Swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships

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.[1]

Swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships
Host cityBudapest, Hungary
Date(s)18–25 June
Venue(s)Danube Arena
Events42
2019
2023

Schedule edit

42 events were held.[2][3]

All times were local (UTC+2).

H Heats ½ Semi finals F Final
M = Morning session (starting at 09:00), E = Evening session (starting at 18:00)
Men
Date → Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25
Event ↓ 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
4 × 100 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 200 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 100 m medley relay H F
Women
Date → Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25
Event ↓ 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
4 × 100 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 200 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 100 m medley relay H F
Mixed
Date → Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25
Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
4 × 100 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 100 m medley relay H F

Medal summary edit

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Hungary)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States17121645
2  Australia69217
3  Italy5229
4  Canada34411
5  France2428
6  Sweden2204
7  Hungary*2002
  Romania2002
9  Great Britain1135
10  China1045
11  Lithuania1012
12  Germany0314
13  Japan0224
14  Brazil0112
  Netherlands0112
  Poland0112
17  South Korea0101
18  South Africa0011
  Ukraine0011
Totals (19 entries)424342127

Men edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle
details
Ben Proud
  Great Britain
21.32 Michael Andrew
  United States
21.41 Maxime Grousset
  France
21.57
100 m freestyle
details
David Popovici
  Romania
47.58 Maxime Grousset
  France
47.64 Joshua Liendo
  Canada
47.71
200 m freestyle
details
David Popovici
  Romania
1:43.21
WJ, NR
Hwang Sun-woo
  South Korea
1:44.47
NR
Tom Dean
  Great Britain
1:44.98
400 m freestyle
details
Elijah Winnington
  Australia
3:41.22 Lukas Märtens
  Germany
3:42.85 Guilherme Costa
  Brazil
3:43.31
SA
800 m freestyle
details
Bobby Finke
  United States
7:39.36
AM
Florian Wellbrock
  Germany
7:39.63
NR
Mykhailo Romanchuk
  Ukraine
7:40.05
NR
1500 m freestyle
details
Gregorio Paltrinieri
  Italy
14:32.80
CR, ER
Bobby Finke
  United States
14:36.70
AM
Florian Wellbrock
  Germany
14:36.94
50 m backstroke
details
Justin Ress
  United States
24.12 Hunter Armstrong
  United States
24.14 Ksawery Masiuk
  Poland
24.49
100 m backstroke
details
Thomas Ceccon
  Italy
51.60
WR
Ryan Murphy
  United States
51.97 Hunter Armstrong
  United States
51.98
200 m backstroke
details
Ryan Murphy
  United States
1:54.52 Luke Greenbank
  Great Britain
1:55.16 Shaine Casas
  United States
1:55.35
50 m breaststroke
details
Nic Fink
  United States
26.45
NR
Nicolò Martinenghi
  Italy
26.48 Michael Andrew
  United States
26.72
100 m breaststroke
details
Nicolò Martinenghi
  Italy
58.26
NR
Arno Kamminga
  Netherlands
58.62 Nic Fink
  United States
58.65
200 m breaststroke
details
Zac Stubblety-Cook
  Australia
2:07.07 Yu Hanaguruma
  Japan
Erik Persson
  Sweden
2:08.38 None awarded
50 m butterfly
details
Caeleb Dressel
  United States
22.57 Nicholas Santos
  Brazil
22.78 Michael Andrew
  United States
22.79
100 m butterfly
details
Kristóf Milák
  Hungary
50.14 Naoki Mizunuma
  Japan
50.94 Joshua Liendo
  Canada
50.97
200 m butterfly
details
Kristóf Milák
  Hungary
1:50.34
WR
Léon Marchand
  France
1:53.37
NR
Tomoru Honda
  Japan
1:53.61
200 m individual medley
details
Léon Marchand
  France
1:55.22
NR
Carson Foster
  United States
1:55.71 Daiya Seto
  Japan
1:56.22
400 m individual medley
details
Léon Marchand
  France
4:04.28
CR, ER
Carson Foster
  United States
4:06.56 Chase Kalisz
  United States
4:07.47
4×100 m freestyle relay
details
  United States
Caeleb Dressel (47.67)
Ryan Held (46.99)
Justin Ress (47.48)
Brooks Curry (47.20)
Hunter Armstrong[a]
3:09.34   Australia
William Yang (48.41)
Matthew Temple (48.17)
Jack Cartwright (47.62)
Kyle Chalmers (46.60)
3:10.80   Italy
Alessandro Miressi (48.38)
Thomas Ceccon (47.57)
Lorenzo Zazzeri (47.35)
Manuel Frigo (47.65)
3:10.95
4×200 m freestyle relay
details
  United States
Drew Kibler (1:45.54)
Carson Foster (1:45.04)
Trenton Julian (1:45.31)
Kieran Smith (1:44.35)
Trey Freeman[a]
Coby Carrozza[a]
7:00.24   Australia
Elijah Winnington (1:45.83)
Zac Incerti (1:45.51)
Samuel Short (1:46.44)
Mack Horton (1:45.72)
Brendon Smith[a]
7:03.50   Great Britain
James Guy (1:46.31)
Jacob Whittle (1:46.80)
Joe Litchfield (1:47.36)
Tom Dean (1:43.53)
Matthew Richards[a]
7:04.00
4×100 m medley relay
details
  Italy
Thomas Ceccon (51.93)
Nicolò Martinenghi (57.47)
Federico Burdisso (50.63)
Alessandro Miressi (47.48)
Piero Codia[a]
Lorenzo Zazzeri[a]
3:27.51
=ER
  United States
Ryan Murphy (52.51)
Nic Fink (57.86)
Michael Andrew (50.06)
Ryan Held (47.36)
Hunter Armstrong[a]
Trenton Julian[a]
Brooks Curry[a]
3:27.79   Great Britain
Luke Greenbank (53.81)
James Wilby (58.82)
James Guy (51.23)
Tom Dean (47.45)
Jacob Peters[a]
Lewis Burras[a]
3:31.31

