2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)

Bidding process

FINA announced on 12 April 2008 that Istanbul had defeated the only other bidder Vienna, Austria after a meeting of the FINA Bureau in Manchester, UK.

Venue

The events took place at the Sinan Erdem Dome, which has a seating capacity of 22,500.

Events

The swimming competition featured races in a short course (25 m) pool in 40 events (20 for males, 20 for females; 17 individual events and 3 relays for each gender). Prelim events were held in the morning session and semi-finals/final events were held in the evening session.

Freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (women), and 1,500 (men);

Backstroke: 50, 100, and 200;

Breaststroke: 50, 100, and 200;

Butterfly: 50, 100, and 200;

Individual medley: 100, 200, and 400;

Relays: 4 × 100 free, 4 × 200 free; 4 × 100 medley

Changes in medal standings

In June 2013, Danish swimmer Mads Glæsner was stripped by FINA of a gold and bronze medal from the 400- and 1500-meter freestyle after testing positive for levomethamphetamine.

In January 2014 the Court of Arbitration for Sport partially overturned FINA's ruling and returned the gold medal in 1500 m freestyle.

Men's events

^a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women's events

^b Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women

All world records (WR) are subsequently championship records (CR).

^c Morozov broke the championship record in the 100 m freestyle as the lead-off leg in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.

Broadcasting rights

Europe – Eurosport

Finland – Yle

Hungary – M2; Kossuth Rádió

Lithuania – LRT televizija

Turkey - TRT SPOR

Participating nations

161 nations entered the competition. Ecuador, currently suspended by FINA due to government interference, participated under the FINA flag. Venezuela later withdrew.