| 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 |
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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]
Schedule
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 | |||
Venue
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]
Qualification (parasport)
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]
- Athletes in the World Para Swimming (WPS) World Rankings (for performances between 31 December 2020 and 18 April 2022).
- Recipients of a CGF/WPS Bipartite Invitation.
Medal summary
Medal table
* 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 | |
Medalists
Men
Parasport
| 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 |
Women
Parasport
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Mixed
- a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Participating nations
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]
Anguilla (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (4)-
Australia (74)
Bahamas (8)
Bangladesh (5)
Barbados (5)
Bermuda (3)
Botswana (3)
Cameroon (2)-
Canada (28)
Cayman Islands (5)
Cook Islands (4)
Cyprus (6)
Dominica (1)-
England (47)
Eswatini (2)
Fiji (8)
The Gambia (2)
Ghana (5)
Gibraltar (5)
Grenada (2)
Guernsey (8)
Guyana (4)
India (7)
Isle of Man (7)
Jamaica (7)
Jersey (7)
Kenya (4)
Malawi (2)
Malaysia (4)
Maldives (5)
Mauritius (4)
Mozambique (2)
Namibia (2)-
New Zealand (12)
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Northern Ireland (10)
Pakistan (4)
Papua New Guinea (2)
Rwanda (2)
Saint Helena (7)
Saint Lucia (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (6)
Samoa (4)-
Scotland (26)
Seychelles (6)
Sierra Leone (4)-
Singapore (11)
Solomon Islands (3)-
South Africa (22)
Sri Lanka (2)
Tanzania (2)
Tonga (4)
Trinidad and Tobago (6)
Turks and Caicos Islands (2)
Uganda (5)-
Wales (13)
Zambia (4)
References
- ^ "Swimming at the Commonwealth Games". Topend Sports Network. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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"Vision Impaired Swimmers to Compete in Commonwealth Games". www.mivision.com.au. mivision. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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.
- ^ Marshall, Jordan (13 December 2018). "Commonwealth Games aquatics centre design unveiled as architect on £60m project revealed". Building. Assemble Media Group. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Venues | SANDWELL AQUATICS CENTRE". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Swimming Men Number of Entries by CGA" (PDF). www.results.birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organizing Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Swimming Women Number of Entries by CGA" (PDF). www.results.birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organizing Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Dominica to make swimming debut at Birmingham 2022". Caribbean Loop News. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
