European Short Course Swimming Championships 2004

The European Short Course Championships 2004 was held in Vienna, Austria, in a temporary pool located in the Vienna City Hall (Wiener Stadthalle). It was the 8th edition of the tournament, which was organised by LEN.

Records and awards

• World records

• Thomas Rupprath (GER) in the 50 m backstroke (23.27)
• The 4×50 m women’s medley relay Team from the Netherlands (1:48.21)

• European records

• László Cseh (HUN) in the men's 400 m individual medley (4:03.96)
• Markus Rogan (AUT) in the men's 200 m backstroke (1:51.24)

• Best newcomers

• Kateryna Zubkova (UKR) and Igor Borysik (UKR)
• Both were voted by the media, and received a special prize of Euro 1500 each

• Top performances

A total of further 32000 Euro has been awarded to the overall top seven men's & women's performances. The athletes sharing the prize money were:

• Antje Buschschulte (GER)
• László Cseh (HUN)
• Anna-Karin Kammerling (SWE)
• Josefin Lillhage (SWE)
• Peter Mankoč (SLO)
• Martina Moravcová (SVK)
• Flavia Rigamonti (SUI)
• Éva Risztov (HUN)
• Markus Rogan (AUT)
• Teresa Rohmann (GER)
• Thomas Rupprath (GER)

Miscellaneous

During the Championships the award of the 900th short course medal was achieved since the inauguration of the event in Rostock (1996), with the presentation of the silver medal in the final of the men's 100 m backstroke. Besides that, long serving Austrian swimmer Judith Draxler chose the Championships to announce her retirement from top level competition. Judith was given a rousing reception by the her teammates and the crowd and her contribution to world and Austrian swimming was marked with the presentation of the Golden Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria by the State Secretary for Sports, Karl Schweitzer.

Medal table

      Host nation

Men's events

50 m freestyle

100 m freestyle

200 m freestyle

400 m freestyle

1500 m freestyle

50 m backstroke

100 m backstroke

200 m backstroke

50 m breaststroke

100 m breaststroke

200 m breaststroke

50 m butterfly

100 m butterfly

200 m butterfly

100 m individual medley

200 m individual medley

400 m individual medley

4×50 m freestyle relay

4×50 m medley relay

Women's events

Final 50 m freestyle

Final 100 m freestyle

Final 200 m freestyle

Final 400 m freestyle

Final 800 m freestyle

Final 50 m backstroke

Final 100 m backstroke

Final 200 m backstroke

Final 50 m breaststroke

Final 100 m breaststroke

Final 200 m breaststroke

Final 50 m butterfly

Final 100 m butterfly

Final 200 m butterfly

Final 100 m individual medley

Final 200 m individual medley

Final 400 m individual medley

Final 4×50 m freestyle relay

Final 4×50 m medley relay

External links

• Official Results
• Swim Rankings Results
• Race-analysis by professor Rein Haljand