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 | Australia | 25 | 21 | 19 | 65 |
2 | England* | 8 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
3 | Canada | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
5 | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
6 | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
7 | Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Singapore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Wales | 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 Australia | 28.95 | Toh Wei Soong Singapore | 29.10 | Christian Sadie South Africa | 29.78 |
50 metre freestyle S13 | Nicolas-Guy Turbide Canada | 24.32 | Stephen Clegg Scotland | 24.33 | Jacob Templeton Australia | 24.47 |
200 metre freestyle S14 | Nicholas Bennett Canada | 1:54.97 GR | Benjamin Hance Australia | 1:55.50 | Jack Ireland Australia | 1:56.15 |
100 metre backstroke S9 | Timothy Hodge Australia | 1:01.88 GR | Jesse Reynolds New Zealand | 1:03.65 | Barry McClements Northern Ireland | 1:05.09 |
100 metre breaststroke SB8 | Joshua Willmer New Zealand | 1:14.12 | Timothy Hodge Australia | 1:14.19 | Blake Cochrane Australia | 1:18.97 |
100 metre butterfly S10 | Col Pearse Australia | 56.91 | Alex Saffy Australia | 57.53 | James Hollis England | 58.55 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 metre freestyle S13 | Katja Dedekind Australia | 26.56 WR | Hannah Russell England | 27.67 | Kirralee Hayes Australia | 28.24 |
100 metre freestyle S9 | Sophie Pascoe New Zealand | 1:02.95 | Emily Beecroft Australia | 1:03.74 | Toni Shaw Scotland | 1:03.75 |
200 metre freestyle S14 | Bethany Firth Northern Ireland | 2:07.02 | Jessica-Jane Applegate England | 2:08.58 | Louise Fiddes England | 2:11.22 |
100 metre backstroke S8 | Alice Tai England | 1:13.64 | Tupou Neiufi New Zealand | 1:17.91 | Lily Rice Wales | 1:23.06 |
100 metre breaststroke SB6 | Maisie Summers-Newton England | 1:32.72 | Grace Harvey England | 1:43.29 | Camille Bérubé Canada | 1:43.81 |
200 metre individual medley SM10 | Jasmine Greenwood Australia | 2:33.29 | Aurélie Rivard Canada | 2:34.26 | Keira Stephens Australia | 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]
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