Baltic States Swimming Championships

The Baltic States Swimming Championships is an annual swimming competition between best swimmers from Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

The championships are typically held over two days early in the year and serve as a key stepping stone for many athletes on their journey to international competition.

Team scoring

Youth and Junior age group

In 2023,[1] two (2) fastest swimmers from each country in each gender and age group bring points for their team in individual events as follows: 1st place – 7 points, 2nd – 5 points, 3rd – 4 points, 4th – 3 points, 5th – 2 points, 6th – 1 point. The fastest relay team from each country in each gender and age group bring points for their team in relay events in each session as follows: 1st place – 14 points, 2nd – 10 points, 3rd – 8 points.

Open age group

In 2023, eight (8) fastest swimmers from final A in each gender bring points for their team in individual events as follows:

Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Points 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

The fastest relay team from each country in each gender bring points for their team in relay events in each session as follows:

Place 1st 2nd 3rd
Points 18 14 12

Championships

The list is incomplete

Year City Venue Date Overall winner
2009 Lithuania Alytus Alytus Sports and Recreation Centre February 28 – March 1  Lithuania[2]
2010 Estonia Tartu Aura Center March 6–7  Lithuania[3]
2011 Latvia Riga Ķīpsala Pool March 12–13  Lithuania[4]
2012 Lithuania Alytus Alytus Sports and Recreation Centre March 9–10  Lithuania[5]
2013 Estonia Tartu Aura Center March 8–9  Lithuania[6]
2014 Latvia Riga Ķīpsala Pool March 7–8  Lithuania[7]
2015 Lithuania Kaunas Girstutis Swimming Pool April 10–11  Lithuania
2016 Estonia Tallinn Kalev Spa Water Park April 22–23  Estonia[8][9]
2017 Latvia Riga Ķīpsala Pool March 31 – April 1  Estonia[10]
2018 Lithuania Kaunas Girstutis Swimming Pool March 23–24[11]  Lithuania[12][13]
2019 Estonia Tartu Aura Center March 22–23[14]  Estonia[15]
2020 Latvia Riga Ķīpsala Pool March 7–8[16]  Estonia[17]
2021 Lithuania Klaipėda Klaipėda Pool March 6–7[18]  Lithuania
2022 Estonia Tartu Aura Center March 26–27[19]  Estonia[20]
2023 Latvia Riga Ķīpsala Pool March 3–4[21]  Estonia[22]
2024 TBA TBA TBD

Events

See also

References

  1. ^ "Baltic States Championships 2023" (PDF). swimming.lv. Latvijas Peldēšanas federācija. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ "2009 Full results" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Baltijos šalių plaukimo čempionatas ir Baltijos šalių jaunučių plaukimo mačas". ltuswimming.com.
  4. ^ "2011 Full results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  5. ^ "2012 Full results" (PDF).
  6. ^ "2013 results" (PDF).
  7. ^ "2014 Full results" (PDF).
  8. ^ "2016 results" (PDF).
  9. ^ "2016 points" (PDF).
  10. ^ "2017 results" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Baltic States Swimming Championships 2018 results".[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Baltijos šalių čempionatą laimėjo lietuviai, pagerinti du šalies mergaičių rekordai". ltuswimming.com.
  13. ^ "2018 results" (PDF).
  14. ^ "2019 results" (PDF).
  15. ^ "Baltimaade meistrivõistlustel kogusid eestlased kõige enam punkte, Valdmaa püstitas noorte rekordi". Eesti Ujumisliit. 23 March 2019.
  16. ^ "2020 Calendar".
  17. ^ "Baltimaade meistrivõistlustel kogusid eestlased kõige enam punkte". Eesti Ujumisliit. 8 March 2020.
  18. ^ "2021 Results".
  19. ^ "Baltic States Swimming Championships 2022".
  20. ^ "Baltimaade meistrivõistluste II päev". Eesti Ujumisliit. 27 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Baltic States Swimming Championships 2023" (PDF).
  22. ^ "Eesti on 2023.aastal Baltimaade MEISTER". Eesti Ujumisliit. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023.