TheWorld Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m), formerly known as theFINA World Swimming Championships (25m),[1] also referred to as 'short course worlds',[2][3][4] are an internationalswimming competition staged by the internationally recognized governing body of the sport,World Aquatics (formerlyFINA). The championships are staged in a 25m pool, referred to asshort course format, and traditionally have been heldbiennially in alternate years to theWorld Aquatics Championships.[5][6] Unlike theWorld Aquatics Championships, only swimming events are staged at these championships (being one of the six disciplines that form part of the World Aquatics Championships).
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).
United States (21 gold medals, 2004)
United States (41 medals in total, 2004)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.
| Edition | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | 50 m | X | 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 | X | |
| 200 m | X | 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 | X | |
| 800 m | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | X | 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 | X | |||
| 100 m | X | 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 | X | |
| Breaststroke | 50 m | 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 | X | |
| 200 m | X | 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 | X | |||
| 100 m | X | 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 | X | |
| Individual medley | 100 m | 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 | X | |
| 400 m | X | 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 | X | |
| 4 × 200 m | X | 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 | X | |
| Number of events | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | |
| Edition | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | 50 m | X | 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 | X | |
| 200 m | X | 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 | X | |
| 800 m | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 1500 m | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Backstroke | 50 m | 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 | X | |
| 200 m | X | 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 | X | |||
| 100 m | X | 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 | X | |
| Butterfly | 50 m | 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 | X | |
| 200 m | X | 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 | X | |||
| 200 m | X | 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 | 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 | X | |
| 4 × 200 m | X | 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 | X | |
| Number of events | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | |
| Edition | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relays | 4 × 50 m freestyle | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 4 × 50 m medley | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 4 × 100 m medley | X | ||||||
| Number of events | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Updated after the2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m).
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 172 | 138 | 110 | 420 |
| 2 | 93 | 104 | 86 | 283 | |
| 3 | 49 | 43 | 43 | 135 | |
| 4 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 79 | |
| 5 | 29 | 28 | 43 | 100 | |
| 6 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 80 | |
| 7 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 59 | |
| 8 | 22 | 42 | 46 | 110 | |
| 9 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 47 | |
| 10 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 46 | |
| 11 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 77 | |
| 12 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 60 | |
| 13 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 83 | |
| 14 | 17 | 41 | 33 | 91 | |
| 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 41 | |
| 16 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 31 | |
| 17 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 | |
| 18 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 34 | |
| 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| 20 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 26 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 32 | |
| 27 | Russian Swimming Federation | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 32 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |
| 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |
| 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 35 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |
| 36 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 38 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | |
| 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 42 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 43 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 45 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 46 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 47 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (60 entries) | 702 | 691 | 692 | 2,085 | |
Updated after the2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m):