# 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships

The 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships was held in Chartres, France, from November 22 to 25, 2012.
The event was held over four days with heats, semifinals and a final for the 50 m and 100 m events and heats and a final for all other events with the exception of the women's 800 m and men's 1500 m freestyle which are heat declared winners. Heats were held in the morning, with semifinals, finals and the fastest heat of the distance freestyle events in the evening.
Each nation was permitted to enter four swimmers into each individual event, however only the fastest two were able to progress to the semifinal and/or final.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Florent Manaudou France | 20.70 | Vladimir Morozov Russia | 20.89 | Frédérick Bousquet France | 20.97 |
| 100 m freestyle | Vladimir Morozov Russia | 45.68 | Yevgeny Lagunov Russia | 46.52 | Yannick Agnel France | 46.80 |
| 200 m freestyle | Yannick Agnel France | 1:41.46 | Pieter Timmers Belgium | 1:43.08 NR | Grégory Mallet France | 1:43.21 |
| 400 m freestyle | Yannick Agnel France | 3:37.54 | Gabriele Detti Italy | 3:41.66 | Andrea Mitchell D'Arrigo Italy | 3:42.32 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy | 14:27.78 | Serhiy Frolov Ukraine | 14:30.87 NR | Anthony Pannier France | 14:41.97 |
| 50 m backstroke | Jérémy Stravius France | 23.28 | Guy Barnea Israel | 23.46 NR | Vladimir Morozov Russia | 23.47 |
| 100 m backstroke | Jérémy Stravius France | 49.70 | Benjamin Stasiulis France | 50.31 | Damiano Lestingi Italy | 51.35 |
| 200 m backstroke | Radosław Kawęcki Poland | 1:48.51 CR, NR | Péter Bernek Hungary | 1:49.41 NR | Benjamin Stasiulis France | 1:51.81 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Fabio Scozzoli Italy | 26.18 | Aleksander Hetland Norway | 26.20 | Damir Dugonjič Slovenia | 26.24, NR |
| 100 m breaststroke | Fabio Scozzoli Italy | 57.25 | Martti Aljand Estonia | 57.75 | Giacomo Perez d'Ortona France | 57.76 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Viatcheslav Sinkevich Russia | 2:04.55 | Ihor Borysyk Ukraine | 2:05.12 | Andriy Kovalenko Ukraine | 2:05.21 |
| 50 m butterfly | Rafael Muñoz Spain | 22.53 | Frédérick Bousquet France | 22.54 | Andriy Govorov Ukraine | 22.72 |
| 100 m butterfly | Yevgeny Korotyshkin Russia | 49.98 | Rafael Muñoz Spain | 50.39 | Mehdy Metella France | 50.66 |
| 200 m butterfly | László Cseh Hungary | 1:52.11 | Viktor Bromer Denmark | 1:53.38 | Joeri Verlinden Netherlands | 1:53.47 |
| 100 m individual medley | Vladimir Morozov Russia | 51.89 | Peter Mankoč Slovenia | 52.64 | Martti Aljand Estonia | 52.92 NR |
| 200 m individual medley | László Cseh Hungary | 1:52.74 NR | Jérémy Stravius France | 1:54.00 NR | Gal Nevo Israel | 1:55.14 |
| 400 m individual medley | László Cseh Hungary | 4:00.99 | Dávid Verrasztó Hungary | 4:02.54 | Gal Nevo Israel | 4:04.80 |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | France Florent Manaudou (20.83) Frédérick Bousquet (20.65) Jérémy Stravius (21.00) Amaury Leveaux (20.83) Joris Hustache Grégory Mallet Mehdy Metella | 1:23.31 | Russia Vladimir Morozov (20.78) Andrey Grechin (21.21) Yevgeny Lagunov (20.84) Vitaly Syrnikov (21.16) Evgeny Korotyshkin | 1:23.99 NR | Belgium Emmanuel Vanluchene (21.75) Pieter Timmers (21.27) Yoris Grandjean (21.58) Jasper Aerents (21.00) Stijn Depypere | 1:25.60 NR |
| 4×50 m medley relay | France Jérémy Stravius (23.47) Giacomo Perez d'Ortona (26.12) Frédérick Bousquet (22.58) Florent Manaudou (20.18) Dorian Gandin Romain Sassot Grégory Mallet | 1:32.35 | Russia Vladimir Morozov (23.59) Oleg Utekhin (26.50) Yevgeny Korotyshkin (22.52) Yevgeny Lagunov (21.26) Vitaly Syrnikov | 1:33.87 | Czech Republic Martin Baďura (24.51) Petr Bartůněk (26.70) Michal Ledl (22.97) Tomáš Plevko (21.00) | 1:35.18 |
Legend: WR - World record; WBT - World best time; ER - European record; NR - National record; CR - Championship record
    $^a$ Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Aleksandra Gerasimenya Belarus | 23.85 NR | Triin Aljand Estonia | 24.24 | Jeanette Ottesen Denmark | 24.24 |
| 100 m freestyle | Veronika Popova Russia | 52.86 NR | Jeanette Ottesen Denmark | 53.13 | Charlotte Bonnet France | 53.23 |
| 200 m freestyle | Camille Muffat France | 1:52.20 | Charlotte Bonnet France | 1:54.00 | Veronika Popova Russia | 1:54.20 |
| 400 m freestyle | Camille Muffat France | 3:54.85 WR | Lotte Friis Denmark | 3:58.85 | Coralie Balmy France | 3:59.80 |
| 800 m freestyle | Lotte Friis Denmark | 8:10.24 | Hannah Miley Great Britain | 8:15.66 | Aimee Willmott Great Britain | 8:18.90 |
| 50 m backstroke | Laure Manaudou France | 26.78 NR | Sanja Jovanović Croatia | 26.84 | Simona Baumrtová Czech Republic | 26.97 |
| 100 m backstroke | Daryna Zevina Ukraine | 57.07 | Laure Manaudou France | 57.70 | Simona Baumrtová Czech Republic | 58.08 |
| 200 m backstroke | Daryna Zevina Ukraine | 2:01.97 NR, CR | Alexianne Castel France | 2:03.23 | Simona Baumrtová Czech Republic | 2:03.43 NR |
| 50 m breaststroke | Petra Chocová Czech Republic | 30.02 =NR | Rikke Møller Pedersen Denmark | 30.25 | Sycerika McMahon Ireland | 30.34 NR |
| 100 m breaststroke | Rikke Møller Pedersen Denmark | 1:04.12 NR, CR | Petra Chocová Czech Republic | 1:05.50 NR | Marina García Urzainqui Spain | 1:05.82 NR |
| 200 m breaststroke | Rikke Møller Pedersen Denmark | 2:17.26 | Marina García Urzainqui Spain | 2:20.57 NR | Hanna Dzerkal Ukraine | 2:21.94 NR |
| 50 m butterfly | Jeanette Ottesen Denmark | 25.21 | Aleksandra Gerasimenya Belarus | 25.53 NR | Mélanie Henique France | 25.76 |
| 100 m butterfly | Ilaria Bianchi Italy | 56.40 NR | Kimberly Buys Belgium | 57.00 NR | Jeanette Ottesen Denmark | 57.13 |
| 200 m butterfly | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | 2:05.78 | Stefania Pirozzi Italy | 2:06.09 | Alessia Polieri Italy | 2:06.63 |
| 100 m individual medley | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | 58.83 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos Hungary | 59.15 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor Great Britain | 59.72 |
| 200 m individual medley | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | 2:05.78 | Hannah Miley Great Britain | 2:06.21 NR | Zsuzsanna Jakabos Hungary | 2:06.66 |
| 400 m individual medley | Hannah Miley Great Britain | 4:23.47 ER | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | 4:23.91 NR | Zsuzsanna Jakabos Hungary | 4:25.61 |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | Denmark Jeanette Ottesen (24.34) Kelly Riber Rasmussen (24.59) Julie Levisen (24.73) Pernille Blume (24.44) | 1:38.10 | Finland Emilia Pikkarainen (25.09) Lotta Nevalainen (24.29) Laura Kurki (24.21) Hanna-Maria Seppälä (24.54) | 1:38.13 NR | Belarus Yuliya Khitraya (25.12) Aleksandra Gerasimenya (23.68) Oksana Demidova (25.10) Sviatlana Khakhlova (24.49) | 1:38.39 NR |
| 4×50 m medley relay | Denmark Kristina Thomsen (28.16) Rikke Møller Pedersen (29.83) Jeanette Ottesen (25.10) Pernille Blume (24.32) | 1:47.41 | Czech Republic Simona Baumrtová (26.98) Petra Chocová (29.34) Lucie Svěcená (26.59) Aneta Pechancová (24.76) Barbora Závadová | 1:47.67 | France Laure Manaudou (27.04) Fanny Babou (31.01) Mélanie Henique (25.33) Anna Santamans (24.32) Béryl Gastaldello | 1:47.70 |
Legend: WR - World record; WBT - World best time; ER - European record; NR - National record; CR - Championship record
    $^b$ Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

