Swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships took place from 18 to 25 June 2022. The United States won the most gold medals (17) and overall medal count (45) in this discipline. Katie Ledecky of the United States and Léon Marchand of France earned FINA Swimmer of the Meet honors based on a scoring system that awards points for top-four finishes. The United States won the best team award for winning 45 medals.Ledecky, Marchand Named FINA Swimmers of the Meet
Schedule 42 events were held.
All times were local (UTC+2). HHeats½Semi finalsFFinal
+Men Date → Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E 50 m freestyle H ½ F 100 m freestyle H ½ F 200 m freestyle H ½ F 400 m freestyle H F 800 m freestyle H F 1500 m freestyle H F 50 m backstroke H ½ F 100 m backstroke H ½ F 200 m backstroke H ½ F 50 m breaststroke H ½ F 100 m breaststroke H ½ F 200 m breaststroke H ½ F 50 m butterfly H ½ F 100 m butterfly H ½ F 200 m butterfly H ½ F 200 m individual medley H ½ F 400 m individual medley H F freestyle relay H F freestyle relay H F medley relay H F
+Women Date → Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E 50 m freestyle H ½ F 100 m freestyle H ½ F 200 m freestyle H ½ F 400 m freestyle H F 800 m freestyle H F 1500 m freestyle H F 50 m backstroke H ½ F 100 m backstroke H ½ F 200 m backstroke H ½ F 50 m breaststroke H ½ F 100 m breaststroke H ½ F 200 m breaststroke H ½ F 50 m butterfly H ½ F 100 m butterfly H ½ F 200 m butterfly H ½ F 200 m individual medley H ½ F 400 m individual medley H F freestyle relay H F freestyle relay H F medley relay H F
+Mixed Date → Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E freestyle relay H F medley relay H F
Medal summary Medal table
Men 50 m freestyle Ben Proud 21.32 Michael Andrew 21.41 Maxime Grousset 21.57100 m freestyle David Popovici 47.58 Maxime Grousset 47.64 Joshua Liendo 47.71200 m freestyle David Popovici 1:43.21WJ, NR Hwang Sun-woo 1:44.47NR Tom Dean 1:44.98400 m freestyle Elijah Winnington 3:41.22 Lukas Märtens 3:42.85 Guilherme Costa 3:43.31SA800 m freestyle Bobby Finke 7:39.36AM Florian Wellbrock 7:39.63NR Mykhailo Romanchuk 7:40.05NR1500 m freestyle Gregorio Paltrinieri 14:32.80CR, ER Bobby Finke 14:36.70AM Florian Wellbrock 14:36.9450 m backstroke Justin Ress 24.12 Hunter Armstrong 24.14 Ksawery Masiuk 24.49100 m backstroke Thomas Ceccon 51.60WR Ryan Murphy 51.97 Hunter Armstrong 51.98200 m backstroke Ryan Murphy 1:54.52 Luke Greenbank 1:55.16 Shaine Casas 1:55.3550 m breaststrokeNic Fink 26.45NRNicolò Martinenghi 26.48Michael Andrew 26.72100 m breaststrokeNicolò Martinenghi 58.26NRArno Kamminga 58.62Nic Fink 58.65200 m breaststrokeZac Stubblety-Cook 2:07.07Yu HanagurumaErik Persson 2:08.38None awarded50 m butterfly Caeleb Dressel 22.57 Nicholas Santos 22.78 Michael Andrew 22.79100 m butterfly Kristóf Milák 50.14 Naoki Mizunuma 50.94 Joshua Liendo 50.97200 m butterfly Kristóf Milák 1:50.34WR Léon Marchand 1:53.37NR Tomoru Honda 1:53.61200 m individual medley Léon Marchand 1:55.22NR Carson Foster 1:55.71 Daiya Seto 1:56.22400 m individual medley Léon Marchand 4:04.28CR, ER Carson Foster 4:06.56 Chase Kalisz 4:07.474 × 100 m freestyle relay Caeleb Dressel (47.67)Ryan Held (46.99)Justin Ress (47.48)Brooks Curry (47.20)Hunter Armstrong 3:09.34 William Yang (48.41)Matthew Temple (48.17)Jack Cartwright (47.62)Kyle Chalmers (46.60) 3:10.80 Alessandro Miressi (48.38)Thomas Ceccon (47.57)Lorenzo Zazzeri (47.35)Manuel Frigo (47.65) 3:10.954 × 200 m freestyle relay Drew Kibler (1:45.54)Carson Foster (1:45.04)Trenton Julian (1:45.31)Kieran Smith (1:44.35)Trey FreemanCoby Carrozza 7:00.24 Elijah Winnington (1:45.83)Zac Incerti (1:45.51)Samuel Short (1:46.44)Mack Horton (1:45.72)Brendon Smith 7:03.50 James Guy (1:46.31)Jacob Whittle (1:46.80)Joe Litchfield (1:47.36)Tom Dean (1:43.53)Matthew Richards 7:04.004 × 100 m medley relay Thomas Ceccon (51.93)Nicolò Martinenghi (57.47)Federico Burdisso (50.63)Alessandro Miressi (47.48)Piero Codia Lorenzo Zazzeri 3:27.51=ER Ryan Murphy (52.51)Nic Fink (57.86)Michael Andrew (50.06)Ryan Held (47.36)Hunter ArmstrongTrenton JulianBrooks Curry 3:27.79 Luke Greenbank (53.81)James Wilby (58.82)James Guy (51.23)Tom Dean (47.45)Jacob PetersLewis Burras 3:31.31 Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women 