# 2015 European Short Course Swimming Championships

The 2015 European Short Course Swimming Championships (25 m) took place in Netanya, Israel, from 2–6 December 2015. They were originally scheduled to be held in January 2015, but the LEN moved the event to December. The venue of the event was the brand new swimming complex of the Wingate Institute. This complex features an Olympic-size pool with 10 lanes and 3 meter depth, backed by the latest built-in filtration systems, an 8-lane 50 m pool and a 6-lane 25 m pool.
The swimmer of the meet honors went to Katinka Hosszú of Hungary and Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy. Hosszú won six gold medals and one silver, breaking two world records and six championship records, while Paltrinieri won one gold medal in a world record time.

## Records broken

World records :
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Day |
| 400 m individual medley (record progression) | 2 December | Heats | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4:19.46 | 1 |
| 100 m individual medley (record progression) | 4 December | Final | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 56.67 | 3 |
| 1500 m freestyle (record progression) | 4 December | Final | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 14:08.06 | 3 |
European records :
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Day | References |
| 200 m individual medley | 4 December | Final | László Cseh | Hungary | 1:51.36 | 3 | |
| 200 m butterfly | 6 December | Final | László Cseh | Hungary | 1:49.00 | 5 | |
Championships records :
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Day |
| 200 m backstroke | 2 December | Final | Radosław Kawęcki | Poland | 1:48.33 | 1 |
| 100 m individual medley | 3 December | Heats | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 57.52 | 2 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 3 December | Final | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:00.53 | 2 |
| 100 m backstroke | 3 December | Final | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 55.42 | 2 |
| 100 m individual medley | 3 December | Semifinal 2 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 57.49 | 2 |
| 50 m butterfly | 3 December | Final | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 24.58 | 2 |
| 4×50 m mixed medley | 3 December | Final | Simone Sabbioni Fabio Scozzoli Silvia Di Pietro Erika Ferraioli | Italy | 1:38.33 | 2 |
| 200 m backstroke | 4 December | Heats | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 1:59.95 | 3 |
| 200 m backstroke | 4 December | Final | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 1:59.84 | 3 |
| 200 m individual medley | 5 December | Final | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2:02.53 | 4 |
| 4×50 m mixed freestyle | 5 December | Final | Federico Bocchia Marco Orsi Silvia Di Pietro Erika Ferraioli | Italy | 1:29.26 | 4 |
| 100 m butterfly | 6 December | Final | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 55.03 | 5 |
| 4×50 m medley | 6 December | Final | Simone Sabbioni Fabio Scozzoli Matteo Rivolta Marco Orsi | Italy | 1:31.71 | 5 |

