World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships 2023 | |
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Host city | Netanya, Israel |
Date(s) | 4–9 September |
Venue(s) | Wingate Institute |
Nations participating | 93 |
Athletes participating | 648 |

The 9th World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships were held in Netanya, Israel, at the Wingate Institute from 4 to 9 September 2023.[1][2] These championships were the first to be held under the new World Aquatics name and branding. The age groups for these championships were altered slightly from the previous championships in 2022, with the equalisation of age groups to 14-18 years for both genders (athletes age as of 31 December 2023).[3] In total 648 athletes from 93 member federations competed at the championships.[4] Due to the status of their member federation athletes from the Philippines were required to compete as 'Neutral Independent Athletes'.[5] Three large member federations opted not to compete at these championships, being Great Britain, France, and Hungary.
The United States of America topped the medal tally and were awarded the World Aquatics Team of the Championships award.[6] Ukraine's Oleksandr Zheltiakov was awarded the World Aquatics Male Swimmer of the Championships award and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Lana Pudar was awarded the World Aquatics Female Swimmer of the Championships award.[7][8]
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Israel)
Rank | Medal | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 15 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
2 | ![]() | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (21 entries) | 42 | 42 | 43 | 127 |
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 m freestyle | Nikoli Blackman![]() | 22.35 | Flynn Southam![]() | 22.43 | Lorenzo Ballarati![]() | 22.47 |
100 m freestyle | Maximus Williamson![]() | 48.45 | Lorenzo Ballarati![]() | 49.05 | Edward Sommerville![]() | 49.16 |
200 m freestyle | Flynn Southam![]() | 1:46.57 | Alessandro Ragaini![]() | 1:47.28 | Anders McAlpine![]() | 1:47.94 |
400 m freestyle | Petar Mitsin![]() | 3:46.49 | Alessandro Ragaini![]() | 3:46.66 | Filippo Bertoni![]() | 3:48.73 |
800 m freestyle | Kuzey Tunçelli![]() | 7:48.75 | Petar Mitsin![]() | 7:49.36 | Zhang Zhanshuo![]() | 7:50.03 |
1500 m freestyle | Kuzey Tunçelli![]() | 14:59.80 | Kim Jun-woo![]() | 15:01.94 | Zhang Zhanshuo![]() | 15:11.94 |
50 m backstroke | Miroslav Knedla![]() | 24.80 | Oleksandr Zheltiakov![]() | 24.91 NR | Ulises Saravia![]() | 25.02 |
100 m backstroke | Oleksandr Zheltiakov![]() | 53.73 NR | Miroslav Knedla![]() | 54.01 | Christian Bacico![]() | 54.08 |
200 m backstroke | Oleksandr Zheltiakov![]() | 1:56.13 | Daniel Diehl![]() | 1:58.93 | Christian Bacico![]() | 1:59.33 |
50 m breaststroke | Felix Viktor Iberle![]() | 27.39 | Jonas Gaur![]() | 27.55 | Watson Nguyen![]() | 27.85 |
100 m breaststroke | Joshua Chen![]() | 1:00.70 | Yamato Okadome![]() | 1:01.20 | Watson Nguyen![]() | 1:01.22 |
200 m breaststroke | Adam Mak Sai-ting![]() | 2:11.84 | Jordan Willis![]() | 2:12.07 | Riku Yamaguchi![]() | 2:12.13 |
50 m butterfly | Casper Puggaard![]() | 23.50 | Lukas Edl![]() | 23.89 | Thomas Pattison![]() | 23.95 |
100 m butterfly | Casper Puggaard![]() | 52.30 | Wang Xizhe![]() | 52.65 | Lukas Edl![]() | 52.68 |
200 m butterfly | Wang Xizhe![]() | 1:56.22 | Petar Mitsin![]() | 1:56.73 | Alessandro Ragaini![]() | 1:57.79 |
200 m individual medley | Maximus Williamson![]() | 1:57.29 CR |
Daniel Diehl![]() | 1:58.62 | Lorne Wigginton![]() | 1:59.44 |
400 m individual medley | Tomoyuki Matsushita![]() | 4:10.97 CR |
Zhang Zhanshuo![]() | 4:12.44 | Lorne Wigginton![]() | 4:12.81 |
4×100 m freestyle relay | ![]() Daniel Diehl (49.93) Maximus Williamson (47.78) Hudson Williams(49.14) Jason Zhao (48.64) Jacob Wimberly[a] Ethan Harrington[a] | 3:15.49 WJ |
