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The 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from July 18 to July 22, 2007 in Antwerp, Belgium.
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The 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from July 18 to July 22, 2007 in Antwerp, Belgium.
* Host nation (Belgium)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 |  Poland (POL) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 |  Belgium (BEL)* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 nations) | 39 | 38 | 40 | 117 | |
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