2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships | |
Hostcity: | Szczecin, Poland |
Dates: | 8–11 December |
Venues: | Floating Arena |
Nations: | 39 |
Athletes: | 543 |
Events: | 38 |
Previous: | 2010 |
Next: | 2012 |
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The 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held in Szczecin, Poland, from December 8 to 11, 2011.[1] [2] 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.[3]
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.
543 swimmers (302 males, 241 females) from 39 countries swam at the 2011 Short Course European Championships.[4] Teams (and team size) were from: