The 1970 European Aquatics Championships were held in

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from 5 to 13 September 1970. Titles were contested in

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and

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(men). The swimming program was significantly expanded. Both men and women competed in the 200 m freestyle, 100 m breaststroke and 200 individual medley for the first time. Furthermore, in the men's swimming program the 100 m butterfly was introduced and the 100 m backstroke was re-introduced after having been absent for the last two championships. In the women's swimming program, the 800 m freestyle, 200 m backstroke and 200 m butterfly were introduced.

Medal table

Medal summary

Diving

;Men's events ;Women's events

Swimming

Men's events

Women's events

Water polo

References

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External links

LEN European Aquatics Championships at SVT's open archive (including 1970 event)
{{LEN swimming champs LEN European Aquatics Championships European 1970

European Championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

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