The World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m), formerly known as the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), also referred to as World Short Course Championships, 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. 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 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 11993 December 2 – 5 Palma de Mallorca, Spain 46 32 21995 November 30 – December 3 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 57 32 31997 April 17 – 20 Gothenburg, Sweden 71 32 41999 April 1 – 4 Hung Hom Bay, Hong Kong, China 61 40 52000 March 16 – 19 Athens, Greece 78 40 62002 April 3 – 7 Moscow, Russia 92 40 72004 October 7 – 11 Indianapolis, United States 94 40 82006 April 5 – 9 Shanghai, China 117 40 92008 April 9 – 13 116 40 102010 December 15 – 19 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 153 40 112012 December 12 – 16 Istanbul, Turkey 162 40 122014 December 3 – 7 Doha, Qatar 174 46 132016 December 6 – 11 Windsor, Canada 172 46 142018 December 11 – 16 Hangzhou, China 175 46 152021 December 16 – 21 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 183 46 162022 December 13 – 18 Melbourne, Australia 154 48 172024 December 10 – 15 Budapest, Hungary 189 45 Neutral Athletes B 182026 December 1 – 6 Beijing, China
Record by number of gold medals – (21 gold medals, 2004) Record by number of total medals – (41 medals in total, 2004)
Events 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 Edition19931995199719992000200220042006200820102012201420162018202120222024Freestyle50 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X100 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X200 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X400 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X800 m X X1500 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XBackstroke50 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X100 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X200 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XBreaststroke50 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X100 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X200 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XButterfly50 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X100 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X200 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XIndividualmedley100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X200 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X400 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XFreestyle relays4 × 50 m X X X X X 4 × 100 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X4 × 200 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XMedley relays4 × 50 m X XXXX 4 × 100 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX XNumber of events16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 22 23 21
Women's events Edition19931995199719992000200220042006200820102012201420162018202120222024Freestyle50 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX X100 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX X200 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX X400 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX X800 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX X1500 m X XBackstroke50 m X X X X X X X X X XXXX X100 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX X200 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX XBreaststroke50 m X X X X X X X X X XXXX X100 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX X200 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX XButterfly50 m X X X X X X X X X XXXX X100 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX X200 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX XIndividualmedley100 m X X X X X X X X X X XXX X200 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X XXX X400 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X XXX XFreestyle relays4 × 50 m X X XXX4 × 100 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX X4 × 200 mX X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX XMedley relays4 × 50 m X X XXX 4 × 100 mX X X X X X X X X X X X X XXX XNumber of events16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 22 23 21
Mixed events Edition201420162018202120222024Relays4 × 50 m freestyleX X X X X X4 × 50 m medleyX X X X X X4 × 100 m medley XNumber of events2 2 2 2 2 3
All-time medal table Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m).
Medal winners Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m):
Male events, all editions - List of World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (men) Female events, all editions - List of World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (women)
Championship records
See also List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (men) List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (women) List of World Championships records in swimming#Short course (25 m) Major achievements in swimming by nation
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