FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)

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The World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m), formerly known as the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m),[1] also referred to as 'short course worlds',[2][3][4] are an international swimming competition staged by the internationally recognized governing body of the sport, World Aquatics (formerly FINA). The championships are staged in a 25m pool, referred to as short course format, and traditionally have been held biennially in alternate years to the World Aquatics Championships.[5][6] Unlike the World Aquatics Championships, only swimming events are staged at these championships (being one of the six disciplines that form part of the World Aquatics Championships).

Editions[edit]

Member federations referred to as winners, second, and third, in the table below, are the top three nation's listed on the medal tally based on the standard method of ranking (being total gold medals, followed by total silver medals, and then total bronze medals).

Edition Year Dates Host Nations Events Winner Second Third
1 1993 December 2 – 5 Spain Palma de Mallorca, Spain 46 32  China  United States  Australia
2 1995 November 30 – December 3 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 57 32  Australia  China  Brazil
3 1997 April 17 – 20 Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden 71 32  Australia  China  Sweden
4 1999 April 1 – 4 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China 61 40  Australia  Japan  Great Britain
5 2000 March 16 – 19 Greece Athens, Greece 78 40  United States  Sweden  Germany
6 2002 April 3 – 7 Russia Moscow, Russia 92 40  Australia  United States  Sweden
7 2004 October 7 – 11 United States Indianapolis, United States 94 40  United States  Australia  Great Britain
8 2006 April 5 – 9 China Shanghai, China 117 40  Australia  United States  China
9 2008 April 9 – 13 United Kingdom Manchester, Great Britain 116 40  United States  Australia  Netherlands
10 2010 December 15 – 19 United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates 153 40  United States  Russia  Spain
11 2012 December 12 – 16 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 162 40  United States  China  Hungary
12 2014 December 3 – 7 Qatar Doha, Qatar 174 46  Brazil  Hungary  Netherlands
13 2016 December 6 – 11 Canada Windsor, Canada 172 46  United States  Hungary  Russia
14 2018 December 11 – 16 China Hangzhou, China 175 46  United States  Russia  Hungary
15 2021 December 16 – 21 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 183 46  United States  Canada  Italy
16 2022 December 13 – 18 Australia Melbourne, Australia 154 48  United States  Australia  Italy
17 2024 December 10 – 15 Hungary Budapest, Hungary
  • Record by number of gold medals –  United States (21 gold medals, 2004)
  • Record by number of total medals –  United States (41 medals in total, 2004),

Events[edit]

The 2022 championships were the first edition of the championships in which the male and female event programs were identical. Mixed relays were added from the 2014 edition of the championships.

Men's events[edit]

Edition 1993 1995 1997 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2021 2022
Freestyle 50 m X X X 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 X X X
200 m X X X 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 X X X
800 m X
1500 m X X X 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 X X X
100 m X X X 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 X X X
Breaststroke 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 X X X
200 m X X X 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 X X X
100 m X X X 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 X X X
Individual
medley
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 X X X
400 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Freestyle relays 4×50 m X X X X X
4×100 m X X X 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 X X X
Medley relays 4×50 m X X X X X
4×100 m X X X 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 22 22 23

Women's events[edit]

Edition 1993 1995 1997 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2021 2022
Freestyle 50 m X X X 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 X X X
200 m X X X 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 X X X
800 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
1500 m X
Backstroke 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 X X X
200 m X X X 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 X X X
100 m X X X 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 X X X
Butterfly 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 X X X
200 m X X X 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 X X X
200 m X X X 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 X X X
Freestyle relays 4×50 m X X X X X
4×100 m X X X 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 X X X
Medley relays 4×50 m X X X X X
4×100 m X X X 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 22 22 23

Mixed events[edit]

Edition 2014 2016 2018 2021 2022
Relays 4×50 m freestyle X X X X X
4×50 m medley X X X X X
Number of events 2 2 2 2 2

All-time medal table[edit]

Updated after the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m):

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States154125102381
2 Australia919981271
3 China464242130
4 Sweden32252279
5 Russia292843100
6 Netherlands24272778
7 Brazil2492356
8 Great Britain224144107
9 South Africa2217847
10 Japan21152359
11 Hungary21111143
12 Germany20272774
13 Italy16363082
14 Canada16272568
15 Ukraine15121441
16 Denmark1051631
17 Spain94821
18 France812929
19 Slovakia75517
20 Cuba6129
21 Finland55414
 Lithuania55414
23 South Korea5207
24 Croatia5139
25 Poland471627
26Russian Swimming Federation47415
27 Jamaica44210
28 Venezuela4217
29 Zimbabwe4015
30 Costa Rica4004
31 New Zealand37515
32 Slovenia37313
33 Belarus3238
34 Austria26210
35 Tunisia2338
36 Hong Kong2215
37 Israel2024
38 Norway1348
39 Argentina1225
40 Kazakhstan1034
41 Cayman Islands1001
42 Romania0336
43  Switzerland0279
44 Czech Republic0213
45 Ireland0123
 Trinidad and Tobago0123
47 Algeria0112
48 Moldova0101
 Portugal0101
50 Belgium0022
51 Bahamas0011
 Bosnia and Herzegovina0011
 Faroe Islands0011
 Greece0011
 Puerto Rico0011
 Serbia0011
 Turkey0011
Totals (57 entries)6586456501953

Medal winners[edit]

Updated after the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m):

Championship records[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)". FINA. March 7, 2012. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "5 more world records set at short-course worlds". Yahoo. December 5, 2014. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ryan Lochte takes two medals at short course worlds". USA Today. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  4. ^ "Records fall at short-course worlds". ESPN. December 4, 2014. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "Men's Events". Medallists & Statistics Special FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) (PDF). HistoFINA (Technical report). Vol. III. FINA. 2006. pp. 15–52. Archived from the original (PDF 0.3 MB) on April 27, 2015. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  6. ^ "Women's Events". Medallists & Statistics Special FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) (PDF). HistoFINA (Technical report). Vol. III. FINA. 2006. pp. 53–87. Archived from the original (PDF 0.4 MB) on April 27, 2015. Retrieved 2012-03-07.