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Evgeny Sedov Russia | 20.87 | Marco Orsi Italy | 20.92 | Sebastian Szczepanski Poland | 21.21 |
| 100 m freestyle | Marco Orsi Italy | 46.05 | Pieter Timmers Belgium | 46.61 | Sebastian Szczepanski Poland | 46.87 |
| 200 m freestyle | Paul Biedermann Germany | 1:42.68 | Pieter Timmers Belgium | 1:42.85 | Glenn Surgeloose Belgium Viacheslav Andrusenko Russia | 1:43.55 |
| 400 m freestyle | Péter Bernek Hungary | 3:35.46 | Paul Biedermann Germany | 3:35.96 | Gabriele Detti Italy | 3:37.22 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy | 14:08.06 WR | Gabriele Detti Italy | 14:18.00 | Henrik Christiansen Norway | 14:23.60 |
| 50 m backstroke | Tomasz Polewka Poland | 22.96 | Chris Walker-Hebborn United Kingdom Simone Sabbioni Italy | 23.09 | none awarded | |
| 100 m backstroke | Radosław Kawęcki Poland | 49.64 | Stanislav Donets Russia | 50.30 | Chris Walker-Hebborn United Kingdom | 50.35 |
| 200 m backstroke | Radosław Kawęcki Poland | 1:48.33 CR | Yakov Toumarkin Israel | 1:49.84 | Simone Sabbioni Italy | 1:50.75 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Damir Dugonjič Slovenia | 26.20 | Adam Peaty United Kingdom | 26.21 | Oleg Kostin Russia Alexander Murphy Ireland | 26.35 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Marco Koch Germany | 56.78 | Adam Peaty United Kingdom | 56.96 | Giedrius Titenis Lithuania | 57.02 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Marco Koch Germany | 2:00.53 CR | Dániel Gyurta Hungary | 2:01.99 | Andrew Willis United Kingdom | 2:02.76 |
| 50 m butterfly | Andriy Hovorov Ukraine | 22.36 | Yauhen Tsurkin Belarus | 22.56 | Aleksandr Popkov Russia | 22.69 |
| 100 m butterfly | László Cseh Hungary | 49.33 | Matteo Rivolta Italy | 49.70 | Nikita Konovalov Russia | 50.28 |
| 200 m butterfly | László Cseh Hungary | 1:49.00 ER | Viktor Bromer Denmark | 1:51.62 | Simon Sjödin Sweden | 1:52.89 |
| 100 m individual medley | Sergey Fesikov Russia | 52.00 | Yakov Toumarkin Israel | 52.62 | Andreas Vazaios Greece | 52.67 |
| 200 m individual medley | László Cseh Hungary | 1:51.36 ER | Philip Heintz Germany | 1:53.21 | Diogo Carvalho Portugal | 1:53.45 |
| 400 m individual medley | Dávid Verrasztó Hungary | 4:02.43 | Roberto Pavoni United Kingdom | 4:02.69 | Gal Nevo Israel | 4:04.68 |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | Russia Evgeny Sedov (20.71) Andrey Arbuzov (20.94) Aleksandr Kliukin (20.93) Nikita Konovalov (20.91) | 1:23.49 | Italy Federico Bocchia (21.56) Marco Orsi (20.46) Giuseppe Guttuso (21.20) Filippo Magnini (21.22) | 1:24.44 | Belarus Yauhen Tsurkin (21.83) Anton Latkin (21.11) Viktar Staselovich (21.03) Artyom Machekin (21.04) | 1:25.01 |
| 4×50 m medley relay | Italy Simone Sabbioni (23.29) Fabio Scozzoli (25.88) Matteo Rivolta (22.19) Marco Orsi (20.35) | 1:31.71 CR | Russia Andrei Shabasov (23.46) Oleg Kostin (26.05) Aleksandr Popkov (22.26) Evgeny Sedov (20.40) | 1:32.17 | Belarus Pavel Sankovich (23.45) Ilya Shymanovich (26.59) Yauhen Tsurkin (21.99) Anton Latkin (21.18) | 1:33.21 |
Legend: WR - World record; ER - European record; CR - Championship record

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands | 23.56 | Sarah Sjöström Sweden | 23.63 | Jeanette Ottesen Denmark | 23.94 |
| 100 m freestyle | Sarah Sjöström Sweden | 51.37 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands | 51.59 | Veronika Popova Russia | 52.02 |
| 200 m freestyle | Federica Pellegrini Italy | 1:51.89 | Veronika Popova Russia | 1:52.46 | Femke Heemskerk Netherlands | 1:52.81 |
| 400 m freestyle | Jazmin Carlin United Kingdom | 3:58.81 | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | 3:58.84 | Boglárka Kapás Hungary | 3:59.02 |
| 800 m freestyle | Jazmin Carlin United Kingdom | 8:11.01 | Boglárka Kapás Hungary | 8:11.43 | Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands | 8:15.84 |
| 50 m backstroke | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | 26.13 | Aleksandra Urbańczyk Poland | 26.27 | Sanja Jovanović Croatia | 26.45 |
| 100 m backstroke | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | 55.42 CR | Alicja Tchórz Poland | 57.17 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Iceland | 57.42 |
| 200 m backstroke | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | 1:59.84 CR | Daria Ustinova Russia | 2:01.57 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Iceland | 2:03.53 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Jenna Laukkanen Finland | 29.71 | Fanny Lecluyse Belgium | 29.84 | Natalia Ivaneeva Russia | 29.99 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Jenna Laukkanen Finland | 1:04.56 | Moniek Nijhuis Netherlands | 1:05.21 | Viktoriya Zeynep Gunes Turkey | 1:05.32 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Fanny Lecluyse Belgium | 2:18.49 | Maria Astashkina Russia | 2:19.69 | Viktoriya Zeynep Gunes Turkey | 2:19.73 |
| 50 m butterfly | Sarah Sjöström Sweden | 24.58 CR | Jeanette Ottesen Denmark | 25.04 | Silvia Di Pietro Italy | 25.26 |
| 100 m butterfly | Sarah Sjöström Sweden | 55.03 CR | Jeanette Ottesen Denmark | 55.68 | Alexandra Wenk Germany | 56.43 |
| 200 m butterfly | Franziska Hentke Germany | 2:03.01 | Lara Grangeon France | 2:03.85 | Alessia Polieri Italy | 2:04.37 |
| 100 m individual medley | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | 56.67 WR | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor United Kingdom | 57.65 | Marrit Steenbergen Netherlands | 59.00 |
| 200 m individual medley | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | 2:02.53 CR | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor United Kingdom | 2:05.13 | Louise Hansson Sweden | 2:07.96 |
| 400 m individual medley | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | 4:19.75 | Hannah Miley United Kingdom | 4:26.87 | Lara Grangeon France | 4:29.14 |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | Italy Silvia Di Pietro (24.03) Erika Ferraioli (23.59) Aglaia Pezzato (24.14) Federica Pellegrini (24.29) | 1:36.05 | Netherlands Inge Dekker (24.41) Femke Heemskerk (24.01) Tamara van Vliet (24.52) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (23.26) | 1:36.20 | Russia Rozaliya Nasretdinova (24.40) Veronika Popova (23.92) Daria Kartashova (24.19) Nataliya Lovtsova (24.11) | 1:36.62 |
| 4×50 m medley relay | Netherlands Tessa Vermeulen (27.51) Moniek Nijhuis (29.27) Inge Dekker (25.10) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (22.97) | 1:44.85 | Sweden Louise Hansson (27.23) Sophie Hansson (29.82) Sarah Sjöström (24.33) Magdalena Kuras (23.96) | 1:45.34 | Italy Elena Gemo (26.95) Martina Carraro (30.06) Silvia Di Pietro (24.98) Erika Ferraioli (23.74) | 1:45.73 |
Legend: WR - World record; ER - European record; CR - Championship record

