Swimming at the European Games

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Swimming
at the 1st European Games
Swimming pictogram.svg
VenueBaku Aquatics Centre
Dates23–27 June 2015
Competitors526 [1]

swimming events were included at the inaugural 2015 European Games took place at the Baku Aquatics Centre, Baku 42 events were contested in long course conditions. Swimming was not included in the earliest list of sports confirmed for the 2015 Games, as the European swimming authorities at that stage were minded not to take part. However, following negotiations with the organising authorities, a compromise was reached whereby, in 2015, these events were for junior swimmers only - in effect, under 18 for men, under 16 for women.

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In effect, therefore, the swimming portion of the 2015 European Games doubled as the 2015 European Junior Swimming Championships. Swimming events did not return for the 2019 Games in Minsk.

A number of non-Olympic distances have been raced, in addition to a full Olympic programme. The 50 metre sprint in backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly will be held for both genders, the 800 metre freestyle for men, the 1500 metre freestyle for women and mixed gender 4 x 100 metre relays, both freestyle and medley.

Summary

GamesYearEventsBest Nation
I 2015 42Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
II 2019not contested
III 2023

List of Medalists

Men's events

50 metres freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Ziv Kalontorov
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Giovanni Izzo
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Aleksei Brianskiy
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

100 metres freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Duncan Scott
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Alessandro Miressi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Vladislav Kozlov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

200 metres freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Duncan Scott
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Cameron Kurle
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Elisei Stepanov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

400 metres freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Paul Hentschel
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Dimitrios Dimitriou
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Ernest Maksumov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

800 metres freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Nicolas D'Oriano
Flag of France.svg  France
Marcos Rodríguez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Henning Mühlleitner
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

1500 metres freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Nicolas D'Oriano
Flag of France.svg  France
Ernest Maksumov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Marc Hinawi
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel

50 metres backstroke

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Filipp Shopin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Marek Ulrich
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Andrii Khloptsov
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

100 metres backstroke

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Luke Greenbank
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Filipp Shopin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Marek Ulrich
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

200 metres backstroke

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Luke Greenbank
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Mikita Tsmyh
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Roman Larin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

50 metres breaststroke

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Andrius Šidlauskas
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Nikola Obrovac
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Tobias Bjerg
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

100 metres breaststroke

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Anton Chupkov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Andrius Šidlauskas
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Charlie Attwood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

200 metres breaststroke

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Anton Chupkov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Kirill Mordashev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Luke Davies
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

50 metres butterfly

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Andrii Khloptsov
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Paweł Sendyk
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Daniil Pakhomov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

100 metres butterfly

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Daniil Pakhomov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Alberto Lozano
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Daniil Antipov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

200 metres butterfly

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Daniil Pakhomov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Giacomo Carini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Matthias Marsau
Flag of France.svg  France

200 metres individual medley

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Sebastian Steffan
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Jarvis Parkinson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Martyn Walton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

400 metres individual medley

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Nikolay Sokolov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Igor Balyberdin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Karol Zbutowicz
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

4 x 100 metres freestyle relay

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Duncan Scott
Martyn Walton
Daniel Speers
Cameron Kurle
Thomas Fannon
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Alessandro Miressi
Giovanni Izzo
Ivano Vendrame
Alessandro Bori
Manuel Frigo
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Vladislav Kozlov
Aleksei Brianskiy
Elisei Stepanov
Igor Shadrin
Georg Gutmann
Sergei Sudakov

4 x 200 metres freestyle relay

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Aleksandr Prokofev
Nikolay Snegirev
Ernest Maksumov
Elisei Stepanov
Igor Shadrin
Daniil Antipov
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Duncan Scott
Martyn Walton
Kyle Chisholm
Cameron Kurle
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Paul Hentschel
Henning Mühlleitner
Konstantin Walter
Moritz Brandt
Alexander Lohmar
Thore Bermel

4 x 100 metres medley relay

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Filipp Shopin
Anton Chupkov
Daniil Pakhomov
Vladislav Kozlov
Roman Larin
Egor Suchkov
Daniil Antipov
Aleksei Brianskiy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Luke Greenbank
Charlie Attwood
Duncan Scott
Martyn Walton
Joe Hulme
Luke Davies
Kyle Chisholm
Cameron Kurle
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)
Jakub Skierka
Jacek Arentewicz
Michał Chudy
Paweł Sendyk
Damian Chrzanowski
Michał Brzuś

Women's events

50 metres freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Maria Kameneva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Marrit Steenbergen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Julie Kepp Jensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

100 metres freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Marrit Steenbergen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Arina Openysheva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Maria Kameneva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

200 metres freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Arina Openysheva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Marrit Steenbergen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Leonie Kullmann
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

400 metres freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Arina Openysheva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Leonie Kullmann
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Anastasiya Kirpichnikova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

800 metres freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Holly Hibbott
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Anastasiya Kirpichnikova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Marina Castro Atalaya
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

1500 metres freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Sveva Schiazzano
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Janka Juhász
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Marina Castro Atalaya
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

50 metres backstroke

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Caroline Pilhatsch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Pauline Mahieu
Flag of France.svg  France
Maria Kameneva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

100 metres backstroke

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Polina Egorova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Maria Kameneva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Pauline Mahieu
Flag of France.svg  France

200 metres backstroke

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Polina Egorova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Maxime Wolters
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Maryna Kolesnykova
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

50 metres breaststroke

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Maria Astashkina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Laura Kelsch
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Nolwenn Hervé
Flag of France.svg  France

100 metres breaststroke

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Maria Astashkina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Giuila Verona
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Daria Chikunova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

200 metres breaststroke

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Maria Astashkina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Giuila Verona
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Layla Black
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

50 metres butterfly

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Polina Egorova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Caroline Pilhatsch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Julie Kepp Jensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

100 metres butterfly

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Polina Egorova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Amelia Clynes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Ilektra Lebl
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Laura Stephens
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

200 metres butterfly

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Julia Mrozinski
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Elisa Scarpa Vidal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Boglárka Bonecz
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

200 metres butterfly

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Maxime Wolters
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Ilaria Cusinato
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Abbie Wood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

400 metres butterfly

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Abbie Wood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Ilaria Cusinato
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Anja Crevar
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia

4 x 100 metres freestyle relay

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Arina Openysheva
Vasilissa Buinaia
Olesia Cherniatina
Maria Kameneva
Polina Egorova
Anastasiya Kirpichnikova
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Pien Schravesande
Frederique Janssen
Laura van Engelen
Marrit Steenbergen
Josien Wijkhuijs
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Darcy Deakin
Madeleine Crompton
Hannah Featherstone
Georgia Coates
Holly Hibbott

4 x 200 metres freestyle relay

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Anastasiya Kirpichnikova
Arina Openysheva
Olesia Cherniatina
Irina Krivonogova
Maria Kameneva
Mariana Petrova
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Laura van Engelen
Frederique Janssen
Marieke Tienstra
Marrit Steenbergen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Hannah Featherstone
Darcy Deakin
Holly Hibbott
Georgia Coates
Madeleine Crompton

4 x 100 metres medley relay

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Maria Kameneva
Maria Astashkina
Polina Egorova
Arina Openysheva
Daria Chikunova
Alexandra Chesnokova
Vasilissa Buinaia
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Iris Tjonk
Tes Schouten
Josein Wijkhuis
Marrit Steenbergen
Marieke Tienstra
Frederique Janssen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Rebecca Sherwin
Layla Black
Amelia Clynes
Georgia Coates
Emma Cain
Abbie Wood
Darcy Deakin

Mixed events

4 x 100 metres freestyle relay

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Vladislav Kozlov
Elisei Stepanov
Mariia Kameneva
Arina Openysheva
Igor Shadrin
Aleksei Brianskiy
Vasilissa Buinaia
Olesia Cherniatina
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Duncan Scott
Martyn Walton
Darcy Deakin
Georgia Coates
Cameron Kurle
Madeleine Crompton
Daniel Speers
Hannah Featherstone
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Alexander Lohmar
Leonie Kullmann
Katrin Gottwald
Konstantin Walter
Hana van Loock

4 x 100 metres medley relay

EventGoldSilverBronze
2015 Baku
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Mariia Kameneva
Anton Chupkov
Daniil Pakhomov
Arina Openysheva
Filip Shopin
Daria Chikunova
Roman Shevliakov
Vasilissa Buinaia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Luke Greenbank
Charlie Attwood
Amelia Clynes
Georgia Coates
Joe Litchfield
Luke Davies
Abbie Wood
Hannah Featherstone
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Maxine Wolters
Leo Schmidt
Johannes Tesch
Katrin Gottwald
Marek Ulrich
Laura Kelsch
Hana van Loock

All-time Medal table

Russia is by far the most successful swimming nation at the European Games with 23 gold medals out of 42 events. Great Britain and Germany follow with seven and three gold medals respectively.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2371242
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)77923
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)34613
4Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)2136
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)2103
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)19010
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1506
8Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)1102
9Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1023
10Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)1012
11Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0224
12Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0123
13Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)0112
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0112
15Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)0101
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)0101
17Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0033
18Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)0011
Totals (18 entries)424243127

References

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