Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

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There was a nominal total of 96 quota places available (in parasport events only) for swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games; 48 each for men and women. [1]

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Rules

Each Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) may qualify up to three places per event, which equates to a maximum quota of thirty-six. Seven places per event are determined by the World Para Swimming (WPS) World Rankings (for performances between 31 December 2020 and 18 April 2022), with the last spot reserved for a Bipartite Invitation; all those who qualify may also enter other events provided the three-per-CGA limit is respected.

The events are open to sport classes as follows:

Timeline

EventDatesLocation
World Para Swimming World Rankings [2] 31 December 2020 – 18 April 2022Various locations

Men's events

50 m freestyle S7

Means of qualificationQuotasQualified
WPS Rankings7Flag of Australia.svg  Matt Levy  (AUS)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Toh Wei Soong  (SGP)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Christian Sadie  (RSA)
Flag of England.svg  Michael Jones  (ENG)
Flag of England.svg  William Perry  (ENG)
Flag of India.svg  Suyash Jadhav  (IND)
Flag of Australia.svg  Joel Mundie  (AUS)
Bipartite Invitation1Flag of India.svg  Niranjan Mukundan  (IND)
TOTAL8

50 m freestyle S13

Means of qualificationQuotasQualified
WPS Rankings5Flag of Australia.svg  Braedan Jason  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Jacob Templeton  (AUS)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nicolas-Guy Turbide  (CAN)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Clegg  (SCO)
Flag of Australia.svg  Oscar Stubbs  (AUS)
Bipartite Invitation0
TOTAL5

200 m freestyle S14

Means of qualificationQuotasQualified
WPS Rankings7Flag of England.svg  Reece Dunn  (ENG)
Flag of Australia.svg  Benjamin Hance  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Liam Schluter  (AUS)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nicholas Bennett  (CAN)
Flag of England.svg  Jordan Catchpole  (ENG)
Flag of England.svg  Thomas Hamer  (ENG)
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Dylan Broom  (WAL)
Bipartite Invitation1Flag of Australia.svg  Jack Ireland  (AUS)
TOTAL8

100 m backstroke S9

Means of qualificationQuotasQualified
WPS Rankings6Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jesse Reynolds  (NZL)
Flag of Australia.svg  Harrison Vig  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Brenden Hall  (AUS)
Ulster banner.svg  Barry McClements  (NIR)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Sam Downie  (SCO)
Flag of India.svg  Ashish Kumar  (IND)
Bipartite Invitation0
TOTAL6

100 m breaststroke SB8

Means of qualificationQuotasQualified
WPS Rankings4Flag of Australia.svg  Timothy Disken  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Timothy Hodge  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Blake Cochrane  (AUS)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Joshua Willmer  (NZL)
Bipartite Invitation0
TOTAL4

100 m butterfly S10

Means of qualificationQuotasQualified
WPS Rankings6Flag of Australia.svg  William Martin  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Col Pearse  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Alex Saffy  (AUS)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alec Elliot  (CAN)
Flag of England.svg  James Hollis  (ENG)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Oliver Carter  (SCO)
Bipartite Invitation0
TOTAL6

Women's events

50 m freestyle S13

Means of qualificationQuotasQualified
WPS Rankings7Flag of Australia.svg  Katja Dedekind  (AUS)
Flag of England.svg  Hannah Russell  (ENG)
Flag of Australia.svg  Kirralee Hayes  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Jenna Jones  (AUS)
Flag of England.svg  Rebecca Redfern  (ENG)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Abby Kane  (SCO)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Cornelle Leach  (RSA)
Bipartite Invitation1Flag of South Africa.svg  Alani Ferreira  (RSA)
TOTAL8

100 m freestyle S9

Means of qualificationQuotasQualified
WPS Rankings7Flag of New Zealand.svg  Sophie Pascoe  (NZL)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Toni Shaw  (SCO)
Flag of Australia.svg  Ellie Cole  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Ashleigh McConnell  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Emily Beecroft  (AUS)
Flag of England.svg  Alice Tai  (ENG)
Flag of Uganda.svg  Husnah Kukundakwe  (UGA)
Bipartite Invitation0
TOTAL7

200 m freestyle S14

Means of qualificationQuotasQualified
WPS Rankings7Ulster banner.svg  Bethany Firth  (NIR)
Flag of England.svg  Jessica-Jane Applegate  (ENG)
Flag of England.svg  Louise Fiddes  (ENG)
Flag of Australia.svg  Madeleine McTernan  (AUS)
Flag of England.svg  Poppy Maskill  (ENG)
Flag of Australia.svg  Ruby Storm  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Jade Lucy  (AUS)
Bipartite Invitation0
TOTAL7

100 m backstroke S8

Means of qualificationQuotasQualified
WPS Rankings6Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tupou Neiufi  (NZL)
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Lily Rice  (WAL)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Camille Bérubé  (CAN)
Flag of Australia.svg  Isabella Vincent  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Ella Jones  (AUS)
Ulster banner.svg  Siomha Brady  (NIR)
Bipartite Invitation0
TOTAL8

100 m breaststroke SB6

Means of qualificationQuotasQualified
WPS Rankings4Flag of England.svg  Maisie Summers-Newton  (ENG)
Flag of England.svg  Grace Harvey  (ENG)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Camille Bérubé  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Danielle Kisser  (CAN)
Bipartite Invitation0
TOTAL4

200 m individual medley SM10

Means of qualificationQuotasQualified
WPS Rankings7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Aurélie Rivard  (CAN)
Flag of Australia.svg  Jasmine Greenwood  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Keira Stephens  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Lakeisha Patterson  (AUS)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Toni Shaw  (SCO)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Katarina Roxon  (CAN)
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Meghan Willis  (WAL)
Bipartite Invitation1Flag of Wales 2.svg  Rebecca Lewis  (WAL)
TOTAL8

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References

  1. "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.
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