Swimming at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games
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| 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 |
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:
- 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
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Wales 2.svg Wales | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | File:Ulster banner.svg Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 | |
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Men
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- 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
Mixed
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]
- File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda (2)
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (14)
- File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas (20) (host nation)
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (2)
- File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados (2)
- File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda (2)
- File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana (1)
- File:Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg Cayman Islands (3)
- File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands (1)
- File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus (2)
- File:Flag of England.svg England (12)
- File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (3)
- File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana (2)
- File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar (5)
- File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada (1)
- File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey (3)
- File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana (2)
- File:Flag of India.svg India (4)
- File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man (4)
- File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey (2)
- File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta (3)
- File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi (1)
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (5)
- File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius (1)
- File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique (2)
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (11)
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (4)
- File:Ulster banner.svg Northern Ireland (4)
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (2)
- File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (2)
- File:Flag of Saint Helena.svg Saint Helena (2)
- File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia (2)
- File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3)
- File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (2)
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (8)
- File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone (2)
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (13)
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (8)
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (4)[6][7][8]
- File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania (2)
- File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (3)
- File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago (1)
- File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (1)
- File:Flag of Wales 2.svg Wales (10)
- File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia (1)
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References
- ↑ 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.