FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)

The FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)^[1] or "Short Course Worlds" as they are sometimes known,^[2]^[3]^[4] is an international swimming competition. It is swum in a short course (25m) pool, and has been held in the years when FINA has not held its main World Championships (currently this means in even years).^[5]^[6]

Unlike the FINA World Aquatics Championships, this championship is swimming-only (the World Championships feature all 5 Aquatics disciplines), and is contested in a short course, 25-meter pool (rather than a long course, 50-meter pool).

Championships

Year	Date	Edition	Location	Nations	Athletes	Events	Events details	Winner of the medal table	Second of the medal table	Third of the medal table
1993	December 2 – 5	1	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	46	313	32	16 (m), 16 (f)	China	United States	Australia
1995	November 30 – December 3	2	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	57	350	32	16 (m), 16 (f)	Australia	China	Brazil
1997	April 17 – 20	3	Gothenburg, Sweden	71	501	32	16 (m), 16 (f)	Australia	China	Sweden
1999	April 1 – 4	4	Hong Kong, China	61	516	40	20 (m), 20 (f)	Australia	Japan	Great Britain
2000	March 16 – 19	5	Athens, Greece	78	563	40	20 (m), 20 (f)	United States	Sweden	Germany
2002	April 3 – 7	6	Moscow, Russia	92	599	40	20 (m), 20 (f)	Australia	United States	Sweden
2004	October 7 – 11	7	Indianapolis, USA	94	502	40	20 (m), 20 (f)	United States	Australia	Great Britain
2006	April 5 – 9	8	Shanghai, China	117	578	40	20 (m), 20 (f)	Australia	United States	China
2008	April 9 – 13	9	Manchester, Great Britain	116	607	40	20 (m), 20 (f)	United States	Australia	Netherlands
2010	December 15 – 19	10	Dubai, UAE	153	780	40	20 (m), 20 (f)	United States	Russia	Spain
2012	December 12 – 16	11	Istanbul, Turkey	162	958	40	20 (m), 20 (f)	United States	China	Hungary
2014	December 3 – 7	12	Doha, Qatar	174	968	46	22 (m), 22 (f), 2 (mixed)	Brazil	Hungary	Netherlands
2016	December 6 – 11	13	Windsor, Canada	172		46	22 (m), 22 (f), 2 (mixed)	United States	Hungary	Russia
2018	December 11 – 16	14	Hangzhou, China
2020	TBD	15	Abu Dhabi, UAE
2022	TBD	16	Kazan, Russia
2024	TBD	17	Budapest, Hungary

Events

There are men's and women's events in all four strokes, the individual medley, as well as in relays. There are also two mixed relays.

Men's events

Edition		1993	1995	1997	1999	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016
Freestyle	50 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	400 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	1500 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Backstroke	50 m				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Breaststroke	50 m				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Butterfly	50 m				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Individual medley	100 m				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	400 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Freestyle relays	4×50 m												X	X
	4×100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	4×200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Medley relays	4×50 m												X	X
Medley relays	4×100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Number of events		16	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	22	22

Women's events

Edition		1993	1995	1997	1999	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016
Freestyle	50 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	400 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	800 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Backstroke	50 m				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Breaststroke	50 m				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Butterfly	50 m				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Individual medley	100 m				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	400 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Freestyle relays	4×50 m												X	X
	4×100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	4×200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Medley relays	4×50 m												X	X
Medley relays	4×100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Number of events		16	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	22	22

Mixed events

Edition		2014	2016
Relays	4×50 m freestyle	X	X
Relays	4×50 m medley	X	X
Number of events		2	2

Medal table

Updated after the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m):


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	100	90	79	269
2	Australia (AUS)	77	87	65	229
3	China (CHN)	39	36	33	108
4	Sweden (SWE)	28	20	18	66
5	Russia (RUS)	24	23	41	88
6	United Kingdom	21	42	39	102
7	Brazil (BRA)	20	9	15	44
8	Germany (GER)	19	26	23	68
9	Netherlands (NED)	18	18	17	53
10	South Africa (RSA)	17	14	4	35
11	Hungary (HUN)	17	10	10	37
12	Japan (JPN)	15	13	18	46
13	Ukraine (UKR)	14	12	13	39
14	Denmark (DEN)	10	5	16	31
15	Spain (ESP)	9	4	8	21
16	France (FRA)	7	8	7	22
17	Slovakia (SVK)	7	5	5	17
18	Italy (ITA)	6	23	15	44
19	Canada (CAN)	6	17	16	39
20	Cuba (CUB)	6	1	2	9
21	Finland (FIN)	5	5	4	14
22	Croatia (CRO)	5	1	3	9
23	Lithuania (LTU)	4	2	1	7
23	Venezuela (VEN)	4	2	1	7
25	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	4	0	1	5
26	Costa Rica (CRC)	4	0	0	4
27	Poland (POL)	3	7	13	23
28	Slovenia (SLO)	3	7	3	13
29	New Zealand (NZL)	3	5	4	12
30	South Korea (KOR)	3	2	0	5
31	Jamaica (JAM)	2	4	1	7
32	Tunisia (TUN)	2	2	3	7
33	Belarus (BLR)	2	0	3	5
34	Austria (AUT)	1	5	2	8
35	Argentina (ARG)	1	2	2	5
36	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	1	0	3	4
37	Norway (NOR)	1	0	2	3
38	Romania (ROU)	0	3	3	6
39	Czech Republic (CZE)	0	2	1	3
40	Algeria (ALG)	0	1	1	2
41	Moldova (MDA)	0	1	0	1
41	Portugal (POR)	0	1	0	1
43	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	4	4
44	Israel (ISR)	0	0	2	2
45	Bahamas (BAH)	0	0	1	1
	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Faroe Islands (FRO)	0	0	1	1
	Greece (GRE)	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	0	1	1
	Serbia (SRB)	0	0	1	1
	Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	0	0	1	1
	Turkey (TUR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (52 entries)		508	515	509	1532

References

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