1997 in Sports - Swimming

Swimming

  • March 28 – Japan's Ayari Aoyama breaks Misty Hyman's world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly (short course): 58:24
  • Third World Short Course Championships, held in Gothenburg, Sweden (April 17 – 20)
    • April 19 – U.S.–swimmer Jenny Thompson breaks Ayari Aoyama's world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly (short course): 57:79
    • April 20 – Australia wins the most medals (17), and the most gold medals (9)
  • 23rd European LC Championships, held in Seville, Spain (August 19 – 24)
    • Germany wins the most medals (19), and the most gold medals (8)
  • XIX Summer Universiade, held on Sicily, Italy (August 24 – 30)

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