2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)

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2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m).png
Host city Abu Dhabi, UAE
Date(s)16–21 December
Venue(s) Etihad Arena
Nations participating183 [1]
Athletes participating943 [1]
Events46 [2]

The 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held from 16 to 21 December 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [3] [4] It was previously scheduled for 13 to 18 December but moved back three days on 24 February 2021. [5] Originally scheduled to be held in 2020, the championships were pushed back one year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Competition took place in a 25-metre (short course) temporary pool installed at Etihad Arena. [4] [6]

Contents

In September 2021, it was announced the Championships would be part of a larger aquatics program, called the Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival, which includes competition in open water swimming, diving, and high diving. [7] [8] [9]

Qualification

The qualification period for competing at the 2021 World Swimming Championships ran from 1 December 2019 through 28 November 2021. [10] On 23 November 2021, FINA announced it would take into consideration times swum as part of the 2021 International Swimming League and allow them to count towards qualification for the 2021 World Championships. [11] In addition to country-specific selection procedures, competitors were required to achieve a qualifying "A" or "B" time in an event to qualify for the individual or a relay event with individual entries capped at two competitors per country and relay entries capped at one team per country. [12] [13]

Below are the qualifying times for the 2021 World Championships as determined by FINA: [12]

EventMenWomenMenWomen
"A""B"
50 m freestyle21.4024.6022.1525.46
100 m freestyle47.2353.7848.8855.66
200 m freestyle1:44.881:55.601:48.551:59.65
400 m freestyle3:44.094:06.953:51.934:15.59
800 m freestyle8:35.698:53.74
1500 m freestyle14:49.2915:20.42
50 m backstroke23.7926.8124.6227.75
100 m backstroke51.3058.0853.101:00.11
200 m backstroke1:52.662:07.191:56.602:11.64
50 m breaststroke26.5730.6927.5031.76
100 m breaststroke57.631:06.1859.651:08.50
200 m breaststroke2:06.232:24.302:10.652:29.45
50 m butterfly23.0826.1423.8927.05
100 m butterfly51.3558.2253.151:00.26
200 m butterfly1:54.102:09.761:58.092:14.30
100 m individual medley53.571:01.2155.441:03.35
200 m individual medley1:55.252:11.511:59.282:16.11
400 m individual medley4:09.194:37.544:17.914:47.25

Schedule

An opening ceremony preceded the start of pool swimming competition on 16 December, was followed by competition from 16 December to 21 December, and concluded with a closing ceremony on 21 December. [14] A total of 46 events were held. [2] [15]

 H Heats SF SemifinalsGold medal icon.svgFinals
M = Morning session (starting at 09:30), E = Evening session (starting at 18:00)
Men
Date →Thu 16Fri 17Sat 18Sun 19Mon 20Tue 21
Event ↓MEMEMEMEMEME
50 m freestyle HSFGold medal icon.svg
100 m freestyle HSFGold medal icon.svg
200 m freestyle HGold medal icon.svg
400 m freestyle HGold medal icon.svg
1500 m freestyle HGold medal icon.svg
50 m backstroke HSFGold medal icon.svg
100 m backstroke HSFGold medal icon.svg
200 m backstroke HGold medal icon.svg
50 m breaststroke HSFGold medal icon.svg
100 m breaststroke HSFGold medal icon.svg
200 m breaststroke HGold medal icon.svg
50 m butterfly HSFGold medal icon.svg
100 m butterfly HSFGold medal icon.svg
200 m butterfly HGold medal icon.svg
100 m individual medley HSFGold medal icon.svg
200 m individual medley HGold medal icon.svg
400 m individual medley HGold medal icon.svg
4 × 50 m freestyle relay HGold medal icon.svg
4 × 100 m freestyle relay HGold medal icon.svg
4 × 200 m freestyle relay HGold medal icon.svg
4 × 50 m medley relay HGold medal icon.svg
4 × 100 m medley relay HGold medal icon.svg
Women
Date →Thu 16Fri 17Sat 18Sun 19Mon 20Tue 21
Event ↓MEMEMEMEMEME
50 m freestyle HSFGold medal icon.svg
100 m freestyle HSFGold medal icon.svg
200 m freestyle HGold medal icon.svg
400 m freestyle HGold medal icon.svg
800 m freestyle HGold medal icon.svg
50 m backstroke HSFGold medal icon.svg
100 m backstroke HSFGold medal icon.svg
200 m backstroke HGold medal icon.svg
50 m breaststroke HSFGold medal icon.svg
100 m breaststroke HSFGold medal icon.svg
200 m breaststroke HGold medal icon.svg
50 m butterfly HSFGold medal icon.svg
100 m butterfly HSFGold medal icon.svg
200 m butterfly HGold medal icon.svg
100 m individual medley HSFGold medal icon.svg
200 m individual medley HGold medal icon.svg
400 m individual medley HGold medal icon.svg
4 × 50 m freestyle relay HGold medal icon.svg
4 × 100 m freestyle relay HGold medal icon.svg
4 × 200 m freestyle relay HGold medal icon.svg
4 × 50 m medley relay HGold medal icon.svg
4 × 100 m medley relay HGold medal icon.svg
Mixed
Date →Thu 16Fri 17Sat 18Sun 19Mon 20Tue 21
Event ↓MEMEMEMEMEME
4 × 50 m freestyle relay HGold medal icon.svg
4 × 50 m medley relay HGold medal icon.svg

