| Host city | Göteborg | ||
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| Country | Sweden | ||
| Opening ceremony | 17 April 1997 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 20 April 1997 | ||
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The 3rd FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were an international swimming meet organized by FINA. It was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden April 17−20, 1997; and featured 501 swimmers from 71 nations.
The 71 nations with swimmers at the 1997 Short Course Worlds were: