The 2017
European Short Course Swimming Championships
The European Short Course Swimming Championships (variously referred to informally as the "Short Course Europeans" or "European 25m Championships") are a swimming meet, organized by LEN. The meet features swimmers from Europe, competing in events ...
took place in
Copenhagen
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Denmark
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from 13 to 17 December 2017. The meet was held in the
Royal Arena
The Royal Arena is a multi-use indoor arena in the Ørestad South area of Copenhagen, Denmark. The ground was broken for construction on 26 June 2013 and the arena opened in February 2017. It has a capacity of 13,000 for sporting events and up t ...
, which was finished in early 2017.
It was the first major sports event in this arena, which has a capacity of circa 12,500.
It was the second time that Denmark hosted this event, after the
2013 edition in
Herning
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President
Paolo Barelli
Paolo Barelli is an Italian Senator and suspended president of the Italian Swimming Federation, and a former swimmer. On 24 July 2009 he was named Honorary Secretary of FINA for the 2009-2013 term. on 9 October 2015.
Medal summary
Medal table
Men's events
Legend: WR -
World record
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; WBT - World best time; ER -
European record; NR - National record; CR -
Championship record; WJ -
Junior world record
Women's events
Legend: WR -
World record
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...
; WBT - World best time; ER -
European record; NR - National record; CR -
Championship record
Mixed events
References
External links
Official websiteResults book
{{European championships in 2017
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