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (United Arab Emirates)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 991230
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 76215
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 55616
4 FINA logo cropped.jpg Russian Swimming Federation 47415
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 45312
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4127
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2338
8Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2013
9Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2002
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2002
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1113
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1023
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1012
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1012
15Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1001
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1001
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1001
18Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0112
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 0112
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0112
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0112
22Flag of France.svg  France 0101
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0101
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0101
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0101
26Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0011
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0011
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0011
Totals (28 entries)484545138

Results

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m freestyle
details
Benjamin Proud
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
20.45 Ryan Held
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
20.70 Joshua Liendo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
20.76
100 m freestyle
details
Alessandro Miressi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
45.57 Ryan Held
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
45.63 Joshua Liendo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
45.82
200 m freestyle
details
Hwang Sun-woo
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
1:41.60 Aleksandr Shchegolev
Russian Swimming Federation
1:41.63 Danas Rapšys
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
1:41.73
400 m freestyle
details
Felix Auböck
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
3:35.90 Danas Rapšys
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
3:36.23 Antonio Djakovic
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
3:36.83
1500 m freestyle
details
Florian Wellbrock
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
14:06.88
WR
Ahmed Hafnaoui
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
14:10.94
AF
Mykhailo Romanchuk
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
14:11.47
50 m backstroke
details
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russian Swimming Federation
22.66 Christian Diener
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Lorenzo Mora
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
22.90Not awarded
100 m backstroke
details
Shaine Casas
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
49.23 Kliment Kolesnikov
Russian Swimming Federation
49.46 Robert Glință
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
49.60
200 m backstroke
details
Radosław Kawęcki
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1:48.68 Shaine Casas
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:48.81 Christian Diener
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:48.97
50 m breaststroke
details
Nic Fink
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
25.53
AM
Nicolò Martinenghi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
25.55 João Gomes Júnior
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
25.80
100 m breaststroke
details
Ilya Shymanovich
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
55.70
CR
Nicolò Martinenghi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
55.80 Nic Fink
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
55.87
200 m breaststroke
details
Nic Fink
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:02.28 Arno Kamminga
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2:02.42 Will Licon
