European Sprint Swimming Championships 1991

The LEN European Sprint Swimming Championships 1991 were the first edition of what later would become the European Short Course Championships. It was held in Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen

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, Germany

Germany

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from 6–8 December 1991, and was organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation

Ligue Européenne de Natation

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. 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.

Medal table

1	7	7	5	19
2	3	2	2	7
3	2	1	2	5
4	1	2	0	3
5	1	0	0	1
6	0	2	2	4
7	0	0	2	2
8	0	0	1	1
Total	14	14	14	42

Men's events

50 m freestyle	22.16	22.25	22.32
50 m backstroke	25.18	25.68	25.83
50 m breaststroke	27.38	27.42	27.51
50 m butterfly	24.32	24.46	24.54
100 m individual medley	55.28	55.45	55.83
4×50 m freestyle relay	1:28.27	1:29.39	1:31.58
4×50 m medley relay	1:38.87	1:39.05	1:39.84

Women's events

50 m freestyle	25.04	25.49	25.76
50 m backstroke	28.59	28.77	29.12
50 m breaststroke	31.61	31.87	32.25
50 m butterfly	27.25	27.63	28.02
100 m individual medley	1:01.61	1:02.23	1:02.36
4×50 m freestyle relay	1:41.30	1:44.26	1:44.73
4×50 m medley relay	1:53.13	1:55.84	1:56.19

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