The 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held in
Szczecin
Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the la ...
,
Poland
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, from December 8 to 11, 2011. The event featured competition in a
short course (25m) pool.
The event was held over four days with heats, semifinals and a final for the 50 m and 100 m events and heats and a final for all other events with the exception of the women's 800 m and men's 1500 m freestyle which were heat-declared winners. Heats were held in the morning, with semifinals, finals and the fastest heat of the distance freestyle events in the evening.
Each nation was permitted to enter four swimmers into each individual event, however only the fastest two were allowed to progress to the semifinal and/or final.
Participating nations
543 swimmers (302 males, 241 females) from 39 countries swam at the 2011 Short Course European Championships.
Entry Statistics
for the 2011 SC Europeans. Published by the meet organizing committee on 2011-12-01, retrieved 2012-03-20. Teams (and team size) were from:
* (20)
* (1)
* (13)
* (8)
* (4)
* (12)
* (12)
* (2)
* (19)
* (15)
* (10)
* (2)
* (10)
* (15)
* (23)
* (26)
* (5)
* (22)
* (4)
* (11)
* (13)
* (38)
* (4)
* (1)
* (10)
* (4)
* (24)
* (13)
* (45)
* (5)
* (39)
* (6)
* (11)
* (14)
* (14)
* (10)
* (24)
* (16)
* (19)
Results
Men's events
Legend: WR - World record
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; WBT - World best time; ER - European record; CR - Championship record; NR - National 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 organizatio ...
; WBT - World best time; ER - European record; CR - Championship record; NR - National record
Medal table
References
External links
*Event website
www.ecszczecin2011.euResults book
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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 event ...
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 event ...
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December 2011 sports events in Europe