | silver_HUN = 6 | bronze_HUN = 6
 | gold_FRA = 6 | silver_FRA = 11 | bronze_FRA = 12
 | gold_GRE = 1 | silver_GRE = 2 | bronze_GRE = 2
 | gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 2 | bronze_SUI = 1
 | gold_GBR = 1 | silver_GBR = 1 | bronze_GBR = 0
 | gold_CZE = 1 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 6
 | gold_UKR = 1 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 0
 | gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 4 | bronze_ESP = 5
 | gold_TCH = 0 | silver_TCH = 1 | bronze_TCH = 0 | name_TCH = ''{{TCH}}''
 | gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 0 | bronze_BUL = 2
 | gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 1
}}

===High diving (2022)===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = Flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_ROU = 1 | silver_ROU = 1 | bronze_ROU = 0
 | gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 0
 | gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 0
 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 2
}}

===Water polo (1926–1997)===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_HUN = 12 | silver_HUN = 8 | bronze_HUN = 2
 | gold_URS = 5 | silver_URS = 3 | bronze_URS = 2 | name_URS = ''{{URS}}''
 | gold_NED = 5 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 3
 | gold_ITA = 5 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 5
 | gold_FRG = 2 | silver_FRG = 0 | bronze_FRG = 2 | name_FRG = ''{{FRG}}''
 | gold_YUG = 1 | silver_YUG = 7 | bronze_YUG = 4 | name_YUG = ''{{YUG}}''
 | gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 3 | bronze_GER = 2
 | gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 3 | bronze_SWE = 0
 | gold_RUS = 0 | silver_RUS = 2 | bronze_RUS = 1
 | gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 2
 | gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 2
 | gold_GDR = 0 | silver_GDR = 1 | bronze_GDR = 0 | name_GDR = ''{{GDR}}''
 | gold_FRY = 0 | silver_FRY = 1 | bronze_FRY = 0 | name_FRY = ''{{wp|FR Yugoslavia}}''
 | gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 3
 | gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 0 | bronze_AUT = 1
}}

==Multiple medalists in swimming (long course)==
These table shows swimmers who have won at least 7 gold medals at the European Championships and is updated after the [[2024 European Aquatics Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.len.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/LEN_2018_European_Championships.FINAL_sml-1.pdf|title=EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS AQUATIC FINALISTS 1926 – 2016 – by Kelvin Juba|publisher=len.eu|access-date=22 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SwimmingStats/status/1395428800566071296/photo/2|title=Female swimmer with the most medals in the history of Euro Aquatics Championships|publisher=Swimming Stats|access-date=23 May 2021}}</ref>
{{legend|lightblue|Still active}}
===Men===
{| class="wikitable" width=90% style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"
|-
!# !!Swimmer !!Country !!{{Gold1}} ||{{Silver2}} ||{{Bronze3}}|| Total
|-
!1
|align=left|[[Alexander Popov (swimmer)|Alexander Popov]] ||align=left|{{URS}}<BR>{{RUS}} ||21||3||2||26
|-
!2
|align=left bgcolor=lightblue|[[Adam Peaty]] ||align=left|{{GBR2}} ||16||0||0||16
|-
!3
|align=left|[[László Cseh]] ||align=left|{{HUN}} ||14||4||5||23
|-
!4
|align=left|[[Michael Gross (swimmer)|Michael Gross]] ||align=left|{{FRG}} ||13||4||2||19
|-
!5
|align=left|[[Pieter van den Hoogenband]] ||align=left|{{NED}} ||10||5||4||19
|-
!6
|align=left|[[Emiliano Brembilla]] ||align=left|{{ITA}} ||10||3||0||13
|-
!7
|align=left|[[Filippo Magnini]] ||align=left|{{ITA}} ||9||5||5||19
|-
!8
|align=left|[[Peter Nocke]] ||align=left|{{FRG}} ||9||1||0||10
|-
!9
|align=left bgcolor=lightblue|[[Kristóf Milák]] ||align=left|{{HUN}} ||8||2||0||10
|-
!10
|align=left|[[Tamás Darnyi]] ||align=left|{{HUN}} ||8||0||0||8
|-
!11
|align=left bgcolor=lightblue|[[Duncan Scott (swimmer)|Duncan Scott]] ||align=left|{{GBR2}} ||7||4||0||11
|-
!12
|align=left|[[Oleh Lisohor]] ||align=left|{{UKR}} ||7||3||3||13
|-
!13
|align=left bgcolor=lightblue|[[James Guy (swimmer)|James Guy]] ||align=left|{{GBR2}} ||7||2||3||12
|}

