FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)

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