The 2nd FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was an international
swimming meet held on
Copacabana Beach in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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, 30 November until 3 December 1995. The meet featured 32 events swum in a
short course
In swimming, the term short course (abbreviated SC) is used to identify a pool that is in length. The term is also often included in meet names when conducted in a short course pool. "Short course" is the second type of pool configuration current ...
(25m) pool.
The United States did poorly, as the meet dates fell in the middle (rather than the end) of the USA's annual competition season (particularly the college season), the USA had just hosted the
1995 Pan Pacs, and the USA would host the
1996 Summer Olympics
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Participating nations
350 swimmers participate at the meet, from 57 nations.
Participating nations list
from the 1995 SC Worlds entry at SwimRankings.net; retrieved 2012-03-09. (note: 6 nations are missing from this listing)
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Results
Men's events
Women's events
Medal standings
References
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FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
FINA World Swimming Championship
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International sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city)
Swimming
Swimming competitions in Brazil
December 1995 sports events in South America