2022 World Aquatics Championships

Host City Budapest
Country HUN
Held 17 June – 3 July 2022
Events 74
Competitors 2029
Countries 180

Originally awarded to Budapest (HUN) but they took over the 2017 edition with a new application process started won by Fukuoka (JPN). Originally scheduled from 16 July to 1 August 2021 but postponed to 13-29 May 2022 due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. When it was again postponed to 14-30 July 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Budapest stepped in again to host the 2021/2022 edition.

A Refugee Team competed under the FINA banner with the abbreviation FRT (FINA Refugee Team) here shown under the abbreviation REF.

Due to the suspension of the Kenyan swimming federation their athletes competed as independent athletes under the FINA banner with the abbreviation SMF (Suspended Member Federation) here shown under the abbreviation NEU.

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Solo Free Routine, Women Women 20 – 22 June 2022 Medal 28 28
Solo Technical Routine, Women Women 17 – 18 June 2022 Medal 26 26
Duet Free Routine, Women Women 21 – 23 June 2022 Medal 66 33
Duet Technical Routine, Women Women 17 – 19 June 2022 Medal 64 32
Team Free Routine, Women Women 22 – 24 June 2022 Medal 161 20
Team Technical Routine, Women Women 19 – 21 June 2022 Medal 145 18
Team Free Routine Combination, Women Women 18 – 20 June 2022 Medal 101 10
Team Highlights, Women Women 23 – 25 June 2022 Medal 150 15
Duet Free Routine, Mixed Mixed 24 – 25 June 2022 Medal 26 13
Duet Technical Routine, Mixed Mixed 18 – 20 June 2022 Medal 26 13
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
1 m Springboard, Men Men 30 June 2022 Medal 48 31
3 m Springboard, Men Men 27 – 28 June 2022 Medal 54 33
10 m Platform, Men Men 2 – 3 July 2022 Medal 39 25
3 m Springboard, Synchronized, Men Men 26 June 2022 Medal 32 16
10 m Platform, Synchronized, Men Men 28 June 2022 Medal 28 14
1 m Springboard, Women Women 29 June 2022 Medal 45 28
3 m Springboard, Women Women 1 – 2 July 2022 Medal 38 25
10 m Platform, Women Women 26 – 27 June 2022 Medal 33 23
3 m Springboard, Synchronized, Women Women 3 July 2022 Medal 26 13
10 m Platform, Synchronized, Women Women 30 June 2022 Medal 18 9
3 m Springboard, Synchronized, Mixed Mixed 29 June 2022 Medal 26 13
10 m Platform, Synchronized, Mixed Mixed 1 July 2022 Medal 18 9
Team, Mixed Mixed 29 June 2022 Medal 26 13
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
5 km, Men Men 27 June 2022 Medal 61 40
10 km, Men Men 29 June 2022 Medal 62 39
25 km, Men Men 30 June 2022 Medal 25 18
5 km, Women Women 27 June 2022 Medal 55 36
10 km, Women Women 29 June 2022 Medal 61 37
25 km, Women Women 30 June 2022 Medal 15 11
4 x 1.25 km Relay, Mixed Mixed 26 June 2022 Medal 92 23
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
50 m Freestyle, Men Men 23 – 24 June 2022 Medal 91 81
100 m Freestyle, Men Men 21 – 22 June 2022 Medal 99 90
200 m Freestyle, Men Men 19 – 20 June 2022 Medal 61 53
400 m Freestyle, Men Men 18 June 2022 Medal 42 37
800 m Freestyle, Men Men 20 – 21 June 2022 Medal 30 27
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Men 24 – 25 June 2022 Medal 23 21
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men Men 18 June 2022 Medal 74 18
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Men 23 June 2022 Medal 61 14
50 m Backstroke, Men Men 24 – 25 June 2022 Medal 49 43
100 m Backstroke, Men Men 19 – 20 June 2022 Medal 49 45
200 m Backstroke, Men Men 22 – 23 June 2022 Medal 31 26
50 m Breaststroke, Men Men 20 – 21 June 2022 Medal 65 61
100 m Breaststroke, Men Men 18 – 19 June 2022 Medal 63 61
200 m Breaststroke, Men Men 22 – 23 June 2022 Medal 44 40
50 m Butterfly, Men Men 18 – 19 June 2022 Medal 71 63
100 m Butterfly, Men Men 23 – 24 June 2022 Medal 66 58
200 m Butterfly, Men Men 20 – 21 June 2022 Medal 42 35
200 m Individual Medley, Men Men 21 – 22 June 2022 Medal 45 38
400 m Individual Medley, Men Men 18 June 2022 Medal 30 24
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Men 25 June 2022 Medal 90 20
50 m Freestyle, Women Women 24 – 25 June 2022 Medal 82 80
100 m Freestyle, Women Women 22 – 23 June 2022 Medal 63 58
200 m Freestyle, Women Women 20 – 21 June 2022 Medal 39 33
400 m Freestyle, Women Women 18 June 2022 Medal 34 27
800 m Freestyle, Women Women 23 – 24 June 2022 Medal 21 17
1,500 m Freestyle, Women Women 19 – 20 June 2022 Medal 26 20
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Women 18 June 2022 Medal 53 11
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women Women 22 June 2022 Medal 58 12
50 m Backstroke, Women Women 21 – 22 June 2022 Medal 39 36
100 m Backstroke, Women Women 19 – 20 June 2022 Medal 43 37
200 m Backstroke, Women Women 23 – 24 June 2022 Medal 25 23
50 m Breaststroke, Women Women 24 – 25 June 2022 Medal 56 50
100 m Breaststroke, Women Women 19 – 20 June 2022 Medal 52 46
200 m Breaststroke, Women Women 22 – 23 June 2022 Medal 28 24
50 m Butterfly, Women Women 23 – 24 June 2022 Medal 60 54
100 m Butterfly, Women Women 18 – 19 June 2022 Medal 31 29
200 m Butterfly, Women Women 21 – 22 June 2022 Medal 25 20
200 m Individual Medley, Women Women 18 – 19 June 2022 Medal 38 32
400 m Individual Medley, Women Women 24 – 25 June 2022 Medal 19 15
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Women 25 June 2022 Medal 59 12
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Mixed Mixed 24 June 2022 Medal 122 27
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Mixed Mixed 21 June 2022 Medal 140 31
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo, Men Men 21 June – 3 July 2022 Medal 208 16
Water Polo, Women Women 20 June – 2 July 2022 Medal 208 16

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 18 14 17 49
2 China CHN 18 2 8 28
3 Italy ITA 9 7 6 22
4 Australia AUS 6 9 4 19
5 Canada CAN 3 5 6 14
6 Japan JPN 2 8 3 13
7 France FRA 2 7 2 11
8 Ukraine UKR 2 6 2 10
9 Germany GER 2 5 3 10
10 Hungary HUN 2 2 1 5
11 Sweden SWE 2 2 0 4
12 Brazil BRA 2 1 2 5
13 Romania ROU 2 0 0 2
14 Great Britain GBR 1 4 6 11
15 Netherlands NED 1 1 3 5
16 Lithuania LTU 1 0 1 2
= Spain ESP 1 0 1 2
18 Poland POL 0 1 1 2
19 South Korea KOR 0 1 0 1
20 Greece GRE 0 0 3 3
21 Austria AUT 0 0 2 2
= Malaysia MAS 0 0 2 2
23 South Africa RSA 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Solo Free Routine, Women Yukiko Inui JPN Marta Fedina UKR Evangelia Platanioti GRE
