| 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Date(s) | 25–28 November 2010 |
| Venue(s) | Eindhoven Zwemstadion |
| Nations participating | 36 |
| Events | 38 |
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The 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships was held 25–28 November 2010 at Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands.[1] The meet featured competition amongst national teams from Europe, in 38 short course (25m) swimming events.[2]
The competition featured a preliminary/semifinals/final format for the 50 and 100 events, a timed-final format (swimmers swim only once) in the 800/1500 freestyles, and prelims/final for all other events. Preliminary heats were swum in morning sessions; Semifinals and Finals in evening sessions.
Each nation was permitted to enter three swimmers into each individual event; with a maximum of 2 eligible to advance on to Semifinals/Finals.
36 nations have announced their participation[3]
Armenia (1)
Austria
Belarus
Belgium (15)
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary (15)
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (6)
Luxembourg
Montenegro
Netherlands (26)
Norway
Portugal
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
UkraineLegend: WR - World record; WBT - World best time; ER - European record; CR - Championship record
Legend: WR - World record; WBT - World best time; ER - European record; CR - Championship record
* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED)* | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 115 | |
The table below lists the World (WR), European (ER) and Championships (CR) records broken at the meet. Times displayed in shaded cells were subsequently broken later in the meet.
| Date | Event | Heat/Semifinal/Final | Name(s) | Nation | Time | CR | ER | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November | Men's 50 m backstroke | Final | Stanislav Donets | Russia |
22.74 |  |
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