2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
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The 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 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 (short-course) pool.
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11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | |
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Host city | Istanbul, Turkey |
Date(s) | 12–16 December 2012 |
Venue(s) | Sinan Erdem Dome |
Nations participating | 161 |
Athletes participating | 958 |
Events | 40 |
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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 (both set by American Ryan Lochte) broken. Lochte and Hungarian Katinka Hosszú were named the best male and female swimmers of the competition.[1] Lochte finished the meet with 8 total medals (breaking his previous record of 7 set in 2010) and Hosszú had 5 total medals.