ðə mˈɛdəlˌɪsts æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn wˈɜːld əkwˈæɾɪks tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps hɐdbɪn mˈɑːɹtɪn lˈoʊpɛzzjuːbˈɛɹoʊ ʌv spˈeɪn, stɛfˈɑːnoʊ bˌæɾɪstˈɛli ʌv ˈɪɾəli, ænd vlˈædɪmˌɪɹ sˈɛlkɑːv ʌvðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən.
The medalists at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships had been Martín López-Zubero of Spain, Stefano Battistelli of Italy, and Vladimir Selkov of the Soviet Union.