Swimming at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games
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]
| 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 |
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 |  | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 |  | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 |  | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 |  | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 |  | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 |  | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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| Totals (13 nations) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 | |
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Scott McLay | 23.10 | Kyle Abeysinghe | 23.38 | Jeron Thompson | 23.43 |
| 100 m freestyle | Scott McLay | 50.46 | Kyle Abeysinghe | 50.93 | Jonathan Tan | 51.10 |
| 200 m freestyle | Lewis Clareburt | 1:49.89 | Jarryd Baxter | 1:50.50 | Jack McMillan | 1:50.72 |
| 400 m freestyle | Jarryd Baxter | 3:53.76 | Lewis Clareburt | 3:54.15 | Jakob Goodman | 3:55.67 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Zac Reid | 15:40.11 | Max Osborn.svg.png){kind=small} | 15:50.64 | James Freeman | 15:53.73 |
| 50 m backstroke | Finn Kennard Campbell | 26.18 | Jahrel Murphy | 26.44 | Francis Fong | 26.50 |
| 100 m backstroke | Francis Fong | 56.42 | Scott McClay | 56.53 | Finn Kennard Campbell | 56.85 |
| 200 m backstroke | Jarryd Baxter | 2:00.90 | James McFadzen | 2:03.21 | Francis Fong | 2:05.00 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Michael Houlie | 27.68 | Izaak Bastian | 28.77 | Zongxian Khoo | 29.19 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Michael Houlie | 1:01.86 | Zongxian Khoo | 1:03.41 | Izaak Bastian | 1:03.71 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Luan Grobbelaar | 2:16.44 | Michael Houlie | 2:16.97 | Taichi Vakasama | 2:17.17 |
| 50 m butterfly | Scott McLay]] | 24.53 | Dylan Koo | 24.55 | Lewis Fraser | 24.66 |
| 100 m butterfly | Lewis Fraser | 53.87 | Dylan Koo | 54.32 | Ong Jung Yi | 54.35 |
| 200 m butterfly | Mason Wilby | 1:59.89 | Lewis Clareburt | 2:00.24 | Charles Cox | 2:01.02 |
| 200 m individual medley | Thomas Dean | 2:02.13 | Lewis Clareburt | 2:03.06 | James McFadzen | 2:04.39 |
| 400 m individual medley | Lewis Clareburt | 4:18.78 | Thomas Dean | 4:24.47 | Ethan McAleese | 4:25.42 |
- 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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Meg Harris | 25.89 | Elzbeita Noble | 25.97 | Laticia-Leigh Transom | 26.02 |
| 100 m freestyle | Quah Jing Wen | 56.31 | Laticia-Leigh Transom | 56.59 | Sophie Smith | 56.95 |
| 200 m freestyle | Laticia-Leigh Transom | 2:01.56 | Sophie Smith | 2:02.32 | Rebecca Meder | 2:02.56 |
| 400 m freestyle | Leah Crisp | 4:16.36 | Rachel Bethel | 4:16.43 | Sophie Caldwell | 4:17.76 |
| 800 m freestyle | Leah Crisp | 8:49.94 | Rachel Bethel | 8:54.06 | Rebecca Meder | 8:54.21 |
| 50 m backstroke | Lily Boseley | 29.04 | Medi Harris | 29.34 | Mariella Venter | 29.66 |
| 100 m backstroke | Mariella Venter | 1:01.77 | Lily Boseley | 1:02.19 | Gina Galloway | 1:02.68 |
| 200 m backstroke | Mariella Venter | 2:13.57 | Lily Boseley | 2:14.79 | Medi Harris | 2:16.52 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Christie Chue | 32.38 | Lilly Higgs | 32.52 | Ciara Smith | 32.56 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Hanim Abrahams | 1:10.14 | Christie Chue | 1:10.72 | Ciara Smith | 1:11.07 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Layla Black | 2:31.00 | Mya Rasmussen | 2:31.49 | Hanim Abrahams | 2:32.32 |
| 50 m butterfly | Quah Jing Wen | 59.92 | Ciara Schlosshan | 1:00.14 | Hannah Bates | 1:01.27 |
| 100 m butterfly | Quah Jing Wen | 27.23 | Alicia Wilson | 27.28 | Emma Harvey | 27.56f |
| 200 m butterfly | Ciara Schlosshan | 2:10.95 | Quah Jing Wen | 2:13.29 | Brittany Castelluzzo | 2:13.80 |
| 200 m individual medley | Alicia Wilson | 2:15.49 | Mya Rasmussen | 2:16.55 | Shannon Russell | 2:17.97 |
| 400 m individual medley | Mya Rasmussen | 4:42.19 | Rebecca Meder | 4:46.69 | Ciara Schlosshan | 4:49.22 |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 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 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 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 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Francis Fong Zongxian Khoo Quah Jing Wen Toh Fann Rui | 3:56.74 | Lewis Clareburt Finn Kennard Campbell Ciara Smith Laticia-Leigh Transom | 3:57.21 | Elizabeth Harris James McFadzen Jahrel Murphy Alicia Wilson | 3:59.33 |
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]
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References
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- "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.
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- Ranasinghe, Lakshman (18 June 2017). "Eight Swimmers off to Bahamas and Hungary". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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