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1993 European Sprint Swimming Championships

Water sport competitions

Field	Value
name	1993 European Sprint Swimming Championships
hostcity	Gateshead, United Kingdom
dates	11–13 November
previous	1992
next	1994

The 1993 European Sprint Swimming Championships were held in Gateshead, United Kingdom, from 11 to 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. 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.

Medal table

Medalists

Men's events

4 × 50 m medley relay
Zsolt Hegmegi
Peter Haraldsson
Jan Karlsson
Joakim Holmqvist	1:39.54	1:40.22
Patrick Hermanspann
Mark Warnecke
Dirk Vandenhirtz
Silko Günzel	1:40.23

Women's events

4 × 50 m medley relay
Sandra Volker
Sylvia Gerasch
Julia Voitowitsch
Annette Hadding	1:53.26
Ulrika Jardfeldt
Hanna Jaltner
Louise Karlsson
Linda Olofsson	1:53.74	1:57.13

References

Ann Porter. (1993-11-13). "Swimming: New wave get their heads down for the kill as Gateshead pools the sprint talent". [[The Independent]].
(1993-11-15). "Germans and Swedes dominate in Gateshead". [[New Straits Times]].

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