| Host city | Hoorn |
|---|---|
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Events | 7 |
| Opening | 14 July 2016 |
| Closing | 14 July 2016 |
The 2016 European Open Water Championships took place from 10 to 14 July 2016 in Hoorn (Netherlands), organized by European Swimming Federation LEN.
| Host city | Hoorn |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Events | 7 |
| Opening | 14 July 2016 |
| Closing | 14 July 2016 |
The 2016 European Open Water Championships took place from 10 to 14 July 2016 in Hoorn (Netherlands), organized by European Swimming Federation LEN.
| Medal table(final score after 7 events) [1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | G | S | B | Total |
| 1 |  Italy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  France | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | |
LEN awarded best 3 swimmers each race following pricemoney: [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual (5/10/25 km) | €2,000 | €1,500 | €1,000 |
| Team Event (5 km) | €3,000 | €2,500 | €2,000 |
Best Swimmers 2 swimmers each nation each event got points for championships trophy. It was awarded to the nation with the highest number of points, according to [2]
| Place: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | all other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points: | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | each 1 |
| Championships Trophy (after 7 events) [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Men | Women | mixed | Total |
| 1 | Italy | 54 | 62 | 86 | 202 |
| 2 | Germany | 35 | 40 | 41 | 116 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 49 | 29 | 23 | 101 |
| 4 | Russia | 44 | 20 | 30 | 94 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 48 | 31 | 14 | 93 |
| 6 | France | 15 | 20 | 47 | 82 |
| 7 | Hungary | 33 | 15 | 24 | 72 |
| 8 |  Portugal | 6 | 25 | 22 | 53 |
| 9 |  Czech Republic | 4 | 12 | 22 | 38 |
| 10 |  Greece | 13 | 20 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 |  Poland | 1 | 16 | 11 | 28 |
| 12 |  Spain | 7 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 |  Israel | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 |
| 14 |  Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 15 |  Slovenia | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 |  Austria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 |  Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 |  Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 |  Serbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Huskisson | United Kingdom | 0:59:46.1 |
| 2 | Finnia Wunram | Germany | 0:59:52.4 |
| 3 | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Netherlands | 0:59:54.9 |
| 4 | Aurora Ponsele | Italy | 1:00:11.8 |
| 5 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi | Italy | 1:00:38.6 |
| 6 | Ilaria Raimondi | Italy | 1:00:43.4 |
| 7 | Erika Villaecija | Spain | 1:00:57.6 |
| 8 | Svenja Zihsler | Germany | 1:00:59.6 |
Date: 12 July 2016
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result(h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachele Bruni | Italy | 2:07:00.1 |
| 1 | Aurelie Muller | France | 2:07:00.1 |
| 3 | Arianna Bridi | Italy | 2:07:03.6 |
| 4 | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Netherlands | 2:07:06.8 |
| 5 | Angelica Andre | Portugal | 2:07:11.3 |
| 6 | Finnia Wunram | Germany | 2:07:11.6 |
| 7 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi | Italy | 2:07:12.8 |
| 8 | Danielle Huskisson | United Kingdom | 2:07:13.7 |
Date: 10 July 2016
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martina Grimaldi | Italy | 5:26:47.8 |
| 2 | Olga Kozydub | Russia | 5:26:49.8 |
| 3 | Caroline Jouisse | France | 5:26:50.5 |
| 4 | Arianna Bridi | Italy | 5:26:57.3 |
| 5 | Angela Maurer | Germany | 5:26:57.6 |
| 6 | Morgane Dornic | France | 5:30:18.2 |
| 7 | Barbara Pozzobon | Italy | 5:30:24.4 |
| 8 | Sarah Bosslet | Germany | 5:34:27.7 |
Date: 14 July 2016
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirill Abrosimov | Russia | 54:34.3 |
| 2 | Federico Vanelli | Italy | 54:54.4 |
| 3 | Caleb Hughes | United Kingdom | 55:06.1 |
| 4 | Rob Muffels | Germany | 55:11.3 |
| 5 | Ferry Weertman | Netherlands | 55:14.8 |
| 6 | Mario Sanzullo | Italy | 55:22.2 |
| 7 | Daniel Szekelyi | Hungary | 55:46.8 |
| 8 | Sören Meißner | Germany | 55:52.1 |
Date: 12 July 2016
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fery Weertman | Netherlands | 1:55:20.6 |
| 2 | Jack Burnell | United Kingdom | 1:55:21.2 |
| 3 | Marc-Antoine Olivier | France | 1:55:21.6 |
| 4 | Federico Vanelli | Italy | 1:55:24.3 |
| 5 | Spyridon Gianniotis | Greece | 1:55:25.0 |
| 6 | Caleb Hughes | United Kingdom | 1:55:25.0 |
| 7 | Simone Ruffini | Italy | 1:55:25.4 |
| 8 | Anton Evsikov | Russia | 1:55:25.8 |
Date: 10 July 2016
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axel Reymond | France | 5:02:22.0 |
| 2 | Matteo Furlan | Italy | 5:06:07.5 |
| 3 | Edoardo Stochino | Italy | 5:09:19.4 |
| 4 | Yuval Safra | Israel | 5:11:32.9 |
| 5 | Marcel Schouten | Netherlands | 5:11:52.0 |
| 6 | Andrea Bianchi | Italy | 5:13:58.9 |
| 7 | Matej Kozubek | Czech Republic | 5:14:19.7 |
| 8 | Evgenij Pop Acev | Macedonia | 5:23:10.6 |
Date: 14 July 2016
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachele Bruni Simone Ruffini Federico Vanelli | Italy | 0:55:59.3 |
| 2 | Finnia Wunram Rob Muffels Andreas Waschburger | Germany | 0:56:37.0 |
| 3 | Éva Risztov Márk Papp Dániel Székelyi | Hungary | 0:56:42.6 |
| 4 | Danielle Huskisson Caleb Hughes Jay Lelliott | United Kingdom | 0:57:03.5 |
| 5 | Daria Kulik Anton Evsikov Sergey Bolshakov | Russia | 0:58:19.2 |
| 6 | Angelica Andre Mario Bonanca Rafael Gil | Portugal | 1:00:14.9 |
| 7 | Justyna Burska Krzysztof Pielowski Jan Urbaniak | Poland | 1:00:19.3 |
| 8 | Esmee Bos Lucas Greven Pepijn Smits | Netherlands | 1:02:42.9 |
Date: 13 July 2016
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