| 1991 European Sprint Swimming Championships | |
| Hostcity: | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Dates: | 6–8 December |
| Next: | 1992 |
The 1991 LEN European Sprint Swimming Championships were the first edition of what later would become the European Short Course Championships. It was held in Gelsenkirchen, Germany from 6 - 8 December 1991, and was organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. Only the 50 m events of each stroke, 100 m individual medley and 4×50 m relay events were at stake at this inaugural edition.
| 50 m freestyle | 22.16 | 22.25 | 22.32 | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | 25.18 | 25.68 | 25.83 | ||||
| 50 m breaststroke | 27.38 | 27.42 | 27.51 | ||||
| 50 m butterfly | 24.32 | 24.46 | 24.52 | ||||
| 100 m individual medley | 55.28 | 55.45 | 55.83 | ||||
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | 1:28.27 | 1:29.39 | 1:31.58 | ||||
| 4×50 m medley relay | 1:38.87 | 1:39.05 | 1:39.84 |
| 50 m freestyle | 25.04 | 25.49 | 25.76 | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | 28.59 | 28.77 | 29.12 | ||||
| 50 m breaststroke | 31.61 | 31.87 | 32.25 | ||||
| 50 m butterfly | 27.25 | 27.63 | 28.02 | ||||
| 100 m individual medley | 1:01.61 | 1:02.23 | 1:02.36 | ||||
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | 1:41.30 | 1:44.26 | 1:44.73 | ||||
| 4×50 m medley relay | 1:53.13 | 1:55.84 | 1:56.19 |