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
[edit]Youth and Junior age group
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The list is incomplete
| Year | City | Venue | Date | Overall winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Alytus |
Alytus Sports and Recreation Centre | February 28 – March 1 | Lithuania[2]
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| 2010 |  Tartu |
Aura Center | March 6–7 | Lithuania[3]
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| 2011 |  Riga |
Ķīpsala Pool | March 12–13 | Lithuania[4]
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| 2012 | Alytus |
Alytus Sports and Recreation Centre | March 9–10 | Lithuania[5]
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| 2013 | Tartu |
Aura Center | March 8–9 | Lithuania[6]
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| 2014 | Riga |
Ķīpsala Pool | March 7–8 | Lithuania[7]
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| 2015 | Kaunas |
Girstutis Swimming Pool | April 10–11 | Lithuania
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| 2016 | Tallinn |
Kalev Spa Water Park | April 22–23 | Estonia[8][9]
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| 2017 | Riga |
Ķīpsala Pool | March 31 – April 1 | Estonia[10]
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| 2018 | Kaunas |
Girstutis Swimming Pool | March 23–24[11] | Lithuania[12][13]
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| 2019 | Tartu |
Aura Center | March 22–23[14] | Estonia[15]
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| 2020 | Riga |
Ķīpsala Pool | March 7–8[16] | Estonia[17]
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| 2021 | Klaipėda |
Klaipėda Pool | March 6–7[18] | Lithuania
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| 2022 | Tartu |
Aura Center | March 26–27[19] | Estonia[20]
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| 2023 | Riga |
Ķīpsala Pool | March 3–4[21] | Estonia[22]
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| 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBD |
Events
[edit]- Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m
- Backstroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
- Breaststroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
- Butterfly: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
- Individual medley: 200 m, 400 m
- Relay: 4×100 m free, 4×100 m medley
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Baltic States Championships 2023" (PDF). swimming.lv. Latvijas Peldēšanas federācija. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "2009 Full results" (PDF).
- ^ "Baltijos šalių plaukimo čempionatas ir Baltijos šalių jaunučių plaukimo mačas". ltuswimming.com.
- ^ "2011 Full results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "2012 Full results" (PDF).
- ^ "2013 results" (PDF).
- ^ "2014 Full results" (PDF).
- ^ "2016 results" (PDF).
- ^ "2016 points" (PDF).
- ^ "2017 results" (PDF).
- ^ "Baltic States Swimming Championships 2018 results".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Baltijos šalių čempionatą laimėjo lietuviai, pagerinti du šalies mergaičių rekordai". ltuswimming.com.
- ^ "2018 results" (PDF).
- ^ "2019 results" (PDF).
- ^ "Baltimaade meistrivõistlustel kogusid eestlased kõige enam punkte, Valdmaa püstitas noorte rekordi". Eesti Ujumisliit. 23 March 2019.
- ^ "2020 Calendar".
- ^ "Baltimaade meistrivõistlustel kogusid eestlased kõige enam punkte". Eesti Ujumisliit. 8 March 2020.
- ^ "2021 Results".
- ^ "Baltic States Swimming Championships 2022".
- ^ "Baltimaade meistrivõistluste II päev". Eesti Ujumisliit. 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Baltic States Swimming Championships 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Eesti on 2023.aastal Baltimaade MEISTER". Eesti Ujumisliit. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023.