The FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)
[ or "Short Course Worlds" as they are sometimes known,][ is an international ]swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
competition. It is 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, and has been held in the years when FINA has not held its long course World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
(currently this means in even years).[
Unlike the ]FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: Swimming (sport), swimming, Diving (sport), diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run b ...
, this championship is swimming-only (the World Championships feature all 5 Aquatics disciplines), and is contested 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 ...
, 25-meter pool (rather than a long course
An Olympic-size swimming pool conforms to regulated dimensions that are large enough for international competition. This type of swimming pool is used in the Olympic Games, where the race course is in length, typically referred to as "long cour ...
, 50-meter pool).
Editions
* Record by number of gold medals – (21 gold medals, 2004)
* Record by number of total medals – (41 medals in total, 2004),
Events
There are men's and women's events in all four strokes, the individual medley, as well as in relays. There are also two mixed relays.
Men's events
Women's events
Mixed events
Medal table
Updated after the :
See also
* List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (men)
* List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (women)
* List of World Championships records in swimming#Short course (25 m)
* Major achievements in swimming by nation
References
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World Short Course Swimming Championships
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FINA World Swimming Championships