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| Swimming at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games | |
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| Venue | National Aquatics Stadium |
| Dates | 6–9 August 2023 |
The Swimming at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games will be held at National Aquatics Stadium, Trinidad from 6 to 9 August 2023. A total of 35 events to be contested. [1]
Maximum 2 athletes will be allowed per individual event while only 1 team will be allowed in relay races.
* Host nation (Trinidad and Tobago)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  England | 9 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 |  Australia | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 |  Scotland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago* | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Northern Ireland | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 |  Wales | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 |  South Africa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 |  Cayman Islands | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 |  Jersey | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Fiji | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 50 m freestyle | Nikoli Blackman Trinidad and Tobago | 22.36 | Marvin Johnson Jr. Bahamas | 22.54 | Zarek Wilson Trinidad and Tobago | 22.95 |
| 100 m freestyle | Nukoli Blackman Trinidad and Tobago | 49.60 | Mathew Ward Scotland | 50.26 | Marvin Johnson Jr. Bahamas | 50.41 |
| 200 m freestyle | Nukoli Blackman Trinidad and Tobago | 1:49.94 | James Ellison Cayman Islands | 1:50.97 | Harvey Larke England | 1:51.64 |
| 400 m freestyle | Tyler Melbourne-Smith Wales | 3:54.19 | Reece Grady England | 3:54.74 | Harry Wynne-Jones England | 3:56.29 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Tyler Melbourne-Smith Wales | 15:30.80 | Reece Grady England | 15:31.22 | Harry Wynne-Jones England | 15:31.38 |
| 50 m backstroke | Mathew Ward Scotland | 25.51 | Zarek Wilson Trinidad and Tobago | 26.18 | Nigel Forbes Bahamas | 26.32 |
| 100 m backstroke | Mathew Ward Scotland | 54.57 | Brandon Biss Northern Ireland | 56.29 | Adam Graham England | 56.39 |
| 200 m backstroke | Matthew Ward Scotland | 1:59.21 | Adam Graham England | 2:02.05 | Brandon Biss Northern Ireland | 2:03.84 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Oscar Bilbao England | 28.60 | Filip Nowacki Jersey | 29.08 | Caleb Carlisle New Zealand | 29.24 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Oscar Bilbao England | 1:03.12 | Filip Nowacki Jersey | 1:03.16 | Kian Craig Keylock South Africa | 1:03.46 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Oscar Bilbao England | 2:15.57 | Maxwell Anderson Wales | 2:16.03 | Filip Nowascki Jersey | 2:16.20 |
| 50 m butterfly | Dean Fearn Scotland | 24.43 | Nick Finch England | 24.46 | David Young Fiji | 24.48 |
| 100 m butterfly | Zarek Wilson Trinidad and Tobago | 53.70 | Nick Finch England | 53.95 | Jarden Eaton South Africa | 54.41 |
| 200 m butterfly | Goh Li Hen Malaysia | 2:03.63 | Reuben Rowbatham-Keating England | 2:03.84 | Jarden Eaton South Africa | 2:06.07 |
| 200 m medley | Matthew Ward Scotland | 2:01.70 | Kian Craig Keylock South Africa | 2:03.84 | Kevin Zhang New Zealand | 2:04.42 |
| 400 m medley | Reece Grady England | 4:25.16 | Shoan Ganguly India | 4:25.47 | Evan Davidson Trinidad and Tobago | 4:25.58 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 50 m freestyle | Skye Carter England | 25.15 | Theodora Taylor Wales | 25.54 | Inez Miller Australia | 25.59 |
| 100 m freestyle | Jillian Crooks Cayman Islands | 55.18 NR | Inez Miller Australia | 55.59 | Skye Carter England | 56.21 |
| 200 m freestyle | Inez Miller Australia | 2:00.36 | Erin Little England | 2:01.58 | Mikayla Bird Australia | 2:01.73 |
| 400 m freestyle | Inez Miller Australia | 4:14.97 | Hannah Allen Australia | 4:18.72 | Heidi Stoute Barbados | 4:25.21 |
| 800 m freestyle | Hannah Allen Australia | 8:48.66 | Hannah Abdou New Zealand | 9:10.56 | Harper Barrowman Cayman Islands | 9:11.72 |
| 50 m backstroke | Zoe Ammundsen Australia | 28.71 | Blythe Kinsman England | 28.73 | Jillian Crooks Cayman Islands | 29.51 NR |
| 100 m backstroke | Holly McGill Scotland | 1:01.96 | Zoe Ammundsen Australia | 1:01.98 | Jillian Crooks Cayman Islands | 1:02.10 NR |
| 200 m backstroke | Holly McGill Scotland} | 2:12.06 | Zoe Ammundsen Australia | 2:16.42 | Hope Chmeil New Zealand | 2:17.78 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Sienna Robinson England | 32.09 | Simone Moll South Africa | 32.34 | Theodora Taylor Wales | 32.60 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Sienna Robinson England | 1:10.29 | Theodora Taylor Wales | 1:10.39 | Ellie McCartney Northern Ireland | 1:10.46 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Ellie McCartney Northern Ireland | 2:30.74 | Siena Robinson England | 2:31.61 | Theodora Taylor Wales | 2:32.91 |
| 50 m butterfly | Jessica Leigh Thompson South Africa | 26.84 | Amelia Bray New Zealand | 27.00 | Mikayla Bird Australia | 27.07 |
| 100 m butterfly | Mikayla Bird Australia | 1:00.15 | Lillie McPherson Australia | 1:00.80 | Amelia Bray New Zealand | 1:01.32 |
| 200 m butterfly | Mikayla Bird Australia | 2:12.66 | Poppy Stephen Australia | 2:13.34 | Ashleigh Baillie England | 2:16.74 |
| 200 m medley | Ellie McCartney Northern Ireland | 2:15.65 | Grace Davison Northern Ireland | 2:18.75 | Theodora Taylor Wales | 2:19.59 |
| 400 m medley | Grace Davison Northern Ireland | 4:57.68 | Daniel Asiata New Zealand | 4:58.00 | Holly Marshall Wales | 5:01.30 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 4×100 m freestyle relay | England (ENG) Reuben Rowbotham-Keating Nick Finch Skye Carter Erin Little | 3:33.44 | Scotland (SCO) Matthew Ward Stefan Krawiek Drew McKenzie Laurie Devine | 3:35.60 | Australia (AUS) Jye Bennion Harvey Larke Mikayla Bird Inez Miller | 3:36.03 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Australia (AUS) Jye Bennion Harvey Larke Mikayla Bird Inez Miller | 7:45.74 | England (ENG) Harry Wynne-Jones Reuben Rowbotham-Keating Ashleigh Baillie Erin Little | 7:51.41 | Wales (WAL) Tyler Melbourne-Smith Solomon Williams Sophie Davies Theodora Taylor | 7:53.44 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | England (ENG) Blythe Kinsman Oscar Bilbao Nick Finch Skye Carter | 3:54.02 | Scotland (SCO) Matthew Ward Evan Davidson Drew McKenzie Laurie Devine | 3:58.03 | Australia (AUS) Clancy Luscombe Samuel Higgs Mikayla Bird Inez Miller | 3:59.12 |
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