# 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)

The 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held from 16 to 21 December 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was previously scheduled for 13 to 18 December but moved back three days on 24 February 2021. Originally scheduled to be held in 2020, the championships were pushed back one year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Competition took place in a 25-metre (short course) temporary pool installed at Etihad Arena.
In September 2021, it was announced the Championships would be part of a larger aquatics program, called the Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival, which includes competition in open water swimming, diving, and high diving.

## Qualification

The qualification period for competing at the 2021 World Swimming Championships ran from 1 December 2019 through 28 November 2021. On 23 November 2021, FINA announced it would take into consideration times swum as part of the 2021 International Swimming League and allow them to count towards qualification for the 2021 World Championships. In addition to country-specific selection procedures, competitors were required to achieve a qualifying "A" or "B" time in an event to qualify for the individual or a relay event with individual entries capped at two competitors per country and relay entries capped at one team per country.
Below are the qualifying times for the 2021 World Championships as determined by FINA:
| Event | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| | "A" | "A" | "B" | "B" |
| 50 m freestyle | 21.40 | 24.60 | 22.15 | 25.46 |
| 100 m freestyle | 47.23 | 53.78 | 48.88 | 55.66 |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:44.88 | 1:55.60 | 1:48.55 | 1:59.65 |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:44.09 | 4:06.95 | 3:51.93 | 4:15.59 |
| 800 m freestyle | — | 8:35.69 | — | 8:53.74 |
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:49.29 | — | 15:20.42 | — |
| 50 m backstroke | 23.79 | 26.81 | 24.62 | 27.75 |
| 100 m backstroke | 51.30 | 58.08 | 53.10 | 1:00.11 |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:52.66 | 2:07.19 | 1:56.60 | 2:11.64 |
| 50 m breaststroke | 26.57 | 30.69 | 27.50 | 31.76 |
| 100 m breaststroke | 57.63 | 1:06.18 | 59.65 | 1:08.50 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:06.23 | 2:24.30 | 2:10.65 | 2:29.45 |
| 50 m butterfly | 23.08 | 26.14 | 23.89 | 27.05 |
| 100 m butterfly | 51.35 | 58.22 | 53.15 | 1:00.26 |
| 200 m butterfly | 1:54.10 | 2:09.76 | 1:58.09 | 2:14.30 |
| 100 m individual medley | 53.57 | 1:01.21 | 55.44 | 1:03.35 |
| 200 m individual medley | 1:55.25 | 2:11.51 | 1:59.28 | 2:16.11 |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:09.19 | 4:37.54 | 4:17.91 | 4:47.25 |