50 m freestyle Sarah Sjöström 23.98 Katarzyna Wasick 24.18 Meg HarrisErika Brown 24.38100 m freestyle Mollie O'Callaghan 52.67 Sarah Sjöström 52.80 Torri Huske 52.92200 m freestyle Yang Junxuan 1:54.92 Mollie O'Callaghan 1:55.22 Tang Muhan 1:56.25400 m freestyle Katie Ledecky 3:58.15CR Summer McIntosh 3:59.39NR Leah Smith 4:02.08800 m freestyle Katie Ledecky 8:08.04 Kiah Melverton 8:18.77 Simona Quadarella 8:19.001500 m freestyle Katie Ledecky 15:30.15 Katie Grimes 15:44.89 Lani Pallister 15:48.9650 m backstroke Kylie Masse 27.31 Katharine Berkoff 27.39 Analia Pigrée 27.40100 m backstroke Regan Smith 58.22 Kylie Masse 58.40 Claire Curzan 58.67200 m backstroke Kaylee McKeown 2:05.08 Phoebe Bacon 2:05.12 Rhyan White 2:06.9650 m breaststroke Rūta Meilutytė 29.70 Benedetta Pilato 29.80 Lara van Niekerk 29.90100 m breaststroke Benedetta Pilato 1:05.93 Anna Elendt 1:05.98 Rūta Meilutytė 1:06.02200 m breaststroke Lilly King 2:22.41 Jenna Strauch 2:23.04 Kate Douglass 2:23.2050 m butterfly Sarah Sjöström 24.95 Mélanie Henique 25.31 Zhang Yufei 25.32100 m butterfly Torri Huske 55.64NR Marie Wattel 56.14NR Zhang Yufei 56.41200 m butterfly Summer McIntosh 2:05.20WJ, NR Hali Flickinger 2:06.08 Zhang Yufei 2:06.32200 m individual medley Alexandra Walsh 2:07.13 Kaylee McKeown 2:08.57 Leah Hayes 2:08.91WJ400 m individual medley Summer McIntosh 4:32.04WJ Katie Grimes 4:32.67 Emma Weyant 4:36.004 × 100 m freestyle relayMollie O'Callaghan (52.70)Madison Wilson (52.60)Meg Harris (53.00)Shayna Jack (52.65)Leah NealeBrianna Throssell 3:30.95Kayla Sanchez (53.45)Taylor Ruck (52.92)Maggie Mac Neil (53.27)Penny Oleksiak (52.51)Rebecca SmithKaterine Savard 3:32.15Torri Huske (52.96)Erika Brown (53.30)Kate Douglass (53.61)Claire Curzan (52.71)Mallory ComerfordNatalie Hinds 3:32.584 × 200 m freestyle relayClaire Weinstein (1:56.71)Leah Smith (1:56.47)Katie Ledecky (1:53.67)Bella Sims (1:54.60)Alexandra WalshHali Flickinger 7:41.45CRMadison Wilson (1:56.74)Leah Neale (1:55.27)Kiah Melverton (1:55.91)Mollie O'Callaghan (1:55.94)Lani PallisterBrianna Throssell 7:43.86Summer McIntosh (1:54.79) WJKayla Sanchez (1:57.39)Taylor Ruck (1:56.75)Penny Oleksiak (1:55.83)Mary-Sophie Harvey Katerine Savard Rebecca Smith 7:44.764 × 100 m medley relayRegan Smith (58.40)Lilly King (1:05.89)Torri Huske (56.67)Claire Curzan (52.82)Rhyan WhiteAlexandra WalshNatalie HindsErika Brown 3:53.78Kaylee McKeown (58.77)Jenna Strauch (1:05.99)Brianna Throssell (57.19)Mollie O'Callaghan (52.30)Madison Wilson 3:54.25Kylie Masse (58.39)Rachel Nicol (1:07.17)Maggie Mac Neil (56.80)Penny Oleksiak (52.65)Ingrid WilmKelsey WogKayla Sanchez 3:55.01 Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relayJack Cartwright (48.12)Kyle Chalmers (46.98)Madison Wilson (52.25)Mollie O'Callaghan (52.03)Zac IncertiWilliam YangMeg HarrisLeah Neale 3:19.38WRJoshua Liendo (48.02)Javier Acevedo (47.96)Kayla Sanchez (52.52)Penny Oleksiak (52.11)Ruslan GazievTaylor RuckMaggie Mac Neil 3:20.61NRRyan Held (47.93)Brooks Curry (47.72)Torri Huske (52.70)Claire Curzan (52.84)Drew KiblerErika BrownKate Douglass 3:21.094 × 100 m medley relayHunter Armstrong (52.14)Nic Fink (57.86)Torri Huske (56.17)Claire Curzan (52.62)Ryan MurphyLilly KingMichael AndrewErika Brown 3:38.79Kaylee McKeown (58.66)Zac Stubblety-Cook (58.92)Matthew Temple (50.84)Shayna Jack (52.92)Isaac CooperMatthew WilsonBrianna ThrossellMeg Harris 3:41.34Kira Toussaint (59.72)Arno Kamminga (58.28)Nyls Korstanje (50.99)Marrit Steenbergen (52.55) 3:41.54 Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Records The following world and championship records were broken during the competition.
World records Date Event Time Name Nation June 20 Men's 100 m backstroke final 51.60 Thomas Ceccon June 21 Men's 200 m butterfly final 1:50.34 Kristóf Milák June 24 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle relay final 3:19.38 Jack Cartwright (48.12)Kyle Chalmers (46.98)Madison Wilson (52.25)Mollie O'Callaghan (52.03)
Championship records Date Event Time Name Nation June 18 Women's 400 m freestyle final 3:58.15 Katie Ledecky June 22 Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay final 7:41.45 Claire Weinstein (1:56.71)Leah Smith (1:56.47)Katie Ledecky (1:53.67)Bella Sims (1:54.60)
References
External links Official website