2004 European Aquatics Championships

The 2004 LEN European Championships were held in Madrid, Spain from 5-16 May, at the M86 [Swimming Center] in the southeast of the city. The championships brought together the European Championships in swimming, open water swimming, diving and synchronised swimming. Since the event was held less than three months before the Swimming at the 2004 [Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics] in Athens, Greece, some of the participating nations used the event therefore as a qualifying tournament for the Olympics.