1991 European Sprint Swimming Championships

The 1991 LEN European Sprint Swimming Championships were the first edition of what later would become the European Short Course Championships. It was held in Gelsenkirchen, Germany from 6–8 December 1991, and was organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. Only the 50 m events of each stroke, 100 m individual medley and 4×50 m relay events were at stake at this inaugural edition.

1991 European Sprint Swimming Championships
Host cityGelsenkirchen, Germany
Date(s)6–8 December
1992

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Germany (GER)77519
2  Soviet Union (URS)3227
3  Sweden (SWE)2125
4  Netherlands (NED)1203
5  Finland (FIN)1001
6  Italy (ITA)0224
7  Great Britain (GBR)0022
8  Estonia (EST)0011
Totals (8 entries)14141442

Results summary

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle   Alexander Popov (URS) 22.16   Silko Günzel (GER) 22.25   Joakim Holmquist (SWE) 22.32
50 m backstroke   Jani Sievinen (FIN) 25.18   Vladimir Selkov (URS) 25.68   Jens Bünger (GER) 25.83
50 m breaststroke   Vassily Ivanov (URS) 27.38   Ron Dekker (NED) 27.42   Gianni Minervini (ITA) 27.51
50 m butterfly   Jan Karlsson (SWE) 24.32   Nils Rudolph (GER) 24.46   Vladislav Kulikov (URS) 24.52
100 m individual medley   Josef Hladký (GER) 55.28   Ron Dekker (NED) 55.45   Indrek Sei (EST) 55.83
4×50 m freestyle relay   Germany 1:28.27   Soviet Union 1:29.39   Great Britain 1:31.58
4×50 m medley relay   Soviet Union 1:38.87   Germany 1:39.05   Italy 1:39.84

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle   Simone Osygus (GER) 25.04   Daniela Hunger (GER) 25.49   Louise Karlsson (SWE) 25.76
50 m backstroke   Sandra Völker (GER) 28.59   Anja Eichhorst (GER) 28.77   Andrea Kutz (GER) 29.12
50 m breaststroke   Peggy Hartung (GER) 31.61   Sylvia Gerasch (GER) 31.87   Jana Dörries (GER) 32.25
50 m butterfly   Inge de Bruijn (NED) 27.25   Louise Karlsson (SWE) 27.63   Christiane Sievert (GER) 28.02
100 m individual medley   Louise Karlsson (SWE) 1:01.61   Daniela Hunger (GER) 1:02.23   Marion Zoller (GER) 1:02.36
4×50 m freestyle relay   Germany 1:41.30   Italy 1:44.26   Soviet Union 1:44.73
4×50 m medley relay   Germany 1:53.13   Italy 1:55.84   Great Britain 1:56.19

References

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