European Open Water Swimming Championships

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Organizer Janez Marojević with the 3 km Knockout Sprint podium finishers Paula Otero Fernández of Spain, Bettina Fábián of Hungary, and Lea Boy of Germany at the 2025 European Open Water Swimming Championships in Stari Grad, Croatia
Marc-Antoine Olivier competing at the 2025 European Open Water Swimming Championships in Stari Grad, Croatia

The European Open Water Swimming Championships are sanctioned by LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation), the European governing body of swimming, diving, water polo, synchronised swimming, and open water swimming. The European Open Water Swimming Championship organizes a 5 km solo, 5 km team pursuit, 10 km solo, and 25 km solo marathon swim at its championships.

European Aquatics Championships

The LEN European Aquatics Championships (LEN: Ligue Européenne de Natation) or the European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe organized by LEN — the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years); and since 1999, they have included 4 aquatics disciplines: swimming (long course/50m pool), diving, synchronized swimming and open water swimming. Prior to 1999, the championships also included water polo, which beginning in 1999 LEN split-off into a separate championships.

The Championships are generally held over a two-week period in mid-to-late Summer; however, in the most recent Summer Olympics years (2004, 2008 and 2012), the Championships were moved to the Spring to be moved away from the Olympics. The championships were inaugurated in 1926. The pool and open water swimming portion of these championships is considered one of the premier swimming competitions in the world. LEN also conducts an annual short-course (25m) swimming championship, which is a separate and different event (typically held in early December).

Male Podium Finishers

1989 Stari Grad
5 km Gold: Igor Majcen (YUG)
5 km Silver: Jaromír Henyš (TCH)
5 km Bronze: Arthur de Rouw (NED)
25 km Gold: Nace Majcen (YUG)
25 km Silver: Michal Špaček (TCH)
25 km Bronze: Dragan Kvrgić (YUG)
1991 Terracina
5 km Gold: Stefano Rubaudo (ITA)
5 km Silver: Davide Giacchino (ITA)
5 km Bronze: Hans van Goor (NED)
25 km Gold: Christof Wandratsch (GER)
25 km Silver: Sergio Chiarandini (ITA)
25 km Bronze: Urs Kohlhaas (SUI)
1993 Slapy
5 km Gold: Marco Formentini (ITA)
5 km Silver: Claudio Gargaro (ITA)
5 km Bronze: Alex Havranek (CZE)
25 km Gold: Dario Taraboi (ITA)
25 km Silver: Hans van Goor (NED)
25 km Bronze: Attila Molnar (HUN)
1995 Vienna
5 km Gold: Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
5 km Silver: Christof Wandratsch (GER)
5 km Bronze: Samuele Pampana (ITA)
25 km Gold: Christof Wandratsch (GER)
25 km Silver: Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
25 km Bronze: Stéphane Lecat (FRA)
1997 Sevilla
5 km Gold: Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
5 km Silver: Evgenij Bezručenko (RUS
5 km Bronze: Luca Baldini (ITA)
25 km Gold: Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
25 km Silver: Christof Wandratsch (GER) and Stéphane Lecat (FRA)
1999 Istanbul
5 km Gold: Evgenij Bezručenko (RUS)
5 km Silver: Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
5 km Bronze: Samuele Pampana (ITA)
25 km Gold: Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
25 km Silver: Anton Sanachev (RUS)
25 km Bronze: André Wilde (GER)
2000 Helsinki
5 km Gold: Luca Baldini (ITA)
5 km Silver: Fabio Venturini (ITA)
5 km Bronze: David Meca (ESP)
25 km Gold: Stéphane Lecat (FRA)
25 km Silver: David Meca (ESP)
25 km Bronze: Fabio Fusi (ITA)
2002 Berlin
5 km Gold: Luca Baldini (ITA)
5 km Silver: Thomas Lurz (GER)
5 km Bronze: Stefano Rubaudo (ITA)
10 km Gold: Vladimir D'jatčin (RUS)
10 km Silver: Evgenij Koškarov (RUS)
10 km Bronze: Luca Baldini (ITA)
25 km Gold: Yuri Kudinov (RUS)
25 km Silver: Gilles Rondy (FRA)
25 km Bronze: David Meca (ESP)
2004 Madrid
5 km Gold: Fabio Venturini (ITA)
5 km Silver: Alan Bircher (GBR)
5 km Bronze: Stefano Rubaudo (ITA)
10 km Gold: Evgenij Koškarov (RUS)
10 km Silver: Massimiliano Parla (ITA)
10 km Bronze: Anton Sanačev (RUS)
25 km Gold: Yevgeniy Kochkarov (RUS)
25 km Silver: David Meca (ESP)
25 km Bronze: Petar Stoychev (BUL)
2006 Budapest
5 km Gold: Thomas Lurz (GER)
5 km Silver: Christian Hein (GER)
5 km Bronze: Simone Ercoli (ITA)
10 km Gold: Thomas Lurz (GER)
10 km Silver: Maarten van der Weijden (NED)
10 km Bronze: Christian Hein (GER)
25 km Gold: Gilles Rondy (FRA)
25 km Silver: Anton Sanachev (RUS)
25 km Bronze: Stéphane Gomez (FRA)
2008 Dubrovnik
5 km Gold: Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE)
5 km Silver: Jan Wolfgarten (GER)
5 km Bronze: Thomas Lurz (GER)
10 km Gold: Thomas Lurz (GER)
10 km Silver: Evgeny Drattsev (RUS)
10 km Bronze: Toni Franz (GER)
25 km Gold: Valerio Cleri (ITA)
25 km Silver: Joanes Hedel (FRA)
25 km Bronze: Dmitry Solovnev (RUS)
2010 Budapest
5 km Gold: Luca Ferretti (ITA)
5 km Silver: Simone Ercoli (ITA)
5 km Bronze: Simone Ruffini (ITA) and Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE)
10 km Gold: Thomas Lurz (GER)
10 km Silver: Valerio Cleri (ITA)
10 km Bronze: Evgeny Drattsev (RUS)
25 km Gold: Valerio Cleri (ITA)
25 km Silver: Bertrand Venturi (FRA)
25 km Bronze: Joanes Hedel (FRA)
2011 Eilat
5 km Gold: Simone Ercoli (ITA)
5 km Silver: Jan Wolfgarten (GER)
5 km Bronze: Michael Dmitriev (ISR)
10 km Gold: Thomas Lurz (GER)
10 km Silver: Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS)
10 km Bronze: Igor Snitko (UKR)
25 km Gold: Brian Ryckeman (BEL)
25 km Silver: Petar Stoychev (BUL)
25 km Bronze: Joanes Hedel (FRA)
2012 Piombino
5 km Gold: Kirill Abrosimov (RUS)
5 km Silver: Andreas Waschburger (GER)
5 km Bronze: Luca Ferretti (ITA)
10 km Gold: Kyrill Abrosimov (RUS)
10 km Silver: Andreas Waschburger (GER)
10 km Bronze: Nicola Bolzonello (ITA)
25 km Gold: Petar Stoychev (BUL)
25 km Silver: Arseniy Lavrentyev (POR)
25 km Bronze: Axel Reymond (FRA)
2014 Berlin
5 km Gold: Daniel Fogg (GBR)
5 km Silver: Rob Muffels (GER)
5 km Bronze: Thomas Lurz (GER)
10 km Gold: Ferry Weertman (NED)
10 km Silver: Thomas Lurz (GER)
10 km Bronze: Evgeny Drattsev (RUS)
25 km Gold: Axel Reymond (FRA)
25 km Silver: Evgeny Drattsev (RUS)
25 km Bronze: Edoardo Stochino (ITA)
2016 Hoorn
5 km Gold: Kirill Abrosimov (RUS)
5 km Silver: Federico Vanelli (ITA)
5 km Bronze: Caleb Hughes (GBR)
10 km Gold: Ferry Weertman (NED)
10 km Silver: Jack Burnell (GBR)
10 km Bronze: Marc-Antoine Olivier (FRA)
25 km Gold: Axel Reymond (FRA)
25 km Silver: Matteo Furlan (ITA)
25 km Bronze: Edoardo Stochino (ITA)
2018 Glasgow
5 km Gold: Kristóf Rasovszky (HUN)
5 km Silver: Axel Reymond (FRA)
5 km Bronze: Logan Fontaine (FRA)
10 km Gold: Ferry Weertman (NED)
10 km Silver: Kristóf Rasovszky (HUN)
10 km Bronze: Rob Muffels (GER)
25 km Gold: Kristóf Rasovszky (HUN)
25 km Silver: Kirill Belyaev (RUS)
25 km Bronze: Matteo Furlan (ITA)

Female Podium Finishers

1989 Stari Grad
5 km Gold: Anamarija Petričević (YUG)
5 km Silver: Wandy Kater (NED)
5 km Bronze: Tanja Godina (YUG)
25 km Gold: Rita Lazar (HUN)
25 km Silver: Diana Simonović (YUG)
25 km Bronze: Annemie Landmeters (BEL)
1991 Terracina
5 km Gold: Bea Berzlanovits (HUN)
5 km Silver: Yvetta Hlaváčová (TCH)
5 km Bronze: Mara Data (ITA)
25 km Gold: Eliane Fieschi (SUI)
25 km Silver: Samantha Cavadini (SUI)
25 km Bronze: Rita Kovács (HUN)
1993 Slapy
5 km Gold: Olga Šplíchalová (CZE)
5 km Silver: Carla Geurts (NED)
5 km Bronze: Eva Novaková (CZE)
25 km Gold: Anne Chagnaud (FRA)
25 km Silver: Gea Veldhuizen (NED)
25 km Bronze: Wandy Kater (NED)
1995 Vienna
5 km Gold: Rita Kovács (HUN)
5 km Silver: Peggy Büchse (GER)
5 km Bronze: Valeria Casprini (ITA)
25 km Gold: Peggy Büchse (GER)
25 km Silver: Edith van Dijk (NED)
25 km Bronze: Yvetta Hlaváčová (CZE)
1997 Sevilla
5 km Gold: Peggy Büchse (GER)
5 km Silver: Valeria Casprini (ITA)
5 km Bronze: Rita Kovács (HUN)
25 km Gold: Rita Kovács (HUN)
25 km Silver: Valeria Casprini (ITA)
25 km Bronze: Edith van Dijk (NED)
1999 Istanbul
5 km Gold: Peggy Büchse (GER)
5 km Silver: Viola Valli (ITA)
5 km Bronze: Britta Kamrau (GER)
25 km Gold: Olga Gusseva (RUS)
25 km Silver: Angela Maurer (GER)
25 km Bronze: Britta Kamrau (GER)
2000 Helsinki
5 km Gold: Peggy Büchse (GER)
5 km Silver: Britta Kamrau (GER)
5 km Bronze: Jana Pechanová (CZE)
25 km Gold: Peggy Büchse (GER)
25 km Silver: Edith van Dijk (NED)
25 km Bronze: Valeria Casprini (ITA)
2002 Berlin
5 km Gold: Viola Valli (ITA)
5 km Silver: Hanna Miluska (SUI)
5 km Bronze: Nadine Pastor (GER)
10 km Gold: Edith van Dijk (NED)
10 km Silver: Angela Maurer (GER)
10 km Bronze: Britta Kamrau (GER)
25 km Gold: Edith van Dijk (NED)
25 km Silver: Olesiya Shalygina (RUS)
25 km Bronze: Natalia Pankina (RUS)
2004 Madrid
5 km Gold: Britta Kamrau (GER)
5 km Silver: Stefanie Biller (GER)
5 km Bronze: Xenia López (ESP)
10 km Gold: Britta Kamrau (GER)
10 km Silver: Marta Nogues (ESP)
10 km Bronze: Angela Maurer (GER)
25 km Gold: Britta Kamrau (GER)
25 km Silver: Natalia Pankina (RUS)
25 km Bronze: Ivanka Moralieva (BUL)
2006 Budapest
5 km Gold: Ekaterina Seliverstova (RUS)
5 km Silver: Cathi Dietrich (FRA)
5 km Bronze: Jana Pechanová (CZE) and Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
10 km Gold: Angela Maurer (GER)
10 km Silver: Rita Kovács (HUN)
10 km Bronze: Jana Pechanová (CZE)
25 km Gold: Angela Maurer (GER)
25 km Silver: Natalia Pankina (RUS)
25 km Bronze: Stefanie Biller (GER)
2008 Dubrovnik
5 km Gold: Rachele Bruni (ITA)
5 km Silver: Britta Kamrau (GER)
5 km Bronze: Alice Franco (ITA)
10 km Gold: Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
10 km Silver: Martina Grimaldi (ITA)
10 km Bronze: Alice Franco (ITA)
25 km Gold: Margarita Dominguez (ESP)
25 km Silver: Britta Kamrau (GER)
25 km Bronze: Anna Uvarova (RUS)
2010 Budapest
5 km Gold: Ekaterina Seliverstova (RUS)
5 km Silver: Kalliopi Araouzou (GRE)
5 km Bronze: Marianna Lymperta (GRE)
10 km Gold: Linsy Heister (NED)
10 km Silver: Giorgia Consiglio (ITA)
10 km Bronze: Angela Maurer (GER)
25 km Gold: Olga Beresnyeva (UKR)
25 Silver: Angela Maurer (GER)
25 km Bronze: Martina Grimaldi (ITA)
2011 Eilat
5 km Gold: Rachele Bruni (ITA)
5 km Silver: Jana Pechanová (CZE)
5 km Bronze: Coralie Codevelle (FRA)
10 km Gold: Martina Grimaldi (ITA)
10 km Silver: Rachele Bruni (ITA)
10 km Bronze: Nadine Reichert (GER)
25 km Gold: Alice Franco (ITA)
25 km Silver: Margarita Dominguez (ESP)
25 km Bronze: Jana Pechanová (CZE)
2012 Piombino
5 km Gold: Rachele Bruni (ITA)
5 km Silver: Kalliopi Araouzou (GRE)
5 km Bronze: Jana Pechanová (CZE)
10 km Gold: Martina Grimaldi (ITA)
10 km Silver: Angela Maurer (GER)
10 km Bronze: Jana Pechanová (CZE)
25 km Gold: Alice Franco (ITA)
25 km Silver: Margarita Dominguez (ESP)
25 km Bronze: Martina Grimaldi (ITA)
2014 Berlin
5 km Gold: Isabelle Härle (GER)
5 km Silver: Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)
5 km Bronze: Mireia Belmonte (ESP)
10 km Gold: Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)
10 km Silver: Éva Risztov (HUN)
10 km Bronze: Aurora Ponselè (ITA)
25 km Gold: Martina Grimaldi (ITA)
25 km Silver: Anna Olasz (HUN)
25 km Bronze: Angela Maurer (GER)
2016 Hoorn
5 km Gold: Danielle Huskisson (GBR)
5 km Silver: Finnia Wunram (GER)
5 km Bronze: Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)
10 km Gold: Rachele Bruni (ITA) and Aurélie Muller (FRA)
10 km Silver: None awarded
10 km Bronze: Arianna Bridi (ITA)
25 km Gold: Martina Grimaldi (ITA)
25 km Silver: Olga Kozydub (RUS)
25 km Bronze: Caroline Jouisse (FRA)
2018 Glasgow
5 km Gold: Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)
5 km Silver: Leonie Beck (GER)
5 km Bronze: Rachele Bruni (ITA)
10 km Gold: Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)
10 km Silver: Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA)
10 km Bronze: Esmee Vermeulen (NED)
25 km Gold: Arianna Bridi (ITA)
25 km Silver: Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)
25 km Bronze: Lara Grangeon (FRA)

