{{Short description|Swimming event of LEN}} {{Infobox recurring event | name = European Open Water Swimming Championships | native_name = | native_name_lang = | logo = | logo_caption = | image = | caption = | status = active | genre = sporting event | date = mid-year | begins = | ends = | frequency = biannual | venue = | location = | coordinates = | country = varying | years_active = | first = {{Start date|1989|df=y}} | founder_name = | last = | prev = | next = | participants = | attendance = | area = | budget = | activity = | patron = | organised = | filing = | people = | member = | sponsor = | website = | footnotes = }} The '''European Open Water Swimming Championships''' are an event organized by [[LEN]] (''Ligue Européenne de Natation''), dedicated to [[open water swimming]] competitions. The event was held biennially from 1989 to 1993; since 1995 the open water swimming has been included in the program of the [[European Swimming Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bln2014.de/event-guide/history/?lang=en|title=LEN European Swimming Championships - History|publisher=bln2014.de|access-date=13 August 2018|archive-date=12 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812043110/http://www.bln2014.de/event-guide/history/?lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Editions== Ten editions was part of the [[European Aquatics Championships]], and seven edition was ''stand alone'' editions. {{legend|palegreen|part of the [[European Aquatics Championships]]}} {{legend|khaki|stand alone edition}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=40% style="font-size:100%; text-align:left;" |- !align=center|Edition !align=center|Year !align=center|Venue !align=center|Country |- bgcolor=khaki | align=center|1st | align=center|[[1989 European Open Water Swimming Championships|1989]] || [[Stari Grad, Croatia|Stari Grad]] || {{YUG}} |- bgcolor=khaki | align=center|2nd |align=center| [[1991 European Open Water Swimming Championships|1991]] || [[Terracina]] || {{ITA}} |- bgcolor=khaki | align=center|3rd |align=center| [[1993 European Open Water Swimming Championships|1993]] || [[Slapy (Tábor District)|Slapy]] || {{CZE}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|4th |align=center| [[1995 European Open Water Swimming Championships|1995]] || [[Vienna]] || {{AUT}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|5th |align=center| [[1997 European Open Water Swimming Championships|1997]] || [[Sevilla]] || {{ESP}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|6th |align=center| [[1999 European Open Water Swimming Championships|1999]] || [[Istanbul]] || {{TUR}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|7th |align=center| [[2000 European Open Water Swimming Championships|2000]] || [[Helsinki]] || {{FIN}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|8th |align=center| [[2002 European Open Water Swimming Championships|2002]] || [[Berlín]] || {{GER}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|9th |align=center| [[2004 European Open Water Swimming Championships|2004]] || [[Madrid]] || {{ESP}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|10th |align=center| [[2006 European Open Water Swimming Championships|2006]] || [[Budapest]] || {{HUN}} |- bgcolor=khaki | align=center|11th |align=center| [[2008 European Open Water Swimming Championships|2008]] || [[Dubrovnik]] || {{CRO}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|12th |align=center| [[2010 European Open Water Swimming Championships|2010]] || [[Budapest]] || {{HUN}} |- bgcolor=khaki | align=center|13th |align=center| [[2011 European Open Water Swimming Championships|2011]] || [[Eilat]] || {{ISR}} |- bgcolor=khaki | align=center|14th |align=center| [[2012 European Open Water Swimming Championships|2012]] || [[Piombino]] || {{ITA}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|15th |align=center| [[2014 European Open Water Swimming Championships|2014]] || [[Berlín]] || {{GER}} |- bgcolor=khaki | align=center|16th |align=center| [[2016 European Open Water Swimming Championships|2016]] || [[Hoorn]] || {{NED}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|17th |align=center| [[2018 European Open Water Swimming Championships|2018]] || [[Glasgow]] || {{GBR}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|18th |align=center| [[2020 European Aquatics Championships|2020]] || [[Budapest]] || {{HUN}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|19th |align=center| [[2022 European Aquatics Championships|2022]] || [[Rome]] || {{ITA}} |- bgcolor=palegreen | align=center|20th |align=center| [[2024 European Aquatics Championships|2024]] || [[Belgrade]] || {{SRB}} |- bgcolor=khaki | align=center|21st |align=center| [[2025 European Open Water Swimming Championships|2025]] || [[Stari Grad, Croatia|Stari Grad]] || {{CRO}} |}

==Medal table== Update to [[2018 European Aquatics Championships]]. {{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = flagcountry | event = | team = | gold_ITA = 26 | silver_ITA = 17 | bronze_ITA = 24 | gold_GER = 18 | silver_GER = 24 | bronze_GER = 18 | gold_RUS = 16 | silver_RUS = 15 | bronze_RUS = 8 | gold_NED = 11 | silver_NED = 9 | bronze_NED = 6 | gold_FRA = 6 | silver_FRA = 6 | bronze_FRA = 12 | gold_HUN = 6 | silver_HUN = 4 | bronze_HUN = 4 | gold_YUG = 3 | silver_YUG = 1 | bronze_YUG = 2 | gold_GRE = 2 | silver_GRE = 4 | bronze_GRE = 2 | gold_GBR = 2 | silver_GBR = 2 | bronze_GBR = 1 | gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 5 | bronze_ESP = 4 | gold_CZE = 1 | silver_CZE = 4 | bronze_CZE = 9 | gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 2 | bronze_SUI = 1 | gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 2 | gold_BEL = 1 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 1 | gold_UKR = 1 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 1 | gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 1 | bronze_POR = 0 | gold_ISR = 0 | silver_ISR = 0 | bronze_ISR = 1 }}

==See also== * [[LEN European Aquatics Championships]] * [[List of medalists at the European Open Water Swimming Championships]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.len.eu Ligue Européenne de Natation LEN] Official Website * [http://www2.len.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MediaGuide_LEN_ECh_OWS2016Hoorn.pdf Open water swimming - All Medallists – Olympic Games, World and European Championships]

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[[Category:European Open Water Swimming Championships| ]] [[Category:Open water swimming competitions]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1989]] [[Category:European Aquatics competitions|European Open Water Swimming Championships]] [[Category:European championships in swimming|Open Water]] [[Category:1989 establishments in Europe]]