2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
- Friday, July 29 – Wednesday, August 3, 2022
- Sandwell Aquatic Center, Birmingham, England
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- Results
The 2022 Commonwealth Games have ended. Below is the final medals table, along with the full tables for the women’s and men’s podiums in all events.
Australia dominated the medal table, winning double the total medals than the next most decorated nation. They also won almost half the gold medals, 25 out of a possible 52. Many of their medals came from the women freestylers: of the 15 medals awarded over the five individual freestyle events, the Australian women won 14. The lone non-Aussie to medal in freestyle was Canadian Summer McIntosh, who won silver in the 400 freestyle.
England and Canada also made frequent trips to the podium. New Zealand had a strong meet too, and Northern Ireland won their first medals in the pool ever at the Commonwealth Games, including Bethany Firth‘s gold in the women’s S14 200 freestyle.
Final Medal Table
| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Australia | 25 | 21 | 19 | 65 |
| England | 8 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| Canada | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| South Africa | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Singapore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 52 | 54 | 50 | 156 |
Several individual swimmers hit milestones with their medal hauls. Emma McKeon set two, becoming the most decorated athlete at the Commonwealth Games in history, and also the athlete with the most Commonwealth Games gold medals. Duncan Scott became the the most decorated Scottish Commonwealth Games athlete, and Tom Dean won the most medals an English athlete has ever won at a single Games, with seven medals total.
Even though they ran away with the overall medal count, the Aussies were actually just off their total from the 2018 Games, where they amassed 73 medals, 28 of them gold.
While England retained their second spot from 2018, Canada leap-frogged South Africa to take third in the standings. They were powered by Summer McIntosh and Kylie Masse, who each earned three individual medals. On the men’s side, Josh Liendo earned two individual medals, while Nicholas Bennett and Nicolas-Guy Turbide each added a gold medal to the Canucks’ overall count. While Canada equaled its total medal count from 2018 with 20, they upped their gold medal count to seven from the three they won on the Gold Coast four years ago.
Full Medalists Table
Key: WR – World Record, WJR – World Junior Record, CR – Commonwealth Record, GR – Games Record, NR – National Record, OC – Oceanian Record, AM – Americas Record
Women’s Events – Swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 Freestyle | Emma McKeon (AUS), 23.99 | Meg Harris (AUS), 24.32 | Shayna Jack (AUS), 34.36 |
| 100 Freestyle | Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS), 52.63 | Shayna Jack (AUS), 53.88 | Emma McKeon (AUS), 52.94 |
| 200 Freestyle | Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 1:53.89 GR | Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS), 1:54.01 | Madi Wilson (AUS), 1:56.17 |
| 400 Freestyle | Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 3:58.06 GR | Summer McIntosh (CAN), 3:59.32 NR | Kiah Melverton (AUS), 4:03.12 |
| 800 Freestyle | Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 8:13.59 CR, GR, OC, NR | Kiah Melverton (AUS), 8:16.79 | Lani Pallister (AUS), 8:19.16 |
| 50 Backstroke | Kylie Masse (CAN), 27.31 GR | Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS) 27.47 | Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 27.58 |
| 100 Backstroke | Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 58.60 GR | Kylie Masse (CAN), 59.73 | Medi Harris (WAL), 59.62 |
| 200 Backstroke | Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2:05.60 GR | Kylie Masse (CAN), 2:07.81 | Katie Shanahan (SCO), 2:09.22 |
| 50 Breaststroke | Lara van Niekerk (RSA), 29.73 GR | Imogen Clark (ENG), 30.02 NR | Chelsea Hodges (AUS), 30.05 OC |
