Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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Venue | Sandwell Aquatics Centre |
Dates | 29 July – 3 August 2022 |
Competitors | 449 from 57 nations |
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Swimming was among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. The sport had been staged in all twenty-one previous editions of the Games thus far,[1] and will be contested in England for the third time.
The competition took place between 29 July and 3 August 2022, spread across fifty-two events (including twelve parasport events).[2] For the first time, visually impaired swimming was held at the Commonwealth Games.[3]
Schedule
The competition schedule was as follows:[2]
H | Heats | ½ | Semi-finals | F | Final |
Date Event | Fri 29 | Sat 30 | Sun 31 | Mon 1 | Tue 2 | Wed 3 | ||||||
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Session → | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
50 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
50 m freestyle S7 | H | F | ||||||||||
50 m freestyle S13 | H | F | ||||||||||
100 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
200 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
200 m freestyle S14 | H | F | ||||||||||
400 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
1500 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
50 m backstroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
100 m backstroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
100 m backstroke S9 | H | F | ||||||||||
200 m backstroke | H | F | ||||||||||
50 m breaststroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
100 m breaststroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
100 m breaststroke SB8 | H | F | ||||||||||
200 m breaststroke | H | F | ||||||||||
50 m butterfly | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
100 m butterfly | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
100 m butterfly S10 | H | F | ||||||||||
200 m butterfly | H | F | ||||||||||
200 m individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||
400 m individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||
4×100 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||
4×200 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||
4×100 m medley relay | H | F |
Date Event | Fri 29 | Sat 30 | Sun 31 | Mon 1 | Tue 2 | Wed 3 | ||||||
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Session → | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
50 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
50 m freestyle S13 | H | F | ||||||||||
100 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
100 m freestyle S9 | H | F | ||||||||||
200 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
200 m freestyle S14 | H | F | ||||||||||
400 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
800 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
50 m backstroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
100 m backstroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
100 m backstroke S8 | H | F | ||||||||||
200 m backstroke | H | F | ||||||||||
50 m breaststroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
100 m breaststroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
100 m breaststroke SB6 | H | F | ||||||||||
200 m breaststroke | H | F | ||||||||||
50 m butterfly | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
100 m butterfly | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
200 m butterfly | H | F | ||||||||||
200 m individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||
200 m individual medley SM10 | H | F | ||||||||||
400 m individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||
4×100 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||
4×200 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||
4×100 m medley relay | H | F |
Date Event | Fri 29 | Tue 2 | |||
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Session → | M | E | M | E | |
4×100 m freestyle relay | H | F | |||
4×100 m medley relay | H | F |
Venue
The swimming competitions were held at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre, the only new-build permanent venue constructed for the Games.[4] The diving competition also took place there.[5]
Qualification (parasport)
A total of up to 96 para swimmers (48 per gender) qualified to compete at the Games. Nations may earn three quotas per event, allocated as follows:[6]
- Athletes in the World Para Swimming (WPS) World Rankings (for performances between 31 December 2020 and 18 April 2022).
- Recipients of a CGF/WPS Bipartite Invitation.
