1994 in Sports - Swimming

Swimming

  • Seventh FINA World Championships, held in Rome, Italy (September 1 – 11)
  • Fourth European Sprint Championships, held in Stavanger, Norway (December 3 – 4)
    • Germany wins the most medals (13), and the most gold medals (7)
  • March 13 – Alexander Popov clocks 21.50 to break the world record in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) in Desenzano del Garda, Italy

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