| European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city | Debrecen, Hungary |
| Date(s) | 13–16 December |
| Venue(s) | Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex |
| Nations participating | 39 |
| Events | 38 |
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The 2007 European Short Course Swimming Championships, which was the 15th edition of the continental swimming event, were held between 13 and 16 December 2007 in Debrecen, Hungary. The championships were swum in the Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, in a short course (25-metre) pool.
A total of 39 nations registered for the championship: [1]
Armenia 
Austria 
Belarus 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Croatia 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Faroe Islands 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
United Kingdom 
Greece 
Hungary 
Iceland 
Ireland 
Israel 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Macedonia 
Montenegro 
Netherlands 
Norway 
Poland 
Portugal 
Russia 
Serbia 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
Switzerland 
Turkey 
Ukraine The events were held over four days, divided into a morning session, when the preliminary heats were staged, and an evening session, when the semifinals and finals took place.
| Date | Morning session Preliminary heats | Evening session Semifinals and Finals |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 13 December [2] | Men's 50m Freestyle Women's 50m Breaststroke Men's 200m Individual Medley Women's 100m Backstroke Men's 200m Backstroke Men's 100m Butterfly Women's 200m Butterfly Men's 100m Breaststroke Women's 200m Individual Medley Men's 400m Freestyle Women's 100m Freestyle Men's 4 x 50m Medley Relay | Men's 50m Freestyle (semifinals) Women's 50m Breaststroke (semifinals) Men's 400m Freestyle (final) Men's 200m Backstroke (final) Women's 100m Backstroke (semifinals) Men's 100m Butterfly (semifinals) Women's 200m Individual Medley (final) Men's 100m Breaststroke (semifinals) Women's 200m Butterfly (final) Men's 200m Individual Medley (final) Women's 100m Freestyle (semifinals) Men's 50m Freestyle (final) Women's 50m Breaststroke (final) Men's 4 x 50m Medley Relay (final) |
| Friday 14 December [3] | Men's 50m Backstroke Women's 50m Butterfly Men's 400m Individual Medley Women's 100m Individual Medley Women's 200m Breaststroke Men's 100m Freestyle Women's 4 x 50m Freestyle Women's 800m Freestyle | Women's 800m Freestyle (final) Men's 50m Backstroke (semifinals) Women's 50m Butterfly (semifinals) Men's 400m Individual Medley (final) Women's 200m Breaststroke (final) Men's 100m Breaststroke (final) Women's 100m Freestyle (final) Men's 100m Freestyle (semifinals) Women's 100m Backstroke (final) Men's 100m Butterfly (final) Women's 100m Individual Medley (semifinals) Women's 50m Butterfly (final) Men's 50m Backstroke (final) Women's 4 x 50m Freestyle (final) |
| Saturday 15 December [4] | Women's 50m Backstroke Men's 50m Breaststroke Women's 400m Freestyle Men's 100m Backstroke Women's 100m Breaststroke Men's 100m Individual Medley Women's 100m Butterfly Men's 200m Butterfly Women's 4 x 50m Medley Relay Men's 1500m Freestyle | Men's 1500m Freestyle (final) Women's 50m Backstroke (semifinals) Men's 50m Breaststroke (semifinals) Women's 400m Freestyle (final) Men's 100m Individual Medley (semifinals) Women's 100m Breaststroke (semifinals) Men's 100m Backstroke (semifinals) Women's 100m Individual Medley (final) Men's 200m Butterfly (final) Women's 100m Butterfly (semifinals) Men's 100m Freestyle (final) Women's 50m Backstroke (final) Men's 50m Breaststroke (final) Women's 4 x 50m Medley Relay (final) |
| Sunday 16 December [5] | Women's 50m Freestyle Men's 50m Butterfly Women's 400m Individual Medley Men's 200m Breaststroke Women's 200m Freestyle Men's 200m Freestyle Women's 200m Backstroke Men's 4 x 50m Freestyle | Women's 50m Freestyle (semifinals) |
* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN)* | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 40 | 36 | 38 | 114 | |
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