| 10th Short Course Worlds | |
| Hostcity: | Dubai, UAE |
| Nations: | 153 |
| Athletes: | 780 |
| Events: | 40 |
| Dates: | December 15–19, 2010 |
| Venues: | Dubai Sports Complex |
| Previous: | 2008 Manchester |
| Next: | 2012 Istanbul |
See main article: FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m).
The 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 15–19 December 2010. This swimming-only championships took place in the Dubai Sports Complex; all events were swum in a 25-meter (short-course) pool.
FINA announced on April 9, 2006 that Dubai had defeated the only other bidder Istanbul, Turkey, 11 votes to 10, after a meeting of the FINA Bureau in Shanghai, China.
The USA topped the medal standings with a total of 25 medals. A total of 57 Championship Records, and 4 World Records were set. American Ryan Lochte and Spaniard Mireia Belmonte were named swimmers of the competition. Lochte became the first individual ever to win 7 medals at a Short Course Worlds, and became the first individual to swim a World Record since suits-rule changes went into effect in January 2010. Belmonte won a total of four medals, tied for the most with American Rebecca Soni.
The entry list released on the FINA website before the championships contained 153 countries.[1]
| Freestyle | |||||||
| 50 free | César Cielo Filho Brazil | 20.51 CR,AM | Frédérick Bousquet France | 20.81 | Josh Schneider USA | 20.88 | |
| 100 free | César Cielo Brazil | 45.74 CR,SA | Fabien Gilot France | 45.97 | Nikita Lobintsev  Russia | 46.35 | |
| 200 free | Ryan Lochte USA | 1:41.08 CR | Danila Izotov Russia | 1:41.70 | Oussama Mellouli  Tunisia | 1:42.02 | |
| 400 free | Paul Biedermann Germany | 3:37.06 | Nikita Lobintsev Russia | 3:37.84 | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 3:38.17 | |
| 1500 free | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 14:24.16 | Mads Glæsner Denmark | 14:29.52 | Gergely Gyurta  Hungary | 14:31.47 | |
| Backstroke | |||||||
| 50 back | Stanislav Donets Russia | 22.93 CR | Sun Xiaolei  China and Aschwin Wildeboer  Spain | 23.13 | Not awarded < | -- no bronze, as there was a tie for silver --> | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 back | Stanislav Donets Russia | 49.07 CR | Camille Lacourt France | 49.80 | Aschwin Wildeboer Spain | 50.04 | |
| 200 back | Ryan Lochte USA | 1:46.68 CR | Tyler Clary USA | 1:49.09 | Markus Rogan  Austria | 1:49.69 | |
| Breaststroke | |||||||
| 50 breast | Felipe França Silva Brazil | 25.95 CR | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa | 26.03 | Aleksander Hetland  Norway | 26.29 | |
| 100 breast | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa | 56.80 CR | Fabio Scozzoli  Italy | 57.13 | Felipe França Silva Brazil | 57.39 | |
| 200 breast | Naoya Tomita  Japan | 2:03.12 CR | Dániel Gyurta Hungary | 2:03.47 | Brenton Rickard  Australia | 2:04.33 | |
| Butterfly | |||||||
| 50 fly | Albert Subirats  Venezuela | 22.40 CR | Andrii Govorov  Ukraine | 22.43 | Steffen Deibler Germany | 22.44 | |
| 100 fly | Yevgeny Korotyshkin Russia | 50.23 | Albert Subirats Venezuela | 50.24 | Kaio Almeida Brazil | 50.33 | |
| 200 fly | Chad le Clos South Africa | 1:51.56 | Kaio Almeida Brazil | 1:51.61 | László Cseh Hungary | 1:51.67 | |
| Individual Medley | |||||||
| 100 IM | Ryan Lochte USA | 50.86 | Markus Deibler Germany | 51.69 | Sergey Fesikov Russia | 51.81 | |
| 200 IM | Ryan Lochte USA | 1:50.08 WR | Markus Rogan Austria | 1:52.90 | Tyler Clary USA | 1:53.56 | |
| 400 IM | Ryan Lochte USA | 3:55.50 WR | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 3:57.40 | Tyler Clary USA | 3:57.56 | |
| Relays | |||||||
| 4×100 Free Relay | France Alain Bernard (46.78) Frédérick Bousquet (45.92) Fabien Gilot (45.75) Yannick Agnel (46.33) | 3:04.78 CR | Russia Yevgeny Lagunov (46.68) Sergey Fesikov (45.87) Nikita Lobintsev (45.79) Danila Izotov (46.48) | 3:04.82 | Brazil Nicholas Santos (47.33) César Cielo (45.08) Marcelo Chierighini (47.02) Nicolas Oliveira (46.31) | 3:05.74 SA | |
| 4×200 Free Relay | Russia Nikita Lobintsev (1:42.10) Danila Izotov (1:42.15) Evgeny Lagunov (1:42.32) Alexander Sukhorukov (1:42.47) | 6:49.04 WR | USA Peter Vanderkaay (1:43.83) Ryan Lochte (1:40.48) Garrett Weber-Gale (1:42.89) Ricky Berens (1:42.38) | 6:49.58 | France Yannick Agnel (1:41.95) Fabien Gilot (1:42.55) Clément Lefert (1:45.01) Jérémy Stravius (1:43.54) | 6:53.05 | |