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:02.84
50 m butterfly
details
Nicholas Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
21.93 Dylan Carter
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
21.98 Matteo Rivolta
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
22.02
100 m butterfly
details
Matteo Rivolta
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
48.87 Chad le Clos
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
49.04 Andrey Minakov
Russian Swimming Federation
49.21
200 m butterfly
details
Alberto Razzetti
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1:49.06 Noè Ponti
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
1:49.81 Chad le Clos
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
1:49.84
100 m
individual medley
details
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russian Swimming Federation
51.09 Tomoe Hvas
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
51.35 Thomas Ceccon
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
51.40
200 m
individual medley
details
Daiya Seto
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1:51.15 Carson Foster
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:51.35 Alberto Razzetti
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1:51.54
400 m
individual medley
details
Daiya Seto
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
3:56.26 Ilya Borodin
Russian Swimming Federation
3:56.47
ER , WJ
Carson Foster
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3:57.99
4×50 m
freestyle relay
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Leonardo Deplano (21.37)
Lorenzo Zazzeri (20.42)
Manuel Frigo (21.21)
Alessandro Miressi (20.61)
1:23.61 Russian Swimming Federation
Andrei Minakov (21.14)
Vladimir Morozov (20.61)
Vladislav Grinev (20.72)
Aleksandr Shchegolev (21.28)
Daniil Markov [a]
1:23.75Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Jesse Puts (21.30)
Stan Pijnenburg (20.91)
Kenzo Simons (21.16)
Thom de Boer (20.41)
Thomas Verhoeven [a]
1:23.78
4×100 m
freestyle relay
details
Russian Swimming Federation
Kliment Kolesnikov (46.44)
Andrey Minakov (45.61)
Vladislav Grinev (45.87)
Aleksandr Shchegolev (45.53)
Vladimir Morozov [a]
Daniil Markov [a]
3:03.45Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Alessandro Miressi (46.12)
Thomas Ceccon (45.71)
Leonardo Deplano (45.98)
Lorenzo Zazzeri (45.80)
Manuel Frigo [a]
3:03.61Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Ryan Held (45.75)
Hunter Tapp (46.78)
Shaine Casas (46.50)
Zach Apple (46.39)
Tom Shields [a]
3:05.42
4×200 m
freestyle relay
details
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Kieran Smith (1:41.79)
Trenton Julian (1:41.35)
Carson Foster (1:41.65)
Ryan Held (1:42.21)
Hunter Tapp [a]
Zach Harting [a]
6:47.00 Russian Swimming Federation
Vladislav Grinev (1:43.18)
Aleksandr Shchegolev (1:40.86)
Mikhail Vekovishchev (1:42.16)
Ivan Girev (1:42.92)
Nikolay Snegirev [a]
Daniil Shatalov [a]
6:49.12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Fernando Scheffer (1:42.51)
Murilo Sartori (1:42.07)
Kaique Alves (1:43.15)
Breno Correia (1:41.87)
Leonardo Coelho Santos [a]
6:49.60
4×50 m
medley relay
details
Russian Swimming Federation
Kliment Kolesnikov (22.76)
Kirill Strelnikov (25.62)
Andrey Minakov (21.76)
Vladimir Morozov (20.37)
Pavel Samusenko [a]
Andrei Nikolaev [a]
Oleg Kostin [a]
Aleksandr Shchegolev [a]
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Shaine Casas (23.11)
Nic Fink (25.13)
Tom Shields (21.75)
Ryan Held (20.52)
Will Licon [a]
Trenton Julian [a]
Zach Apple [a]
1:30.51
= CR
Not awardedFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Lorenzo Mora (23.24)
Nicolò Martinenghi (25.30)
Matteo Rivolta (21.95)
Lorenzo Zazzeri (20.29)
Michele Lamberti [a]
Thomas Ceccon [a]
1:30.78
4×100 m
medley relay
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Lorenzo Mora (50.34)
Nicolò Martinenghi (55.94)
Matteo Rivolta (48.43)
Alessandro Miressi (45.05)
Thomas Ceccon [a]
Alberto Razzetti [a]
Lorenzo Zazzeri [a]
3:19.76
CR
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Shaine Casas (50.44)
Nic Fink (55.27)
Trenton Julian (49.36)
Ryan Held (45.43)
Hunter Tapp [a]
Will Licon [a]
Zach Apple [a]
3:20.50 Russian Swimming Federation
Kliment Kolesnikov (49.47)
Danil Semianinov (57.06)
Andrey Minakov (48.81)
Aleksandr Shchegolev (45.31)
Pavel Samusenko [a]
Alexander Zhigalov [a]
Roman Shevliakov [a]
Vladislav Grinev [a]
3:20.65

