2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships: Full Schedule and Preview

The 2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships, which take place in Otopeni, Romania, from December 5–10, will feature competition between many of Europe’s best swimmers.

Olympic gold medallists Duncan Scott, Kathleen Dawson, Tom Dean, and Florent Manaudou have all committed to competing as they get ready for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

The world record-holder in the men’s 100-meter freestyle, David Popovici, will undoubtedly receive the loudest applause, while Maxime Grousset, the current French champion in the men’s 100-meter butterfly, is aiming to win his first continental short course championship.

Kira Toussaint, the nine-time European short course champion, and her countryman Arno Kamminga, the double Olympic silver medallist, lead a formidable Netherlands team that hopes to add more titles to their collection.

Last but not least, on a thrilling opening night, keep an eye out for Danas Rapsys of Lithuania, the former 400-meter free world champion, who will be attempting to reclaim his title from 2018.

2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Schedule

5 December

09:00

• Women’s 100m Freestyle Heats
• Men’s 200m Individual Medley Heats
• Women’s 200m Breaststroke Heats
• Men’s 100m Backstroke Heats
• Women’s 50m Backstroke Heats
• Men’s 200m Butterfly Heats
• Women’s 4x50m Medley Relay Heats
• Women’s 1500m Freestyle Heats

18:00

• Women’s 400m Individual Medley Final
• Men’s 400m Freestyle Final
• Women’s 50m Freestyle Semi-Finals
• Men’s 50m Backstroke Semi-Finals
• Women’s 100m Breaststroke Semi-Finals
• Men’s 100m Butterfly Semi-Finals
• Women’s 4x50m Freestyle Final
• Men’s 4x50m Freestyle Final

6 December

09:00

• Women’s 200m Backstroke Heats
• Men’s 50m Freestyle Heats
• Women’s 200m Butterfly Heats
• Men’s 100m Breaststroke Heats
• Women’s 100m Individual Medley Heats
• Men’s 4x50m Medley Relay Heats
• Men’s 1500m Freestyle Heats

18:00

• Women’s 50m Freestyle Final
• Men’s 50m Backstroke Final
• Women’s 100m Breaststroke Final
• Men’s 50m Freestyle Semi-Finals
• Women’s 200m Butterfly Semi-Finals
• Men’s 100m Butterfly Final
• Women’s 800m Freestyle Final
• Men’s 100m Breaststroke Semi-Finals
• Women’s 200m Backstroke Semi-Finals
• Women’s 100m Individual Medley Semi-Finals
• Men’s 4x50m Medley Relay Final

7 December

09:00

• Women’s 100m Freestyle Heats
• Men’s 200m Individual Medley Heats
• Women’s 200m Breaststroke Heats
• Men’s 100m Backstroke Heats
• Women’s 50m Backstroke Heats
• Men’s 200m Butterfly Heats
• Women’s 4x50m Medley Relay Heats
• Women’s 1500m Freestyle Heats

18:00

• Women’s 200m Backstroke Final
• Men’s 50m Freestyle Final
• Women’s 200m Butterfly Final
• Men’s 200m Individual Medley Semi-Finals
• Women’s 100m Freestyle Semi-Finals
• Men’s 100m Backstroke Semi-Finals
• Women’s 100m Individual Medley Final
• Men’s 1500m Freestyle Final
• Women’s 200m Breaststroke Semi-Finals
• Men’s 200m Butterfly Semi-Finals
• Women’s 50m Backstroke Semi-Finals
• Men’s 100m Breaststroke Final
• Women’s 4x50m Medley Relay Final

8 December

09:00

• Women’s 100m Backstroke Heats
• Men’s 200m Freestyle Heats
• Women’s 100m Butterfly Heats
• Men’s 200m Breaststroke Heats
• Women’s 200m Individual Medley Heats
• Men’s 50m Butterfly Heats

18:00

• Men’s 200m Individual Medley Final
• Women’s 100m Freestyle Final
• Men’s 100m Backstroke Final
• Women’s 100m Backstroke Semi-Finals
• Men’s 200m Freestyle Semi-Finals
• Women’s 100m Butterfly Semi-Finals
• Women’s 200m Breaststroke Final
• Men’s 200m Butterfly Final
• Women’s 50m Backstroke Final
• Men’s 200m Breaststroke Semi-Finals
• Women’s 200m Individual Medley Semi-Finals
• Men’s 50m Butterfly Semi-Finals
• Women’s 1500m Freestyle Final

9 December

09:00

• Men’s 50m Breaststroke Heats
• Women’s 200m Freestyle Heats
• Men’s 200m Backstroke Heats
• Women’s 50m Breaststroke Heats
• Men’s 100m Freestyle Heats
• Men’s 100m Individual Medley Heats
• Women’s 50m Butterfly Heats
• Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Heats
• Men’s 800m Freestyle Heats

18:00

• Women’s 100m Backstroke Final
• Men’s 200m Freestyle Final
• Women’s 100m Butterfly Final
• Men’s 200m Breaststroke Final
• Women’s 200m Freestyle Semi-Finals
• Women’s 200m Individual Medley Final
• Men’s 50m Butterfly Final
• Men’s 100m Individual Medley Semi-Finals
• Women’s 50m Breaststroke Semi-Finals
• Men’s 50m Breaststroke Semi-Finals
• Men’s 100m Freestyle Semi-Finals
• Women’s 50m Butterfly Semi-Finals
• Men’s 200m Backstroke Semi-Finals
• Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Final

10 December

09:00

• Men’s 400m Individual Medley Heats
• Women’s 400m Freestyle Heats
• Mixed 4x50m Medley Heats

18:00

• Men’s 100m Individual Medley Final
• Men’s 50m Breaststroke Final
• Women’s 200m Freestyle Final
• Men’s 200m Backstroke Final
• Women’s 400m Freestyle Final
• Men’s 400m Individual Medley Final
• Women’s 50m Breaststroke Final
• Men’s 100m Freestyle Final
• Women’s 50m Butterfly Final
• Men’s 800m Freestyle Final
• Mixed 4x50m Medley Final