# Swimming at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships

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 |
| 11 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 32 | 33 | 31 | 96 |

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Tom Jager (USA) 22.16CR | Matt Biondi (USA) 22.26 | Gennadiy Prigoda (URS) 22.62 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Matt Biondi (USA) 49.18 | Tommy Werner (SWE) 49.63 | Giorgio Lamberti (ITA) 49.82 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Giorgio Lamberti (ITA) 1:47.27CR | Steffen Zesner (GER) 1:48.28 | Artur Wojdat (POL) 1:48.70 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Jörg Hoffmann (GER) 3:48.04CR | Stefan Pfeiffer (GER) 3:48.86 | Artur Wojdat (POL) 3:49.67 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Jörg Hoffmann (GER) 14:50.36WR | Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:50.58 | Stefan Pfeiffer (GER) 14:59.34 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Jeff Rouse (USA) 55.23CR | Mark Tewksbury (CAN) 55.29 | Martin López (ESP) 55.61 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Martin López (ESP) 1:59.52 | Stefano Battistelli (ITA) 1:59.98 | Vladimir Selkov (URS) 2:00.33 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Norbert Rózsa (HUN) 1:01.45WR | Adrian Moorhouse (GBR) 1:01.58 | Gianni Minervini (ITA) 1:01.74 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Mike Barrowman (USA) 2:11.23WR | Norbert Rózsa (HUN) 2:12.03 | Nick Gillingham (GBR) 2:13.12 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Anthony Nesty (SUR) 53.29CR | Michael Groß (GER) 53.31 | Vladislav Kulikov (URS) 53.74 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Melvin Stewart (USA) 1:55.69WR | Michael Groß (GER) 1:56.78 | Tamás Darnyi (HUN) 1:58.25 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Tamás Darnyi (HUN) 1:59.36WR | Eric Namesnik (USA) 2:01.87 | Christian Geßner (GER) 2:02.36 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Tamás Darnyi (HUN) 4:12.36WR | Eric Namesnik (USA) 4:15.21 | Stefano Battistelli (ITA) 4:16.50 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Tom Jager Brent Lang Doug Gjertsen Matt Biondi 3:17.15CR | Germany (GER) Peter Sitt Dirk Richter Steffen Zesner Bengt Zikarsky 3:18.88 | Soviet Union (URS) Gennadiy Prigoda Yuriy Bashkatov Veniamin Tayanovich Vladimir Tkashenko 3:18.97 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | Germany (GER) Peter Sitt Steffen Zesner Stefan Pfeiffer Michael Groß 7:13.50CR | United States (USA) Troy Dalbey Melvin Stewart Dan Jorgensen Doug Gjertsen 7:14.87 | Italy (ITA) Emanuele Idini Roberto Gleria Stefano Battistelli Giorgio Lamberti 7:17.18 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | United States (USA) Jeff Rouse Eric Wunderlich Mark Henderson Matt Biondi 3:39.66CR | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Shemetov Dmitriy Volkov Vladislav Kulikov Veniamin Tayanovich 3:40.41 | Germany (GER) Frank Hoffmeister Christian Poswiat Michael Groß Dirk Richter 3:42.13 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Zhuang Yong (CHN) 25.47 | Leigh Ann Fetter (USA) Catherine Plewinski (FRA) 25.50 | |
| 100 m freestyle details | Nicole Haislett (USA) 55.17 | Catherine Plewinski (FRA) 55.31 | Zhuang Yong (CHN) 55.65 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Hayley Lewis (AUS) 2:00.48 | Janet Evans (USA) 2:00.67 | Mette Jacobsen (DEN) 2:00.93 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Janet Evans (USA) 4:08.63 | Hayley Lewis (AUS) 4:09.40 | Suzu Chiba (JPN) 4:11.44 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Janet Evans (USA) 8:24.05CR | Grit Müller (GER) 8:30.20 | Jana Henke (GER) 8:30.31 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) 1:01.78 | Tünde Szabó (HUN) 1:01.98 | Janie Wagstaff (USA) 1:02.17 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) 2:09.15CR | Dagmar Hase (GER) 2:12.01 | Janie Wagstaff (USA) 2:13.14 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Linley Frame (AUS) 1:08.81 | Jana Dörries (GER) 1:09.35 | Yelena Volkova (URS) 1:09.66 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Yelena Volkova (URS) 2:29.53 | Linley Frame (AUS) 2:30.02 | Jana Dörries (GER) 2:30.14 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Qian Hong (CHN) 59.68 | Wang Xiaohong (CHN) 59.81 | Catherine Plewinski (FRA) 59.88 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Summer Sanders (USA) 2:09.24 | Rie Shito (JPN) 2:11.06 | Hayley Lewis (AUS) 2:11.09 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Lin Li (CHN) 2:13.40 | Summer Sanders (USA) 2:14.06 | Daniela Hunger (GER) 2:16.16 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Lin Li (CHN) 4:41.45 | Hayley Lewis (AUS) 4:41.46 | Summer Sanders (USA) 4:43.41 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Nicole Haislett Julie Cooper Whitney Hedgepeth Jenny Thompson 3:43.26 | Germany (GER) Simone Osygus Kerstin Kielgaß Karin Seick Manuela Stellmach 3:44.37 | Netherlands (NED) Mildred Muis Inge de Bruijn Marianne Muis Karin Brienesse 3:45.05 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | Germany (GER) Kerstin Kielgaß Manuela Stellmach Dagmar Hase Stephanie Ortwig 8:02.56 | Netherlands (NED) Marianne Muis Manon Masseurs Mildred Muis Karin Brienesse 8:05.97 | Denmark (DEN) Gitta Jensen Berit Puggaard Annette Poulsen Mette Jacobsen 8:07.20 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | United States (USA) Janie Wagstaff Tracey McFarlane Crissy Ahmann-Leighton Nicole Haislett 4:06.51 | Australia (AUS) Nicole Livingstone Linley Frame Susie O'Neill Karen van Wirdum 4:08.04 | Germany (GER) Svenja Schlicht Jana Dörries Susanne Müller Manuela Stellmach 4:10.50 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record