| 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 Kaliopi Araúzu 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 | |
The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years ; and since 2022, they have included 5 aquatics disciplines: Swimming, 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 separate championships. The open water events are not held during the Olympic year.
LEN is the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to FINA — it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was formally organized in 1927 in Bologna, and since 2015 is headquartered in Nyon.
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The 2010 European Aquatics Championships were held from 4–15 August 2010 in Budapest and Balatonfüred, Hungary. It was the fourth time that the city of Budapest hosts this event after 1926, 1958 and 2006. Events in swimming, diving, synchronised swimming (synchro) and open water swimming were scheduled.
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The 1991 European Open Water Swimming Championships was the second edition of the European Open Water Swimming Championships and took part from 14 to 15 September 1991 in Terracina, Italy.
The 1993 European Open Water Swimming Championships was the third edition of the European Open Water Swimming Championships and took part from 28 to 29 August 1993 in Slapy, Czech Republic.
The 1995 European Open Water Swimming Championships was the fourth edition of the European Open Water Swimming Championships and took part from 22–27 August 1995 in Vienna, Austria.
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The 2010 European Open Water Swimming Championships was the 12th edition of the European Open Water Swimming Championships and took part from 4–15 August 2010 in Budapest, Hungary.
The 2006 European Open Water Swimming Championships was the 10th edition of the European Open Water Swimming Championships and took part from 26–30 July 2006 in Budapest, Hungary.
The 2014 European Open Water Swimming Championships was the fifteenth edition of the European Open Water Swimming Championships and took part from 13–17 August 2014 in Berlin, Germany.
The 2008 European Open Water Swimming Championships was the 11th edition of the European Open Water Swimming Championships and took part from 8–14 September 2008 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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