The swimming events at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships were held from 23 to 30 July 2023 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A in Fukuoka, Japan. Léon Marchand of France won the Male Swimmer of the Championships award and Kaylee McKeown of Australia won the Female Swimmer of Championships award based on individual point score. The United States 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 and Australia's McKeown became the first male and female athletes at a World Aquatics Championships to win the 50 m, 100 m & 200 m events in a single stroke, at a single World Aquatics Championships.
Schedule 42 events were held.
All times are local (UTC+9). HHeats½Semi finalsFFinal
+Men Date → Sun 23 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Thu 27 Fri 28 Sat 29 Sun 30 Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E 50 m freestyle H ½ F 100 m freestyle H ½ F 200 m freestyle H ½ F 400 m freestyle H F 800 m freestyle H F 1500 m freestyle H F 50 m backstroke H ½ F 100 m backstroke H ½ F 200 m backstroke H ½ F 50 m breaststroke H ½ F 100 m breaststroke H ½ F 200 m breaststroke H ½ F 50 m butterfly H ½ F 100 m butterfly H ½ F 200 m butterfly H ½ F 200 m individual medley H ½ F 400 m individual medley H F 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay H F 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay H F 4 × 100 metre medley relay H F
+Women Date → Sun 23 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Thu 27 Fri 28 Sat 29 Sun 30 Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E 50 m freestyle H ½ F 100 m freestyle H ½ F 200 m freestyle H ½ F 400 m freestyle H F 800 m freestyle H F 1500 m freestyle H F 50 m backstroke H ½ F 100 m backstroke H ½ F 200 m backstroke H ½ F 50 m breaststroke H ½ F 100 m breaststroke H ½ F 200 m breaststroke H ½ F 50 m butterfly H ½ F 100 m butterfly H ½ F 200 m butterfly H ½ F 200 m individual medley H ½ F 400 m individual medley H F 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay H F 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay H F 4 × 100 metre medley relay H F
+Mixed Date → Sun 23 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Thu 27 Fri 28 Sat 29 Sun 30 Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E 4 × 100 m freestyle relay H F 4 × 100 m medley relay H F
Medal summary Medal table
Men 50 metre freestyle Cameron McEvoy 21.06 OC Jack Alexy 21.57 Ben Proud 21.58 100 metre freestyle Kyle Chalmers 47.15 Jack Alexy 47.31 Maxime Grousset 47.42 200 metre freestyle Matt Richards 1:44.30 Tom Dean 1:44.32 Hwang Sun-woo 1:44.42 NR 400 metre freestyle Samuel Short 3:40.68 Ahmed Hafnaoui 3:40.70 AF Lukas Märtens 3:42.20 800 metre freestyle Ahmed Hafnaoui 7:37.00 Samuel Short 7:37.76 OC Bobby Finke 7:38.67 AM 1500 metre freestyle Ahmed Hafnaoui 14:31.54 CR, AF Bobby Finke 14:31.59 AM Samuel Short 14:37.28 50 metre backstroke Hunter Armstrong 24.05 Justin Ress 24.24 Xu Jiayu 24.50 100 metre backstroke Ryan Murphy 52.22 Thomas Ceccon 52.27 Hunter Armstrong 52.58 200 metre backstroke Hubert Kós 1:54.14 NR Ryan Murphy 1:54.83 Roman Mityukov 1:55.34 NR 50 metre breaststroke Qin Haiyang 26.29 Nic Fink 26.59 Sun Jiajun 26.79 100 metre breaststroke Qin Haiyang 57.69 AS Nicolò MartinenghiArno KammingaNic Fink 58.72None awarded 200 metre breaststroke Qin Haiyang 2:05.48 WR Zac Stubblety-Cook 2:06.40 Matthew Fallon 2:07.74 50 metre butterfly Thomas Ceccon 22.68 NR