1954 European Aquatics Championships

Water sport competitions 8th European Aquatics Championships Turin Italy 18 1954 8 31 y 1954 9 5 y 1950 Budapest 1958 The 1954 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 31 August – 5 September in Turin, Italy. In swimming, butterfly events were contested for the first time; 100 m for women and 200 m for men. Medal table ITA flagcountry 9 6 3 HUN 1949 4 3 4 URS 1936 2 0 0 GDR 1949 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 yes 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 Medal summary Diving Men's events 3 m springboardDiving at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 3 metre springboard Roman BrenerSoviet Union 1936 153.26 Gennadiy UdalovSoviet Union 1936 141.16 Christian Pire 136.97 10 m platformDiving at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 metre platform Roman BrenerSoviet Union 1936 144.01 Mikhail ChachbaSoviet Union 1936 142.06 Peter Heatly 133.59 Women's events 3 m springboardDiving at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 3 metre springboard Valentina ChumichevaSoviet Union 1936 129.45 Birte Christoffersen-Hanson 127.79 Lyubov ZhigalovaSoviet Union 1936 125.30 10 m platformDiving at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 metre platform Tatyana KarakashyantsSoviet Union 1936 79.86 Birte Christoffersen-Hanson 72.17 Eva Pfarrhofer 65.68 Swimming Men's events 100 m freestyleSwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle Imre NyékiHungary 1949 57.8 Lev BalandinSoviet Union 1936 58.2 Géza KádasHungary 1949 58.3 400 m freestyleSwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle György CsordásHungary 1949 4:38.8 Angelo Romani 4:40.4 Per-Olof Östrand 4:40.9 1500 m freestyleSwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle György CsordásHungary 1949 18:57.8 György SchuszterHungary 1949 19:05.6 Vladimir LavrinenkoSoviet Union 1936 19:10.6 100 m backstrokeSwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke Gilbert Bozon 1:05.1 László MagyarHungary 1949 1:05.3 John Brockway 1:05.9 200 m breaststrokeSwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke Klaus BodingerEast Germany 1949 2:40.9 Marek Petrusewicz 2:42.5 Sándor UtassyHungary 1949 2:43.8 200 m butterflySwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly György TumpekHungary 1949 2:32.2 Zsolt FeyérHungary 1949 2:35.1 Vadim MartinchikSoviet Union 1936 2:36.3 4 × 200 m freestyle relaySwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Hungary 1949Laszlo TillZoltán DömötörGéza KádasImre Nyéki 8:47.8 Jean BoiteuxGilbert BozonGuy MontserretAldo Eminente 8:54.1 Soviet Union 1936Nikolay SuhorukovVyacheslav KurennoyYuriy AbovyanLev Balandin 8:55.9 Women's events 100 m freestyleSwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre freestyle Katalin SzőkeHungary 1949 1:05.8 Judit TemesHungary 1949 1:06.7 Geertje Wielema 1:07.3 400 m freestyleSwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle Agata SeböHungary 1949 5:14.4 Valéria GyengeHungary 1949 5:16.3 Eša Ligorio 5:18.7 100 m backstrokeSwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke Geertje Wielema 1:13.2 Joke de Korte 1:13.6 Pat Symons 1:17.3 200 m breaststrokeSwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststrokeUrsula Happe 2:54.9Jytte Hansen 2:55.0Klara KillermanHungary 1949 2:55.8 100 m butterflySwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre butterfly Jutta LangenauEast Germany 1949 1:16.6 Maria LittomeritzkyHungary 1949 1:18.6 Ursula Happe 1:18.9 4 × 100 m freestyle relaySwimming at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Hungary 1949Valéria GyengeAgata SeböJudit TemesKatalin Szőke 4:30.6 Loes ZandvlietJoke de KorteHetty BalkenendeGeertje Wielema 4:33.2 Käthe JansenGisela von NetzBirgit KlompElisabeth Rechlin 4:37.2 Water polo Men's tournamentWater polo at the 1954 European Aquatics ChampionshipsHUN 1949YUGITA See also List of European Championships records in swimming References http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/swimec.htm European Swimming Championships (Men) GBRSPORTS.COM http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/swimecw.htm European Swimming Championships (Women) GBRSPORTS.COM European Championships European Aquatics Championships Category:LEN European Aquatics Championships Category:International aquatics competitions hosted by Italy European Aquatics Category:1950s in Turin European Aquatics Championships European Aquatics Championships