1926 European Aquatics Championships
The 1926 LEN European Aquatics Championships took place in Budapest, Hungary between 18 and 26 August 1926. At these inaugural championships, only men were allowed to compete.
| Host city | Budapest |
|---|---|
| Country | Hungary |
| Events | 9 |
| Opening | 18 August 1926 |
| Closing | 22 August 1926 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Medal summary
Diving
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Arthur Mund Germany | 186.42 | Josef Lechnir Germany | 173.52 | Július Balász Czechoslovakia | 164.72 |
| Platform |
Hans Luber Germany | 112.84 | Helge Öberg Sweden | 107.60 | Albert Knight Great Britain | 101.60 |
Swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
István Bárány Hungary | 1:01.0 | Arne Borg Sweden | 1:01.1 | Georg Werner Sweden | 1:03.6 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Arne Borg Sweden | 5:14.2 | Herbert Heinrich Germany | 5:21.4 | Friedrich Berges Germany | 5:25.6 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Arne Borg Sweden | 21:29.2 | Friedrich Berges Germany | 22:08.2 | Joachim Rademacher Germany | 22:19.8 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Gustav Fröhlich Germany | 1:16.0 | Károly Bartha Hungary | 1:16.0 | Eskil Lundahl Sweden | 1:16.1 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Erich Rademacher Germany | 2:52.6 | Louis Van Parijs Belgium | 2:54.8 | Wilhelm Prasse Germany | 3:00.1 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
Germany August Heitmann Joachim Rademacher Friedrich Berger Herbert Heinrich | 9:57.2 | Hungary Zoltan Bitskey András Wanié Géza Szigritz István Bárány | 10:03.4 | Sweden Åke Borg Arne Borg Eskil Lundahl Georg Werner | 10:06.8 |
References
- "European Swimming Championships (Men)". GBRSPORTS.COM.
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