2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
The 11th FINA World Swimming Championships 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 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 broken. Lochte and Hungarian Katinka Hosszú were named the best male and female swimmers of the competition. Lochte finished the meet with 8 total medals and Hosszú had 5 total medals.
Bidding process
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 pool in 40 events. 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, and 1,500 ;
- 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
Schedule
| Date | Morning session Preliminary heats | Evening session Semi-finals and finals |
| Wednesday 12 December | Men's 200 freestyle Women's 50 breaststroke Men's 100 backstroke Women's 200 butterfly Men's 100 breaststroke Women's 100 backstroke Men's 100 butterfly Women's 400 medley Men's 4 × 100 freestyle Women's 4 × 200 freestyle | Men's 200 freestyle Women's 50 breaststroke Men's 100 backstroke Women's 200 butterfly Men's 100 breaststroke Women's 100 backstroke Men's 100 butterfly Women's 400 medley Men's 4 × 100 freestyle Women's 4 × 200 freestyle |
| Thursday 13 December | Women's 100 freestyle Men's 400 medley Women's 50 butterfly Men's 50 freestyle Women's 100 medley Men's 4 × 200 freestyle Women's 800 freestyle | Women's 100 freestyle Men's 400 medley Women's 50 breaststroke Men's 100 backstroke Women's 50 butterfly Men's 50 freestyle Women's 100 backstroke Men's 100 breaststroke Women's 100 medley Men's 100 butterfly Women's 800 freestyle Men's 4 × 200 freestyle |
| Friday 14 December | Men's 50 backstroke Women's 200 backstroke Men's 50 butterfly Women's 100 breaststroke Men's 400 freestyle Men's 200 medley Women's 400 freestyle Men's 200 breaststroke Women's 4 × 100 medley | Men's 50 backstroke Women's 100 freestyle Men's 50 butterfly Women's 200 backstroke Men's 200 breaststroke Women's 50 butterfly Men's 400 freestyle Women's 100 breaststroke Women's 400 freestyle Men's 50 freestyle Men's 100 medley Men's 200 medley Women's 4 × 100 medley |
| Saturday 15 December | Women's 50 backstroke Men's 100 freestyle Women's 100 butterfly Men's 100 medley Women's 50 freestyle Women's 200 medley Men's 50 breaststroke Women's 4 × 100 freestyle | Women's 100 breaststroke Men's 50 backstroke Women's 50 backstroke Men's 100 freestyle Women's 50 freestyle Men's 50 butterfly Women's 100 butterfly Men's 100 medley Women's 200 medley Men's 50 breaststroke Women's 4 × 100 freestyle |
| Sunday 16 December | Men's 200 backstroke Women's 200 breaststroke Men's 200 butterfly Women's 200 freestyle Men's 4 × 100 medley Men's 1500 freestyle | Men's 100 freestyle Women's 50 backstroke Men's 200 backstroke Women's 200 breaststroke Men's 100 medley Women's 100 butterfly Men's 50 breaststroke Women's 50 freestyle Men's 200 butterfly Men's 1500 freestyle Women's 200 freestyle Men's 4 × 100 medley |
Medal summary
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.
| Ruling date | Event | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 17 June 2013 | Men's 400 metre freestyle | −1 | −1 | |||
| 17 June 2013 | Men's 400 metre freestyle | +1 | +1 | |||
| 17 June 2013 | Men's 1500 metre freestyle | −1 | −1 | |||
| 17 June 2013 | Men's 1500 metre freestyle | +1 | −1 | 0 | ||
| 17 June 2013 | Men's 1500 metre freestyle | +1 | −1 | 0 | ||
| 17 June 2013 | Men's 1500 metre freestyle | +1 | +1 | |||
| 31 January 2014 | Men's 1500 metre freestyle | +1 | +1 | |||
| 31 January 2014 | Men's 1500 metre freestyle | -1 | +1 | 0 | ||
| 31 January 2014 | Men's 1500 metre freestyle | -1 | +1 | 0 | ||
| 31 January 2014 | Men's 1500 metre freestyle | -1 | -1 |
Results
Men's events
Women's events
Championship and world records broken
Men
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record | Day |
| Men's 100 m freestyle | 12 December | Final | Vladimir Morozov |  Russia | 45.52 | CR | 1 |
| Men's 100 m butterfly | 13 December | Final | Chad le Clos |  South Africa | 48.82 | CR | 2 |
| Men's 50 m butterfly | 14 December | Heats | Nicholas Santos |  Brazil | 22.40 | =CR | 3 |
| Men's 50 m butterfly | 14 December | Semifinal | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 22.23 | CR | 3 |
| Men's 200 m breaststroke | 14 December | Final | Dániel Gyurta |  Hungary | 2:01.35 | CR | 3 |
| Men's 200 m medley | 14 December | Final | Ryan Lochte |  United States | 1:49.63 | WR | 3 |
| Men's 50 m butterfly | 15 December | Final | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 22.22 | CR | 4 |
| Men's 100 m medley | 15 December | Semifinal | Ryan Lochte | United States | 50.71 | WR | 4 |
| Men's 200 m butterfly | 16 December | Final | Kazuya Kaneda |  Japan | 1:51.01 | CR | 5 |
Women
- All world records are subsequently championship records.
Broadcasting rights
- Europe – Eurosport
- Finland – Yle
- Hungary – M2; Kossuth Rádió
- Lithuania – LRT televizija
- Turkey - TRT SPOR
Participating nations