6th European Swimming Championships in Budapest (Hungary) with the participation of Belgian athletes, including Greet Penneman, Elli Van Osselaer, Greet Vergult and Koen Adriaenssens, all members of Dosporta Antwerp.

Total number of athletes at this European Championships:

56 men (from 17 countries)
48 ladies (from 13 countries)

A total of 12 medals were secured at this European Championships, after a long absence at the European level, being :

4x GOLD
6x silver
2x bronze

Results of our swimmers at this EC as follows:

Koen Adriaenssens

100 m Breaststroke: 2nd place (with a time of 1.11,40);
200 m Breaststroke : 3th place (with a time of 2.36,04);
100 m Butterfly : 5th place (with a time of 1.03,40);
200 m Medley : 7th place (with a time of 2.27,06);

Greet Vergult

100 m Breaststroke : GOLD (met een tijd van 1.26,04);
200 m Breaststroke : GOLD (met een tijd van 3.01,83);
50 m Freestyle : 3th place (with a time of 30,75);
200 m Freestyle : GOLD (met een tijd van 2.19,97);
400 m Freestyle : 2nd place (with a time of 4.59,20);
800 m Freestyle : 2nd place (with a time of 10.06,98);
200 m Medley : 2nd place (with a time of 2.45,13).

Greet Penneman

200 m Freestyle : 6th place (with a time of 2.28,36);
800 m Freestyle : 5th place (with a time of 10.54,19);
100 m Backstroke : 7th place (with a time of 2.55,42);

Elli Van Osselaer

100 m Backstroke : 2nd place (with a time of 1.15,48);
200 m Backstroke : GOUD (with a time of 2.42,37);
200 m Butterfly : 6th place (with a time of 2.57,30);
400 m Butterfly : 2nd place (with a time of 5.53,03).

Rene Dubuisson (member at DHC Kortrijk) was the trainer and coach at this EC.