| 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city | Glasgow, Great Britain |
| Date(s) | 4–8 December |
| Venue(s) | Tollcross International Swimming Centre [1] |
| Events | 40 |
The 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 4 to 8 December 2019. [2]
* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 13 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR)* | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Greece (GRE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 18 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | 41 | 39 | 42 | 122 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | Russia Vladimir Morozov (20.65) Vladislav Grinev (20.65) Arina Surkova (23.87) Maria Kameneva (23.17) Mikhail Vekovishchev Daria S. Ustinova Elizaveta Klevanovich | 1:28.31 ER, CR | Great Britain Duncan Scott (21.28) Scott McLay (20.79) Anna Hopkin (23.13) Freya Anderson (23.44) James Guy | 1:28.64 NR | France Maxime Grousset (21.35) Florent Manaudou (20.09) Melanie Henique (23.36) Béryl Gastaldello (24.06) Clément Mignon Anna Santamans | 1:28.86 NR |
| 4×50 m medley relay | Russia Kliment Kolesnikov (22.67) Vladimir Morozov (25.40) Arina Surkova (24.94) Maria Kameneva (23.21) Sergey Fesikov Oleg Kostin Daria S. Ustinova | 1:36.22 WR | Netherlands Kira Toussaint (25.87) Arno Kamminga (25.53) Joeri Verlinden (22.48) Femke Heemskerk (23.24) Jesse Puts | 1:37.12 | Denmark Mathias Rysgaard (23.98) Tobias Bjerg (25.51) Jeanette Ottesen (25.04) Pernille Blume (23.49) Emilie Beckmann Emily Gantriis | 1:38.02 NR |
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