These are the results (medal winners) of the swimming competition at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships.
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS)* | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Suriname (SUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 32 | 33 | 31 | 96 | |
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Tom Jager United States | 22.16 CR | Matt Biondi United States | 22.26 | Gennadiy Prigoda Soviet Union | 22.62 |
| 100 m freestyle | Matt Biondi United States | 49.18 | Tommy Werner Sweden | 49.63 | Giorgio Lamberti Italy | 49.82 |
| 200 m freestyle | Giorgio Lamberti Italy | 1:47.27 CR | Steffen Zesner Germany | 1:48.28 | Artur Wojdat Poland | 1:48.70 |
| 400 m freestyle | Jörg Hoffmann Germany | 3:48.04 CR | Stefan Pfeiffer Germany | 3:48.86 | Artur Wojdat Poland | 3:49.67 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Jörg Hoffmann Germany | 14:50.36 WR | Kieren Perkins Australia | 14:50.58 OC | Stefan Pfeiffer Germany | 14:59.34 |
| 100 m backstroke | Jeff Rouse United States | 55.23 CR | Mark Tewksbury Canada | 55.29 | Martín López-Zubero Spain | 55.61 |
| 200 m backstroke | Martín López-Zubero Spain | 1:59.52 | Stefano Battistelli Italy | 1:59.98 | Vladimir Selkov Soviet Union | 2:00.33 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Norbert Rózsa Hungary | 1:01.45 WR | Adrian Moorhouse United Kingdom | 1:01.58 | Gianni Minervini Italy | 1:01.74 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Mike Barrowman United States | 2:11.23 WR | Norbert Rózsa Hungary | 2:12.03 | Nick Gillingham United Kingdom | 2:13.12 |
| 100 m butterfly | Anthony Nesty Suriname | 53.29 CR | Michael Gross Germany | 53.31 | Vladislav Kulikov Soviet Union | 53.74 |
| 200 m butterfly | Melvin Stewart United States | 1:55.69 WR | Michael Gross Germany | 1:56.78 | Tamás Darnyi Hungary | 1:58.25 |
| 200 m individual medley | Tamás Darnyi Hungary | 1:59.36 WR | Eric Namesnik United States | 2:01.87 | Christian Gessner Germany | 2:02.36 |
| 400 m individual medley | Tamás Darnyi Hungary | 4:12.36 WR | Eric Namesnik United States | 4:15.21 | Stefano Battistelli Italy | 4:16.50 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | United States Tom Jager (50.60) Brent Lang (48.77) Doug Gjertsen (49.51) Matt Biondi (48.27) Troy Dalbey[a] | 3:17.15 CR | Germany Peter Sitt (50.68) Dirk Richter (49.29) Steffen Zesner (49.47) Bengt Zikarsky (49.44) Nils Rudolph[a] Christian Tröger[a] | 3:18.88 NR | Soviet Union Gennadiy Prigoda (50.74) Yuriy Bashkatov (49.54) Veniamin Tayanovich (49.17) Vladimir Tkashenko (49.52) Aleksei Borislavski[a] | 3:18.97 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Germany Peter Sitt (1:49.41) Steffen Zesner (1:48.18) Steffen Pfeiffer (1:49.05) Michael Gross (1:46.86) Jochen Bruha[a] Christian Tröger[a] | 7:13.50 CR | United States Troy Dalbey (1:48.69) Melvin Stewart (1:49.10) Dan Jorgensen (1:49.73) Doug Gjertsen (1:47.35) Paul Robinson[a] | 7:14.87 | Italy Emanuele Idini (1:50.40) Roberto Gleria (1:49.70) Stefano Battistelli (1:50.22) Giorgio Lamberti (1:46.86) Bruno Zorzan[a] | 7:17.18 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | United States Jeff Rouse (55.28) Eric Wunderlich (1:02.26) Mark Henderson (53.59) Matt Biondi (48.53) Scot Johnson[a] Mike Barrowman[a] Bart Pippenger[a] Brent Lang[a] | 3:39.66 CR | Soviet Union Vladimir Shemetov (56.53) Dmitriy Volkov (1:00.74) Vladislav Kulikov (53.50) Veniamin Tayanovich (49.64) | 3:40.41 | Germany Frank Hoffmeister (56.94) Christian Poswiat (1:01.66) Michael Gross (53.60) Dirk Richter (49.93) Thilo Haase[a] Bengt Zikarsky[a] | 3:42.13 NR |
Legend: AF African record | AM Americas record | AS Asian record | CR Championship record | ER European record | OC Oceania record | WR World record | NR National record
