World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m)


The World Aquatics Swimming Championships , formerly known as the FINA World Swimming Championships , also referred to as 'short course worlds', are an international swimming competition staged by the internationally recognized governing body of the sport, World Aquatics. The championships are staged in a 25m pool, referred to as short course format, and traditionally have been held biennially in alternate years to the World Aquatics Championships. Unlike the World Aquatics Championships, only swimming events are staged at these championships.

Editions

Member federations referred to as winners, second, and third, in the table below, are the top three nation's listed on the medal tally based on the standard method of ranking.
EditionYearDatesHostNations
11993December 2 - 5CHNUSAAUS

Events

The 2022 championships were the first edition of the championships in which the male and female event programs were identical. Mixed relays were added from the 2014 edition of the championships.

Men's events

Women's events

Mixed events

All-time medal table

Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships.

Medal winners

Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships :
  • Male events, all editions - List of World Aquatics Swimming Championships medalists
  • Female events, all editions - List of World Aquatics Swimming Championships medalists

    Championship records