European Short Course Swimming Championships

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European Short Course Swimming Championships
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Genresports event
Date(s)varying
Frequencyannual
Location(s)various
Inaugurated 1991  ( 1991 )
Organised by LEN

The European Short Course Swimming Championships (variously referred to informally as the "Short Course Europeans" or "European 25m Championships") are a swimming meet, organized by LEN. The meet features swimmers from Europe, competing in events in a short course (25-meter) pool. The meet has traditionally been held in the beginning of December. Annual until 2013, the event now occurs in odd years.

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History

The Championships were first held in 1996, and were preceded by the "European Sprint Swimming Championships" which were held from 1991 to 1994. The Sprint meet featured 14 events: the 50s of the strokes, the 100 Individual Medley, and 4x50 relays (free and medley).

In 1996, the meet expanded to 38 events, adding the 100s and 200s of stroke, the 400 and 800/1500 frees, and the 200 and 400 IMs; and the name was changed to "Short Course". LEN also started numbering the championships again, such that 2011's meet was the 15th edition. [1] In 2012, the meet expanded to 40 events: 19 for men, 19 for women, and two mixed. Of each 19, 17 are individual and 2 are relays.

Editions

NumberYearHost CityCountryDatesEventsWinner of the medal tableSecond in the medal tableThird in the medal table
Sprint Championships
1 1991 Gelsenkirchen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6–8 December14Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2 1992 Espoo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 21–22 December14Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
3 1993 Gateshead Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11–13 November20Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
4 1994 Stavanger Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3–4 December14Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Short Course Championships
1 1996 Rostock Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13–15 December38Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2 1998 Sheffield Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11–13 December38Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
3 1999 Lisbon Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 9–12 December38Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
4 2000 Valencia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 14–17 December38Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
5 2001 Antwerp Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 13–16 December38Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
6 2002 Riesa Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12–15 December38Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
7 2003 Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 11–14 December38Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
8 2004 Vienna Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 9–12 December38Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
9 2005 Trieste Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 8–11 December38Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
10 2006 Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7–10 December38Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
11 2007 Debrecen Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 13–16 December38Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of France.svg  France
12 2008 Rijeka Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 11–14 December38Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
13 2009 Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 10–13 December38Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of France.svg  France
14 2010 Eindhoven Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 25–28 November38Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
15 2011 Szczecin Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8–11 December38Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
16 2012 Chartres Flag of France.svg  France 22–25 November40Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
17 2013 Herning Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 12–15 December40Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
18 2015 Netanya Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2–6 December40Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
19 2017 Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 13–17 December40Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
20 2019 Glasgow Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4–8 December40Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
21 2021 Kazan Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2–7 November42Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
22 2023 Otopeni Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5–10 December42Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of France.svg  France

Medals (1991–2023)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 143139115397
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1008186267
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 905256198
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 856746198
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 829888268
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 684234144
7Flag of France.svg  France 565553164
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 537988220
9Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 393230101
10Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 35312995
11Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 21413799
12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 20252570
13Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 197733
14Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 18172358
15Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 15131745
16Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12161644
17Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 12151239
18Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 11162047
19Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 881026
20Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 7112341
21Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 79925
22Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia*65415
23Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 63413
24Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 451423
25Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 391628
26Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 371020
27Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union *3227
28Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 31913
29Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 18615
30Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 151117
31Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 141015
32Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1359
33Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1034
34Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0134
35Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 0101
36Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0011
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 0011
Totals (37 entries)9349089232765

Note 1: Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia medals Consist of Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro medals also.

Note 2: Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union is a former country.

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References

  1. The most successful European short course swimmers Archived 2012-08-04 at archive.today . Press release published by LEN on 2012-12-07, retrieved 2012-03-20. (Note: The release was before the start of the 2011 meet, and references tallies for the 14 previous editions.)