The 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held in Szczecin, Poland, from December 8 to 11, 2011.
[1][2] The event featured competition in a short course (25m) pool.
Heats were held in the morning, with semifinals, finals and the fastest heat of the distance freestyle events in the evening.
[3] Each nation was permitted to enter four swimmers into each individual event, however only the fastest two were allowed to progress to the semifinal and/or final.
543 swimmers (302 males, 241 females) from 39 countries swam at the 2011 Short Course European Championships.