| Host city | London |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Events | 16 |
| Opening | 6 August 1938 |
| Closing | 13 August 1938 |
The 1938 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 6–13 August 1938 in London, United Kingdom.
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Medal table
* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  Denmark | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Great Britain* | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 49 | |
Medal summary
Diving
- Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Erhard Weiß Germany |
148.02 | Fritz Haster Germany |
137.50 | Frederick Hodges Great Britain |
132.52 |
| 10 m highboard |
Erhard Weiß Germany |
124.67 | Hans Kitzig Germany |
121.53 | László Hidvégi Hungary |
107.22 |
- Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Betty Slade Great Britain |
103.60 | Gerda Daumerlang Germany |
102.28 | Edna Child Great Britain |
100.40 |
| 10 m highboard |
Inge Beeken Denmark |
37.09 | Ann-Margret Nirling Sweden |
36.92 | Suse Heinze Germany |
36.39 |
Swimming
- Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Kees Hoving Netherlands |
59.8 | Frederick Dove Great Britain |
1:00.6 | István Kőrösi Hungary |
1:01.2 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Björn Borg Sweden |
4:51.6 | Werner Plath Germany |
4:56.2 | Norman Wainwright Great Britain |
4:56.3 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Björn Borg Sweden |
19:55.6 | Bob Leivers Great Britain |
19:57.0 | Heinz Arendt Germany |
20:12.6 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Heinz Schlauch Germany |
1:09.0 | Gerhard Nüsske Germany |
1:10.8 | Árpád Lengyel Hungary Stans Scheffer NED |
1:12.0 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Joachim Balke Germany |
2:45.8 | Erwin Sietas Germany |
2:45.9 | Anton Cerer Yugoslavia |
2:47.6 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |
Germany Werner Birr Wolfgang Heimlich Hans Freese Werner Plath |
9:17.6 | France Roland Pallard Christian Talli René Cavalero Alfred Nakache |
9:22.6 | Great Britain Frederick Dove Kenneth Deane Bob Leivers Norman Wainwright |
9:24.6 |
- Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Ragnhild Hveger Denmark |
1:06.2 | Birte Ove-Petersen Denmark |
1:06.8 | Rie van Veen Netherlands |
1:08.4 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Ragnhild Hveger Denmark |
5:09.0 | Rie van Veen Netherlands |
5:27.7 | Fernande Caroen Belgium |
5:33.4 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Cor Kint Netherlands |
1:15.0 | Iet van Feggelen Netherlands |
1:15.9 | Birte Ove-Petersen Denmark |
1:17.0 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Inge Sørensen Denmark |
3:05.4 | Doris Storey Great Britain |
3:06.0 | Jopie Waalberg Netherlands |
3:06.2 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
Denmark Eva Arndt Riise Gunvor Kraft Birte Ove-Petersen Ragnhild Hveger |
4:31.6 | Netherlands Alie Stijl Trude Malcorps Rie van Veen Willy den Ouden |
4:39.5 | Great Britain Zilpha Grant Joyce Harrowby Margery Hinton Olive Wadham |
4:51.4 |
Water polo
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |
Hungary
|
Germany
|
Netherlands
|
See also
References
- "European Swimming Championships (Men)". GBRSPORTS.COM.
- "European Swimming Championships (Women)". GBRSPORTS.COM.
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