| 17th European Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Date(s) | 4–11 August 1985 |
| Events | 39 |
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.
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 17 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 |  West Germany | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Bulgaria * | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Nikolay Drozhin (URS) | Petar Georgiev (BUL) | Dieter Dörr (FRG) |
| 10 m platform | Thomas Knuths (GDR) | Albin Killat (FRG) | Domenico Rinaldo (ITA) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Zhanna Tsirulnikova (URS) | Irina Sidorova (URS) | Brita Baldus (GDR) |
| 10 m platform | Anzhela Stasyulevich (URS) | Ramona Pätow-Wenzel (GDR) | Alla Lobankina (URS) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Carolyn Wilson (GBR) | Muriel Hermine (FRA) | Alexandra Worisch (AUT) |
| Duet | Eva-Maria Edinger (AUT) Alexandra Worisch (AUT) | Muriel Hermine (FRA) Pascale Besson (FRA) | Amanda Dodd (GBR) Carolyn Wilson (GBR) |
| Team competition | France (FRA) Pascale Besson Anne Capron Catherine Hameon Muriel Hermine Anne-Caroline Mathieu Sylvie Moisson Odile Petit Karine Schuler | Great Britain (GBR) Nicola Batchelor Georgina Coombs Amanda Dodd Jackie Dodd Alison Garrett Tracy Golding Nicola Shearn Carolyn Wilson | Netherlands (NED) Miranda Boerboom Angelique Friebel Joanni Janssen Marion Jansen Anita van Paassen Marjolijn Philipsen Marielle van der Heyde Marjolijn van Kolck |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | West Germany |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Netherlands | Hungary | West Germany |
