# European Short Course Swimming Championships

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.

## 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. 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

| No. | Year | Host city | Country | Dates | Events | Winner of the medal table | Second in the medal table | Third in the medal table |
| Sprint Championships |||||||||
| 1 | 1991 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | 6–8 December | 14 | Germany | Soviet Union | Sweden |
| 2 | 1992 | Espoo | Finland | 21–22 December | 14 | Germany | Sweden | Finland |
| 3 | 1993 | Gateshead | Great Britain | 11–13 November | 20 | Germany | Sweden | Great Britain |
| 4 | 1994 | Stavanger | Norway | 3–4 December | 14 | Germany | Sweden | Netherlands |
| Short Course Championships |||||||||
| 1 | 1996 | Rostock | Germany | 13–15 December | 38 | Germany | Great Britain | Netherlands |
| 2 | 1998 | Sheffield | Great Britain | 11–13 December | 38 | Germany | Great Britain | Netherlands |
| 3 | 1999 | Lisbon | Portugal | 9–12 December | 38 | Sweden | Germany | Ukraine |
| 4 | 2000 | Valencia | Spain | 14–17 December | 38 | Sweden | Italy | Germany |
| 5 | 2001 | Antwerp | Belgium | 13–16 December | 38 | Germany | Sweden | Ukraine |
| 6 | 2002 | Riesa | Germany | 12–15 December | 38 | Germany | Italy | Sweden |
| 7 | 2003 | Dublin | Ireland | 11–14 December | 38 | Germany | Great Britain | Netherlands |
| 8 | 2004 | Vienna | Austria | 9–12 December | 38 | Germany | Russia | Great Britain |
| 9 | 2005 | Trieste | Italy | 8–11 December | 38 | Germany | Poland | Netherlands |
| 10 | 2006 | Helsinki | Finland | 7–10 December | 38 | Germany | France | Italy |
| 11 | 2007 | Debrecen | Hungary | 13–16 December | 38 | Germany | Russia | France |
| 12 | 2008 | Rijeka | Croatia | 11–14 December | 38 | Russia | France | Italy |
| 13 | 2009 | Istanbul | Turkey | 10–13 December | 38 | Netherlands | Russia | France |
| 14 | 2010 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | 25–28 November | 38 | Germany | Netherlands | Hungary |
| 15 | 2011 | Szczecin | Poland | 8–11 December | 38 | Germany | Denmark | Spain |
| 16 | 2012 | Chartres | France | 22–25 November | 40 | France | Denmark | Hungary |
| 17 | 2013 | Herning | Denmark | 12–15 December | 40 | Russia | Hungary | Denmark |
| 18 | 2015 | Netanya | Israel | 2–6 December | 40 | Hungary | Italy | Germany |
| 19 | 2017 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 13–17 December | 40 | Russia | Hungary | Italy |
| 20 | 2019 | Glasgow | Great Britain | 4–8 December | 40 | Russia | Italy | Netherlands |
| 21 | 2021 | Kazan | Russia | 2–7 November | 42 | Russia | Netherlands | Italy |
| 22 | 2023 | Otopeni | Romania | 5–10 December | 42 | Great Britain | Italy | France |
| 23 | 2025 | Lublin | Poland | 2–7 December | 42 | | | |

## Medals (1991–2023)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 143 | 139 | 115 | 397 |
| 2 | Russia | 100 | 81 | 86 | 267 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 90 | 52 | 56 | 198 |
| 4 | Sweden | 85 | 67 | 46 | 198 |
| 5 | Italy | 82 | 98 | 88 | 268 |
| 6 | Hungary | 68 | 42 | 34 | 144 |
| 7 | France | 56 | 55 | 53 | 164 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 53 | 79 | 88 | 220 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 39 | 32 | 30 | 101 |
| 10 | Poland | 35 | 31 | 29 | 95 |
| 11 | Denmark | 21 | 41 | 37 | 99 |
| 12 | Spain | 20 | 25 | 25 | 70 |
| 13 | Slovakia | 19 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| 14 | Slovenia | 18 | 17 | 23 | 58 |
| 15 | Finland | 15 | 13 | 17 | 45 |
| 16 | Austria | 12 | 16 | 16 | 44 |
| 17 | Croatia | 12 | 15 | 12 | 39 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 11 | 16 | 20 | 47 |
| 19 | Lithuania | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 20 | Belarus | 7 | 11 | 23 | 41 |
| 21 | Switzerland | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| 22 | Serbia* | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 23 | Iceland | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 24 | Greece | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 25 | Norway | 3 | 9 | 16 | 28 |
| 26 | Belgium | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 27 | Soviet Union* | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 28 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 29 | Estonia | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| 30 | Israel | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 31 | Romania | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 32 | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (37 entries) | Totals (37 entries) | 934 | 908 | 923 | 2,765 |
Note 1: Serbia medals Consist of Serbia and Montenegro medals also.
Note 2: Soviet Union is a former country.