The first edition of the European Short Course Championships was held in

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, from December 13 to December 15, 1996. The event, just a couple of months after the Summer Olympics in

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, replaced the European Sprint Swimming Championships, where only the 50 m events and the 100 m individual medley were at stake. From this edition on, also the events longer than that were contested.

Medal table

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events

References

Results on GBRSports.com
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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 ...

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