## Schedule

An opening ceremony preceded the start of pool swimming competition on 16 December, was followed by competition from 16 December to 21 December, and concluded with a closing ceremony on 21 December. A total of 46 events were held.
| H | Heats | SF | Semifinals | Finals |
Men :
| Date → | Thu 16 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Tue 21 |
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 m freestyle | | | | | H | SF | | | | | | |
| 100 m freestyle | | | | | | | | | H | SF | | |
| 200 m freestyle | | | H | | | | | | | | | |
| 400 m freestyle | H | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1500 m freestyle | | | | | | | | | H | | | |
| 50 m backstroke | | | | | H | SF | | | | | | |
| 100 m backstroke | H | SF | | | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m backstroke | | | | | | | | | | | H | |
| 50 m breaststroke | | | | | | | | | H | SF | | |
| 100 m breaststroke | H | SF | | | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m breaststroke | | | | | H | | | | | | | |
| 50 m butterfly | | | | | | | H | SF | | | | |
| 100 m butterfly | | | H | SF | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m butterfly | H | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 100 m individual medley | | | | | H | SF | | | | | | |
| 200 m individual medley | H | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 400 m individual medley | | | | | | | | | H | | | |
| 4 × 50 m freestyle relay | | | | | | | H | | | | | |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | H | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | | | | | | | H | | | | | |
| 4 × 50 m medley relay | | | | | | | | | H | | | |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | | | | | | | | | | | H | |
Women :
| Date → | Thu 16 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Tue 21 |
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 m freestyle | | | | | | | | | H | SF | | |
| 100 m freestyle | | | H | SF | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m freestyle | H | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 400 m freestyle | | | | | | | H | | | | | |
| 800 m freestyle | | | H | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 m backstroke | | | | | | | H | SF | | | | |
| 100 m backstroke | H | SF | | | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m backstroke | | | | | H | | | | | | | |
| 50 m breaststroke | H | SF | | | | | | | | | | |
| 100 m breaststroke | | | | | | | H | SF | | | | |
| 200 m breaststroke | | | | | | | | | | | H | |
| 50 m butterfly | | | | | H | SF | | | | | | |
| 100 m butterfly | | | | | | | | | H | SF | | |
| 200 m butterfly | | | H | | | | | | | | | |
| 100 m individual medley | | | | | H | SF | | | | | | |
| 200 m individual medley | | | | | | | | | H | | | |
| 400 m individual medley | H | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 × 50 m freestyle relay | | | | | | | | | | | H | |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | H | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | | | | | | | | | H | | | |
| 4 × 50 m medley relay | | | H | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | | | | | | | | | | | H | |
Mixed :
| Date → | Thu 16 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Tue 21 |
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 4 × 50 m freestyle relay | | | H | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 × 50 m medley relay | | | | | H | | | | | | | |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (United Arab Emirates)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Canada | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Russian Swimming Federation | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Sweden | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | China | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Israel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (28 entries) | Totals (28 entries) | 48 | 45 | 45 | 138 |

