Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was the 22nd appearance of Swimming at the Commonwealth Games. The swimming events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games were held in Birmingham, England. The sport had been staged in all twenty-one previous editions of the Games thus far, 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). For the first time, visually impaired swimming was held at the Commonwealth Games.

Schedule The competition schedule was as follows:

HHeats½Semi-finalsFFinal +Men Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 1 Tue 2 Wed 3Session → 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 +Women Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 1 Tue 2 Wed 3Session → 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

+Mixed Fri 29 Tue 2Session → 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. The diving competition also took place there.

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: 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

Medalists Men 21.36 21.88 22.02 47.51 47.89 48.27 1:45.02 1:45.41 1:45.62 3:43.06 3:45.07 3:46.49 14:48.54 14:51.79NR 15:12.78 24.65NR 24.77 24.97NR 53.78 53.91 54.06 1:56.40 1:56.41 1:56.77 26.76 26.97 27.32 59.25 59.52 59.82 2:08.07 2:08.59 2:10.41 22.81GR 23.21 23.27NR 51.24 51.40Not awardedas there was a tie for silver. 1:55.60 1:55.89 1:56.77 1:56.88GR 1:57.01 1:57.59 4:08.70CR, OC 4:10.15 4:11.27 Flynn Southam (48.54)Zac Incerti (47.96)William Yang (47.60)Kyle Chalmers (47.02)Matthew TempleCody SimpsonElijah Winnington 3:11.12GRLewis Burras (48.39)Jacob Whittle (47.94)James Guy (48.70)Tom Dean (46.70)Edward MildredJoe LitchfieldJamie IngramCameron Kurle 3:11.73Joshua Liendo (48.33)Ruslan Gaziev (48.13)Finlay Knox (48.82)Javier Acevedo (47.73)Stephen CalkinsJeremy BagshawEric Brown 3:13.01 Elijah Winnington (1:46.36)Flynn Southam (1:46.08)Zac Incerti (1:46.08)Mack Horton (1:46.44) 7:04.96GRJames Guy (1:46.87)Jacob Whittle (1:47.89)Joe Litchfield (1:47.59)Tom Dean (1:45.15) 7:07.50Stephen Milne (1:49.30)Evan Jones (1:47.64)Mark Szaranek (1:47.91)Duncan Scott (1:44.48) 7:09.33 Brodie Williams (54.02)James Wilby (59.22)James Guy (51.22)Tom Dean (47.34)Luke GreenbankGreg ButlerJacob PetersJacob Whittle 3:31.80 Bradley Woodward (54.07)Zac Stubblety-Cook (59.92)Matthew Temple (51.03)Kyle Chalmers (46.86)Mitch LarkinSamuel WilliamsonCody SimpsonWilliam Yang 3:31.88 Craig McNally (54.79)Ross Murdoch (59.59)Duncan Scott (51.74)Evan Jones (48.99)Martyn WaltonCraig BensonGreg SwinneyStephen Milne 3:35.11

Parasport 28.95 29.10 29.78 24.32 24.33 24.47 1:54.97GR 1:55.50 1:56.15 1:01.88GR 1:03.65 1:05.09 1:14.12 1:14.19 1:18.97 56.91 57.53 58.55

Women 23.99 24.32 24.36 52.63 52.88 52.94 1:53.89GR 1:54.01 1:56.17 3:58.06GR 3:59.32NR 4:03.12 8:13.59CR, OC 8:16.79 8:19.16 27.31GR 27.47 27.58 58.60GR 58.73 59.62 2:05.60GR 2:07.81 2:09.22 29.73GR 30.02NR 30.05OC 1:05.47 1:06.68 1:07.05 2:21.92 2:23.65 2:23.67 25.90 26.05Not awardedas there was a tie for silver. 56.36GR 56.38 57.50 2:07.28 2:07.90 2:08.32 2:08.70WJ 2:09.52 2:10.68 4:29.01WJ, CR, AM 4:36.78 4:39.37 Madison Wilson (53.22)Shayna Jack (52.72)Mollie O'Callaghan (52.66)Emma McKeon (52.04) 3:30.64Anna Hopkin (53.81)Abbie Wood (54.28)Isabella Hindley (55.10)Freya Anderson (53.43) 3:36.62 Summer McIntosh (54.62) Katerine Savard (54.44)Rebecca Smith (55.08)Maggie Mac Neil (53.11) 3:37.25 Madison Wilson (1:56.27)Kiah Melverton (1:55.40)Mollie O'Callaghan (1:54.80)Ariarne Titmus (1:52.82) 7:39.29 WR Summer McIntosh (1:55.24) Ella Jansen (1:57.83)Mary-Sophie Harvey (1:59.65)Katerine Savard (1:59.28) 7:51.98Freya Colbert (1:57.85)Tamryn van Selm (2:02.60)Abbie Wood (1:58.99)Freya Anderson (1:57.67) 7:57.11 Kaylee McKeown (58.79)Chelsea Hodges (1:06.68)Emma McKeon (56.59)Mollie O'Callaghan (52.38) 3:54.44 Kylie Masse (59.01) Sophie Angus (1:07.66)Maggie Mac Neil (56.59)Summer McIntosh (53.33) 3:56.59 Lauren Cox (1:00.72)Molly Renshaw (1:06.61)Laura Stephens (58.96)Anna Hopkin (53.15) 3:59.44

Parasport 26.56WR 27.67 28.24 1:02.95 1:03.74 1:03.75 2:07.02 2:08.58 2:11.22 1:13.64 1:17.91 1:23.06 1:32.72 1:43.29 1:43.81 2:33.29 2:34.26 2:36.68

Mixed William Yang (48.80)Kyle Chalmers (47.55)Mollie O'Callaghan (52.62)Emma McKeon (52.21)Flynn SouthamZac IncertiMeg HarrisMadison Wilson 3:21.18GR Lewis Burras (48.28)Tom Dean (48.12)Anna Hopkin (53.27)Freya Anderson (52.78)Edward MildredJacob WhittleIsabella HindleyAbbie Wood 3:22.45Javier Acevedo (49.05)Joshua Liendo (47.89)Rebecca Smith (54.41)Maggie Mac Neil (53.51)Ruslan GazievStephen CalkinsElla JansenMary-Sophie Harvey 3:24.86 Kaylee McKeown (59.01)Zac Stubblety-Cook (59.52)Matthew Temple (50.89)Emma McKeon (51.88)Mitch LarkinSamuel WilliamsonAlex PerkinsMadison Wilson 3:41.30GRKylie Masse (59.11)James Dergousoff (1:00.57)Maggie Mac Neil (56.50)Ruslan Gaziev (47.80)Javier AcevedoSophie AngusPatrick HusseyRebecca Smith 3:43.98 Lauren Cox (1:00.81)James Wilby (58.94)James Guy (51.19)Freya Anderson (53.09)Alicia WilsonGreg ButlerEdward MildredAbbie Wood 3:44.03 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. This marked Dominica's sport debut in the sport at the Commonwealth Games.

References

External links Official website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – Aquatics - Swimming and Para Swimming Aquatics – Swimming and Para Swimming – Results Book