1993 European Sprint Swimming Championships
The 1993 European Sprint Swimming Championships were held in Gateshead, United Kingdom, from 11–13 November. The championships were organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), with events held in a short course pool.
Only the 50 m individual stroke events, the 100 m individual medley and 4×50 m relay events were held at this edition. Backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly relays were held for the first time in a major international championships.[1] Many of Europe's top swimmers did not attend the meet due to the timing of the World Short Course Championships being held less than three weeks after in Palma de Mallorca.[2]
Medal table
* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR)* | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 nations) | 20 | 22 | 14 | 56 | |
Medalists
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Joakim Holmquist (SWE) | 22.26 | Vladimir Predkin (RUS) Silko Günzel (GER) | 22.45 | None | |
| 50 m backstroke | Patrick Hermanspann (GER) | 25.76 | Tino Weber (GER) | 25.78 | Zsolt Hegmegi (SWE) | 25.99 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Vassily Ivanov (RUS) | 27.82 | Ron Dekker (NED) | 27.89 | Mark Warnecke (GER) | 28.03 |
| 50 m butterfly | Carlos Sánchez (ESP) | 24.04 | Jan Karlsson (SWE) | 24.19 | Vladimir Predkin (RUS) | 24.32 |
| 100 m individual medley | Ron Dekker (NED) | 55.77 | Indrek Sei (EST) | 56.07 | Christian Keller (GER) | 56.14 |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | Sweden Christer Wallin Pär Lindström Joakim Holmqvist Zsolt Hegmegi | 1:28.80 | Germany Silko Günzel Axel Hickmann Torsten Spanneberg Ingolf Rasch | 1:28.88 | Croatia Miloš Milošević Marijan Kanjer Alen Loncar Miroslav Vučetić | 1:32.96 |
| 4×50 m backstroke relay | Germany | 1:44.97 | Great Britain | 1:48.28 | None | |
| 4×50 m breaststroke relay | Germany | 1:55.53 | Great Britain | 1:58.24 | None | |
| 4×50 m butterfly relay | Sweden | 1:36.53 | Germany | 1:37.36 | Great Britain | 1:40.27 |
| 4×50 m medley relay | Sweden Zsolt Hegmegi Peter Haraldsson Jan Karlsson Joakim Holmqvist | 1:39.54 | Russia | 1:40.22 | Germany Patrick Hermanspann Mark Warnecke Dirk Vandenhirtz Silko Günzel | 1:40.23 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Sandra Völker (GER) | 25.55 | Linda Olofsson (SWE) | 25.56 | Annette Hadding (GER) | 25.79 |
| 50 m backstroke | Sandra Völker (GER) | 28.26 | Nina Zhivanevskaya (RUS) | 28.71 | Andrea Kutz (GER) | 29.32 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Sylvia Gerasch (GER) | 31.57 | Peggy Hartung (GER) Karen Rake (GBR) | 31.89 | None | |
| 50 m butterfly | Louise Karlsson (SWE) | 27.49 | Svetlana Pozdeyeva (RUS) | 27.88 | Julia Voitowitsch (GER) | 27.91 |
| 100 m individual medley | Louise Karlsson (SWE) | 1:01.45 | Ulrika Jardfelt (SWE) | 1:02.74 | Sylvia Gerasch (GER) | 1:03.12 |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | Sweden Ellenor Svensson Linda Olofsson Louise Karlsson Susanne Lööv | 1:41.27 | Germany Sandra Völker Annette Hadding Silvia Stahl Anke Scholz | 1:43.08 | Great Britain | 1:46.04 |
| 4×50 m backstroke relay | Germany | 2:01.15 | Great Britain | 2:02.45 | None | |
| 4×50 m breaststroke relay | Great Britain | 2:11.28 | Germany | 2:11.34 | None | |
| 4×50 m butterfly relay | Germany | 1:53.06 | Great Britain | 1:55.62 | Finland | 1:57.17 |
| 4×50 m medley relay | Germany Sandra Volker Sylvia Gerasch Julia Voitowitsch Annette Hadding | 1:53.26 | Sweden Ulrika Jardfeldt Hanna Jaltner Louise Karlsson Linda Olofsson | 1:53.74 | Great Britain | 1:57.13 |
References
- "European Sprint Swimming Championships". GBRathletics.com.
- Ann Porter (13 November 1993). "Swimming: New wave get their heads down for the kill as Gateshead pools the sprint talent". The Independent. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- "Germans and Swedes dominate in Gateshead". New Straits Times. 15 November 1993. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
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