The third edition of the European Sprint Swimming Championships 1993 were held in Gateshead

Gateshead

Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, from 11–13 November. The championships were organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation

Ligue Européenne de Natation

Ligue Européenne de Natation or LEN is the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to FINA—it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was founded in 1927 in Bologna, Italy....

 (LEN), with events held in a short course

Short course

In Swimming, the term Short Course is used to identify a pool that is 25 metres in length. The term is also often included in meet names when conducted in a short course pool...

 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

Backstroke

The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...

, breaststroke

Breaststroke

The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...

 and butterfly

Butterfly stroke

The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...

 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

Palma de Mallorca

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.

Medal table

1		9	7	7	23
2		7	4	1	12
3		1	5	3	9
4		1	4	1	6
5		1	1	0	2
6		1	0	0	1
7		0	1	0	1
8		0	0	1	1
8		0	0	1	1
Total		20	22	14	56

Men's events

50 m freestyle		22.26		22.45	None
50 m backstroke		25.76		25.78		25.99
50 m breaststroke		27.82		27.89		28.03
50 m butterfly		24.04		24.19		24.32
100 m individual medley		55.77		56.07		56.14
4×50 m freestyle relay	Christer Wallin Christer Wallin Bengt Christer Wallin is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won the silver medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics together Tommy Werner, Anders Holmertz and Lars Frölander.... Pär Lindström Pär Lindström Pär Arne Lindström is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He competed twice at the Summer Olympics for his native country, in 1992 and 1996, both in the Men's 50m Freestyle. He later was affiliated with the University of California in Berkeley, California.-References:... Joakim Holmqvist Zsolt Hegmegi	1:28.80	Silko Günzel Axel Hickmann Torsten Spanneberg Torsten Spanneberg Torsten Spanneberg is an Olympic medal winning German swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics and participated in the swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics. His trainer is Norbert Warnatzach and his club is S.G. Neukölln... Ingolf Rasch	1:28.88	Miloš Milošević Miloš Miloševic Miloš Milošević is a swimmer from Croatia. His best swimming discipline was butterfly stroke, but he also competed in freestyle and backstroke.... Marijan Kanjer Marijan Kanjer Marijan Kanjer is a freestyle swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.-References:*... Alen Loncar Alen Loncar Alen Lončar is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.-References:* *... Miroslav Vučetić	1:32.96
4×50 m backstroke relay		1:44.97		1:48.28	None
4×50 m breaststroke relay		1:55.53		1:58.24	None
4×50 m butterfly relay		1:36.53		1:37.36		1:40.27
4×50 m medley relay	Zsolt Hegmegi Peter Haraldsson Jan Karlsson Joakim Holmqvist	1:39.54		1:40.22	Patrick Hermanspann Mark Warnecke Mark Warnecke Mark Warnecke is a German former breaststroke swimmer who, at age 35, won the world title in the 50 m breaststroke at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada. That made him the oldest swimming world champion since 1971... Dirk Vandenhirtz Silko Günzel	1:40.23

Women's events

50 m freestyle		25.55		25.56		25.79
50 m backstroke		28.26		28.71		29.32
50 m breaststroke		31.57		31.89	None
50 m butterfly		27.49		27.88		27.91
100 m individual medley		1:01.45		1:02.74		1:03.12
4×50 m freestyle relay	Ellenor Svensson Ellenor Svensson Ellenor Susanne Svensson is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, where she swam the 100 m freestyle and the 4×100 m freestyle relay. She finished 23rd in the individual event and 7th with the team.-References:*... Linda Olofsson Linda Olofsson (swimmer) Linda Olofsson , later Linda Andersson, is a former female freestyle swimmer from Sweden. She competed twice at the Summer Olympics for her native country, in 1992 and 1996, both in the women's 50 m freestyle and the women's 4×100 m freestyle.-References:... Louise Karlsson Louise Karlsson Louise Karlsson is a former Swedish breaststroke and medley swimmer who competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. She finished 8th on 200 m medley in the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also held the world record on 100 m medley for about one year, with the time 1:01.03 in January... Susanne Lööv	1:41.27	Sandra Völker Sandra Völker Sandra Völker is a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of three medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she made her second Olympic appearance, after her debut four years earlier in Barcelona, Spain... Annette Hadding Silvia Stahl Anke Scholz Anke Scholz Anke Scholz is a retired female swimmer from Germany, specialised in the freestyle and backstroke events. She was a member of the German women's relay team that won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...	1:43.08		1:46.04
4×50 m backstroke relay		2:01.15		2:02.45	None
4×50 m breaststroke relay		2:11.28		2:11.34	None
4×50 m butterfly relay		1:53.06		1:55.62		1:57.17
4×50 m medley relay	Sandra Volker Sandra Völker Sandra Völker is a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of three medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she made her second Olympic appearance, after her debut four years earlier in Barcelona, Spain... Sylvia Gerasch Julia Voitowitsch Annette Hadding	1:53.26	Ulrika Jardfeldt Hanna Jaltner Hanna Jaltner Hanna Maria Jaltner is a former female breaststroke swimmer from Sweden. She competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Women's 100m Breaststroke and the Women's 4x100m Medley Relay . She was affiliated with theUniversity of California in Berkeley,... Louise Karlsson Louise Karlsson Louise Karlsson is a former Swedish breaststroke and medley swimmer who competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. She finished 8th on 200 m medley in the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also held the world record on 100 m medley for about one year, with the time 1:01.03 in January... Linda Olofsson Linda Olofsson (swimmer) Linda Olofsson , later Linda Andersson, is a former female freestyle swimmer from Sweden. She competed twice at the Summer Olympics for her native country, in 1992 and 1996, both in the women's 50 m freestyle and the women's 4×100 m freestyle.-References:...	1:53.74		1:57.13