
The ninth World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships have come to a close after six days of racing at the Wingate Institute in Israel. As the 648 athletes from 93 member federations start to return home, the World Aquatics team takes a look at the big winners, best performances and records broken at Netanya 2023.
Championship Awards | Point Score
Best Team of the Championships
- United States of America
Best Female Swimmer of the Championships
- Lana Pudar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Best Male Swimmer of the Championships
- Oleksandr Zheltiakov, Ukraine
Best Overall Performance | Individual Events
2 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal
- Lana Pudar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Oleksandr Zheltiakov, Ukraine
2 Gold Medals
- Leah Hayes, United States of America
- Alexanne Lepage, Canada
- Casper Puggaard, Denmark
- Kuzey Tuncelli, Türkiye
- Maximus Williamson, United States of America
- Olivia Wunsch, Australia
Top Individual Swims | World Aquatics Points
Female - Finals Only
- 908 - Leah Hayes, USA, 200m Individual Medley
- 901 - Jaclyn Barclay, AUS, 100m Backstroke
- 893 - Alexanne Lepage, CAN, 100m Breaststroke
- 893 - Eneli Jefimova, EST, 50m Breaststroke
- 893 - Teagan O’Dell, USA, 200m Backstroke
- 893 - Iona Anderson, AUS, 50m Backstroke
Male - Finals Only
- 918 - Maximus Williamson, USA, 200m Ind Medley
- 917 - Petar Mitsin, BUL, 400m Freestyle
- 917 - Tomoyuki Matsushita, JPN, 400m Ind Medley
- 915 - Alessandro Ragaini, ITA, 400m Freestyle
- 907 - Kuzey Tuncelli, TUR, 1500m Freestyle
- 904 - Maximus Williamson, USA, 100m Freestyle
Final Medal Tally
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World Junior Records
Relay Events
- United States of America, Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (3:15.49) - Daniel Diehl, Maximus Williamson, Hudson Williams, Jason Zhao
- Australia, Mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (3:24.29) - Flynn Southam, Edward Sommerville, Olivia Wunsch, Milla Jensen
Championship Records |World Aquatics Junior Swimming Champs
Female Individual Events
- Olivia Wunsch, Australia, Women’s 50m Freestyle (24.59) =
- Eneli Jefimova, Estonia, Women’s 100m Breaststroke (1:06.23)
- Lana Pudar, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Women’s 200m Butterfly (2:07.20)
- Leah Hayes, United States of America, Women’s 200m IM (2:10.24)
- Leah Hayes, United States of America, Women’s 200m IM (4:36.84)
Male Individual Events
- Felix Viktor Iberle, Indonesia, Men’s 50m Breaststroke (26.98)
- Tomoyuki Matsushita, Japan, Men’s 200m Individual Medley (1:58.42) *
- Maximus Williamson, United States of America, Men’s 200m Individual Medley (1:57.29)
- Tomoyuki Matsushita, Japan, Men’s 400m Individual Medley (4:10.97)
Relay Events
- United States of America, Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (3:15.49)
- Daniel Diehl, Maximus Williamson, Hudson Williams, Jason Zhao
- Australia, Mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (3:24.29)
- Flynn Southam, Edward Somemerville, Olivia Wunsch, Milla Jensen
= equalled championship record
* broke championship record but broken again by another swimmer
Federation Firsts | Country's that Made History in Netanya
First Gold Medal at a Junior World Championships
- Bosnia & Herzegovina, won by Lana Pudar
- Bulgaria, won by Petar Mitsin
- Denmark, won by Casper Puggaard
- Estonia, won by Eneli Jefimova
- Indonesia, won by Felix Viktor Iberle
- Trinidad & Tobago, won by Nikoli Blackman
Country's First Gold Medal at a Senior or Junior World Championships (50m)
- Bosnia & Herzegovina, won by Lana Pudar
- Estonia, won by Eneli Jefimova
- Indonesia, won by Felix Viktor Iberle
- Trinidad & Tobago, won by Nikoli Blackman