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was among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in

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. The sport had been staged in all twenty-one previous editions of the Games thus far, and will be contested in England for the third time. The competition took place between 29 July and 3 August 2022, spread across fifty-two events (including twelve parasport events). For the first time,

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swimming was held at the

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Schedule

The competition schedule was as follows:

Venue

The swimming competitions were held at the

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, the only new-build permanent venue constructed for the Games. The

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competition also took place there.

Qualification (parasport)

A total of up to 96 para swimmers (48 per gender) qualified to compete at the Games. Nations may earn three quotas per event, allocated as follows: * Athletes in the World Para Swimming (WPS) World Rankings (for performances between 31 December 2020 and 18 April 2022). * Recipients of a CGF/WPS Bipartite Invitation.

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Men

Parasport

Women

Parasport

Mixed

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

Participating nations

There were 57 participating

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(CGA's) in swimming with a total of 449 (246 men and 203 women) athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. This marked Dominica's sport debut in the sport at the

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References

External links

Official website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – Aquatics - Swimming and Para Swimming
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Swimming competitions in the United Kingdom