1938 European Aquatics Championships

Host City London
Country GBR
Held 6 – 13 August 1938
Competitors 181
Countries 14

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men 8 – 10 August 1938 Medal 12 10
10 m Platform Men 13 August 1938 Medal 7 5
3 m Springboard Women 10 – 11 August 1938 Medal 8 5
10 m Platform Women 13 August 1938 Medal 8 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men 6 – 8 August 1938 Medal 13 8
400 m Freestyle Men 9 – 11 August 1938 Medal 13 9
1,500 m Freestyle Men 12 – 13 August 1938 Medal 11 8
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men 10 August 1938 Medal 20 5
100 m Backstroke Men 8 – 12 August 1938 Medal 16 9
200 m Breaststroke Men 11 – 13 August 1938 Medal 11 7
100 m Freestyle Women 6 – 9 August 1938 Medal 10 6
400 m Freestyle Women 10 – 13 August 1938 Medal 10 7
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women 13 August 1938 Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Women 13 August 1938 Medal 6 3
200 m Breaststroke Women 6 – 10 August 1938 Medal 10 7
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men 6 – 13 August 1938 Medal 62 7

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Germany GER 5 7 2 14
2 Denmark DEN 5 1 1 7
3 Netherlands NED 2 3 4 9
4 Sweden SWE 2 1 0 3
5 Great Britain GBR 1 3 5 9
6 Hungary HUN 1 0 3 4
7 France FRA 0 1 0 1
8 Belgium BEL 0 0 1 1
= Yugoslavia YUG 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
3 m Springboard, Men Johnny Weiß GER Fritz Haster GER Freddie Hodges GBR
10 m Platform, Men Johnny Weiß GER Hans Kitzig GER László Hidvégi HUN
3 m Springboard, Women Betty Slade GBR Gerda Daumerlang GER Edna Child GBR
10 m Platform, Women Inge Beeken DEN Ann-Margret Nirling SWE Suse Heinze GER
100 m Freestyle, Men Kees Hoving NED Freddie Dove GBR István Körösi HUN
400 m Freestyle, Men Björn Borg SWE Werner Plath GER Norman Wainwright GBR
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Björn Borg SWE Bobby Leivers GBR Heinz Arendt GER
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Germany GER France FRA Great Britain GBR
100 m Backstroke, Men Heinz Schlauch GER Gerhard Nüske GER Árpád Lengyel
Stans Scheffer 		HUN
NED
200 m Breaststroke, Men Jochen Balke GER Erwin Sietas GER Tone Cerer YUG
100 m Freestyle, Women Ragnhild Hveger DEN Birte Ove-Petersen DEN Maria van Veen NED
400 m Freestyle, Women Ragnhild Hveger DEN Maria van Veen NED Fernande Caroen BEL
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Denmark DEN Netherlands NED Great Britain GBR
100 m Backstroke, Women Cor Kint NED Iet van Feggelen NED Birte Ove-Petersen DEN
200 m Breaststroke, Women Inge Sørensen DEN Doris Storey GBR Jopie Waalberg NED
Water Polo, Men Hungary HUN Germany GER Netherlands NED