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (England)
Rank | CGA | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 25 | 21 | 19 | 65 |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (9 entries) | 52 | 54 | 50 | 156 |
Medalists
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 metre freestyle details | Benjamin Proud![]() | 21.36 | Lewis Burras![]() | 21.88 | Joshua Liendo![]() | 22.02 |
100 metre freestyle details | Kyle Chalmers![]() | 47.51 | Tom Dean![]() | 47.89 | Duncan Scott![]() | 48.27 |
200 metre freestyle details | Duncan Scott![]() | 1:45.02 | Tom Dean![]() | 1:45.41 | Elijah Winnington![]() | 1:45.62 |
400 metre freestyle details | Elijah Winnington![]() | 3:43.06 | Samuel Short![]() | 3:45.07 | Mack Horton![]() | 3:46.49 |
1500 metre freestyle details | Samuel Short![]() | 14:48.54 | Daniel Wiffen![]() | 14:51.79 NR | Luke Turley![]() | 15:12.78 |
50 metre backstroke details | Andrew Jeffcoat![]() | 24.65 NR | Pieter Coetze![]() | 24.77 | Javier Acevedo![]() | 24.97 NR |
100 metre backstroke details | Pieter Coetze![]() | 53.78 | Brodie Williams![]() | 53.91 | Bradley Woodward![]() | 54.06 |
200 metre backstroke details | Brodie Williams![]() | 1:56.40 | Bradley Woodward![]() | 1:56.41 | Pieter Coetze![]() | 1:56.77 |
50 metre breaststroke details | Adam Peaty![]() | 26.76 | Samuel Williamson![]() | 26.97 | Ross Murdoch![]() | 27.32 |
100 metre breaststroke details | James Wilby![]() | 59.25 | Zac Stubblety-Cook![]() | 59.52 | Samuel Williamson![]() | 59.82 |
200 metre breaststroke details | Zac Stubblety-Cook![]() | 2:08.07 | James Wilby![]() | 2:08.59 | Ross Murdoch![]() | 2:10.41 |
50 metre butterfly details | Benjamin Proud![]() | 22.81 GR | Tzen Wei Teong![]() | 23.21 | Cameron Gray![]() | 23.27 NR |
100 metre butterfly details | Joshua Liendo![]() | 51.24 | James Guy![]() Matthew Temple ![]() | 51.40 | Not awarded as there was a tie for silver. | |
200 metre butterfly details | Lewis Clareburt![]() | 1:55.60 | Chad Le Clos![]() | 1:55.89 | James Guy![]() | 1:56.77 |
200 metre individual medley details | Duncan Scott![]() | 1:56.88 GR | Tom Dean![]() | 1:57.01 | Lewis Clareburt![]() | 1:57.59 |
400 metre individual medley details | Lewis Clareburt![]() | 4:08.70 CR, OC | Brendon Smith![]() | 4:10.15 | Duncan Scott![]() | 4:11.27 |
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay details | ![]() Flynn Southam (48.54) Zac Incerti (47.96) William Yang (47.60) Kyle Chalmers (47.02) Matthew Temple[a] Cody Simpson[a] Elijah Winnington[a] | 3:11.12 GR | ![]() Lewis Burras (48.39) Jacob Whittle (47.94) James Guy (48.70) Tom Dean (46.70) Edward Mildred[a] Joe Litchfield[a] Jamie Ingram[a] Cameron Kurle[a] | 3:11.73 | ![]() Joshua Liendo (48.33) Ruslan Gaziev (48.13) Finlay Knox (48.82) Javier Acevedo (47.73) Stephen Calkins[a] Jeremy Bagshaw[a] Eric Brown[a] | 3:13.01 |
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay details | ![]() Elijah Winnington (1:46.36) Flynn Southam (1:46.08) Zac Incerti (1:46.08) Mack Horton (1:46.44) | 7:04.96 GR | ![]() James Guy (1:46.87) Jacob Whittle (1:47.89) Joe Litchfield (1:47.59) Tom Dean (1:45.15) | 7:07.50 | ![]() Stephen Milne (1:49.30) Evan Jones (1:47.64) Mark Szaranek (1:47.91) Duncan Scott (1:44.48) | 7:09.33 |
4 × 100 metre medley relay details | ![]() Brodie Williams (54.02) James Wilby (59.22) James Guy (51.22) Tom Dean (47.34) Luke Greenbank[a] Greg Butler[a] Jacob Peters[a] Jacob Whittle[a] | 3:31.80 | ![]() Bradley Woodward (54.07) Zac Stubblety-Cook (59.92) Matthew Temple (51.03) Kyle Chalmers (46.86) Mitch Larkin[a] Samuel Williamson[a] Cody Simpson[a] William Yang[a] | 3:31.88 | ![]() Craig McNally (54.79) Ross Murdoch (59.59) Duncan Scott (51.74) Evan Jones (48.99) Martyn Walton[a] Craig Benson[a] Greg Swinney[a] Stephen Milne[a] | 3:35.11 |
Parasport
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 metre freestyle S7 details | Matthew Levy![]() | 28.95 | Toh Wei Soong![]() | 29.10 | Christian Sadie![]() | 29.78 |
50 metre freestyle S13 details | Nicolas-Guy Turbide![]() | 24.32 | Stephen Clegg![]() | 24.33 | Jacob Templeton![]() | 24.47 |
200 metre freestyle S14 details | Nicholas Bennett![]() | 1:54.97 GR | Benjamin Hance![]() | 1:55.50 | Jack Ireland![]() | 1:56.15 |
100 metre backstroke S9 details | Timothy Hodge![]() | 1:01.88 GR | Jesse Reynolds![]() | 1:03.65 | Barry McClements![]() | 1:05.09 |
100 metre breaststroke SB8 details | Joshua Willmer![]() | 1:14.12 | Timothy Hodge![]() | 1:14.19 | Blake Cochrane![]() | 1:18.97 |
100 metre butterfly S10 details | Col Pearse![]() | 56.91 | Alex Saffy![]() | 57.53 | James Hollis![]() | 58.55 |
Women
Parasport
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 metre freestyle S13 details | Katja Dedekind![]() | 26.56 WR | Hannah Russell![]() | 27.67 | Kirralee Hayes![]() | 28.24 |
100 metre freestyle S9 details | Sophie Pascoe![]() | 1:02.95 | Emily Beecroft![]() | 1:03.74 | Toni Shaw![]() | 1:03.75 |
200 metre freestyle S14 details | Bethany Firth![]() | 2:07.02 | Jessica-Jane Applegate![]() | 2:08.58 | Louise Fiddes![]() | 2:11.22 |
100 metre backstroke S8 details | Alice Tai![]() | 1:13.64 | Tupou Neiufi![]() | 1:17.91 | Lily Rice![]() | 1:23.06 |
100 metre breaststroke SB6 details | Maisie Summers-Newton![]() | 1:32.72 | Grace Harvey![]() | 1:43.29 | Camille Bérubé![]() | 1:43.81 |
200 metre individual medley SM10 details | Jasmine Greenwood![]() | 2:33.29 | Aurélie Rivard![]() | 2:34.26 | Keira Stephens![]() | 2:36.68 |
Mixed
- a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Participating nations
There were 57 participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA's) in swimming with a total of 449 (246 men and 203 women) athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.[7][8] This marked Dominica's sport debut in the sport at the Commonwealth Games.[9]
Anguilla (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (4)
Australia (74)
Bahamas (8)
Bangladesh (5)
Barbados (5)
Bermuda (3)
Botswana (3)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (28)
Cayman Islands (5)
Cook Islands (4)
Cyprus (6)
Dominica (1)
England (47)
Eswatini (2)
Fiji (8)
The Gambia (2)
Ghana (5)
Gibraltar (5)
Grenada (2)
Guernsey (8)
Guyana (4)
India (7)
Isle of Man (7)
Jamaica (7)
Jersey (7)
Kenya (4)
Malawi (2)
Malaysia (4)
Maldives (5)
Mauritius (4)
Mozambique (2)
Namibia (2)
New Zealand (12)
Northern Ireland (10)
Pakistan (4)
Papua New Guinea (2)
Rwanda (2)
Saint Helena (7)
Saint Lucia (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (6)
Samoa (4)
Scotland (26)
Seychelles (6)
Sierra Leone (4)
Singapore (11)
Solomon Islands (3)
South Africa (22)
Sri Lanka (2)
Tanzania (2)
Tonga (4)
Trinidad and Tobago (6)
Turks and Caicos Islands (2)
Uganda (5)
Wales (13)
Zambia (4)
References
- ^ "Swimming at the Commonwealth Games". Topend Sports Network. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Vision Impaired Swimmers to Compete in Commonwealth Games". www.mivision.com.au. mivision. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, commencing 28 July, will include visually impaired classifications in the para-swimming programme for the first time since swimming was featured in the Games in 1930.
- ^ Marshall, Jordan (13 December 2018). "Commonwealth Games aquatics centre design unveiled as architect on £60m project revealed". Building. Assemble Media Group. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Venues | SANDWELL AQUATICS CENTRE". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Athlete Allocation System | Para Swimming" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / World Para Swimming. 1 October 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Swimming Men Number of Entries by CGA" (PDF). www.results.birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organizing Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Swimming Women Number of Entries by CGA" (PDF). www.results.birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organizing Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Dominica to make swimming debut at Birmingham 2022". Caribbean Loop News. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
External links
- Official website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – Aquatics - Swimming and Para Swimming
- Aquatics – Swimming and Para Swimming – Results Book