a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m freestyle
details
Sarah Sjöström
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
23.08
CR
Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
23.31 Katarzyna Wasick
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
23.40
100 m freestyle
details
Siobhán Haughey
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
50.98
CR
Sarah Sjöström
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
51.31 Abbey Weitzeil
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
51.64
200 m freestyle
details
Siobhán Haughey
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
1:50.31
WR
Rebecca Smith
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:52.24 Paige Madden
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:53.01
400 m freestyle
details
Li Bingjie
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
3:55.83 Summer McIntosh
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
3:57.87 Siobhán Haughey
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
3:58.12
800 m freestyle
details
Li Bingjie
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
8:02.90
CR
Anastasiya Kirpichnikova
Russian Swimming Federation
8:06.44 Simona Quadarella
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
8:07.99
50 m backstroke
details
Maggie Mac Neil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
25.27
WR
Kylie Masse
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
25.62 Louise Hansson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
25.86
100 m backstroke
details
Louise Hansson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
55.20 Kylie Masse
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
55.22 Katharine Berkoff
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
55.40
200 m backstroke
details
Rhyan White
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:01.58 Kylie Masse
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2:02.07 Isabelle Stadden
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:02.20
50 m breaststroke
details
Anastasia Gorbenko
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
29.34 Benedetta Pilato
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
29.50 Sophie Hansson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
29.55
100 m breaststroke
details
Tang Qianting
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:03.47
AS
Sophie Hansson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1:03.50 Mona McSharry
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1:03.92
200 m breaststroke
details
Emily Escobedo
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:17.85 Evgeniia Chikunova
Russian Swimming Federation
2:17.88 Molly Renshaw
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2:17.96
50 m butterfly
details
Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
24.44
CR
Sarah Sjöström
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
24.51 Claire Curzan
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
24.55
WJ
100 m butterfly
details
Maggie Mac Neil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
55.04 Louise Hansson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
55.10 Claire Curzan
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
55.39
WJ
200 m butterfly
details
Zhang Yufei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:03.01 Charlotte Hook
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:04.35 Lana Pudar
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2:04.88
100 m
individual medley
details
Anastasia Gorbenko
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
57.80 Béryl Gastaldello
Flag of France.svg  France
57.96 Maria Kameneva
Russian Swimming Federation
58.15
200 m
individual medley
details
Sydney Pickrem
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2:04.29 Yu Yiting
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:04.48
= WJ
Kate Douglass
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:04.68
400 m
individual medley
details
Tessa Cieplucha
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
4:25.55 Ellen Walshe
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
4:26.52 Melanie Margalis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4:26.63
4×50 m
freestyle relay
details
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Abbey Weitzeil (23.59)
Claire Curzan (23.40)
Katharine Berkoff (23.81)
Kate Douglass (23.42)
Torri Huske [b]
1:34.22Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Sarah Sjöström (23.33)
Michelle Coleman (23.38)
Sara Junevik (24.02)
Louise Hansson (23.81)
Hanna Rosvall [b]
1:34.54Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Kim Busch (24.29)
Maaike de Waard (23.71)
Kira Toussaint (24.01)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (22.88)
Marrit Steenbergen [b]
Tessa Giele [b]
1:34.89
4×100 m
freestyle relay
details
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Kate Douglass (52.39)
Claire Curzan (52.25)
Katharine Berkoff (52.38)
Abbey Weitzeil (51.50)
Torri Huske [b]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Kayla Sanchez (51.73)
Maggie Mac Neil (52.07)
Rebecca Smith (52.11)
Katerine Savard (52.61)
Bailey Andison [b]
3:28.52Not awardedFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Sarah Sjöström (51.45)
Michelle Coleman (52.06)
Sophie Hansson (53.41)
Louise Hansson (51.88)
Sara Junevik [b]
3:28.80
4×200 m
freestyle relay
details
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Summer McIntosh (1:54.30)
Kayla Sanchez (1:52.97)
Katerine Savard (1:54.01)
Rebecca Smith (1:51.68)
Tessa Cieplucha [b]
Sydney Pickrem [b]
7:32.96
AM
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Torri Huske (1:54.72)
Abbey Weitzeil (1:54.31)
Melanie Margalis (1:54.83)
Paige Madden (1:52.67)
Katharine Berkoff [b]
Emma Weyant [b]
7:36.53Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Li Bingjie (1:53.42)
Cheng Yujie (1:54.91)
Zhu Menghui (1:55.73)
Liu Yaxin (1:55.86)
7:39.92
4×50 m
medley relay
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Louise Hansson (25.91)
Sophie Hansson (29.07)
Sarah Sjöström (23.96)
Michelle Coleman (23.44)
Hanna Rosvall [b]
Emelie Fast [b]
1:42.38
= WR
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Rhyan White (26.33)
Lydia Jacoby (29.62)
Claire Curzan (24.56)
Abbey Weitzeil (23.10)
Katharine Berkoff [b]
Emily Escobedo [b]
Kate Douglass [b]
1:43.61Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Kira Toussaint (26.08)
Kim Busch (30.59)
Maaike de Waard (24.51)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (22.85)
Tessa Giele [b]
1:44.03
4×100 m
medley relay
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Louise Hansson (56.25)
Sophie Hansson (1:03.70)
Sarah Sjöström (54.65)
Michelle Coleman (51.60)
Hanna Rosvall [b]
Emelie Fast [b]
3:46.20
ER
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Kylie Masse (55.76)
Sydney Pickrem (1:04.97)
Maggie Mac Neil (55.30)
Kayla Sanchez (51.33)
Katerine Savard [b]
Summer McIntosh [b]
3:47.36Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Peng Xuwei (57.12)
Tang Qianting (1:03.25)
Zhang Yufei (54.93)
Cheng Yujie (52.11)
Wan Letian [b]
Yu Yiting [b]
Zhu Jiaming [b]
3:47.41
AS

b Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Mixed events

EventGoldSilverBronze
4×50 m
freestyle relay
details
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Joshua Liendo (20.94)
Yuri Kisil (20.99)
Kayla Sanchez (23.51)
Maggie Mac Neil (23.11)
Rebecca Smith [c]
Katerine Savard [c]
1:28.55Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Jesse Puts (21.33)
Thom de Boer (20.35)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (22.97)
Kira Toussaint (23.96)
Kenzo Simons [c]
1:28.61 Russian Swimming Federation
Vladimir Morozov (21.17)
Andrey Minakov (20.95)
Maria Kameneva (23.17)
Arina Surkova (23.68)
Daniil Markov [c]
Rozaliya Nasretdinova [c]
1:28.97
4×50 m
medley relay
details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Kira Toussaint (26.21)
Arno Kamminga (25.40)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (24.36)
Thom de Boer (20.23)
Tessa Giele [c]
Nyls Korstanje [c]
Kim Busch [c]
1:36.20
CR
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Shaine Casas (23.16)
Nic Fink (25.82)
Claire Curzan (24.85)
Abbey Weitzeil (23.21)
Kate Douglass [c]
Katharine Berkoff [c]
1:37.04Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Lorenzo Mora (23.28)
Nicolò Martinenghi (25.60)
Elena Di Liddo (24.91)
Silvia Di Pietro (23.50)
Michele Lamberti [c]
Benedetta Pilato [c]
Leonardo Deplano [c]
1:37.29

c Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Coverage

More than 180 countries provided viewing opportunities through television broadcast and online streaming mediums. [16] One of the broadcasting agencies providing coverage of pool swimming competition internationally is the Olympic Channel. [17] [18] Additional international coverage was provided by Eurovision Sports. [19]

Variations in country representation

Due to a multi-year ban of Russian representation at World Championships by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, competitors from the country were not allowed to compete using their flag, anthem, nor country name during competition, instead competing with the name Russian Swimming Federation. [20] [21] [22]

On 14 December 2021, it was announced that South African swimmers residing in South Africa would not be able to compete in the championships, due to travel bans resulting from the prevalence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which is the World Health Organization's latest “variant of concern.” [23]

On 16 December 2021, FINA informed the Singapore Swimming Association that its entire squad will not be able to compete in the championships due to contact tracing protocols, after four of the country's swimmers tested positive for COVID-19 while in Abu Dhabi. [24]

On 17 December 2021, FINA confirmed seven accredited participants with positive COVID-19 results, which included at least one administrator from Nigeria, and that in turn knocked out all four of Nigeria's swimmers from the meet. This raised questions about its protocols, as some swimmers from other nations such as Great Britain and the United States were allowed to continue competing despite members of those teams testing positive for COVID-19. [25]

By the end of the championships on 21 December 2021, FINA provided a cap number of 40 individuals who tested positive in the duration of the meet. [26] Later the exact number of COVID-19 positive accounts was provided, 37 cases total out of all 5,000 individuals involved with the competition, 15 of which were athlete cases. [27] [28]

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