European Short Course Swimming Championships


The European Short Course Swimming Championships are a swimming meet, organized by LEN. The meet features swimmers from Europe, competing in events in a short course pool. The meet has traditionally been held in the beginning of December. Annual until 2013, the event now occurs in odd years.

History

The Championships were first held in 1996, and were preceded by the "European Sprint Swimming Championships" which were held from 1991–1994. The Sprint meet featured 14 events: the 50s of the strokes, the 100 Individual Medley, and 4x50 relays.
In 1996, the meet expanded to 38 events, adding the 100s and 200s of stroke, the 400 and 800/1500 frees, and the 200 and 400 IMs; and the name was changed to "Short Course". LEN also started numbering the championships again, such that 2011's meet was the 15th edition.
In 2012, the meet expanded to 40 events: 19 for men, 19 for women, and two mixed. Of each 19, 17 are individual and 2 are relays.

Editions

Sprint championships
NumberYearHost CityCountryDatesEventsWinner of the medal tableSecond in the medal tableThird in the medal table
11991Gelsenkirchen6–8 December14
21992Espoo21–22 December14
31993Gateshead11–13 November20
41994Stavanger3–4 December14

Short Course championships
NumberYearHost CityCountryDatesEventsWinner of the medal tableSecond in the medal tableThird in the medal table
11996Rostock13–15 December38
21998Sheffield11–13 December38
31999Lisbon9–12 December38
42000Valencia14–17 December38
52001Antwerpen13–16 December38
62002Riesa12–15 December38
72003Dublin11–14 December38
82004Vienna9–12 December38
92005Trieste8–11 December38
102006Helsinki7–10 December38
112007Debrecen13–16 December38
122008Rijeka11–14 December38
132009Istanbul10–13 December38
142010Eindhoven25–28 November38
152011Szczecin8–11 December38
162012Chartres22–25 November40
172013Herning12–15 December40
182015Netanya2–6 December40
192017Copenhagen13–17 December40
202019Glasgow4–8 December40

Medal table (1991–2019)