1996 European Short Course Swimming Championships
| 1996 European Short Course Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Rostock, Germany |
| Date(s) | 13–15 December 1996 |
| Nations participating | 21 |
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The first edition of the European Short Course Championships was held in Rostock, Germany, from December 13 to December 15, 1996. The event, just a couple of months after the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, 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
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER)* | 14 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 115 | |