| 2022 Finswimming World Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Aquatics Centre Hernando Botero O'Byrne |
| Location | Cali, Colombia |
| Dates | 20–23 July |
The 2022 Finswimming World Championships Indoor were held in Cali, Colombia at the Aquatics Centre Hernando Botero O'Byrne from 20 to 23 July 2022. [1] [2]
Belarusian and Russian finswimmers were not allowed to compete at the event after a ban as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [3]
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
b Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×50 m surface relay [34] |  China Zhang Siqian (15.79) Shu Chengjing (17.08) Hu Yaoyao (16.60) Tong Zhenbo (14.89) Shan Yongan [c] Wang Zhihao [c] | 1:04.36 |  South Korea Park Zi-u (15.83) Seo Ui-jin (17.27) Park Tae-ho (14.77) Kim Ga-in (17.18) Lee Kwan-ho [c] | 1:05.05 |  Colombia Juan Rodríguez (16.05) Grace Fernández (18.06) Paula Aguirre (16.68) Mauricio Fernández (14.49) Marlon Tovar [c] Diana Moreno [c] Valentina Diago [c] | 1:05.28 |
| 4×100 m bi-fins relay [35] |  Hungary Péter Holoda (41.88) Kelen Cséplő (41.90) Krisztina Varga (47.42) Petra Senánszky (45.10) Matthew Hamlin [c] | 2:56.30 |  Italy Laura Franchin (50.08) Riccardo Romano (42.09) Viola Magoga (48.66) Marco Orsi (40.25) | 3:01.08 |  Poland Szymon Kropidłowski (40.87) Antonina Dudek (48.01) Julia Małachowska (48.99) Bartosz Makowski (43.25) | 3:01.12 |
c Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | China | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 |  Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 |  Germany | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | South Korea | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Colombia * | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 |  Croatia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Greece | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Turkey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | |
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