AF African record | AM Americas record | AS Asian record | CR Championship record | ER European record | OC Oceania record | WR World record | NR National record

a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle
details
Sarah Sjöström
  Sweden
23.98 Katarzyna Wasick
  Poland
24.18 Meg Harris
  Australia
Erika Brown
  United States
24.38
100 m freestyle
details
Mollie O'Callaghan
  Australia
52.67 Sarah Sjöström
  Sweden
52.80 Torri Huske
  United States
52.92
200 m freestyle
details
Yang Junxuan
  China
1:54.92 Mollie O'Callaghan
  Australia
1:55.22 Tang Muhan
  China
1:56.25
400 m freestyle
details
Katie Ledecky
  United States
3:58.15
CR
Summer McIntosh
  Canada
3:59.39
NR
Leah Smith
  United States
4:02.08
800 m freestyle
details
Katie Ledecky
  United States
8:08.04 Kiah Melverton
  Australia
8:18.77 Simona Quadarella
  Italy
8:19.00
1500 m freestyle
details
Katie Ledecky
  United States
15:30.15 Katie Grimes
  United States
15:44.89 Lani Pallister
  Australia
15:48.96
50 m backstroke
details
Kylie Masse
  Canada
27.31 Katharine Berkoff
  United States
27.39 Analia Pigrée
  France
27.40
100 m backstroke
details
Regan Smith
  United States
58.22 Kylie Masse
  Canada
58.40 Claire Curzan
  United States
58.67
200 m backstroke
details
Kaylee McKeown
  Australia
2:05.08 Phoebe Bacon
  United States
2:05.12 Rhyan White
  United States
2:06.96
50 m breaststroke
details
Rūta Meilutytė
  Lithuania
29.70 Benedetta Pilato
  Italy
29.80 Lara van Niekerk
  South Africa
29.90
100 m breaststroke
details
Benedetta Pilato
  Italy
1:05.93 Anna Elendt
  Germany
1:05.98 Rūta Meilutytė
  Lithuania
1:06.02
200 m breaststroke
details
Lilly King
  United States
2:22.41 Jenna Strauch
  Australia
2:23.04 Kate Douglass
  United States
2:23.20
50 m butterfly
details
Sarah Sjöström
  Sweden
24.95 Mélanie Henique
  France
25.31 Zhang Yufei
  China
25.32
100 m butterfly
details
Torri Huske
  United States
55.64
NR
Marie Wattel
  France
56.14
NR
Zhang Yufei
  China
56.41
200 m butterfly
details
Summer McIntosh
  Canada
2:05.20
WJ, NR
Hali Flickinger
  United States
2:06.08 Zhang Yufei
  China
2:06.32
200 m individual medley
details
Alexandra Walsh
  United States
2:07.13 Kaylee McKeown
  Australia
2:08.57 Leah Hayes
  United States
2:08.91
WJ
400 m individual medley
details
Summer McIntosh
  Canada
4:32.04
WJ
Katie Grimes
  United States
4:32.67 Emma Weyant
  United States
4:36.00
4×100 m freestyle relay
details
  Australia
Mollie O'Callaghan (52.70)
Madison Wilson (52.60)
Meg Harris (53.00)
Shayna Jack (52.65)
Leah Neale[b]
Brianna Throssell[b]
3:30.95   Canada
Kayla Sanchez (53.45)
Taylor Ruck (52.92)
Maggie Mac Neil (53.27)
Penny Oleksiak (52.51)
Rebecca Smith[b]
Katerine Savard[b]
3:32.15   United States
Torri Huske (52.96)
Erika Brown (53.30)
Kate Douglass (53.61)
Claire Curzan (52.71)
Mallory Comerford[b]
Natalie Hinds[b]
3:32.58
4×200 m freestyle relay
details
  United States
Claire Weinstein (1:56.71)
Leah Smith (1:56.47)
Katie Ledecky (1:53.67)
Bella Sims (1:54.60)
Alexandra Walsh[b]
Hali Flickinger[b]
7:41.45
CR
  Australia
Madison Wilson (1:56.74)
Leah Neale (1:55.27)
Kiah Melverton (1:55.91)
Mollie O'Callaghan (1:55.94)
Lani Pallister[b]
Brianna Throssell[b]
7:43.86   Canada
Summer McIntosh (1:54.79) WJ
Kayla Sanchez (1:57.39)
Taylor Ruck (1:56.75)
Penny Oleksiak (1:55.83)
Mary-Sophie Harvey[b]
Katerine Savard[b]
Rebecca Smith[b]
7:44.76
4×100 m medley relay
details
  United States
Regan Smith (58.40)
Lilly King (1:05.89)
Torri Huske (56.67)
Claire Curzan (52.82)
Rhyan White[b]
Alexandra Walsh[b]
Natalie Hinds[b]
Erika Brown[b]
3:53.78   Australia
Kaylee McKeown (58.77)
Jenna Strauch (1:05.99)
Brianna Throssell (57.19)
Mollie O'Callaghan (52.30)
Madison Wilson[b]
3:54.25   Canada
Kylie Masse (58.39)
Rachel Nicol (1:07.17)
Maggie Mac Neil (56.80)
Penny Oleksiak (52.65)
Ingrid Wilm[b]
Kelsey Wog[b]
Kayla Sanchez[b]
3:55.01

