The 2002 LEN European Championships were held in

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from Monday 29 July to Sunday 4 August 2002 at the Berlin Eurosportpark in the German capital. The 26th edition of the event was organised by the

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. A total number of 786 swimmers competed, from 38 countries. The event included disciplines of

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(women). A 10 km open water event, for both men and women was introduced in the open water swimming competition, this was held in

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Medal table

Swimming

Men's events

Women's events

Open water swimming

Men's events

Women's events

Diving

Men's events

Women's events

Synchronized swimming

External links

Results
* Swim Ranking
Results
* {{LEN swimming champs E S LEN European Aquatics Championships E European Aquatics 2002 in Berlin July 2002 sports events in Europe August 2002 sports events in Europe