### Mixed events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4×50 m mixed freestyle | Italy Federico Bocchia (21.58) Marco Orsi (20.46) Silvia Di Pietro (23.63) Erika Ferraioli (23.59) | 1:29.26 CR | Russia Evgeny Sedov (21.14) Nikita Konovalov (20.85) Nataliya Lovtsova (23.63) Rozaliya Nasretdinova (23.97) | 1:29.59 | Netherlands Jesse Puts (21.74) Ben Schwietert (21.78) Inge Dekker (23.78) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (22.73) | 1:30.03 |
| 4×50 m mixed medley | Italy Simone Sabbioni (23.50) Fabio Scozzoli (25.99) Silvia Di Pietro (25.24) Erika Ferraioli (23.60) | 1:38.33 CR | Russia Andrei Shabasov (23.52) Andrei Nikolaev (25.69) Alina Kashinskaya (25.47) Rozaliya Nasretdinova (23.68) | 1:38.36 | Belarus Pavel Sankovich (23.50) Ilya Shymanovich (26.64) Sviatlana Khakhlova (25.33) Aleksandra Gerasimenya (23.56) | 1:39.03 |
Legend: WR - World record; ER - European record; CR - Championship record

## Medal table

* Host nation (Israel)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Israel (ISR)* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 40 | 41 | 41 | 122 |

## Participating nations

500 swimmers from 48 nations participated at the competition. The only LEN members did not participate are Gibraltar, Monaco, Montenegro and San Marino.
* Albania (2)
* Andorra (2)
* Armenia (2)
* Austria (19)
* Azerbaijan (3)
* Belarus (13)
* Belgium (11)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (3)
* Bulgaria (2)
* Croatia (9)
* Cyprus (2)
* Czech Republic (27)
* Denmark (8)
* Estonia (16)
* Faroe Islands (3)
* Finland (22)
* France (13)
* Georgia (2)
* Germany (27)
* Great Britain (12)
* Greece (3)
* Hungary (27)
* Iceland (3)
* Ireland (2)
* Israel (46) (Host country)
* Italy (36)
* Kosovo (2)
* Latvia (3)
* Liechtenstein (1)
* Lithuania (7)
* Luxembourg (6)
* Macedonia (1)
* Malta (2)
* Moldova (3)
* Netherlands (13)
* Norway (8)
* Poland (8)
* Portugal (14)
* Romania (5)
* Russia (38)
* Serbia (7)
* Slovakia (12)
* Slovenia (10)
* Spain (4)
* Sweden (7)
* Switzerland (11)
* Turkey (18)
* Ukraine (5)