The 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships was held in Istanbul, Turkey, from Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 December 2009.
A temporary swimming pool was built within the Abdi İpekçi Arena.
Each nation was permitted to enter three swimmers into each individual event, however only the fastest two were able to progress to the semifinal and/or final.
Albania and Liechtenstein made their European Short Course Championships debut.
Times displayed in shaded cells were subsequently broken later in the meet.