| 21st European Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Sheffield,United Kingdom |
| Date(s) | 3–8 August 1993 |
| Venue(s) | Ponds Forge International Sports Centre |
| Events | 47 |
The1993 European Aquatics Championships were held inSheffield, United Kingdom from Tuesday 3 August to Sunday 8 August, in the 50 m pool of thePonds Forge International Sports Centre. The 21st edition of the event was organised by theLEN.
Besides swimming there were titles contested inopen water swimming,diving,synchronised swimming (women) andwater polo. The open water competition though was held inSlapy,Czech Republic from 28 to 29 August, while the women's water polo tournament was played inLeeds.
The swimming championships resulted in oneworld and oneEuropean record:Károly Güttler improved the world's best time in the qualifying heats of the men's 100 m breaststroke, whileFranziska van Almsick bettered the continental's best time in the women's 100 m freestyle. Star swimmer at this meet wasKrisztina Egerszegi, winning four gold medals forHungary.
* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 15 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 |  Russia | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 |  Italy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  France | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Great Britain* | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Spain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Sweden | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 |  Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water | Marco Formentini (ITA) | Claudio Cargaro (ITA) | Alex Havranek (CZE) |
| 25 km open water | Dario Taraboi (ITA) | Hans van Goor (NED) | Attila Molnar (HUN) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km open water | Olga Šplíchalová (CZE) | Carla Geurts (NED) | Eva Novaková (CZE) |
| 25 km open water | Anne Chagnaud (FRA) | Gea Veldhuizen (NED) | Wandy Kater (NED) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Peter Böhler Germany | Joakim Andersson Sweden | Boris Lietzow Germany |
| 3 m springboard | Jan Hempel Germany | Dmitri Sautin Russia | Joakim Andersson Sweden |
| 10 m platform | Dmitri Sautin Russia | Bobby Morgan Great Britain | Jan Hempel Germany |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Simona Koch Germany | Irina Lashko Russia | Vera Ilyina Russia |
| 3 m springboard | Brita Baldus Germany | Vera Ilyina Russia | Simona Koch Germany |
| 10 m platform | Svetlana Khokhlova Russia | Ute Wetzig Germany | Olena Zhupina Ukraine |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Italy | Hungary | Spain |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Netherlands | Russia | Hungary |