2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)

11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Host cityIstanbul, Turkey
Date(s)12–16 December 2012
Venue(s)Sinan Erdem Dome
Nations participating161
Athletes participating958
Events40

The 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 12–16 December 2012. This swimming-only championships took place in the Sinan Erdem Dome; all events were swum in a 25-meter (short-course) pool.

The United States topped the medal standings with a total of 27 medals and had the most gold medals with 11. A total of 18 championship records were set and 2 world records (both set by American Ryan Lochte) broken. Lochte and Hungarian Katinka Hosszú were named the best male and female swimmers of the competition.[1] Lochte finished the meet with 8 total medals (breaking his previous record of 7 set in 2010) and Hosszú had 5 total medals.

  1. ^ "Istanbul consecrates Ryan Lochte (USA) and Katinka Hosszu (HUN)". FINA. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

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