Solo Technical Routine, Women Yukiko Inui JPN Marta Fedina UKR Evangelia Platanioti GRE
Duet Free Routine, Women Wang Liuyi / Wang Qianyi CHN Maryna Aleksiïva / Vladyslava Aleksiïva UKR Anna-Maria Alexandri / Eirini-Marina Alexandri AUT
Duet Technical Routine, Women Wang Liuyi / Wang Qianyi CHN Maryna Aleksiïva / Vladyslava Aleksiïva UKR Anna-Maria Alexandri / Eirini-Marina Alexandri AUT
Team Free Routine, Women China CHN Ukraine UKR Japan JPN
Team Technical Routine, Women China CHN Japan JPN Italy ITA
Team Free Routine Combination, Women Ukraine UKR Japan JPN Italy ITA
Team Highlights, Women Ukraine UKR Italy ITA Spain ESP
Duet Free Routine, Mixed Giorgio Minisini / Lucrezia Ruggiero ITA Tomoka Sato / Yotaro Sato JPN Shi Haoyu / Zhang Yiyao CHN
Duet Technical Routine, Mixed Giorgio Minisini / Lucrezia Ruggiero ITA Tomoka Sato / Yotaro Sato JPN Shi Haoyu / Zhang Yiyao CHN
1 m Springboard, Men Wang Zongyuan CHN Jack Laugher GBR Shixin Li AUS
3 m Springboard, Men Wang Zongyuan CHN Cao Yuan CHN Jack Laugher GBR
10 m Platform, Men Yang Jian CHN Rikuto Tamai JPN Yang Hao CHN
3 m Springboard, Synchronized, Men Cao Yuan / Wang Zongyuan CHN Anthony Harding / Jack Laugher GBR Timo Barthel / Lars Rüdiger GER
10 m Platform, Synchronized, Men Lian Junjie / Yang Hao CHN Matty Lee / Noah Williams GBR Rylan Wiens / Nathan Zsombor-Murray CAN
1 m Springboard, Women Li Yajie CHN Sarah Bacon USA Mia Vallée CAN
3 m Springboard, Women Chen Yiwen CHN Mia Vallée CAN Chang Yani CHN
10 m Platform, Women Chen Yuxi CHN Quan Hongchan CHN Pandelela Rinong MAS
3 m Springboard, Synchronized, Women Chang Yani / Chen Yiwen CHN Rin Kaneto / Sayaka Mikami JPN Maddison Keeney / Anabelle Smith AUS
10 m Platform, Synchronized, Women Chen Yuxi / Quan Hongchan CHN Delaney Schnell / Katrina Young USA Pandelela Rinong / Nur Dhabitah Sabri MAS
3 m Springboard, Synchronized, Mixed Zhu Zifeng / Lin Shan CHN Matteo Santoro / Chiara Pellacani ITA James Heatly / Grace Reid GBR
10 m Platform, Synchronized, Mixed Duan Yu / Ren Qian CHN Oleksiy Sereda / Sofiya Lyskun UKR Carson Tyler / Delaney Schnell USA
Team, Mixed Quan Hongchan / Bai Yuming CHN Jade Gillet / Alexis Jandard FRA Andrea Spendolini Sirieix / James Heatly GBR
5 km, Men Florian Wellbrock GER Gregorio Paltrinieri ITA Mykhailo Romanchuk UKR
10 km, Men Gregorio Paltrinieri ITA Domenico Acerenza ITA Florian Wellbrock GER
25 km, Men Dario Verani ITA Axel Reymond FRA Péter Gálicz HUN
5 km, Women Ana Marcela Cunha BRA Aurélie Muller FRA Giulia Gabbrielleschi ITA
10 km, Women Sharon van Rouwendaal NED Leonie Beck GER Ana Marcela Cunha BRA
25 km, Women Ana Marcela Cunha BRA Lea Boy GER Sharon van Rouwendaal NED
4 x 1.25 km Relay, Mixed Germany GER Hungary HUN Italy ITA
50 m Freestyle, Men Ben Proud GBR Michael Andrew USA Maxime Grousset FRA
100 m Freestyle, Men David Popovici ROU Maxime Grousset FRA Josh Liendo CAN
200 m Freestyle, Men David Popovici ROU Hwang Seon-U KOR Tom Dean GBR
400 m Freestyle, Men Elijah Winnington AUS Lukas Märtens GER Guilherme Costa BRA
800 m Freestyle, Men Bobby Finke USA Florian Wellbrock GER Mykhailo Romanchuk UKR