![]() Edward Sommerville (49.24) Marcus da Silva (49.53) Anders McAlpine (49.45) Flynn Southam (48.47) Tane Bidois[a] Thomas Pattison[a] | 3:16.69 | ![]() Filip Senc-Samardzic (49.80) Paul Dardis (49.15) Antoine Sauve (48.73) Aiden Norman (49.66) | 3:17.34 |
4×200 m freestyle relay | ![]() Maximus Williamson (1:47.11) Cooper Lucas (1:47.75) Jason Zhao (1:47.56) Daniel Diehl (1:46.61) Norvin Clontz[a] Ryan Erisman[a] Nathan Szobota[a] Jacob Wimberly[a] | 7:09.03 | ![]() Wang Xizhe (1:48.05) Ji Yicun (1:48.76) Liu Wudi (1:48.50) Zhang Zhanshuo (1:47.06) | 7:13.37 | ![]() Anders McAlpine (1:49.17) Edward Sommerville (1:47.91) Marcus da Silva (1:49.68) Flynn Southam (1:49.26) Karl Albertyn[a] Ike Martinez[a] | 7:16.02 |
4×100 m medley relay | ![]() Daniel Diehl (54.37) Joshua Chen (1:00.25) Jacob Wimberly (53.79) Maximus Williamson (47.57) Caleb Maldari[a] Watson Nguyen[a] Jason Zhao[a] Hudson Williams[a] | 3:35.98 | ![]() Christian Bacico Christian Mantegazza Daniele Momoni Davide Passafaro Daniele Del Signore[a] Carlos D'Ambrosio[a] Mirko Chiaversoli[a] | 3:38.00 | ![]() Jiang Chenglin Zhang Zhanshuo Wang Xizhe Ji Yicun Liu Wudi[a] | 3:39.81 |
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 m freestyle | Olivia Wunsch![]() | 24.59 =CR | Annam Olasewere![]() | 24.95 | Hannah Casey![]() | 25.07 |
100 m freestyle | Olivia Wunsch![]() | 53.71 | Milla Jansen![]() | 54.08 | Anna Moesch![]() | 54.69 |
200 m freestyle | Addison Sauickie![]() | 1:58.09 | Julie Brousseau![]() | 1:58.10 | Leah Hayes![]() | 1:58.19 |
400 m freestyle | Jamie Perkins![]() | 4:05.72 | Madi Mintenko![]() | 4:08.06 | Addison Sauickie![]() | 4:08.94 |
800 m freestyle | Kayla Han![]() | 8:29.66 | Mao Yihan![]() | 8:33.66 | Agostina Hein![]() | 8:33.90 |
1500 m freestyle | Kate Hurst![]() | 16:09.37 | Ruka Takezawa![]() | 16:18.68 | Mao Yihan![]() | 16:18.76 |
50 m backstroke | Iona Anderson![]() | 28.01 | Erika Pelaez![]() | 28.07 | Jaclyn Barclay![]() | 28.14 |
100 m backstroke | Jaclyn Barclay![]() | 59.47 | Iona Anderson![]() | 59.88 | Erika Pelaez![]() | 59.94 |
200 m backstroke | Teagan O'Dell![]() | 2:08.09 | Jojo Ramey![]() | 2:10.18 | Bella Grant![]() | 2:11.24 |
50 m breaststroke | Eneli Jefimova![]() | 30.42 | Monique Wieruszowski![]() | 30.68 | Piper Enge![]() | 30.74 |
100 m breaststroke | Alexanne Lepage![]() | 1:06.58 | Eneli Jefimova![]() | 1:06.84 | Jimena Ruiz![]() | 1:07.25 |
200 m breaststroke | Alexanne Lepage![]() | 2:24.70 | Mina Nakazawa![]() | 2:25.57 | Eneli Jefimova![]() | 2:26.29 |
50 m butterfly | Leah Shackley![]() | 26.20 | Lana Pudar![]() | 26.26 | Olivia Wunsch![]() Mizuki Hirai ![]() | 26.53 |
100 m butterfly | Lana Pudar![]() | 57.77 | Leah Shackley![]() | 58.29 | Mizuki Hirai![]() | 58.35 |
200 m butterfly | Lana Pudar![]() | 2:07.20 CR |
Bella Grant![]() | 2:08.97 | Paola Borrelli![]() | 2:10.89 |
200 m individual medley | Leah Hayes![]() | 2:10.24 CR |
Haley McDonald![]() | 2:13.18 | Julie Brousseau![]() | 2:13.74 |
400 m individual medley | Leah Hayes![]() | 4:36.84 CR |
Ella Jansen![]() | 4:37.35 | Julie Brousseau![]() | 4:38.45 |
4×100 m freestyle relay | ![]() Milla Jansen Hannah Casey Jaimie de Lutiis Olivia Wunsch Jamie Perkins[a] Amelia Weber[a] | 3:36.52 | ![]() Leah Hayes Anna Moesch Addison Sauickie Erika Pelaez Madi Mintenko[a] Teagan O'Dell[a] Bailey Hartman[a] | 3:37.71 | ![]() Julie Brousseau Ella Jansen Mia West Sienna Angove Delia Lloyd[a] Ella Cosgrove[a] | 3:40.40 |
4×200 m freestyle relay | ![]() Addison Sauickie Leah Hayes Lynsey Bowen Madi Mintenko Anna Moesch[a] Bailey Hartman[a] | 7:52.48 | ![]() Jamie Perkins Hannah Casey Jaimie de Lutiis Amelia Weber Bella Grant[a] | 7:52.68 | ![]() Julie Brousseau Sienna Angove Ella Cosgrove Ella Jansen Mia West[a] Julia Strojnowska[a] | 7:53.09 |
