European Short Course Swimming Championships

{{Short description|International short-course swimming competitions}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

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The '''European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships''', (often referred to informally as '''Short Course Europeans''') are the continental swimming championships, organized by LEN for short course swimming in Europe. The meet features swimmers from Europe, competing in events in a short course (25-meter) pool and features some of the highest standard of 25m racing in the world. It is the sister competition to the European Aquatics Long Course (50m) Championships. The meet has traditionally been held in the beginning of December. Annual until 2013, the event now occurs in odd years.

== 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 50 metres of the strokes, the 100 metres individual medley, and 4 × 50 metres relays (freestyle and medley).

In 1996, the meet expanded to 38 events, adding the 100 metres and 200 metres of each stroke, the 400 metres, the men's 1500 metres freestyle and women's 800 metres freestyle events, and the 200 and 400 metres individual medley events; and the name was changed from "Sprint" to "Short Course". LEN also started numbering the championships again, such that 2011's meet was the 15th edition.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.len.eu/cms?events+championships+szczecin2011+pr=2 | title=The most successful European short course swimmers | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804104615/http://www.len.eu/cms?events+championships+szczecin2011+pr=2 | archive-date=4 August 2012 | publisher=LEN| date=7 December 2012 | access-date=20 March 2012 }} Note: The release was before the start of the 2011 meet, and references tallies for the 14 previous editions.</ref>

In 2012, the meet expanded to 40 events: 19 for men, 19 for women, and two mixed. Of each 19 events, 17 are individual and two are relays.

== Editions == {| class="wikitable" |- ! {{abbr|No.|Number}} ! Year ! Host city ! Country ! Dates ! Events ! width=125 em|Winner of the medal table ! width=125 em|Second in the medal table ! width=125 em|Third in the medal table |- |colspan="9" bgcolor="#cccccc"align=center|'''Sprint Championships''' |- | align="center"|1||1991 || Gelsenkirchen || {{flag|Germany}} || 6–8 December || align="center"|14 || {{GER}} || {{USSR}} || {{SWE}} |- | align="center"|2||1992 || Espoo || {{flag|Finland}} || 21–22 December || align="center"|14 || {{GER}} || {{SWE}} || {{FIN}} |- | align="center"|3||1993 || Gateshead || {{flag|Great Britain}} || 11–13 November || align="center"|20 || {{GER}} || {{SWE}} || {{flag|Great Britain}} |- | align="center"|4||1994 || Stavanger || {{flag|Norway}} || 3–4 December || align="center"|14 || {{GER}} || {{SWE}} || {{NED}} |- |colspan="9" bgcolor="#cccccc"align=center|'''Short Course Championships''' |- | align="center"|1||1996 || Rostock || {{flag|Germany}} || 13–15 December || align="center"|38 || {{GER}} || {{flag|Great Britain}} || {{NED}} |- | align="center"|2||1998 || Sheffield || {{flag|Great Britain}} || 11–13 December || align="center"|38 || {{GER}} || {{flag|Great Britain}} || {{NED}} |- | align="center"|3||1999 || Lisbon || {{flag|Portugal}} || 9–12 December || align="center"|38 || {{SWE}} || {{GER}} || {{UKR}} |- | align="center"|4||2000 || Valencia || {{flag|Spain}} || 14–17 December || align="center"|38 || {{SWE}} || {{ITA}} || {{GER}} |- | align="center"|5||2001 || Antwerp || {{flag|Belgium}} || 13–16 December || align="center"|38 || {{GER}} || {{SWE}} || {{UKR}} |- | align="center"|6||2002 || Riesa || {{flag|Germany}} || 12–15 December || align="center"|38 || {{GER}} || {{ITA}} || {{SWE}} |- | align="center"|7||2003 || Dublin || {{flag|Ireland}} || 11–14 December || align="center"|38 || {{GER}} || {{flag|Great Britain}} || {{NED}} |- | align="center"|8||2004 || Vienna || {{flag|Austria}} || 9–12 December || align="center"|38 || {{GER}} || {{RUS}} || {{flag|Great Britain}} |- | align="center"|9||2005 || Trieste || {{flag|Italy|2003}} || 8–11 December || align="center"|38 || {{GER}} || {{POL}} || {{NED}} |- | align="center"|10||2006 || Helsinki || {{flag|Finland}} || 7–10 December || align="center"|38 || {{GER}} || {{FRA}} || {{ITA}} |- | align="center"|11||2007 || Debrecen || {{flag|Hungary}} || 13–16 December || align="center"|38 || {{GER}} || {{RUS}} || {{FRA}} |- | align="center"|12||2008 || Rijeka || {{flag|Croatia}} || 11–14 December || align="center"|38 || {{RUS}} || {{FRA}} || {{ITA}} |- | align="center"|13||2009 || Istanbul || {{flag|Turkey}} || 10–13 December || align="center"|38 || {{NED}} || {{RUS}} || {{FRA}} |- | align="center"|14||2010 || Eindhoven || {{flag|Netherlands}} || 25–28 November || align="center"|38 || {{GER}} || {{NED}} || {{HUN}} |- | align="center"|15||2011 || Szczecin || {{flag|Poland}} || 8–11 December || align="center"|38 || {{GER}} || {{DEN}} || {{ESP}} |- | align="center"|16||2012 || Chartres || {{flag|France}} || 22–25 November || align="center"|40 || {{FRA}} || {{DEN}} || {{HUN}} |- | align="center"|17||2013 || Herning || {{flag|Denmark}} || 12–15 December || align="center"|40 || {{RUS}} || {{HUN}} || {{DEN}} |- | align="center"|18||2015 || Netanya || {{flag|Israel}} || 2–6 December || align="center"|40 || {{HUN}} || {{ITA}} || {{GER}} |- | align="center"|19||2017 || Copenhagen || {{flag|Denmark}} || 13–17 December || align="center"|40 || {{RUS}} || {{HUN}} || {{ITA}} |- | align="center"|20||2019 || Glasgow || {{flag|Great Britain}} || 4–8 December || align="center"|40 || {{RUS}} || {{ITA}} || {{NED}} |- | align="center"|21 || 2021 || Kazan || {{RUS}} || 2–7 November || align="center"|42 || {{RUS}} || {{NED}} || {{ITA}} |- | align="center"|22 || 2023 || Otopeni || {{ROM}} || 5–10 December || align="center"|42 || {{flag|Great Britain}} || {{ITA}} || {{FRA}} |- | align="center"|23 || 2025 || Lublin || {{POL}} || 2–7 December || align="center"|42 || {{ITA}} || {{NED}} || {{flag|Great Britain}} |}