===Women===
{| class="wikitable" width=90% style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"
|-
!# !!Swimmer !!Country !!{{Gold1}} ||{{Silver2}} ||{{Bronze3}}|| Total
|-
!1
|align=left|[[Franziska van Almsick]] ||align=left|{{GER}} ||18||3||0||21
|-
!2
|align=left bgcolor=lightblue|[[Sarah Sjöström]] ||align=left|{{SWE}} ||17||7||4||28
|-
!3
|align=left bgcolor=lightblue|[[Katinka Hosszú]] ||align=left|{{HUN}} ||15||6||4||25
|-
!4
|align=left|[[Heike Friedrich]] ||align=left|{{GDR}}<BR>{{GER}} ||11||2||0||13
|-
!5
|align=left|[[Therese Alshammar]] ||align=left|{{SWE}} ||10||7||4||21
|-
!6
|align=left|[[Fran Halsall]] ||align=left|{{GBR2}} ||10||3||4||17
|-
!7
|align=left|[[Yana Klochkova]] ||align=left|{{UKR}} ||10||2||4||16
|-
!8
|align=left|[[Sandra Völker]] ||align=left|{{GER}} ||9||4||4||17
|-
!9
|align=left|[[Krisztina Egerszegi]] ||align=left|{{HUN}} ||9||4||0||13
|-
!9
|align=left|[[Astrid Strauss]] ||align=left|{{GDR}} ||9||4||0||13
|-
!11
|align=left bgcolor=lightblue|[[Freya Anderson]] ||align=left|{{GBR2}} ||9||3||4||16
|-
!12
|align=left|[[Laure Manaudou]] ||align=left|{{FRA}} ||9||1||3||13
|-
!13
|align=left|[[Kristin Otto]] ||align=left|{{GDR}} ||9||1||1||11
|-
!14
|align=left|[[Ute Geweniger]] ||align=left|{{GDR}} ||9||1||0||10
|-
!15
|align=left bgcolor=lightblue|[[Simona Quadarella]] ||align=left|{{ITA}} ||8||1||1||10
|-
!16
|align=left|[[Federica Pellegrini]]||align=left|{{ITA}} ||7||6||7||20
|-
!17
|align=left bgcolor=lightblue|[[Yuliya Yefimova]] ||align=left|{{RUS}} ||7||4||2||13
|-
!18
|align=left|[[Mette Jacobsen]] ||align=left|{{DEN}} ||7||3||8||18
|-
!19
|align=left|[[Daniela Hunger]] ||align=left|{{GDR}}<BR>{{GER}} ||7||3||0||10
|-
!20
|align=left bgcolor=lightblue|[[Boglárka Kapás]] ||align=left|{{HUN}} ||7||2||4||13
|-
!20
|align=left|[[Ágnes Kovács]] ||align=left|{{HUN}} ||7||2||4||13
|-
!22
|align=left bgcolor=lightblue|[[Lucy Hope (swimmer)|Lucy Hope]] ||align=left|{{GBR2}} ||7||2||0||9
|-
!22
|align=left|[[Britta Steffen]] ||align=left|{{GER}} ||7||2||0||9
|}

==Championships records==
{{main|List of European Championships records in swimming}}

==See also==
* [[List of European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)]]
* [[List of European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)]]
* [[List of European Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming]]
* [[List of European Aquatics Championships medalists in artistic swimming]]
* [[European Short Course Swimming Championships]]

==References==
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|http://www.len.eu}}
* Swim Rankings [http://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=meetSelect&selectPage=BYTYPE&meetType=3 results]
* [http://www.oppetarkiv.se/etikett/titel/EM_i_simning/ The event at SVT's open archive] {{in lang|sv}}

{{European Championships}}
{{International swimming}}
{{International Diving}}
{{LEN Competitions}}
{{LEN swimming champs}}

[[Category:LEN European Aquatics Championships| ]]
[[Category:European championships in aquatics|*]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1926]]
[[Category:European Aquatics competitions|European Aquatics Championships]]