1991 World Aquatics Championships

Host City Perth
Country AUS
Held 3 – 13 January 1991
Competitors 1094
Countries 59

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Solo Women — Medal 106 20
Duet Women — Medal 36 18
Team Women — Medal 108 13
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
1 m Springboard Men — Medal 34 21
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 33 21
10 m Platform Men — Medal 25 15
1 m Springboard Women — Medal 24 18
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 28 20
10 m Platform Women — Medal 25 16
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
25 km Men — Medal 26 17
25 km Women — Medal 19 12
25 km, Team Mixed — Medal 24 8
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
50 m Freestyle Men — Medal 46 33
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 52 34
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 45 32
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 38 27
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 22 19
4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay Men — Unofficial 45 10
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 73 16
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 64 14
50 m Backstroke Men — Unofficial 8 7
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 39 27
200 m Backstroke Men — Medal 34 23
50 m Breaststroke Men — Unofficial 8 7
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 40 27
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 35 25
50 m Butterfly Men — Unofficial 8 6
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 49 31
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 36 25
200 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 42 28
400 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 30 21
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 81 17
50 m Freestyle Women — Medal 33 22
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 36 23
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 32 20
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 21 13
800 m Freestyle Women — Medal 18 12
4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay Women — Unofficial 20 5
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 55 12
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 46 10
50 m Backstroke Women — Unofficial 8 8
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 25 18
200 m Backstroke Women — Medal 25 17
50 m Breaststroke Women — Unofficial 8 6
100 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 30 21
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 25 17
50 m Butterfly Women — Unofficial 8 5
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 33 22
200 m Butterfly Women — Medal 28 20
200 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 26 17
400 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 25 17
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 57 12
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men 5 – 13 January 1991 Medal 208 16
Water Polo Women 5 – 11 January 1991 Medal 115 9

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 18 11 6 35
2 China CHN 8 3 2 13
3 Hungary HUN 5 2 3 10
4 Germany GER 4 9 9 22
5 Australia AUS 3 6 2 11
6 Netherlands NED 2 1 1 4
7 Soviet Union URS 1 3 6 10
8 Canada CAN 1 3 1 5
9 Italy ITA 1 2 4 7
10 Spain ESP 1 1 1 3
11 Suriname SUR 1 0 0 1
= Yugoslavia YUG 1 0 0 1
13 Japan JPN 0 2 3 5
14 France FRA 0 2 1 3
15 Great Britain GBR 0 1 1 2
16 Sweden SWE 0 1 0 1
17 Denmark DEN 0 0 2 2
= Poland POL 0 0 2 2
19 Czechoslovakia TCH 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Solo, Women Sylvie Fréchette CAN Kristen Babb USA Mikako Kotani JPN
Duet, Women Sarah Josephson / Karen Josephson USA Aki Takayama / Mikako Kotani JPN Kathryn Glen / Lisa Alexander CAN
Team, Women United States USA Canada CAN Japan JPN
1 m Springboard, Men Edwin Jongejans NED Mark Lenzi USA Wang Yijie CHN
3 m Springboard, Men Kent Ferguson USA Tan Liangde CHN Albin Killat GER
10 m Platform, Men Sun Shuwei CHN Xiong Ni CHN Giorgi Chogovadze URS
1 m Springboard, Women Gao Min CHN Wendy Lucero USA Heidemarie Bártová-Grécká TCH
3 m Springboard, Women Gao Min CHN Irina Lashko URS Brita Baldus GER
10 m Platform, Women Fu Mingxia CHN Yelena Miroshina URS Wendy Lian Williams USA
25 km, Men Chad Hundeby USA Sergio Chiarandini ITA David O'Brien AUS
25 km, Team, Mixed United States USA Australia AUS Hungary HUN
25 km, Women Shelley Taylor-Smith AUS Martha Jahn USA Karen Burton-Reeder USA
50 m Freestyle, Men Tom Jager USA Matt Biondi USA Gennady Prigoda URS
100 m Freestyle, Men Matt Biondi USA Tom Werner SWE Giorgio Lamberti ITA
200 m Freestyle, Men Giorgio Lamberti ITA Steffen Zesner GER Artur Wojdat POL
400 m Freestyle, Men Jörg Hoffmann GER Stefan Pfeiffer GER Artur Wojdat POL
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Jörg Hoffmann GER Kieren Perkins AUS Stefan Pfeiffer GER
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Germany GER Soviet Union URS
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Germany GER United States USA Italy ITA
100 m Backstroke, Men Jeff Rouse USA Mark Tewksbury CAN Martín López-Zubero ESP
200 m Backstroke, Men Martín López-Zubero ESP Stefano Battistelli ITA Vladimir Selkov URS
100 m Breaststroke, Men Norbert Rózsa HUN Adrian Moorhouse GBR Gianni Minervini ITA
200 m Breaststroke, Men Mike Barrowman USA Norbert Rózsa HUN Nick Gillingham GBR
100 m Butterfly, Men Anthony Nesty SUR Michael Groß GER Vladislav Kulikov URS
200 m Butterfly, Men Mel Stewart USA Michael Groß GER Tamás Darnyi HUN
200 m Individual Medley, Men Tamás Darnyi HUN Eric Namesnik USA Christian Geßner GER
400 m Individual Medley, Men Tamás Darnyi HUN Eric Namesnik USA Stefano Battistelli ITA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men United States USA Soviet Union URS Germany GER
50 m Freestyle, Women Zhuang Yong CHN Catherine Plewinski
Leigh Ann Fetter 		FRA
USA
100 m Freestyle, Women Nicole Haislett USA Catherine Plewinski FRA Zhuang Yong CHN
200 m Freestyle, Women Hayley Lewis AUS Janet Evans USA Mette Jacobsen DEN
400 m Freestyle, Women Janet Evans USA Hayley Lewis AUS Suzu Chiba JPN
800 m Freestyle, Women Janet Evans USA Grit Müller GER Jana Henke GER
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women United States USA Germany GER Netherlands NED
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women Germany GER Netherlands NED Denmark DEN
100 m Backstroke, Women Krisztina Egerszegi HUN Tünde Szabó HUN Janie Wagstaff USA
200 m Backstroke, Women Krisztina Egerszegi HUN Dagmar Hase GER Janie Wagstaff USA
100 m Breaststroke, Women Linley Frame AUS Jana Dörries GER Yelena Volkova URS
200 m Breaststroke, Women Yelena Volkova URS Linley Frame AUS Jana Dörries GER
100 m Butterfly, Women Qian Hong CHN Wang Xiaohong CHN Catherine Plewinski FRA
200 m Butterfly, Women Summer Sanders USA Rie Shito JPN Hayley Lewis AUS
200 m Individual Medley, Women Lin Li CHN Summer Sanders USA Daniela Hunger GER
400 m Individual Medley, Women Lin Li CHN Hayley Lewis AUS Summer Sanders USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women United States USA Australia AUS Germany GER
Water Polo, Men Yugoslavia YUG Spain ESP Hungary HUN
Water Polo, Women Netherlands NED Canada CAN United States USA