AF African record | AM Americas record | AS Asian record | CR Championship record | ER European record | OC Oceania record | WR World record | NR National record

b Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Mixed edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
4×100 m freestyle relay
details
  Australia
Jack Cartwright (48.12)
Kyle Chalmers (46.98)
Madison Wilson (52.25)
Mollie O'Callaghan (52.03)
Zac Incerti[c]
William Yang[c]
Meg Harris[c]
Leah Neale[c]
3:19.38
WR
  Canada
Joshua Liendo (48.02)
Javier Acevedo (47.96)
Kayla Sanchez (52.52)
Penny Oleksiak (52.11)
Ruslan Gaziev[c]
Taylor Ruck[c]
Maggie Mac Neil[c]
3:20.61
NR
  United States
Ryan Held (47.93)
Brooks Curry (47.72)
Torri Huske (52.70)
Claire Curzan (52.84)
Drew Kibler[c]
Erika Brown[c]
Kate Douglass[c]
3:21.09
4×100 m medley relay
details
  United States
Hunter Armstrong (52.14)
Nic Fink (57.86)
Torri Huske (56.17)
Claire Curzan (52.62)
Ryan Murphy[c]
Lilly King[c]
Michael Andrew[c]
Erika Brown[c]
3:38.79   Australia
Kaylee McKeown (58.66)
Zac Stubblety-Cook (58.92)
Matthew Temple (50.84)
Shayna Jack (52.92)
Isaac Cooper[c]
Matthew Wilson[c]
Brianna Throssell[c]
Meg Harris[c]
3:41.34   Netherlands
Kira Toussaint (59.72)
Arno Kamminga (58.28)
Nyls Korstanje (50.99)
Marrit Steenbergen (52.55)
3:41.54

AF African record | AM Americas record | AS Asian record | CR Championship record | ER European record | OC Oceania record | WR World record | NR National record

c Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Records edit

The following world and championship records were broken during the competition.

World records edit

Date Event Established for Time Name Nation
June 20 Men's 100 m backstroke final (same) 51.60 Thomas Ceccon   Italy
June 21 Men's 200 m butterfly final (same) 1:50.34 Kristóf Milák   Hungary
June 24 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle relay final (same) 3:19.38 Jack Cartwright (48.12)
Kyle Chalmers (46.98)
Madison Wilson (52.25)
Mollie O'Callaghan (52.03)
  Australia

Championship records edit

Date Event Time Name Nation
June 18 Women's 400 m freestyle final 3:58.15 Katie Ledecky   United States
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)
  United States

References edit

  1. ^ Ledecky, Marchand Named FINA Swimmers of the Meet
  2. ^ "FINA announces the competition schedule for the FINA World Championships Budapest 2022". Fina.org. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Fina.org. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

External links edit