==Medals (1991–2025)== Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/17|title=InterSportStats|website=Intersportstats.com|access-date=25 May 2026}}</ref>

{{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = flagcountry | event = | team = | gold_GER = 146 | silver_GER = 141 | bronze_GER = 119 | gold_RUS = 100 | silver_RUS = 81 | bronze_RUS = 86 | gold_NED = 97 | silver_NED = 56 | bronze_NED = 58 | gold_ITA = 91 | silver_ITA = 103 | bronze_ITA = 94 | gold_SWE = 85 | silver_SWE = 68 | bronze_SWE = 47 | gold_HUN = 69 | silver_HUN = 46 | bronze_HUN = 35 | gold_FRA = 58 | silver_FRA = 63 | bronze_FRA = 56 | gold_GBR = 56 | silver_GBR = 83 | bronze_GBR = 92 | gold_UKR = 39 | silver_UKR = 33 | bronze_UKR = 30 | gold_POL = 37 | silver_POL = 33 | bronze_POL = 33 | gold_DEN = 23 | silver_DEN = 42 | bronze_DEN = 37 | gold_ESP = 23 | silver_ESP = 26 | bronze_ESP = 27 | gold_SVK = 19 | silver_SVK = 7 | bronze_SVK = 7 | gold_SLO = 18 | silver_SLO = 17 | bronze_SLO = 23 | gold_FIN = 15 | silver_FIN = 13 | bronze_FIN = 17 | gold_CRO = 13 | silver_CRO = 16 | bronze_CRO = 13 | gold_AUT = 12 | silver_AUT = 16 | bronze_AUT = 19 | gold_CZE = 11 | silver_CZE = 17 | bronze_CZE = 21 | gold_SUI = 10 | silver_SUI = 10 | bronze_SUI = 9 | gold_LTU = 8 | silver_LTU = 9 | bronze_LTU = 11 | gold_BLR = 7 | silver_BLR = 11 | bronze_BLR = 23 | gold_SRB = 6 | silver_SRB = 5 | bronze_SRB = 4 | name_SRB = {{SRB}}* | gold_ISL = 6 | silver_ISL = 3 | bronze_ISL = 4 | gold_IRL = 6 | silver_IRL = 2 | bronze_IRL = 12 | gold_EST = 4 | silver_EST = 8 | bronze_EST = 6 | gold_GRE = 4 | silver_GRE = 5 | bronze_GRE = 14 | gold_BEL = 3 | silver_BEL = 11 | bronze_BEL = 11 | gold_NOR = 3 | silver_NOR = 9 | bronze_NOR = 16 | gold_URS = 3 | silver_URS = 2 | bronze_URS = 2 | name_URS = ''{{URS}}''* | gold_ISR = 1 | silver_ISR = 5 | bronze_ISR = 14 | gold_TUR = 1 | silver_TUR = 5 | bronze_TUR = 6 | gold_ROU = 1 | silver_ROU = 4 | bronze_ROU = 10 | gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 0 | bronze_BUL = 3 | gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 1 | bronze_POR = 3 | gold_FRO = 0 | silver_FRO = 1 | bronze_FRO = 0 | gold_BIH = 0 | silver_BIH = 0 | bronze_BIH = 1 | gold_LIE = 0 | silver_LIE = 0 | bronze_LIE = 1 }}

Note 1: {{SRB}} medals Consist of {{SCG}} medals also.

Note 2: {{URS}} is a former country.

== References == {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/17 InterSportStats]

Category:European Short Course Swimming Championships Short Course Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1996 Category:European Aquatics competitions Category:1996 establishments in Europe