The 1995 European LC Championships in
aquatics
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*Aquatic sports in the Olympics and other international competitions, including the disciplines of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, and open water swimming
*Water-related sports more broadly (including boa ...
were staged in
Vienna, Austria
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from 22–27 August. The competition, organised by the
LEN
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, was held in a temporary pool in the
Prater Stadium
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. The aquatics championships featured contests in
swimming
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,
open water swimming
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,
diving
Diving most often refers to:
* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
* Dive (American football), ...
,
synchronized swimming
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(women only) and
water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
. It was the third time the European Aquatics Championships were held in Vienna, after
1950
Events January
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and
1974
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.
Medal table
Swimming
Men's events
Women's events
Open water swimming
Men's events
Women's events
Diving
Men's events
Women's events
Synchronized swimming
Water polo
Men's team event
Women's team event
External links
EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)(1987-2004) at Gbrathletics.com
(1987-2004) at Gbrathletics.com
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August 1995 sports events in Europe