1981 European Aquatics Championships
The 1981 European Aquatics Championships were held in an indoor pool (50 m) in Split, Yugoslavia from 5 September to 12 September 1981. Besides swimming there were titles contested in diving, synchronized swimming (women) and water polo (men).
| 15th European Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Split, Yugoslavia |
| Date(s) | 5–12 September 1981 |
| Events | 37 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Yugoslavia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 15 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 13 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 |  West Germany | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 |  Hungary | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Sweden | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Yugoslavia* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
Swimming
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Per Johansson (SWE) |
Jörg Woithe (GDR) |
Sergey Krasyuk (URS) |
| 200 m freestyle | Sergey Kopliakov (URS) |
Michael Söderlund (SWE) |
Thomas Lejdström (SWE) |
| 400 m freestyle | Borut Petrič (YUG) |
Vladimir Salnikov (URS) |
Darjan Petrič (YUG) |
| 1500 m freestyle | Vladimir Salnikov (URS) |
Borut Petrič (YUG) |
Rafael Escalas (ESP) |
| 100 m backstroke | Sándor Wladár (HUN) |
Vladimir Shemetov (URS) |
Viktor Kuznetsov (URS) |
| 200 m backstroke | Sándor Wladár (HUN) |
Vladimir Shemetov (URS) |
Frédéric Delcourt (FRA) |
| 100 m breaststroke | Yuriy Kis (URS) |
Arsens Miskarovs (URS) |
Gerald Mörken (FRG) |
| 200 m breaststroke | Robertas Žulpa (URS) |
Arsens Miskarovs (URS) |
Adrian Moorhouse (GBR) |
| 100 m butterfly | Aleksey Markovsky (URS) |
Pär Arvidsson (SWE) |
Vadim Dombrovskiy (URS) |
| 200 m butterfly | Michael Groß (FRG) |
Phil Hubble (GBR) |
Sergey Fesenko (URS) |
| 200 m individual medley | Aleksandr Sidorenko (URS) |
Giovanni Franceschi (ITA) |
Josef Hladký (TCH) |
| 400 m individual medley | Sergey Fesenko (URS) |
Leszek Górski (POL) |
Giovanni Franceschi (ITA) |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Soviet Union Vladimir Shemetov Vladimir Salnikov Aleksandr Chaev Sergey Kopliakov |
Sweden Per Holmertz Per Wikström Lasse Lindqvist Per Johansson |
West Germany Peter Knust Wilfried Kuhlem Michael Groß Andreas Schmidt |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Soviet Union Vladimir Shemetov Vladimir Salnikov Aleksandr Chaev Sergey Kopliakov |
West Germany Michael Groß Gerald Schlupp Andreas Schmidt Frank Wennmann |
Sweden Michael Söderlund Per Wikström Per-Alvar Magnusson Thomas Lejdström |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Soviet Union Viktor Kuznetsov Yuriy Kis Aleksey Markovsky Sergey Krasyuk |
Sweden Bengt Baron Glen Christiansen Pär Arvidsson Per Johansson |
East Germany Dirk Richter Sigurd Hanke Olaf Ziesche Jörg Woithe |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Caren Metschuck (GDR) |
Birgit Meineke (GDR) |
Conny van Bentum (NED) |
| 200 m freestyle | Carmela Schmidt (GDR) |
Birgit Meineke (GDR) |
Conny van Bentum (NED) |
| 400 m freestyle | Ines Diers (GDR) |
Carmela Schmidt (GDR) |
Jackie Wilmott (GBR) |
| 800 m freestyle | Carmela Schmidt (GDR) |
Ines Diers (GDR) |
Jackie Wilmott (GBR) |
| 100 m backstroke | Ina Kleber (GDR) |
Cornelia Polit (GDR) |
Carmen Bunaciu (ROU) |
| 200 m backstroke | Cornelia Polit (GDR) |
Jolanda de Rover (NED) |
Larisa Gorchakova (URS) |
| 100 m breaststroke | Ute Geweniger (GDR) |
Suki Brownsdon (GBR) |
Larisa Belokon (URS) |
| 200 m breaststroke | Ute Geweniger (GDR) |
Larisa Belokon (URS) |
Grażyna Dziedzic (POL) |
| 100 m butterfly | Ute Geweniger (GDR) |
Ines Geißler (GDR) |
Karin Seick (FRG) |
| 200 m butterfly | Ines Geißler (GDR) |
Heike Dähne (GDR) |
Agnieszka Czopek (POL) |
| 200 m individual medley | Ute Geweniger (GDR) |
Petra Schneider (GDR) |
Olga Klevakina (URS) |
| 400 m individual medley | Petra Schneider (GDR) |
Ute Geweniger (GDR) |
Agnieszka Czopek (POL) |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | East Germany Birgit Meineke Caren Metschuck Ines Diers Susanne Link |
West Germany Marion Aizpors Karin Seick Ute Neubert Susanne Schuster |
Netherlands Annemarie Verstappen Monique Drost Wilma van Velsen Conny van Bentum |
| 4×100 m medley relay | East Germany Ina Kleber Ute Geweniger Ines Geißler Caren Metschuck |
Soviet Union Larisa Gorchakova Larisa Belokon Natalia Pokas Natalya Strunnikova |
West Germany Ute Neubert Andrea Schönborn Karin Seick Marion Aizpors |
Diving
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Aleksandr Portnov (URS) |
Sergei Kuzmin (URS) |
Niki Stajković (AUT) |
| 10 m platform | David Ambartsumyan (URS) |
Vladimir Aleynik (URS) |
Dieter Waskow (GDR) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Zhanna Tsirulnikova (URS) |
Martina Jäschke (GDR) |
Irina Kalinina (URS) |
| 10 m platform | Katarina Zipperling (GDR) |
Tatyana Belyakova (URS) |
Martina Jäschke (GDR) |
Synchronized swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Carolyn Wilson (GBR) |
Alexandra Worisch (AUT) |
Marijke Engelen (NED) |
| Duet | Caroline Holmyard (GBR) Carolyn Wilson (GBR) |
Catrien Eijken (NED) Marijke Engelen (NED) |
Eva-Maria Edinger (AUT) Alexandra Worisch (AUT) |
| Team competition | Great Britain (GBR) Tracy Cook Louise Corkhilld Amanda Dodd Deborah Golding Caroline Holmyard Sheila Kenton Philippa Sutton Carolyn Wilson |
Netherlands (NED) Catrien Eijken Marijke Engelen Marleen Engelen Petri Engels Judith van de Berg Maria van den Broek Liesbeth van Hoorn Ilse Westbroe |
Switzerland (SUI) Cornelia Blank Edith Boss Ines Gerber Silvia Grossenbacher Maya Mast Irene Singer Karin Singer Caroline Sturzenegger |
Water polo
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | West Germany |
Soviet Union |
Hungary |
References
- "European Swimming Championships (Men)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- "European Swimming Championships (Women)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- "Swimming European Championship 1981 Split (CRO)". todor66.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- "LEN European Championships Aquatic finalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2020.
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