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competitions at the

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in Oswiecim were held from 21 to 25 June, at the Oswiecim Aquatics Centre. Unlike in

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, these events represent a full European Aquatics Artistic Swimming Championships, the first ever held outside a wider

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, and included mixed sex competition for the first time - historically, like

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and

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, artistic swimming had been viewed as a female only sport. The event was also a direct qualification event for the duet event at the

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Timetable

Medalists

Medal table

Athletes

A total of 170 athletes from 20 nations are expected to compete in Artistic swimming at the 2023 European Games.

Paris 2024 Qualification

The artistic swimming meet at the

is a direct qualification event for the artistic swimming program in Paris 2024. A total of 2 quota places, representing one pair, will be awarded for one event in Paris:

References

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