| European Short Course Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Sports event |
| Date | Varying |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location | Various |
| Inaugurated | 1991 (1991) |
| Organised by | LEN |
TheEuropean Short Course Swimming Championships, variously referred to informally as the "Short Course Europeans" or "European 25 m Championships", are a swimming meet, organized byLEN. The meet features swimmers from Europe, competing in events in ashort 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.
The championships were first held in1996, and were preceded by the "European Sprint Swimming Championships" which were held from 1991 to 1994. TheSprint 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.[1]
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.
| 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 |
 Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (37 entries) | 934 | 908 | 923 | 2,765 | |
Note 1: Serbia medals Consist of
Serbia and Montenegro medals also.
Note 2: Soviet Union is aformer country.
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