| 100 Breaststroke | Lara van Niekerk (RSA), 1:05.47 | Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 1:06.68 | Chelsea Hodges (AUS), 1:07.05 |
| 200 Breaststroke | Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 2:21.96 | Jenna Strauch (AUS), 2:23.65 | Kaylene Corbett (RSA), 2:23.67 |
| 50 Butterfly | Emma McKeon (AUS), 25.90 | Holly Barratt (AUS)/Erin Gallagher (RSA) NR, 26.05 | – |
| 100 Butterfly | Maggie MacNeil (CAN), 56.36 GR | Emma McKeon (AUS), 56.38 | Brianna Throssell (AUS), 57.50 |
| 200 Butterfly | Elizabeth Dekkers (AUS), 2:07.28 | Laura Stephens (ENG), 2:07.90 | Brianna Throssell (AUS), 2:08.32 |
| 200 IM | Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2:08.70 WJR | Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2:09.52 | Abbie Wood (ENG), 2:10.68 |
| 400 IM | Summer McIntosh (CAN), 4:29.01 WJR, CR, GR, AM, NR | Kiah Melverton (AUS), 4:36.78 | Katie Shanahan (SCO), 4:39.37 |
| 4×100 Freestyle Relay | Australia, 3:30.64 | England, 3:36.62 | Canada, 3:37.25 |
| 4×200 Freestyle Relay | Australia, 7:39.29 WR | Canada, 7:51.98 | England, 7:57.11 |
| 4×100 Medley Relay | Australia, 3:54.44 | Canada, 3:56.69 | England, 3:59.44 |
Women’s Events – Para Swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 Freestyle S13 | Katja Dedekind (AUS), 36.56 | Hannah Russell (ENG), 27.67 | Kirralee Hayes (AUS), 28.24 |
| 100 Freestyle S9 | Sophie Pascoe (NZL), 1:02.95 | Emily Beecroft (AUS), 1:03.74 | Toni Shaw (SCO), 1:03.75 |
| 200 Freestyle S14 | Bethany Firth (NIR), 2:07.02 | Jessica-Jane Applegate (AUS), 2:08.58 | Louise Fiddes (ENG), 2:11.22 |
| 100 Backstroke S8 | Alice Tai (ENG), 1:13.64 | Tupou Neiufi (NZL), 1:17.91 | Lily Rice (WAL), 1:23.06 |
| 100 Breaststroke SB6 | Maisie Summers-Newton (ENG), 1:32.72 | Grace Harvey (ENG), 1:43.29 | Camille Bérubé (CAN), 1:43.81 |
| 200 IM SM10 | Jasmine Greenwood (AUS), 2:33.29 | Aurélie Rivard (CAN), 2:34.26 | Keira Stephens (AUS), 2:36.68 |
Men’s Events – Swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 Freestyle | Ben Proud (ENG), 21.36 | Lewis Burras (ENG), 21.88 | Josh Liendo (CAN), 22.02 |
| 100 Freestyle | Kyle Chalmers (AUS), 47.51 | Tom Dean (ENG), 47.89 | Duncan Scott (SCO), 48.27 |
| 200 Freestyle | Duncan Scott (SCO), 1:45.02 | Tom Dean (ENG), 1:45.41 | Elijah Winnington (AUS), 1:45.62 |
| 400 Freestyle | Elijah Winnington (AUS), 3:43.06 | Sam Short (AUS), 3:45.07 | Mack Horton (AUS), 3:46.49 |
| 1500 Freestyle | Sam Short (AUS), 14:48.54 | Daniel Wiffen (NIR), 14:51.79 NR | Luke Turley (ENG), 15:12.79 |
| 50 Backstroke | Andrew Jeffcoat (NZL), 24.65 NR | Pieter Coetze (RSA), 24.77 | Javier Acevedo (CAN), 24.97 NR |
| 100 Backstroke | Pieter Coetze (RSA), 53.78 | Brodie Williams (ENG), 53.91 | Bradley Woodward (AUS), 54.06 |
| 200 Backstroke | Brodie Williams (ENG), 1:56.40 | Bradley Woodward (AUS), 1:56.41 | Pieter Coetze (RSA), 1:56.77 |
| 50 Breaststroke | Adam Peaty (ENG), 26.76 | Sam Williamson (AUS), 26.97 | Ross Murdoch (SCO), 27.32 |
| 100 Breaststroke | James Wilby (ENG), 59.24 | Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS), 59.52 | Sam Williamson (AUS), 59.82 |
| 200 Breaststroke | Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS), 2:08.07 | James Wilby (ENG), 2:08.59 | Ross Murdoch (SCO), 2:10.41 |
| 50 Butterfly | Ben Proud (ENG), 22.81 GR | Teong Tzen Wei (SGP), 23.21 | Cameron Gray (NZL), 23.27 NR |
| 100 Butterfly | Josh Liendo (CAN), 51.24 | Matt Temple (AUS)/James Guy (ENG), 51.40 | – |
| 200 Butterfly | Lewis Clareburt (NZL), 1:55.60 | Chad Le Clos (RSA), 1:55.89 | James Guy (ENG), 1:56.77 |
| 200 IM | Duncan Scott (SCO), 1:56.88 GR | Tom Dean (ENG), 1:57.01 | Lewis Clareburt (NZL), 1:57.59 |
| 400 IM | Lewis Clareburt (NZL), 4:08.70 CR, OC, NR | Brendon Smith (AUS), 4:10.15 | Duncan Scott (SCO), 4:11.27 |
| 4×100 Freestyle Relay | Australia, 3:11.12 GR | England, 3:11.73 | Canada, 3:13.01 |
| 4×200 Freestyle Relay | Australia, 7:04.96 GR | England, 7:07.50 | Scotland, 7:09.33 |
| 4×100 Medley Relay | England, 3:31.80 | Australia, 3:31.88 | Scotland, 3:35.11 |
