2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)

 ( World Aquatics Swimming Championships ) 

The 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held in Dubai 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, 11 votes to 10, after a meeting of the FINA Bureau in Shanghai.

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.

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Participating nations The entry list released on the FINA website before the championships contained 153 countries.

• (Note: At best, this is a re-post of the official list.)

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Results

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Men's events

Freestyle
50 free	20.51 CR,AM	20.81	20.88
100 free	45.74 CR,SA	45.97	46.35
200 free	1:41.08 CR	1:41.70	1:42.02
400 free	3:37.06	3:37.84	3:38.17
1500 free	14:24.16	14:29.52	14:31.47
Backstroke
50 back	22.93 CR	23.13	Not awarded
100 back	49.07 CR	49.80	50.04
200 back	1:46.68 CR	1:49.09	1:49.69
Breaststroke
50 breast	25.95 CR	26.03	26.29
100 breast	56.80 CR	57.13	57.39
200 breast	2:03.12 CR	2:03.47	2:04.33
Butterfly
50 fly	22.40 CR	22.43	22.44
100 fly	50.23	50.24	50.33
200 fly	1:51.56	1:51.61	1:51.67
Individual Medley
100 IM	50.86	51.69	51.81
200 IM	1:50.08 WR	1:52.90	1:53.56
400 IM	3:55.50 WR	3:57.40	3:57.56
Relays
4 × 100  Free Relay	3:04.78 CR	3:04.82	3:05.74 SA
4 × 200  Free Relay	6:49.04 WR	6:49.58	6:53.05
4 × 100  Medley Relay	3:20.99 CR	3:21.61	3:23.12 SA

Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

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Women's events

Freestyle
50 free	23.37	23.81	24.04
100 free	51.45 CR	52.18	52.25
200 free	1:52.29 CR	1:52.91	1:52.96
400 free	3:57.07 CR	3:58.39	3:59.52
800 free	8:11.61	8:12.48	8:12.84
Backstroke
50 back	26.27 CR	26.54	26.80
100 back	56.08 CR	56.18	56.21
200 back	2:01.67	2:02.01	2:03.22
Breaststroke
50 breast	29.83	29.84	29.90
100 breast	1:03.98 CR	1:04.26	1:04.79
200 breast	2:16.39 CR	2:18.09	2:18.82
Butterfly
50 fly	24.87 CR	24.90	25.24
100 fly	55.43 CR	55.73	56.25
200 fly	2:03.59 CR	2:03.94	2:04.38
Individual Medley
100 IM	58.95	59.27	59.53
200 IM	2:05.73 CR	2:05.94	2:06.09
400 IM	4:24.21 CR	4:24.55	4:29.05
Relays
4 × 100   Free Relay	3:28.54 CR	3:29.34	3:29.81
4 × 200   Free Relay	7:35.94 WR	7:37.57	7:38.33
4 × 100   Medley Relay	3:48.29 CR	3:48.36	3:48.88

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Medal table

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Highlights For a list of day-by-day highlights from the 2010 Short Course Worlds, please see:

• 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Highlights

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Records For a list of records set at the 2010 Short Course Worlds, please see this entry:

• 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) – Records

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Controversy 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.

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Notes and references

Daily reports

• Dubai, Day 1: China sets first WR of the year and Spain gets first gold ever. FINA. Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
• Dubai, Day 2: Two more WR and tied match (3-3) between USA and Russia. FINA. Retrieved on 2010-12-16.
• Dubai, Day 3: Lochte imperial sets WR in the 200m IM. FINA. Retrieved on 2010-12-17.
• Dubai, Day 4: Belmonte Garcia (ESP), a new Star is born. FINA. Retrieved on 2010-12-18.
• Dubai, Day 5: Lochte (USA), first ever with 7 medals in one championships. FINA. Retrieved on 2010-12-19.

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See also

• 2010 in swimming
• List of World Championships records in swimming

• Official event website
• Summons for the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)
• Psych Sheets for 2010 Dubai Short Course World Championships

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