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Gregorio Paltrinieri ITA Bobby Finke USA Florian Wellbrock GER
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Australia AUS Italy ITA
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Australia AUS Great Britain GBR
50 m Backstroke, Men Justin Ress USA Hunter Armstrong USA Ksawery Masiuk POL
100 m Backstroke, Men Thomas Ceccon ITA Ryan Murphy USA Hunter Armstrong USA
200 m Backstroke, Men Ryan Murphy USA Luke Greenbank GBR Shaine Casas USA
50 m Breaststroke, Men Nic Fink USA Nicolò Martinenghi ITA Michael Andrew USA
100 m Breaststroke, Men Nicolò Martinenghi ITA Arno Kamminga NED Nic Fink USA
200 m Breaststroke, Men Zac Stubblety-Cook AUS Yu Hanaguruma
Erik Persson 		JPN
SWE
50 m Butterfly, Men Caeleb Dressel USA Nicholas Santos BRA Michael Andrew USA
100 m Butterfly, Men Kristóf Milák HUN Naoki Mizunuma JPN Josh Liendo CAN
200 m Butterfly, Men Kristóf Milák HUN Léon Marchand FRA Tomoru Honda JPN
200 m Individual Medley, Men Léon Marchand FRA Carson Foster USA Daiya Seto JPN
400 m Individual Medley, Men Léon Marchand FRA Carson Foster USA Chase Kalisz USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Italy ITA United States USA Great Britain GBR
50 m Freestyle, Women Sarah Sjöström SWE Katarzyna Wasick POL Meg Harris
Erika Brown-Connolly 		AUS
USA
100 m Freestyle, Women Mollie O'Callaghan AUS Sarah Sjöström SWE Torri Huske USA
200 m Freestyle, Women Yang Junxuan CHN Mollie O'Callaghan AUS Tang Muhan CHN
400 m Freestyle, Women Katie Ledecky USA Summer McIntosh CAN Leah Smith USA
800 m Freestyle, Women Katie Ledecky USA Kiah Melverton AUS Simona Quadarella ITA
1,500 m Freestyle, Women Katie Ledecky USA Katie Grimes USA Lani Pallister AUS
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Australia AUS Canada CAN United States USA
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women United States USA Australia AUS Canada CAN
50 m Backstroke, Women Kylie Masse CAN Katharine Berkoff USA Analia Pigrée FRA
100 m Backstroke, Women Regan Smith USA Kylie Masse CAN Claire Curzan USA
200 m Backstroke, Women Kaylee McKeown AUS Phoebe Bacon USA Rhyan White USA
50 m Breaststroke, Women Rūta Meilutytė LTU Benedetta Pilato ITA Lara van Niekerk RSA
100 m Breaststroke, Women Benedetta Pilato ITA Anna Elendt GER Rūta Meilutytė LTU
200 m Breaststroke, Women Lilly King USA Jenna Strauch AUS Kate Douglass USA
50 m Butterfly, Women Sarah Sjöström SWE Mélanie Henique FRA Zhang Yufei CHN
100 m Butterfly, Women Torri Huske USA Marie Wattel FRA Zhang Yufei CHN
200 m Butterfly, Women Summer McIntosh CAN Hali Flickinger USA Zhang Yufei CHN
200 m Individual Medley, Women Alex Walsh USA Kaylee McKeown AUS Leah Hayes USA
400 m Individual Medley, Women Summer McIntosh CAN Katie Grimes USA Emma Weyant USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women United States USA Australia AUS Canada CAN
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Mixed Australia AUS Canada CAN United States USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Mixed United States USA Australia AUS Netherlands NED
Water Polo, Men Spain ESP Italy ITA Greece GRE
Water Polo, Women United States USA Hungary HUN Netherlands NED