| World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Netanya, Israel |
| Date(s) | 4–9 September |
| Venue(s) | Wingate Institute |
| Nations participating | 93 |
| Athletes participating | 648 |
The 9th World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships were held in Netanya, Israel, at the Wingate Institute from 4 to 9 September 2023. [1] [2] These championships were the first to be held under the new World Aquatics name and branding. The age groups for these championships were altered slightly from the previous championships in 2022, with the equalisation of age groups to 14-18 years for both genders (athletes age as of 31 December 2023). [3] In total 648 athletes from 93 member federations competed at the championships. [4] Due to the status of their member federation athletes from the Philippines were required to compete as 'Neutral Independent Athletes'. [5] Three large member federations opted not to boycot the event:Great Britain, France, and Hungary.
The United States of America topped the medal tally and were awarded the World Aquatics Team of the Championships award. [6] Ukraine's Oleksandr Zheltiakov was awarded the World Aquatics Male Swimmer of the Championships award and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Lana Pudar was awarded the World Aquatics Female Swimmer of the Championships award. [7] [8]
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation ( Israel)
| Rank | Medal | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
United States | 15 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 2 | 
Australia | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | 
Canada | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | 
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 
Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 
China | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 
Japan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 
Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 
Estonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 
Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 
Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | 
Italy | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | 
Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | 
New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | 
Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | 
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | 42 | 42 | 43 | 127 | |
Men
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
Australia (AUS) Flynn Southam Edward Sommerville Olivia Wunsch Milla Jansen Marcus da Silva [a] Anders McAlpine [a] Jaimie de Lutiis [a] Hannah Casey [a] |
3:24.29 WJ |
United States (USA)Maximus Williamson Jason Zhao Erika Pelaez Anna Moesch Jacob Wimberly [a] Hudson Williams [a] Caroline Larsen [a] Madi Mintenko [a] |
3:25.59 |
Canada (CAN) Paul Dardis Antoine Sauve Julie Brousseau Ella Jansen Aiden Norman [a] Sienna Angove [a] Mia West [a] |
3:29.14 |
| 4×100 m medley relay |
United States (USA) Teagan O'Dell Watson Nguyen Leah Shackley Maximus Williamson Caleb Maldari [a] Joshua Chen [a] Haley McDonald [a] |
3:45.62 |
Australia (AUS) Jaclyn Barclay Gideon Burnes Isabella Boyd Edward Sommerville Iona Anderson [a] Joshua Kerr [a] Enoch Robb [a] Jaimie de Lutiis [a] |
3:49.18 |
Italy (ITA) Christian Bacico Christian Mantegazza Paola Borrelli Matilde Biagiotti Daniele del Signore [a] Francesca Zucca [a] Lorenzo Ballarati [a] Cristiana Stevanato [a] |
3:50.09 |
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Records
The following junior world and championship records were set during the competition.
Junior world records
| Date | Round | Event | Time | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | Final | Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 3:15.49 |
Daniel Diehl (49.93) Maximus Williamson (47.78) Hudson Williams (49.14) Jason Zhao (48.64) |
United States
|
| September 6 | Final | Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 3:24.29 |
Flynn Southam (48.58) Edward Sommerville (48.64) Olivia Wunsch (53.62) Milla Jansen (53.55) |
Australia
|
Championship records
| Date | Round | Event | Time | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | Final | Women's 400 metre individual medley | 4:36.84 | Leah Hayes |
United States
|
| September 5 | Heat 4 | Men's 200 metre individual medley | 1:58.42 | Tomoyuki Matsushita |
Japan
|
| September 5 | Final | Women's 200 metre butterfly | 2:07.20 | Lana Pudar |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
| September 5 | Final | Men's 200 metre individual medley | 1:57.29 | Maximus Williamson |
United States
|
| September 6 | Semifinal 2 | Women's 100 metre breaststroke | 1:06.23 | Eneli Jefimova |
Estonia
|
| September 7 | Final | Women's 200 metre individual medley | 2:10.24 | Leah Hayes |
United States
|
| September 8 | Heat 7 | Men's 50 metre breaststroke | 26.98 | Felix Viktor Iberle |
Indonesia
|
| September 8 | Final | Men's 400 metre individual medley | 4:10.97 | Tomoyuki Matsushita |
Japan
|
| September 9 | Final | Women's 50 metre freestyle | =24.59 | Olivia Wunsch |
Australia
|
Note: The first version of the results erroneously recognized 3 performances as records. The Women's 50m Breaststroke results recorded championship record performances from Alexanne Lepage and Eneli Jefimova in the heats. Likewise, the performance from Kuzey Tuncelli in the final of the Men's 800m Freestyle was recognized as a championship record. Each performance was slower than the existing championship record. All results were later amended.
References
- ^ "World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships 2023 -Overview". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Competition Schedule | AQUA Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Competition Athletes | AQUA Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Competition Athletes | AQUA Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "They Said | Swimmers of the Championships, Oleksandr Zheltiakov & Lana Pudar". World Aquatics. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-09.