4×100 m medley relay | ![]() Jaclyn Barclay Hayley Mackinder Isabella Boyd Olivia Wunsch Iona Anderson[a] Isabella Johnson[a] Bella Grant[a] Milla Jansen[a] | 4:00.86 | ![]() Delia Lloyd Alexanne Lepage Ella Jansen Sienna Angove Jordan Greber[a] Halle West[a] Victoria Raymond[a] Julie Brousseau[a] | 4:01.96 | ![]() Giada Gorlier Francesca Zucca Paola Borrelli Sara Curtis Irene Mati[a] Marina Cacciapuoti[a] | 4:03.34 |
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Mixed
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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4×100 m freestyle relay | ![]() Flynn Southam Edward Sommerville Olivia Wunsch Milla Jansen Marcus da Silva[a] Anders McAlpine[a] Jaimie de Lutiis[a] Hannah Casey[a] | 3:24.29 WJ |
![]() Maximus Williamson Jason Zhao Erika Pelaez Anna Moesch Jacob Wimberly[a] Hudson Williams[a] Caroline Larsen[a] Madi Mintenko[a] | 3:25.59 | ![]() Paul Dardis Antoine Sauve Julie Brousseau Ella Jansen Aiden Norman[a] Sienna Angove[a] Mia West[a] | 3:29.14 |
4×100 m medley relay | ![]() Teagan O'Dell Watson Nguyen Leah Shackley Maximus Williamson Caleb Maldari[a] Joshua Chen[a] Haley McDonald[a] | 3:45.62 | ![]() Jaclyn Barclay Gideon Burnes Isabella Boyd Edward Sommerville Iona Anderson[a] Joshua Kerr[a] Enoch Robb[a] Jaimie de Lutiis[a] | 3:49.18 | ![]() Christian Bacico Christian Mantegazza Paola Borrelli Matilde Biagiotti Daniele del Signore[a] Francesca Zucca[a] Lorenzo Ballarati[a] Cristiana Stevanato[a] | 3:50.09 |
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Records
The following junior world and championship records were set during the competition.
Junior world records
Date | Round | Event | Time | Name | Nation |
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September 4 | Final | Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 3:15.49 | Daniel Diehl (49.93) Maximus Williamson (47.78) Hudson Williams (49.14) Jason Zhao (48.64) | ![]() |
September 6 | Final | Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 3:24.29 | Flynn Southam (48.58) Edward Sommerville (48.64) Olivia Wunsch (53.62) Milla Jansen (53.55) | ![]() |
Championship records
Date | Round | Event | Time | Name | Nation |
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September 4 | Final | Women's 400 metre individual medley | 4:36.84 | Leah Hayes | ![]() |
September 5 | Heat 4 | Men's 200 metre individual medley | 1:58.42 | Tomoyuki Matsushita | ![]() |
September 5 | Final | Women's 200 metre butterfly | 2:07.20 | Lana Pudar | ![]() |
September 5 | Final | Men's 200 metre individual medley | 1:57.29 | Maximus Williamson | ![]() |
September 6 | Semifinal 2 | Women's 100 metre breaststroke | 1:06.23 | Eneli Jefimova | ![]() |
September 7 | Final | Women's 200 metre individual medley | 2:10.24 | Leah Hayes | ![]() |
September 8 | Heat 7 | Men's 50 metre breaststroke | 26.98 | Felix Viktor Iberle | ![]() |
September 8 | Final | Men's 400 metre individual medley | 4:10.97 | Tomoyuki Matsushita | ![]() |
September 9 | Final | Women's 50 metre freestyle | =24.59 | Olivia Wunsch | ![]() |
Note: The first version of the results erroneously recognized 3 performances as records. The Women's 50m Breaststroke results recorded championship record performances from Alexanne Lepage and Eneli Jefimova in the heats. Likewise, the performance from Kuzey Tuncelli in the final of the Men's 800m Freestyle was recognized as a championship record. Each performance was slower than the existing championship record. All results were later amended.
References
- ↑ "World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships 2023 -Overview". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "Competition Schedule | AQUA Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ "Competition Athletes | AQUA Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ "Competition Athletes | AQUA Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ↑ "They Said | Swimmers of the Championships, Oleksandr Zheltiakov & Lana Pudar". World Aquatics. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-09.