2025 LEN Championships Men's 5 km Entries

1 Martin Straka Czech Republic
2 Mateo Garcia Castro Spain
3 Mario Mendez Puga Spain
4 Logan Fontaine France
5 Damien Joly France
6 Sacha Velly France
7 Líggjas Joensen Faroe Islands
8 Silas Dam Lindberg Faroe Islands
9 Moritz Rainer Bockes Germany
10 Noah Lerch Germany
11 Dávid Betlehem Hungary
12 Hunor Kovács Seres Hungary
13 Kristóf Rasovszky Hungary
14 Maor Goralnik Israel
15 Marcello Guidi Italy
16 Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy
17 Dario Verani Italy
18 Piotr Woźniak Poland
19 Francisco Amaral Portugal
20 Ricardo Santos Portugal
21 Paul Niederberger Switzerland
22 Christian Schreiber Switzerland
23 Rastislav Čačík Slovakia
24 Batur Emir Albayrak Turkey
25 Atakan Ercan Turkey
26 Sarp Emre Zeytinoglu Turkey

2025 LEN Championships Women's 5 km Entries

1 Alena Benesova Czech Republic
2 Maria de Valdes Alvarez Spain
3 Paula Otero Fernández Spain
4 Candela Sanchez Lora Spain
5 Louna Kasvio Finland
6 Leonie-Sarah Josephine Tenzer Finland
7 Inès Delacroix France
8 Jonna Joensen Faroe Islands
9 Celine Rieder Germany
10 Bettina Fábián Hungary
11 Viktória Mihályvári Farkas Hungary
12 Mira Szimcsák Hungary
13 Omer Shwartz Israel
14 Giulia Gabbrielleschi Italy
15 Barbara Pozzobon Italy
16 Ginevra Taddeucci Italy
17 Klaudia Tarasiewicz Poland
18 Mariana Mendes Portugal
19 Mafalda Rosa Portugal
20 Maša Arnež Slovenia
21 Špela Perše Slovenia
22 Lucia Slámová Slovakia
23 Tuna Erdogan Turkey
24 Su İnal Turkey
25 Selinnur Sade Turkey

