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2021 World Championships | |
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Venue | Etihad Arena |
Location | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Dates | 16–21 December 2021 |
Competitors | 943[1] from 183[1] nations |
2021 FINA World Swimming Championships | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×50 m | men | women |
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×50 m | men | women |
4×100 m | men | women |
Mixed relay | ||
4×50 m | freestyle | medley |
The 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held from 16 to 21 December 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[2][3] It was previously scheduled for 13 to 18 December but moved back three days on 24 February 2021.[4] Originally scheduled to be held in 2020, the championships were pushed back one year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Competition took place in a 25-metre (short course) temporary pool installed at Etihad Arena.[3][5]
In September 2021, it was announced the Championships would be part of a larger aquatics program, called the Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival, which includes competition in open water swimming, diving, and high diving.[6][7][8]
Qualification
The qualification period for competing at the 2021 World Swimming Championships ran from 1 December 2019 through 28 November 2021.[9] On 23 November 2021, FINA announced it would take into consideration times swum as part of the 2021 International Swimming League and allow them to count towards qualification for the 2021 World Championships.[10] In addition to country-specific selection procedures, competitors were required to achieve a qualifying "A" or "B" time in an event to qualify for the individual or a relay event with individual entries capped at two competitors per country and relay entries capped at one team per country.[11][12]
Below are the qualifying times for the 2021 World Championships as determined by FINA:[11]
Event | Men | Women | Men | Women |
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"A" | "B" | |||
50 m freestyle | 21.40 | 24.60 | 22.15 | 25.46 |
100 m freestyle | 47.23 | 53.78 | 48.88 | 55.66 |
200 m freestyle | 1:44.88 | 1:55.60 | 1:48.55 | 1:59.65 |
400 m freestyle | 3:44.09 | 4:06.95 | 3:51.93 | 4:15.59 |
800 m freestyle | — | 8:35.69 | — | 8:53.74 |
1500 m freestyle | 14:49.29 | — | 15:20.42 | — |
50 m backstroke | 23.79 | 26.81 | 24.62 | 27.75 |
100 m backstroke | 51.30 | 58.08 | 53.10 | 1:00.11 |
200 m backstroke | 1:52.66 | 2:07.19 | 1:56.60 | 2:11.64 |
50 m breaststroke | 26.57 | 30.69 | 27.50 | 31.76 |
100 m breaststroke | 57.63 | 1:06.18 | 59.65 | 1:08.50 |
200 m breaststroke | 2:06.23 | 2:24.30 | 2:10.65 | 2:29.45 |
50 m butterfly | 23.08 | 26.14 | 23.89 | 27.05 |
100 m butterfly | 51.35 | 58.22 | 53.15 | 1:00.26 |
200 m butterfly | 1:54.10 | 2:09.76 | 1:58.09 | 2:14.30 |
100 m individual medley | 53.57 | 1:01.21 | 55.44 | 1:03.35 |
200 m individual medley | 1:55.25 | 2:11.51 | 1:59.28 | 2:16.11 |
400 m individual medley | 4:09.19 | 4:37.54 | 4:17.91 | 4:47.25 |
Schedule
An opening ceremony preceded the start of pool swimming competition on 16 December, was followed by competition from 16 December to 21 December, and concluded with a closing ceremony on 21 December.[13] A total of 46 events were held.[14][15]
H | Heats | SF | Semifinals | Finals |
Date → | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | ||||||
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Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
50 m freestyle | H | SF | ||||||||||
100 m freestyle | H | SF | ||||||||||
200 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
400 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
1500 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
50 m backstroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
100 m backstroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
200 m backstroke | H | |||||||||||
50 m breaststroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
100 m breaststroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
200 m breaststroke | H | |||||||||||
50 m butterfly | H | SF | ||||||||||
100 m butterfly | H | SF | ||||||||||
200 m butterfly | H | |||||||||||
100 m individual medley | H | SF | ||||||||||
200 m individual medley | H | |||||||||||
400 m individual medley | H | |||||||||||
4 × 50 m freestyle relay | H | |||||||||||
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | H | |||||||||||
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | H | |||||||||||
4 × 50 m medley relay | H | |||||||||||
4 × 100 m medley relay | H |
Date → | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | ||||||
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Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
50 m freestyle | H | SF | ||||||||||
100 m freestyle | H | SF | ||||||||||
200 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
400 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
800 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
50 m backstroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
100 m backstroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
200 m backstroke | H | |||||||||||
50 m breaststroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
100 m breaststroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
200 m breaststroke | H | |||||||||||
50 m butterfly | H | SF | ||||||||||
100 m butterfly | H | SF | ||||||||||
200 m butterfly | H | |||||||||||
100 m individual medley | H | SF | ||||||||||
200 m individual medley | H | |||||||||||
400 m individual medley | H | |||||||||||
4 × 50 m freestyle relay | H | |||||||||||
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | H | |||||||||||
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | H | |||||||||||
4 × 50 m medley relay | H | |||||||||||
4 × 100 m medley relay | H |
Date → | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | ||||||
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Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
4 × 50 m freestyle relay | H | |||||||||||
4 × 50 m medley relay | H |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (United Arab Emirates)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
2 | Canada | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
3 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
4 | Russian Swimming Federation | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
5 | Sweden | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
6 | China | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
7 | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
8 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Israel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
12 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
13 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
15 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
22 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (28 entries) | 48 | 45 | 45 | 138 |