### Mixed events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | France Frédérick Bousquet (20.97) Florent Manaudou (20.35) Camille Muffat (24.39) Anna Santamans (23.93) Amaury Leveaux Mehdy Metella Charlotte Bonnet Béryl Gastaldello | 1:29.64 | Russia Andrey Grechin (21.53) Vladimir Morozov (20.45) Veronika Popova (24.07) Rozaliya Nasretdinova (24.36) Vitaly Syrnikov | 1:30.41 | Finland Hanna-Maria Seppälä (24.74) Laura Kurki (24.11) Andrei Tuomola (21.72) Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (21.17) Lotta Nevalainen | 1:31.74 |
| 4×50 m medley relay | France Jérémy Stravius (23.13) Florent Manaudou (25.90) Mélanie Henique (25.61) Anna Santamans (24.10) Cloé Credeville Justine Bruno Frédérick Bousquet | 1:38.74 | Slovenia Anja Čarman (27.19) Damir Dugonjič (25.57) Peter Mankoč (22.20) Nastja Govejšek (24.83) | 1:39.79 | Norway Lavrans Solli (24.08) Aleksander Hetland (25.78) Monica Johannessen (26.06) Cecilie Johannessen (24.18) | 1:40.10 |
    $^c$ Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

## Medal table

* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France (FRA)* | 12 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 |