1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) - Competing Nations

Competing Nations

The 71 nations with swimmers at the 1997 Short Course Worlds were:

  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Ecuador
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Great Britain
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Iceland
  • Indonesia
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonia
  • Madagascar
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Ukraine
  • USA
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela

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