| 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 |
| Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7 | men | |
| 50 m S13 | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | women | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m S14 | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | women | |
| 100 m S9 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB6 | women | |
| 100 m SB8 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S10 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m SM10 | women | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
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]
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 | |||
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]
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]
* 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 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 50 metre freestyle S7 | Matthew Levy | 28.95 | Toh Wei Soong | 29.10 | Christian Sadie | 29.78 |
| 50 metre freestyle S13 | Nicolas-Guy Turbide | 24.32 | Stephen Clegg | 24.33 | Jacob Templeton | 24.47 |
| 200 metre freestyle S14 | Nicholas Bennett | 1:54.97 GR | Benjamin Hance | 1:55.50 | Jack Ireland | 1:56.15 |
| 100 metre backstroke S9 | Timothy Hodge | 1:01.88 GR | Jesse Reynolds | 1:03.65 | Barry McClements | 1:05.09 |
| 100 metre breaststroke SB8 | Joshua Willmer | 1:14.12 | Timothy Hodge | 1:14.19 | Blake Cochrane | 1:18.97 |
| 100 metre butterfly S10 | Col Pearse | 56.91 | Alex Saffy | 57.53 | James Hollis | 58.55 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 50 metre freestyle S13 | Katja Dedekind | 26.56 WR | Hannah Russell | 27.67 | Kirralee Hayes | 28.24 |
| 100 metre freestyle S9 | Sophie Pascoe | 1:02.95 | Emily Beecroft | 1:03.74 | Toni Shaw | 1:03.75 |
| 200 metre freestyle S14 | Bethany Firth | 2:07.02 | Jessica-Jane Applegate | 2:08.58 | Louise Fiddes | 2:11.22 |
| 100 metre backstroke S8 | Alice Tai | 1:13.64 | Tupou Neiufi | 1:17.91 | Lily Rice | 1:23.06 |
| 100 metre breaststroke SB6 | Maisie Summers-Newton | 1:32.72 | Grace Harvey | 1:43.29 | Camille Bérubé | 1:43.81 |
| 200 metre individual medley SM10 | Jasmine Greenwood | 2:33.29 | Aurélie Rivard | 2:34.26 | Keira Stephens | 2:36.68 |
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]
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.