| Host city | Piombino |
|---|---|
| Country |  Italy |
| Events | 7 |
| Opening | 12 September 2012 |
| Closing | 16 September 2012 |
The 2012 European Open Water Swimming Championships was the fourteenth edition of the European Open Water Swimming Championships (but the sixth stand alone after 1989, 1991, 1993, 2008 and 2011 editions) and took part from 12 to 16 September 2012 in Piombino, Italy. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km (15.09) | Kirill Abrosimov  Russia 54:47,1 | Andreas Waschburger  Germany 54:59,4 | Luca Ferretti Italy 55:06,6 |
| 10 km (12.09) | Kirill Abrosimov Russia 1:57:46,8 | Andreas Waschburger Germany 1:57:48,2 | Nicola Bolzonello Italy 1:57:54,0 |
| 25 km (16.09) | Petar Stoichev  Bulgaria 5:04:02,3 | Arseni Lavrantiev  Portugal 5:04:05,4 | Axel Reymond  France 5:04:06,3 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km (15.09) | Rachele Bruni Italy 1:00:56,9 | Kaliopi Araúzu  Greece 1:01:53,5 | Jana Pechanová  Czech Republic 1:01:57,8 |
| 10 km (12.09) | Martina Grimaldi Italy 2:12:23,3 | Angela Maurer Germany 2:12:24,7 | Jana Pechanová Czech Republic 2:12:26,1 |
| 25 km (16.09) | Alice Franco Italy 5:31:21,9 | Margarita Domínguez  Spain 5:31:26,3 | Martina Grimaldi Italy 5:31:34,6 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km por equipos (13.09) | Italy Luca Ferretti Simone Ercoli Rachele Bruni 59:04,2 | Greece Marios Kalafatis Yeoryos Arniakos Kalliopi Araouzou 59:57,1 | Germany Thomas Lurz Andreas Waschburger Angela Maurer 1:00:42,5 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |