European Short Course Swimming Championships 2004
The 8th European Short Course Swimming Championships was an international swimming meet organized by LEN, and held in Vienna, Austria, December 9-12, 2004. The meet featured teams from Europe, swimming in 38 short course events. It was held in Vienna's arena (Wiener Stadthalle), in a temporary pool.
During the championships, the LEN's 900th medal was awarded: the silver medal in the men's 100 backstroke. Also, long-serving, host-country swimmer Judith Draxler announced her retirement from competition. Drazler was given a rousing reception by her teammates and the crowd, and for her contributions to Austrian swimming was presented with the Golden Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria by the State Secretary for Sports Karl Schweitzer.
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