| 4×100 Medley Relay | USA Nick Thoman (49.88) Mike Alexandrov (56.52) Ryan Lochte (49.17) Garrett Weber-Gale (45.42) | 3:20.99 CR | Russia Stanislav Donets (48.95) CR Stanislav Lakhtyukhov (57.27) Evgeny Korotyshkin (49.39) Nikita Lobintsev (46.00) | 3:21.61 | Brazil Guilherme Guido (50.69) Felipe França Silva (57.21) Kaio Almeida (50.09) César Cielo (45.13) Henrique Martins Nicolas Oliveira Glauber Silva | 3:23.12 SA | |
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
| Freestyle | ||||||
| 50 free | Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands | 23.37 | Hinkelien Schreuder Netherlands | 23.81 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Bahamas | 24.04 |
| 100 free | Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands | 51.45 CR | Femke Heemskerk Netherlands | 52.18 | Natalie Coughlin USA | 52.25 |
| 200 free | Camille Muffat France | 1:52.29 CR | Katie Hoff USA | 1:52.91 | Kylie Palmer Australia | 1:52.96 |
| 400 free | Katie Hoff USA | 3:57.07 CR | Kylie Palmer Australia | 3:58.39 | Federica Pellegrini Italy | 3:59.52 |
| 800 free | Erika Villaécija Spain | 8:11.61 | Mireia Belmonte Spain | 8:12.48 | Kate Ziegler USA | 8:12.84 |
| Backstroke | ||||||
| 50 back | Zhao Jing China | 26.27 CR | Rachel Goh Australia | 26.54 | Mercedes Peris Spain | 26.80 |
| 100 back | Natalie Coughlin USA | 56.08 CR | Zhao Jing China | 56.18 | Gao Chang China | 56.21 |
| 200 back | Alexianne Castel France | 2:01.67 | Missy Franklin USA | 2:02.01 | Zhou Yanxin China | 2:03.22 |
| Breaststroke | ||||||
| 50 breast | Rebecca Soni USA | 29.83 | Leiston Pickett Australia | 29.84 | Zhao Jin China | 29.90 |
| 100 breast | Rebecca Soni USA | 1:03.98 CR | Leisel Jones Australia | 1:04.26 | Ji Liping China | 1:04.79 |
| 200 breast | Rebecca Soni USA | 2:16.39 CR | Sun Ye China | 2:18.09 | Rikke Pedersen Denmark | 2:18.82 |
| Butterfly | ||||||
| 50 fly | Therese Alshammar  Sweden | 24.87 CR | Felicity Galvez Australia | 24.90 | Jeanette Ottesen Denmark | 25.24 |
| 100 fly | Felicity Galvez Australia | 55.43 CR | Therese Alshammar Sweden | 55.73 | Dana Vollmer USA | 56.25 |
| 200 fly | Mireia Belmonte Spain | 2:03.59 CR | Jemma Lowe  Great Britain | 2:03.94 | Petra Granlund Sweden | 2:04.38 |
| Individual Medley | ||||||
| 100 IM | Ariana Kukors USA | 58.95 | Kotuku Ngawati Australia | 59.27 | Hinkelien Schreuder Netherlands | 59.53 |
| 200 IM | Mireia Belmonte Spain | 2:05.73 CR | Ye Shiwen China | 2:05.94 | Ariana Kukors USA | 2:06.09 |
| 400 IM | Mireia Belmonte Spain | 4:24.21 CR | Ye Shiwen China | 4:24.55 | Li Xuanxu China | 4:29.05 |
| Relays | ||||||
| 4×100 Free Relay | Netherlands Femke Heemskerk (52.33) Inge Dekker (52.47) Hinkelien Schreuder (52.32) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (51.42) | 3:28.54 CR | USA Natalie Coughlin (51.88) Katie Hoff (52.79) Jessica Hardy (53.03) Dana Vollmer (51.64) | 3:29.34 | China Tang Yi (52.27) Zhu Qianwei (52.60) Pang Jiaying (52.94) Li Zhesi (52.00) | 3:29.81 |
| 4×200 Free Relay | China Chen Qian (1:54.73) Tang Yi (1:53.54) Liu Jing (1:53.59) Zhu Qianwei (1:54.08) | 7:35.94 WR | Australia Blair Evans (1:54.87) Jade Neilsen (1:54.87) Kelly Stubbins (1:55.41) Kylie Palmer (1:52.42) | 7:37.57 | France Camille Muffat (1:53.17) CR Coralie Balmy (1:53.71) Mylène Lazare (1:56.24) Ophélie Etienne (1:55.21) | 7:38.33 |
| 4×100 Medley Relay | China Zhao Jing (56.52) Zhao Jin (1:04.20) Liu Zige (55.80) Tang Yi (51.77) | 3:48.29 CR | USA Natalie Coughlin (56.83) Rebecca Soni (1:03.73) Dana Vollmer (55.62) Jessica Hardy (52.18) | 3:48.36 | Australia Rachel Goh (57.39) Leisel Jones (1:03.76) Felicity Galvez (55.56) Marieke Guehrer (52.17) | 3:48.88 |
For a list of day-by-day highlights from the 2010 Short Course Worlds, please see:
For a list of records set at the 2010 Short Course Worlds, please see this entry:
At the time of the event, Israel and the United Arab Emirates had no diplomatic relations; however, UAE officials said they would issue visas to the Israeli delegation attending the competition. As such, the Israeli delegation was eventually let into the country and were able to get to the Championships before racing actually started, but it was not without difficulties and several delays. Among the reported issue were that the Israelis were not issued visas nor were their passports stamped, and their arrival was delayed to just before competition started.[5] [6]