The 1970 European Aquatics Championships were held in Barcelona, Spain from 5 to 13 September 1970. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). The swimming program was significantly expanded. Both men and women competed in the 200 m freestyle, 100 m breaststroke and 200 individual medley for the first time. Furthermore, in the men's swimming program the 100 m butterfly was introduced and the 100 m backstroke was re-introduced after having been absent for the last two championships. In the women's swimming program, the 800 m freestyle, 200 m backstroke and 200 m butterfly were introduced.
Medal table
Medal summary Diving Men's events 3 m springboard 555.21 534.72 529.80 10 m platform 454.74 444.18 435.36
Women's events 3 m springboard 420.63 407.22 405.60 10 m platform 336.33 329.85 322.26
Swimming Men's events 100 m freestyle 52.9 53.5 53.7 200 m freestyle 1:55.2 1:55.7 1:56.6 400 m freestyle 4:02.6 4:03.0 4:08.3 1500 m freestyle 16:19.9 16:25.6 16:35.7 100 m backstroke 58.9 59.9 1:00.4 200 m backstroke 2:08.8 2:09.7 2:11.5 100 m breaststroke 1:06.8 1:07.8 1:08.1 200 m breaststroke 2:26.0 2:26.1 2:28.2 100 m butterfly 57.5 57.9 58.0 200 m butterfly 2:08.0 2:08.2 2:09.6 200 m individual medley 2:09.3 2:13.6 2:14.3 400 m individual medley 4:36.2 4:36.9 4:40.6 4 × 100 m freestyle relayVladimir BureViktor MazanovGeorgiy KulikovLeonid Ilyichev 3:32.3Gerhard SchillerRainer JacobFolkert MeeuwHans Fassnacht 3:34.1Roland MatthesLutz UngerFrank SeebaldUdo Poser 3:34.6 4 × 200 m freestyle relayWerner LampeOlaf von SchillingFolkert MeeuwHans Fassnacht 7:49.5Georgiy KulikovAhmed AnarbayevAleksandr SamsonovVladimir Bure 7:52.8Lutz UngerWilfried HartungRoland MatthesUdo Poser 7:54.5 4 × 100 m medley relayRoland MatthesKlaus KatzurUdo PoserLutz Unger 3:54.4Jean-Paul BerjeauRoger-Philippe MenuAlain MosconiMichel Rousseau 3:57.6Viktor KraskoNikolay PankinVladimir NemshilovLeonid Ilyichev 3:58.0
Women's events 100 m freestyle 59.6 1:00.8 1:00.8 200 m freestyle 2:08.2 2:11.9 2:12.8 400 m freestyle 4:32.9 4:36.8 4:38.0 800 m freestyle 9:29.1 9:35.7 9:38.8 100 m backstroke 1:07.8 1:07.9 1:08.5 200 m backstroke 2:25.5 2:26.6 2:27.1 100 m breaststroke 1:15.6 1:16.9 1:16.9 200 m breaststroke 2:40.7 2:43.5 2:45.6 100 m butterfly 1:05.0 1:05.6 1:05.8 200 m butterfly 2:20.2 2:24.5 2:25.6 200 m individual medley 2:26.6 2:29.3 2:29.6 400 m individual medley 5:07.0 5:18.3 5:19.6 4 × 100 m freestyle relayGabriele WetzkoIris KomarElke SehmischSabine Schulze 4:00.8Andrea GyarmatiJudit TuróczyEdit KovácsMagdolna Patoh 4:02.7Elisabeth BerglundEva AnderssonAnita ZarnowieckiGunilla Jonsson 4:07.4 4 × 100 m medley relayBarbara HofmeisterBrigitte SchuchardtHelga LindnerGabriele Wetzko 4:30.1Tinatin LekveishviliGalina Stepanova-ProzumenshchikovaValentina TutayevaTatyana Zolotnitskaya 4:31.3Angelika KrausUta FrommaterHeike NagelHeidemarie Reineck 4:33.4
Water polo Men's competition
See also List of European Championships records in swimming
References
External links LEN European Aquatics Championships at SVT's open archive (including 1970 event)