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Zhuang Yong China | 25.47 | Leigh Ann Fetter United States Catherine Plewinski France | 25.50 | None awarded | |
| 100 m freestyle | Nicole Haislett United States | 55.17 | Catherine Plewinski France | 55.31 | Zhuang Yong China | 55.65 |
| 200 m freestyle | Hayley Lewis Australia | 2:00.48 | Janet Evans United States | 2:00.67 | Mette Jacobsen Denmark | 2:00.93 |
| 400 m freestyle | Janet Evans United States | 4:08.63 | Hayley Lewis Australia | 4:09.40 | Suzu Chiba Japan | 4:11.44 |
| 800 m freestyle | Janet Evans United States | 8:24.05 CR | Grit Müller Germany | 8:30.20 | Jana Henke Germany | 8:30.31 |
| 100 m backstroke | Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary | 1:01.78 | Tünde Szabó Hungary | 1:01.98 | Janie Wagstaff United States | 1:02.17 |
| 200 m backstroke | Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary | 2:09.15 CR, ER | Dagmar Hase Germany | 2:12.01 | Janie Wagstaff United States | 2:13.14 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Linley Frame Australia | 1:08.81 | Jana Dörries Germany | 1:09.35 | Yelena Volkova Soviet Union | 1:09.66 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Yelena Volkova Soviet Union | 2:29.53 | Linley Frame Australia | 2:30.02 | Jana Dörries Germany | 2:30.14 |
| 100 m butterfly | Qian Hong China | 59.68 | Wang Xiaohong China | 59.81 | Catherine Plewinski France | 59.88 |
| 200 m butterfly | Summer Sanders United States | 2:09.24 | Rie Shito Japan | 2:11.06 | Hayley Lewis Australia | 2:11.09 |
| 200 m individual medley | Lin Li China | 2:13.40 | Summer Sanders United States | 2:14.06 | Daniela Hunger Germany | 2:16.16 |
| 400 m individual medley | Lin Li China | 4:41.45 | Hayley Lewis Australia | 4:41.46 OC | Summer Sanders United States | 4:43.41 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | United States Nicole Haislett (55.74) Julie Cooper (55.90) Whitney Hedgepeth (56.33) Jenny Thompson (55.29) Lynn Kohl[a] Ashley Tappin[a] | 3:43.26 AM | Germany Simone Osygus (56.58) Kerstin Kielgass (55.89) Karin Seick (56.32) Manuela Stellmach (55.68) Katrin Meissner[a] Daniela Hunger[a] | 3:43.11 | Netherlands Mildred Muis (56.64) Inge de Bruijn (56.05) Marianne Muis (56.43) Karin Brienesse (55.93) Emile van de Plaats[a] Manon Masseurs[a] | 3:45.05 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Germany Kerstin Kielgass (2:00.85) Manuela Stellmach (2:00.21) Dagmar Hase (2:00.36) Stephanie Ortwig (2:01.14) Katrin Meissner[a] Svenja Schlicht[a] | 8:02.56 | Netherlands Marianne Muis (2:01.70) Manon Masseurs (2:02.29) Mildred Muis (2:01.99) Karin Brienesse (1:59.99) Emile van de Plaats[a] | 8:05.97 NR | Denmark Gitta Jensen (2:02.29) Berit Puggaard (2:01.22) Annette Poulsen (2:04.03) Mette Jacobsen (1:59.66) | 8:07.20 NR |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | United States Janie Wagstaff (1:01.82) Tracey McFarlane (1:09.66) Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (1:00.27) Nicole Haislett (54.76) Jodi Wilson[a] Tori DeSilva[a] Julia Gorman[a] Jenny Thompson[a] | 4:06.51 AM | Australia Nicole Livingstone (1:02.79) Linley Frame (1:08.43) Susie O'Neill (59.61) Karen van Wirdum (57.21) Johanna Griggs[a] | 4:08.04 OC | Germany Svenja Schlicht (1:02.67) Jana Dörries (1:09.20) Susanne Müller (1:02.57) Manuela Stellmach (56.06) Dagmar Hase[a] Alexandra Hanel[a] Katrin Jäke[a] Kerstin Kielgass[a] | 4:10.50 |
Legend: AF African record | AM Americas record | AS Asian record | CR Championship record | ER European record | OC Oceania record | WR World record | NR National record
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
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