The 2006
European Swimming Championships were held in
Budapest, Hungary, from 26 July – 6 August 2006. Disciplines include
swimming
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,
diving
Diving most often refers to:
* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
* Dive (American football), a ...
,
synchronised swimming
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(synchro) and
open water swimming
Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers.
The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam s ...
. European Water Polo Championships for 2006 were also organized by
LEN, but held separately.
Competition dates by discipline were:
[Programme](_blank)
for 2006 European Swimming Championships; published by LEN. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
*Swimming: 31 July – 6 August
*Diving: 1–6 August
*Synchro: 26–30 July
*Open Water: 26–30 July
Medal table
Swimming
Schedule
Competition dates for Swimming were: 31 July – 6 August.
Swimming schedule
for the 2006 European Swimming Championships; published by LEN. Retrieved 2010-07-15. All swimming events contested in a long-course (50m) pool; with morning sessions (preliminary heats) beginning at 09:30, and evening sessions (semifinals and finals) beginning at 17:00. Event format was:
*200m and under: ''prelims/semifinals/finals''—preliminary heats and semifinals were held on the same day (morning then evening), with finals of the event on the next evening.
*400m and longer: ''prelims/finals''. In the 400m, and the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m relays, prelims and finals were held on the same day. In the women's 800m and men's 1500m events, prelims were held in the morning of day 1 of the event, with finals of the event in the evening session of day 2.
Event order for evening sessions was:
Results
Men's Events
Women's Events
WR= World Record
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(and by default also new European, Championships and National records for those involved); ER= European Record (and by default also new Championships and National records); CR= Championships Record
Medal table
Diving
Schedule
Competition dates for Diving were: 1–6 August 2006.
Results
Men
Women
Medal table
Synchronized Swimming
Schedule
Competition dates for Synchro were 26–30 July 2006.
Results
Medal table
Open Water Swimming
Schedule
Competition dates for Open Water were 26–30 July 2006.
Results
Men
Women
Medal table
See also
*Ligue Européenne de Natation
Len or LEN may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Len (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Lén, a character from Irish mythology
* Alex Len (born 1993), Ukrainian basketball player
* Mr. Len, American hip hop DJ
*Le ...
– LEN: the European Swimming League
References
Sources
Official Budapest 2006 Website
* Swim Ranking
Results
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