Men’s Events – Para Swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 Freestyle S7 | Matthew Levy (AUS), 28.95 | Soong Toi Wei (SGP), 29.10 | Christian Sadie (RSA), 29.78 |
| 50 Freestyle S13 | Nicolas-Guy Turbide (CAN), 24.32 | Stephen Clegg (SCO), 24.33 | Jacob Templeton (AUS), 24.47 |
| 200 Freestyle S14 | Nicholas Bennett (CAN), 1:54.97 GR | Benjamin Hance (AUS), 1:55.50 | Jack Ireland (AUS), 1:56.15 |
| 100 Backstroke S9 | Timothy Hodge (AUS), 1:01.88 GR | Jesse Reynolds (AUS), 1:03.65 | Barry McClements (NIR), 1:05.09 |
| 100 Breaststroke SB8 | Joshua Wilmer (NZL), 1:14.12 | Timothy Hodge (AUS), 1:14.19 | Blake Cochrane (AUS), 1:18.97 |
| 100 Butterfly S10 | Col Pearse (AUS), 56.91 | Alex Saffy (AUS), 57.53 | James Hollis (ENG), 58.55 |
Mixed Events – Swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 4×100 Freestyle Relay | Australia, 3:21.18 GR | England, 3:22.45 | Canada, 3:24.68 |
| 4×100 Medley Relay | Australia, 3:41.30 GR | Canada, 3:43.98 | England, 3:44.03 |
Am I a subscriber, I have tried to get into your system
still not clear whether the
final’ medals table in Birmingham includes the para events or not
I’ve been ambivalent about CommGames for well over a decade and that hasn’t changed. Are they sustainable going forward ? Whilst this edition seems to have been well supported; the ongoing problems of trying to find a willing (or coercible) host city/region aren’t going away and the proposed model for 2026 of 4 Victorian (AUS state) region cities with poor transport interconnectibility looks problematic.
Relative sporting merits ? Varies from sport to sport. There are a number of sports where the standard is “bush league” in an international context whereas some others (mostly non Olympic) it can be akin to World Championships whilst others (which is where swimming probably fits falls into the “it varies” category.
Even a quick perusal… Read more »
Thats a really interesting critique. I would say that of course the CG are a level beneath the Olympics and worlds – it’s not trying to compete with those. I would argue though that in some events the CG are of a higher standard than most continental championships, except the US trials and the Europeans, including the pan American games and arguably the Asian games. In some events it’s of a lower standard for sure.
This year’s CGs were totally screwed by the rescheduling of the world aquatics championships and the world athletics championships. But that didn’t mean they weren’t competitive. We saw some great contests – mens 200m free, men’s 4×100 MR, men’s 100m BR amongst others. … Read more »
2026 will certainly not be the last CG.
We heard the Aussie national anthem so much this past week that now i have it stuck in my head 😅
Australia looking like Team USA at the World Champs.
How do they decide which para events get swim at the CWGs? Men didn’t have any IM races, women no butterfly, no race except mens 50 free has more than one classification. Curious as to why there wasn’t more.
The events chosen were the ones they felt best showed off para swimming
The host nation also gets to choose which para events, so they choose ones in which they are most likely to medal.
On the BBC Ellie Simmonds said that the host nation gets to choose which events are included, so they would choose those in which they would be most likely to medal.
Sorry Alison/Elly that is what used to happen. After Australia virtually won every Para race on the Gold Coast because they chose the events, they changed that for this meet. World para swimming approved the events this time around….
Fantastic showing from the Australian swimmers who have won 50% of all Australia’s gold medals so far! After averaging about 8 golds a day, largely thanks for swimmers, Australia won 0 today and saw its double digit lead over England down to just 3. Battle on for the overall medal table triumph.
9 golds today for the Aussies, nearly back to double digit lead over England again.
That netball result has to sting. But I’m feeling Jamaica as champions tbh.
Aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi