The swimming competitions at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, The Bahamas took place from 19 to 22 July at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex.[1][2] A total of 184 athletes from 45 nations contested 35 different events. Each Commonwealth Games Association was allowed to enter up to two swimmers (individual events) and one relay per event. In the Games, age limits set by the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) for world Junior competitions were followed, according to which the age limit for boys is set to 15–18 years (means swimmers born in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002) and for girls its 14–17 years of age (means swimmers born in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003).[3]
| Swimming at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex |
| Dates | 19–22 July 2017 |
| Competitors | 184 from 45 nations |
Format edit
The competition will feature 35 long course (50m) events, divided between males, females and mixed events into the following events:
- freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (females only) and 1500 (males only);
- backstroke: 50, 100 and 200;
- breaststroke: 50, 100 and 200;
- butterfly: 50, 100 and 200;
- individual medley (I.M.): 200 and 400;
- mixed relays: 4x100 free, 4x200 free and 4x100 medley
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 |  South Africa | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 |  New Zealand | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 |  Singapore | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 |  Scotland | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 |  Australia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 |  Wales | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Bahamas* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Fiji | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 | |
Men edit
- During the competition Abeysinghe won the silver medal in the men's 100m freestyle event, marking Sri Lanka's first ever swimming medal at either the Youth or Senior Commonwealth Games.[4]
Women edit
Mixed edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |  Singapore (SGP)Chua Yi Shou Natasha Ong Quah Jing Wen Jonathan Tan |
3:36.01 |  England (ENG)Harry Constantine Elizabeth Harris Mason Wilby Alicia Wilson |
3:36.17 |  Scotland (SCO)Anna Fleming Emma Harvey Scott McLay Luke Robins |
3:37.05 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |  New Zealand (NZL)Lewis Clareburt Chelsey Edwards Zac Reid Laticia-Leigh Transom |
7:50.85 | England (ENG) Harry Constantine Leah Crisp Jakob Goodman Elizabeth Harris |
7:55.79 |  Australia (AUS)Daniel Jacobson Charlotte Mitchell Max Osborn Katie Strachan |
7:57.74 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Singapore (SGP) Francis Fong Zongxian Khoo Quah Jing Wen Toh Fann Rui |
3:56.74 | New Zealand (NZL) Lewis Clareburt Finn Kennard Campbell Ciara Smith Laticia-Leigh Transom |
3:57.21 | England (ENG) Elizabeth Harris James McFadzen Jahrel Murphy Alicia Wilson |
3:59.33 |
Participating nations edit
There were 45 participating nations at the swimming competitions with a total of 184 swimmers. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.[5]
Antigua and Barbuda (2)
Australia (14)
Bahamas (20) (host nation)
Bangladesh (2)
Barbados (2)
Bermuda (2)
Botswana (1)
Cayman Islands (3)
Cook Islands (1)
Cyprus (2)
England (12)
Fiji (3)
Ghana (2)
Gibraltar (5)
Grenada (1)
Guernsey (3)
Guyana (2)
India (4)
Isle of Man (4)
Jersey (2)
Malta (3)
Malawi (1)
Malaysia (5)
Mauritius (1)
Mozambique (2)
New Zealand (11)
Nigeria (4)
Northern Ireland (4)
Pakistan (2)
Papua New Guinea (2)
Saint Helena (2)
Saint Lucia (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3)
Samoa (2)
Scotland (8)
Sierra Leone (2)
Singapore (13)
South Africa (8)
Sri Lanka (4)[6][7][8]
Tanzania (2)
Tonga (3)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Uganda (1)
Wales (10)
Zambia (1)
References edit
- ^ Race, Loretta (18 July 2017). "2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Aquatic Competition Kicks-off July 19th". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Competition Schedule Aquatics" (PDF). www.results.bahamas2017cyg.com/. 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Aquatics". www.results.bahamas2017cyg.com/. 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (20 July 2017). "Clareburt wins two gold medals as New Zealand dominate swimming at Bahamas 2017". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Swimming Sport Entries". www.results.bahamas2017cyg.com/. 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Ranasinghe, Lakshman (18 June 2017). "Eight Swimmers off to Bahamas and Hungary". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Uvais, Farhan (21 June 2017). "Sri Lanka nominate two swimming teams for Commonwealth Youth Games and World Aquatics Championships". www.dailysports.lk/. Daily Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Race, Loretta (21 June 2017). "06/21/17 In Briefs: News From Ireland, New Zealand & Sri Lanka". www.swimswam.com/. Swim Swam Partners, LLC. Retrieved 13 July 2017.