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Benjamin Proud Great Britain | 20.45 | Ryan Held United States | 20.70 | Joshua Liendo Canada | 20.76 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Alessandro Miressi Italy | 45.57 | Ryan Held United States | 45.63 | Joshua Liendo Canada | 45.82 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Hwang Sun-woo South Korea | 1:41.60 | Aleksandr Shchegolev Russian Swimming Federation | 1:41.63 | Danas Rapšys Lithuania | 1:41.73 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Felix Auböck Austria | 3:35.90 | Danas Rapšys Lithuania | 3:36.23 | Antonio Djakovic Switzerland | 3:36.83 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Florian Wellbrock Germany | 14:06.88 WR | Ahmed Hafnaoui Tunisia | 14:10.94 AF | Mykhailo Romanchuk Ukraine | 14:11.47 |
| 50 m backstroke details | Kliment Kolesnikov Russian Swimming Federation | 22.66 | Christian Diener GermanyLorenzo Mora Italy | 22.90 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 100 m backstroke details | Shaine Casas United States | 49.23 | Kliment Kolesnikov Russian Swimming Federation | 49.46 | Robert Glință Romania | 49.60 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Radosław Kawęcki Poland | 1:48.68 | Shaine Casas United States | 1:48.81 | Christian Diener Germany | 1:48.97 |
| 50 m breaststroke details | Nic Fink United States | 25.53 AM | Nicolò Martinenghi Italy | 25.55 | João Gomes Júnior Brazil | 25.80 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Ilya Shymanovich Belarus | 55.70 CR | Nicolò Martinenghi Italy | 55.80 | Nic Fink United States | 55.87 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Nic Fink United States | 2:02.28 | Arno Kamminga Netherlands | 2:02.42 | Will Licon United States | 2:02.84 |
| 50 m butterfly details | Nicholas Santos Brazil | 21.93 | Dylan Carter Trinidad and Tobago | 21.98 | Matteo Rivolta Italy | 22.02 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Matteo Rivolta Italy | 48.87 | Chad le Clos South Africa | 49.04 | Andrey Minakov Russian Swimming Federation | 49.21 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Alberto Razzetti Italy | 1:49.06 | Noè Ponti Switzerland | 1:49.81 | Chad le Clos South Africa | 1:49.84 |
| 100 m individual medley details | Kliment Kolesnikov Russian Swimming Federation | 51.09 | Tomoe Hvas Norway | 51.35 | Thomas Ceccon Italy | 51.40 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Daiya Seto Japan | 1:51.15 | Carson Foster United States | 1:51.35 | Alberto Razzetti Italy | 1:51.54 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Daiya Seto Japan | 3:56.26 | Ilya Borodin Russian Swimming Federation | 3:56.47 ER, WJ | Carson Foster United States | 3:57.99 |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay details | Italy Leonardo Deplano (21.37) Lorenzo Zazzeri (20.42) Manuel Frigo (21.21) Alessandro Miressi (20.61) | 1:23.61 | Russian Swimming Federation Andrei Minakov (21.14) Vladimir Morozov (20.61) Vladislav Grinev (20.72) Aleksandr Shchegolev (21.28) Daniil Markov | 1:23.75 | Netherlands Jesse Puts (21.30) Stan Pijnenburg (20.91) Kenzo Simons (21.16) Thom de Boer (20.41) Thomas Verhoeven | 1:23.78 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | Russian Swimming Federation Kliment Kolesnikov (46.44) Andrey Minakov (45.61) Vladislav Grinev (45.87) Aleksandr Shchegolev (45.53) Vladimir Morozov Daniil Markov | 3:03.45 | Italy Alessandro Miressi (46.12) Thomas Ceccon (45.71) Leonardo Deplano (45.98) Lorenzo Zazzeri (45.80) Manuel Frigo | 3:03.61 | United States Ryan Held (45.75) Hunter Tapp (46.78) Shaine Casas (46.50) Zach Apple (46.39) Tom Shields | 3:05.42 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | United States Kieran Smith (1:41.79) Trenton Julian (1:41.35) Carson Foster (1:41.65) Ryan Held (1:42.21) Hunter Tapp Zach Harting | 6:47.00 | Russian Swimming Federation Vladislav Grinev (1:43.18) Aleksandr Shchegolev (1:40.86) Mikhail Vekovishchev (1:42.16) Ivan Girev (1:42.92) Nikolay Snegirev Daniil Shatalov | 6:49.12 | Brazil Fernando Scheffer (1:42.51) Murilo Sartori (1:42.07) Kaique Alves (1:43.15) Breno Correia (1:41.87) Leonardo Coelho Santos | 6:49.60 |
| 4×50 m medley relay details | Russian Swimming Federation Kliment Kolesnikov (22.76) Kirill Strelnikov (25.62) Andrey Minakov (21.76) Vladimir Morozov (20.37) Pavel Samusenko Andrei Nikolaev Oleg Kostin Aleksandr Shchegolev United States Shaine Casas (23.11) Nic Fink (25.13) Tom Shields (21.75) Ryan Held (20.52) Will Licon Trenton Julian Zach Apple | 1:30.51 =CR | Not awarded | Not awarded | Italy Lorenzo Mora (23.24) Nicolò Martinenghi (25.30) Matteo Rivolta (21.95) Lorenzo Zazzeri (20.29) Michele Lamberti Thomas Ceccon | 1:30.78 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | Italy Lorenzo Mora (50.34) Nicolò Martinenghi (55.94) Matteo Rivolta (48.43) Alessandro Miressi (45.05) Thomas Ceccon Alberto Razzetti Lorenzo Zazzeri | 3:19.76 CR | United States Shaine Casas (50.44) Nic Fink (55.27) Trenton Julian (49.36) Ryan Held (45.43) Hunter Tapp Will Licon Zach Apple | 3:20.50 | Russian Swimming Federation Kliment Kolesnikov (49.47) Danil Semianinov (57.06) Andrey Minakov (48.81) Aleksandr Shchegolev (45.31) Pavel Samusenko Alexander Zhigalov Roman Shevliakov Vladislav Grinev | 3:20.65 |
$^a$ Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Sarah Sjöström Sweden | 23.08 CR | Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands | 23.31 | Katarzyna Wasick Poland | 23.40 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Siobhán Haughey Hong Kong | 50.98 CR | Sarah Sjöström Sweden | 51.31 | Abbey Weitzeil United States | 51.64 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Siobhán Haughey Hong Kong | 1:50.31 WR | Rebecca Smith Canada | 1:52.24 | Paige Madden United States | 1:53.01 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Li Bingjie China | 3:55.83 | Summer McIntosh Canada | 3:57.87 | Siobhán Haughey Hong Kong | 3:58.12 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Li Bingjie China | 8:02.90 CR | Anastasiya Kirpichnikova Russian Swimming Federation | 8:06.44 | Simona Quadarella Italy | 8:07.99 |
| 50 m backstroke details | Maggie Mac Neil Canada | 25.27 WR | Kylie Masse Canada | 25.62 | Louise Hansson Sweden | 25.86 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Louise Hansson Sweden | 55.20 | Kylie Masse Canada | 55.22 | Katharine Berkoff United States | 55.40 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Rhyan White United States | 2:01.58 | Kylie Masse Canada | 2:02.07 | Isabelle Stadden United States | 2:02.20 |
| 50 m breaststroke details | Anastasia Gorbenko Israel | 29.34 | Benedetta Pilato Italy | 29.50 | Sophie Hansson Sweden | 29.55 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Tang Qianting China | 1:03.47 AS | Sophie Hansson Sweden | 1:03.50 | Mona McSharry Ireland | 1:03.92 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Emily Escobedo United States | 2:17.85 | Evgeniia Chikunova Russian Swimming Federation | 2:17.88 | Molly Renshaw Great Britain | 2:17.96 |
| 50 m butterfly details | Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands | 24.44 CR | Sarah Sjöström Sweden | 24.51 | Claire Curzan United States | 24.55 WJ |
| 100 m butterfly details | Maggie Mac Neil Canada | 55.04 | Louise Hansson Sweden | 55.10 | Claire Curzan United States | 55.39 WJ |
| 200 m butterfly details | Zhang Yufei China | 2:03.01 | Charlotte Hook United States | 2:04.35 | Lana Pudar Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2:04.88 |
| 100 m individual medley details | Anastasia Gorbenko Israel | 57.80 | Béryl Gastaldello France | 57.96 | Maria Kameneva Russian Swimming Federation | 58.15 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Sydney Pickrem Canada | 2:04.29 | Yu Yiting China | 2:04.48 =WJ | Kate Douglass United States | 2:04.68 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Tessa Cieplucha Canada | 4:25.55 | Ellen Walshe Ireland | 4:26.52 | Melanie Margalis United States | 4:26.63 |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay details | United States Abbey Weitzeil (23.59) Claire Curzan (23.40) Katharine Berkoff (23.81) Kate Douglass (23.42) Torri Huske | 1:34.22 | Sweden Sarah Sjöström (23.33) Michelle Coleman (23.38) Sara Junevik (24.02) Louise Hansson (23.81) Hanna Rosvall | 1:34.54 | Netherlands Kim Busch (24.29) Maaike de Waard (23.71) Kira Toussaint (24.01) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (22.88) Marrit Steenbergen Tessa Giele | 1:34.89 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States Kate Douglass (52.39) Claire Curzan (52.25) Katharine Berkoff (52.38) Abbey Weitzeil (51.50) Torri Huske Canada Kayla Sanchez (51.73) Maggie Mac Neil (52.07) Rebecca Smith (52.11) Katerine Savard (52.61) Bailey Andison | 3:28.52 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Sweden Sarah Sjöström (51.45) Michelle Coleman (52.06) Sophie Hansson (53.41) Louise Hansson (51.88) Sara Junevik | 3:28.80 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | Canada Summer McIntosh (1:54.30) Kayla Sanchez (1:52.97) Katerine Savard (1:54.01) Rebecca Smith (1:51.68) Tessa Cieplucha Sydney Pickrem | 7:32.96 AM | United States Torri Huske (1:54.72) Abbey Weitzeil (1:54.31) Melanie Margalis (1:54.83) Paige Madden (1:52.67) Katharine Berkoff Emma Weyant | 7:36.53 | China Li Bingjie (1:53.42) Cheng Yujie (1:54.91) Zhu Menghui (1:55.73) Liu Yaxin (1:55.86) | 7:39.92 |
| 4×50 m medley relay details | Sweden Louise Hansson (25.91) Sophie Hansson (29.07) Sarah Sjöström (23.96) Michelle Coleman (23.44) Hanna Rosvall Emelie Fast | 1:42.38 =WR | United States Rhyan White (26.33) Lydia Jacoby (29.62) Claire Curzan (24.56) Abbey Weitzeil (23.10) Katharine Berkoff Emily Escobedo Kate Douglass | 1:43.61 | Netherlands Kira Toussaint (26.08) Kim Busch (30.59) Maaike de Waard (24.51) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (22.85) Tessa Giele | 1:44.03 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | Sweden Louise Hansson (56.25) Sophie Hansson (1:03.70) Sarah Sjöström (54.65) Michelle Coleman (51.60) Hanna Rosvall Emelie Fast | 3:46.20 ER | Canada Kylie Masse (55.76) Sydney Pickrem (1:04.97) Maggie Mac Neil (55.30) Kayla Sanchez (51.33) Katerine Savard Summer McIntosh | 3:47.36 | China Peng Xuwei (57.12) Tang Qianting (1:03.25) Zhang Yufei (54.93) Cheng Yujie (52.11) Wan Letian Yu Yiting Zhu Jiaming | 3:47.41 AS |
$^b$ Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

