The 1997 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held in
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
,
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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from Tuesday 19 August to Sunday 24 August, in the 50 m pool of the
Centro Deportivo San Pablo. The 23rd edition of the event was organised by the
LEN. Besides swimming there were titles contested in
open water swimming
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The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam s ...
,
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 ...
,
synchronized swimming (women) and – for the last time –
water polo
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The swimming championships resulted in two
European records:
Ágnes Kovács
Ágnes Kovács (born 13 July 1981) is a Hungarian swimmer who competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics. In 2000, she won the 200 m breaststroke and set the Hungary records in the 100 m and 200 m breaststrokes events (1:07.79 and 2:24.03 ...
on the women's 200 m breaststroke and
Russia
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in the men's 4×100 m freestyle relay.
Alexander Popov returned in competition after being stabbed down in
Moscow
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, shortly after the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta, Georgia
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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
Water polo
Men's team event
Women's team event
External links
ResultsLEN European Aquatics Championships at SVT's open archive (including 1997 event)
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Sports competitions in Seville
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20th century in Seville