World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m)

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

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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   Hung Hom Bay, 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 189 45   United States   Neutral Athletes B   Canada
  • 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

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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

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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

Women's events

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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

Mixed events

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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

All-time medal table

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Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m).

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States172138110420
2  Australia9310486283
3  China494343135
4  Sweden32252279
5  Russia292843100
6  Netherlands24282880
7  Brazil24112459
8  Great Britain224246110
9  South Africa2217847
10  Hungary22131146
11  Germany21292777
12  Japan21152460
13  Canada20323183
14  Italy17413391
15  Ukraine15121441
16  Denmark1051631
17  Spain104822
18  France8151134
19  Slovakia75517
20  Lithuania65415
21  Neutral Athletes B64010
22  Cuba6129
23  Finland55414
24  South Korea5207
25  Croatia5139
26  Poland472132
27Russian Swimming Federation47415
28  Jamaica44210
29  Venezuela4217
30  Zimbabwe4015
31  Costa Rica4004
32  New Zealand37515
33  Slovenia37313
34  Tunisia3339
35  Switzerland32712
36  Belarus3238
37  Hong Kong3216
38  Austria27211
39  Israel2024
40  Cayman Islands2013
41  Norway1348
42  Argentina1225
43  Kazakhstan1034
44  Romania0336
45  Czech Republic0213
46  Ireland0134
47  Trinidad and Tobago0123
  Turkey0123
49  Algeria0112
50  Moldova0101
  Portugal0101
52  Belgium0033
53  Neutral Athletes A0022
54  Bahamas0011
  Bosnia and Herzegovina0011
  Estonia0011
  Faroe Islands0011
  Greece0011
  Puerto Rico0011
  Serbia0011
Totals (60 entries)7026916922,085

Medal winners

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Updated after the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m):

Championship records

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See also

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References

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  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.