FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) or "Short Course Worlds" (as they are sometimes known), are held every two years in a 25 m swimming pool. They are run by FINA

International Swimming Federation

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Unlike the World Championships in aquatics, this championship is swimming-only, and is contested in a 25 m pool rather than a 50 m pool. (short course refers to the shorter overall length of the pool: 25 m vs. 50 m).

History

Date	Championship	Location
1993: December 2 – December 5	1st FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Palma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name... , Spain
1995: November 30 – December 3	2nd FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... , Brazil
1997: April 17 – April 20	3rd FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... , Sweden
1999: April 1 – April 4	4th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	Hong Kong, China
2000: March 16 – March 19	5th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece
2002: April 3 – April 7	6th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	Moscow, Russian Federation
2004: October 7 – October 11	7th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... , United States
2006: April 5 – April 9	8th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	Shanghai, People's Republic of China
2008: April 9 – April 13	9th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... , United Kingdom
2010: December 15 – December 19	10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... , United Arab Emirates
2012: December 12 – December 16 (TBC)	11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... , Turkey
2014: – (TBC)	12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 12th FINA Short Course Swimming World Championships will be held in Catania, Italy in 2014.-Bidding process:FINA announced on December 14, 2010 that Catania had won at a meeting of the FINA Bureau in Dubai, United Arab Emirates....	Catania Catania Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and... , Italy

Events

There are men's and women's events in all four strokes, the individual medley, as well as in relays.

Men's events

Edition		1993	1995	1997	1999	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008
Freestyle	50 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	400 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	1500 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Backstroke	50 m				X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Breaststroke	50 m				X	X 2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 m breaststroke -Finals ranking:-Final:-References:...	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Butterfly	50 m				X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Individual medley	100 m				X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	400 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Relays	4×100 m freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	4×200 m freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	4×100 m medley	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Number of events		16	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	20

Women's events

Edition		1993	1995	1997	1999	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008
Freestyle	50 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	400 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	800 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Backstroke	50 m				X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Breaststroke	50 m				X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Butterfly	50 m				X	X	X	X	X	X
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Individual medley	100 m				X	X	X	X	X	X
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	400 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Relays	4×100 m freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	4×200 m freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	4×100 m medley	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Number of events		16	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	20

External links

• FINA's listing of statistics and men's medalists from the Short Course Worlds.
• FINA's listing of statistics and women's medalists from the Short Course Worlds.