### Mixed events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay details | Canada Joshua Liendo (20.94) Yuri Kisil (20.99) Kayla Sanchez (23.51) Maggie Mac Neil (23.11) Rebecca Smith Katerine Savard | 1:28.55 | Netherlands Jesse Puts (21.33) Thom de Boer (20.35) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (22.97) Kira Toussaint (23.96) Kenzo Simons | 1:28.61 | Russian Swimming Federation Vladimir Morozov (21.17) Andrey Minakov (20.95) Maria Kameneva (23.17) Arina Surkova (23.68) Daniil Markov Rozaliya Nasretdinova | 1:28.97 |
| 4×50 m medley relay details | Netherlands Kira Toussaint (26.21) Arno Kamminga (25.40) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (24.36) Thom de Boer (20.23) Tessa Giele Nyls Korstanje Kim Busch | 1:36.20 CR | United States Shaine Casas (23.16) Nic Fink (25.82) Claire Curzan (24.85) Abbey Weitzeil (23.21) Kate Douglass Katharine Berkoff | 1:37.04 | Italy Lorenzo Mora (23.28) Nicolò Martinenghi (25.60) Elena Di Liddo (24.91) Silvia Di Pietro (23.50) Michele Lamberti Benedetta Pilato Leonardo Deplano | 1:37.29 |
$^c$ Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

