The 2020
European Aquatics Championships
The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years); and since 2022, ...
(also known as the 2021 European Aquatics Championships; 35th) were scheduled to take place in Budapest, Hungary, from 11 to 24 May 2020. However, on 5 May it was announced that the event had been postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
, with 10 to 23 May 2021 set as replacement dates.
Schedule
A total of 73 medal events were held across 4 disciplines. Competition dates by discipline are:
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Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
: 17–23 May
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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 human swimming, swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when L ...
: 12–16 May
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Artistic swimming
Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédératio ...
: 10–15 May
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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 ...
: 10–16 May
Venues
The venues of the competition will be the
Danube Arena
The Danube Arena (in Hungarian: ''Duna Aréna'', unofficially ''Dagály Budapest Aquatics Complex'') is an aquatics complex located in Budapest, Hungary. It was designed by Marcell Ferenc and built between 2015 and 2017.
Design and construction
O ...
, in central Budapest, for swimming, diving and artistic swimming events and the
Lupa Lake, located in the town of
Budakalász
Budakalász is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. Residents are Magyars, with a minority of Serbs.
The town includes within its boundaries the island of Lupa, situated on the Danube.
Twin towns – sister cities
Buda ...
(part of the
Budapest metropolitan area) for open water swimming events. Three other venues will be used for practice and training: the
Komjádi Pool, the
BVSC Pool and the
Széchy Tamás Pool.
Overall medal table
Team trophy
Results:
Swimming (50 m)
Open water swimming
Artistic swimming
Diving
Swimming
Medal table
Men
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Mixed events
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Diving
Medal table
Men
Women
Mixed events
Open water swimming
Medal table
Men
Women
Mixed events
Artistic swimming
Medal table
Results
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial LEN websiteResults book − Artistic swimmingResults book − DivingResults book − Open water swimmingResults book − Swimming
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European Aquatics Championships
The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years); and since 2022, ...
European Aquatics Championships
The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years); and since 2022, ...