2025 LEN Championships Men's 10 km Entries

1 Luca Karl Austria
2 Logan Vanhuys Belgium
3 Martin Straka Czech Republic
4 Mateo Garcia Castro Spain
5 Mario Mendez Puga Spain
6 Logan Fontaine France
7 Marc-Antoine Olivier France
8 Sacha Velly France
9 Sean McCann Great Britain
10 Hector Pardoe Great Britain
11 Rainer Bockes Moritz Germany
12 Jonas Claus Kusche Germany
13 Charalampos Kynigakis Athanasios Greece
14 Dávid Betlehem Hungary
15 Hunor Kovács Seres Hungary
16 Kristóf Rasovszky Hungary
17 Yonatan Ahdut Israel
18 Matan Roditi Israel
19 Andrea Filadelli Italy
20 Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy
21 Dario Verani Italy
22 Piotr Woźniak Poland
23 Francisco Amaral Portugal
24 Ricardo Santos Portugal
25 Paul Niederberger Switzerland
26 Christian Schreiber Switzerland
27 Tomas Pavelka Slovakia
28 Batur Albayrak Emir Turkey
29 Atakan Ercan Turkey
30 Doġukan Ulaç Turkey

2025 LEN Championships Women's 10 km Entries

1 Alena Benesova Czech Republic
2 Maria de Valdes Alvarez Spain
3 Paula Otero Fernández Spain
4 Candela Sanchez Lora Spain
5 Louna Kasvio Finland
6 Inès Delacroix France
7 Leah Crisp Great Britain
8 Ella Dyson Great Britain
9 Lea Boy Germany
10 Jeannette Spiwoks Germany
11 Georgia Makri Greece
12 Bettina Fábián Hungary
13 Janka Juhász Hungary
14 Viktória Mihályvári Farkas Hungary
15 Ofek Adir Israel
16 Emily Golos Israel
17 Omer Shwartz Israel
18 Linda Caponi Italy
19 Barbara Pozzobon Italy
20 Ginevra Taddeucci Italy
21 Klaudia Tarasiewicz Poland
22 Mariana Mendes Portugal
23 Mafalda Rosa Portugal
24 Maša Arnež Slovenia
25 Špela Perše Slovenia
26 Hana Krasnohorska Slovakia
27 Akanda Boz Sezen Turkey
28 Tuna Erdogan Turkey
29 Su İnal Turkey

2025 LEN Championships Men's 3 km Knockout Entries

1 Luca Karl Austria
2 Martin Straka Czech Republic
3 Mateo Garcia Castro Spain
4 Mario Mendez Puga Spain
5 Logan Fontaine France
6 Marc-Antoine Olivier France
7 Sacha Velly France
8 Bárður Ólavsson Faroe Islands
9 Noah Lerch Germany
10 Arne Schubert Germany
11 Dávid Betlehem Hungary
12 Hunor Kovács Seres Hungary
13 Kristóf Rasovszky Hungary
14 Matan Roditi Israel
15 Matteo Diodata Italy
16 Davide Machello Italy
17 Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy
18 Piotr Woźniak Poland
19 Paul Niederberger Switzerland
20 Christian Schreiber Switzerland
21 Batur Albayrak Emir Turkey
22 Berk Boz Turkey
23 Efe Guler Mevlut Turkey

2025 LEN Championships Women's 3 km Knockout Entries

1 Alena Benesova Czech Republic
2 Maria de Valdes Alvarez Spain
3 Paula Otero Fernández Spain
4 Candela Sanchez Lora Spain
5 Louna Kasvio Finland
6 Leonie-Sarah Josephine Tenzer Finland
7 Clémence Coccordano France
8 Lou-Ann Gaudaire France
9 Rógvadóttir Ellendersen Sissal Faroe Islands
10 Rebekka Ródinsdóttir Faroe Islands
11 Lea Boy Germany
12 Celine Rieder Germany
13 Bettina Fábián Hungary
14 Janka Juhász Hungary
15 Viktória Mihályvári Farkas Hungary
16 Antonietta Cesarano Italy
17 Giulia Gabbrielleschi Italy
18 Ginevra Taddeucci Italy
19 Klaudia Tarasiewicz Poland
20 Maša Arnež Slovenia
21 Špela Perše Slovenia
22 Lucia Slámová Slovakia
23 Akanda Boz Sezen Turkey
24 Tuna Erdogan Turkey
25 Su İnal Turkey

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