## Coverage

More than 180 countries provided viewing opportunities through television broadcast and online streaming mediums. One of the broadcasting agencies providing coverage of pool swimming competition internationally is the Olympic Channel. Additional international coverage was provided by Eurovision Sports.

## Variations in country representation

Due to a multi-year ban of Russian representation at World Championships by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, competitors from the country were not allowed to compete using their flag, anthem, nor country name during competition, instead competing with the name Russian Swimming Federation.

## Issues related to COVID-19

On 14 December 2021, it was announced that South African swimmers residing in South Africa would not be able to compete in the championships, due to travel bans resulting from the prevalence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which is the World Health Organization's latest “variant of concern.”
On 16 December 2021, FINA informed the Singapore Swimming Association that its entire squad will not be able to compete in the championships due to contact tracing protocols, after four of the country's swimmers tested positive for COVID-19 while in Abu Dhabi.
On 17 December 2021, FINA confirmed seven accredited participants with positive COVID-19 results, which included at least one administrator from Nigeria, and that in turn knocked out all four of Nigeria's swimmers from the meet. This raised questions about its protocols, as some swimmers from other nations such as Great Britain and the United States were allowed to continue competing despite members of those teams testing positive for COVID-19.
By the end of the championships on 21 December 2021, FINA provided a cap number of 40 individuals who tested positive in the duration of the meet. Later the exact number of COVID-19 positive accounts was provided, 37 cases total out of all 5,000 individuals involved with the competition, 15 of which were athlete cases.