The

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

events at the

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were held from 23 to 30 July 2023 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A in

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, Japan.

Léon Marchand Léon Marchand (born 17 May 2002) is a French swimmer. He is the European record holder in the long course 400 metre individual medley and the French record holder in the long course 200 metre individual medley, 200 metre butterfly and 200 met ...

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won the Male Swimmer of the Championships award and

Kaylee McKeown Kaylee Rochelle McKeown (born 12 July 2001) is an Australian swimmer and triple Olympic gold medalist. She is a world record holder in the long course 100 metre backstroke and the short course 200 metre backstroke.Hanson, Ian (27 November 20 ...

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won the Female Swimmer of Championships award based on individual point score. The

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won the Team of the Championships award based on team point score. World Records were broken in six individual and three relay events. China's

Qin Haiyang Qin Haiyang ( zh, 覃海洋, born 17 May 1999) is a Chinese Swimming (sport), swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke and individual medley. He is the current world record holder in the World record progression 200 metres breaststroke, 200m ...

and Australia's

became the first male and female athletes at a World Aquatics Championships to win the 50m, 100m & 200m events in a single stroke, at a single World Aquatics Championships.

Schedule

42 events were held. ''All times are local (

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).''

Medal summary

Medal table

Men

Women

Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Mixed events

Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Records

The following

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and

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records were set during the competition.

World records

Championship records

References

External links

Official website
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