Diogo Ribeiro 22.80 NR Maxime Grousset 22.82 100 metre butterfly Maxime Grousset 50.14 NR Joshua Liendo 50.34 NR Dare Rose 50.46 200 metre butterfly Léon Marchand 1:52.43 NR Krzysztof Chmielewski 1:53.62 Tomoru Honda 1:53.66 200 metre individual medley Léon Marchand 1:54.82 ER Duncan Scott 1:55.95 Tom Dean 1:56.07 400 metre individual medley Léon Marchand 4:02.50 WR Carson Foster 4:06.56 Daiya Seto 4:09.41 4 × 100 metre freestyle relayJack Cartwright (47.84)Flynn Southam (47.85)Kai Taylor (47.91)Kyle Chalmers (46.56)Matthew Temple 3:10.16Alessandro Miressi (47.54)Manuel Frigo (47.79)Lorenzo Zazzeri (48.13)Thomas Ceccon (47.03)Leonardo Deplano 3:10.49Ryan Held (48.16)Jack Alexy (47.56)Chris Guiliano (47.77)Matt King (47.32)Destin LascoJustin Ress 3:10.81 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Duncan Scott (1:45.42)Matthew Richards (1:44.65)James Guy (1:45.17)Tom Dean (1:43.84)Joe Litchfield 6:59.08 Luke Hobson (1:46.00)Carson Foster (1:44.49)Jake Mitchell (1:45.06)Kieran Smith (1:44.47)Drew KiblerBaylor NelsonHenry McFadden 7:00.02 Kai Taylor (1:45.79)Kyle Chalmers (1:45.19)Alexander Graham (1:45.55)Thomas Neill (1:45.60)Flynn SouthamElijah Winnington 7:02.13 4 × 100 metre medley relay Ryan Murphy (52.04)Nic Fink (58.03)Dare Rose (50.13)Jack Alexy (47.00)Hunter ArmstrongJosh MathenyThomas HeilmanMatt King 3:27.20 CR Xu Jiayu (53.39)Qin Haiyang (57.43)Wang Changhao (51.56)Pan Zhanle (46.62)Yan ZibeiSun JiajunWang Haoyu 3:29.00 AS Bradley Woodward (53.38)Zac Stubblety-Cook (59.25)Matthew Temple (50.10)Kyle Chalmers (46.89)Samuel WilliamsonKai Taylor 3:29.62
Women 50 metre freestyle Sarah Sjöström 23.62 Shayna Jack 24.10 Zhang Yufei 24.15 100 metre freestyle Mollie O'Callaghan 52.16 Siobhán Haughey 52.49 Marrit Steenbergen 52.71 200 metre freestyle Mollie O'Callaghan 1:52.85 WR Ariarne Titmus 1:53.01 Summer McIntosh 1:53.65 WJ, NR 400 metre freestyle Ariarne Titmus 3:55.38 WR Katie Ledecky 3:58.73 Erika Fairweather 3:59.59 NR 800 metre freestyle Katie Ledecky 8:08.87 Li Bingjie 8:13.31 AS Ariarne Titmus 8:13.59 =OC 1500 metre freestyle Katie Ledecky 15:26.27 Simona Quadarella 15:43.31 Li Bingjie 15:45.71 50 metre backstroke Kaylee McKeown 27.08 OC Regan Smith 27.11 Lauren Cox 27.20 100 metre backstroke Kaylee McKeown 57.53 CR Regan Smith 57.78 Katharine Berkoff 58.25 200 metre backstroke Kaylee McKeown 2:03.85 Regan Smith 2:04.94 Peng Xuwei 2:06.74 50 metre breaststroke Rūta Meilutytė 29.16 WR Lilly King 29.94 Benedetta Pilato 30.04 100 metre breaststroke Rūta Meilutytė 1:04.62 Tatjana Schoenmaker 1:05.84 Lydia Jacoby 1:05.94 200 metre breaststroke Tatjana Schoenmaker 2:20.80 Kate Douglass 2:21.23 Tes Schouten 2:21.63 NR 50 metre butterfly Sarah Sjöström 24.77 Zhang Yufei 25.05 AS Gretchen Walsh 25.46 100 metre butterfly Zhang Yufei 56.12 Maggie Mac Neil 56.45 Torri Huske 56.61 200 metre butterfly Summer McIntosh 2:04.06 AM, WJ Elizabeth Dekkers 2:05.46 Regan Smith 2:06.78 200 metre individual medley Kate Douglass 2:07.17 Alexandra Walsh 2:07.97 Yu Yiting 2:08.74 400 metre individual medley Summer McIntosh 4:27.11 CR Katie Grimes 4:31.41 Jenna Forrester 4:32.30 4 × 100 metre freestyle relayMollie O'Callaghan (52.08)Shayna Jack (51.69)Meg Harris (52.29)Emma McKeon (51.90)Brianna ThrossellMadison Wilson 3:27.96 WRGretchen Walsh (54.06)Abbey Weitzeil (52.71)Olivia Smoliga (52.88)Kate Douglass (52.28)Torri HuskeMaxine Parker 3:31.93Cheng Yujie (53.39)Yang Junxuan (53.53)Wu Qingfeng (52.64)Zhang Yufei (52.84)Ai YanhanZhu Menghui 3:32.40 AS 4 × 200 metre freestyle relayMollie O'Callaghan (1:53.66)Shayna Jack (1:55.63)Brianna Throssell (1:55.80)Ariarne Titmus (1:52.41)Madison WilsonLani PallisterKiah Melverton 7:37.50 WRErin Gemmell (1:55.97)Katie Ledecky (1:54.39)Bella Sims (1:54.64)Alex Shackell (1:56.38)Leah SmithAnna Peplowski 7:41.38Li Bingjie (1:55.83)Li Jiaping (1:58.54)Ai Yanhan (1:55.57)Liu Yaxin (1:55.46)Yang PeiqiGe Chutong 7:44.40 4 × 100 metre medley relayRegan Smith (57.68)Lilly King (1:04.93)Gretchen Walsh (57.06)Kate Douglass (52.41)Katharine BerkoffLydia JacobyTorri HuskeAbbey Weitzeil 3:52.08Kaylee McKeown (57.91)Abbey Harkin (1:07.07)Emma McKeon (56.44)Mollie O'Callaghan (51.95)Madison WilsonBrianna ThrossellMeg Harris 3:53.37Kylie Masse (58.74)Sophie Angus (1:06.21)Maggie Mac Neil (55.69)Summer McIntosh (53.48)Ingrid WilmMary-Sophie Harvey 3:54.12 Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Mixed events 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Jack Cartwright (48.14)Kyle Chalmers (47.25)Shayna Jack (51.73)Mollie O'Callaghan (51.71)Flynn SouthamMadison WilsonMeg Harris 3:18.83 WR Jack Alexy (47.68)Matt King (47.78)Abbey Weitzeil (52.94)Kate Douglass (52.42)Chris GuilianoOlivia SmoligaBella Sims 3:20.82 Matt Richards (47.83)Duncan Scott (47.46)Anna Hopkin (53.30)Freya Anderson (53.09)Jacob WhittleTom DeanLucy Hope 3:21.68 ER 4 × 100 metre medley relay Xu Jiayu (52.42)Qin Haiyang (57.31)Zhang Yufei (55.69)Cheng Yujie (53.15)Yan ZibeiWang YichunWu Qingfeng 3:38.57 Kaylee McKeown (58.03)Zac Stubblety-Cook (58.84)Matthew Temple (50.63)Shayna Jack (51.53)Bradley WoodwardSamuel WilliamsonEmma McKeon 3:39.03 Ryan Murphy (52.02)Nic Fink (58.19)Torri Huske (58.19)Kate Douglass (51.79)Katharine BerkoffJosh MathenyDare RoseAbbey Weitzeil 3:40.19 Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Records The following world and championship records were set during the competition. World records Date Round Event Time Name Nation July 23 Final Women's 400 metre freestyle 3:55.38 Ariarne Titmus July 23 Final Men's 400 metre individual medley 4:02.50 Léon Marchand July 23 Final Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 3:27.96 Mollie O'Callaghan (52.08) Shayna Jack (51.69) Meg Harris (52.29) Emma McKeon (51.90) July 26 Final Women's 200 metre freestyle 1:52.85 Mollie O'Callaghan July 27 Final Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay 7:37.50 Mollie O'Callaghan (1:53.66) Shayna Jack (1:55.63) Brianna Throssell (1:55.80) Ariarne Titmus (1:52.42) July 28 Final Men's 200 metre breaststroke 2:05.48 Qin Haiyang July 29 Semifinal 2 Women's 50 metre freestyle 23.61 Sarah Sjöström July 29 Semifinal 2 Women's 50 metre breaststroke =29.30 Rūta Meilutytė July 29 Final Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 3:18.83 Jack Cartwright (48.14) Kyle Chalmers (47.25) Shayna Jack (51.73) Mollie O'Callaghan (51.71) July 30 Final Women's 50 metre breaststroke 29.16 Rūta Meilutytė
Championship records Date Round Event Time Name Nation July 25 Final Women's 100 metre backstroke 57.53 Kaylee McKeown July 30 Final Men's 1500 metre freestyle 14:31.54 Ahmed Hafnaoui July 30 Final Women's 400 metre individual medley 4:27.11 Summer McIntosh July 30 Final Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay 3:27.20 Ryan Murphy (52.04) Nic Fink (58.03) Dare Rose (50.13) Jack Alexy (47.00)
References
External links Official website