European Short Course Swimming Championships 1996
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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
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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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