Swimming at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games explained

Event:Swimming
Competition:2017 Commonwealth Youth Games
Venue:Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex
Dates:19–22 July 2017
Competitors:184
Nations:45
Events:35
Prev:2011
Next:2023

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]

Format

The competition will feature 35 long course (50m) events, divided between males, females and mixed events into the following events:

50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (females only) and 1500 (males only);

50, 100 and 200;

50, 100 and 200;

50, 100 and 200;

4x100 free, 4x200 free and 4x100 medley

Medal summary

Men

50 m freestyle23.1023.3823.43
100 m freestyle50.4650.9351.10
200 m freestyle1:49.891:50.501:50.72
400 m freestyle3:53.763:54.153:55.67
1500 m freestyle15:40.1115:50.6415:53.73
50 m backstroke26.1826.4426.50
100 m backstroke56.4256.5356.85
200 m backstroke2:00.902:03.212:05.00
50 m breaststroke27.6828.7729.19
1:01.861:03.411:03.71
2:16.442:16.972:17.17
50 m butterfly24.5324.5524.66
100 m butterfly53.8754.3254.35
200 m butterfly1:59.892:00.242:01.02
2:02.132:03.062:04.39
4:18.784:24.474:25.42

Women

50 m freestyle25.8925.9726.02
100 m freestyle56.3156.5956.95
200 m freestyle2:01.562:02.322:02.56
400 m freestyle4:16.364:16.434:17.76
800 m freestyle8:49.948:54.068:54.21
50 m backstroke29.0429.3429.66
100 m backstroke1:01.771:02.191:02.68
200 m backstroke2:13.572:14.792:16.52
50 m breaststroke32.3832.5232.56
1:10.141:10.721:11.07
2:31.002:31.492:32.32
50 m butterfly27.2327.2827.56f
100 m butterfly59.921:00.141:01.27
200 m butterfly2:10.952:13.292:13.80
2:15.492:16.552:17.97
4:42.194:46.694:49.22

Mixed


Chua Yi Shou
Natasha Ong
Quah Jing Wen
Jonathan Tan
3:36.01
Harry Constantine
Elizabeth Harris
Mason Wilby
Alicia Wilson
3:36.17
Anna Fleming
Emma Harvey
Scott McLay
Luke Robins
3:37.05

Lewis Clareburt
Chelsey Edwards
Zac Reid
Laticia-Leigh Transom
7:50.85
Harry Constantine
Leah Crisp
Jakob Goodman
Elizabeth Harris
7:55.79
Daniel Jacobson
Charlotte Mitchell
Max Osborn
Katie Strachan
7:57.74
3:56.743:57.213:59.33

Participating nations

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Aquatic Competition Kicks-off July 19th . Race . Loretta . 18 July 2017. www.swimswam.com/ . SwimSwam. 21 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Competition Schedule Aquatics. www.results.bahamas2017cyg.com/ . 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Organizing Committee . 22 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Aquatics. www.results.bahamas2017cyg.com/ . 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Organizing Committee . 22 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Clareburt wins two gold medals as New Zealand dominate swimming at Bahamas 2017. Morgan . Liam. 20 July 2017 . Insidethegames.biz . Dunsar Media . 20 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Swimming Sport Entries . www.results.bahamas2017cyg.com/ . 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Organizing Committee . 20 July 2017.
  6. News: Ranasinghe. Lakshman. 18 June 2017. Eight Swimmers off to Bahamas and Hungary. . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 13 July 2017.
  7. Web site: Sri Lanka nominate two swimming teams for Commonwealth Youth Games and World Aquatics Championships. Uvais. Farhan. 21 June 2017. www.dailysports.lk/ . Daily Sports . 13 July 2017.
  8. Web site: 06/21/17 In Briefs: News From Ireland, New Zealand & Sri Lanka. Race. Loretta. 21 June 2017. www.swimswam.com/ . Swim Swam Partners, LLC . 13 July 2017.