The I FINA World Youth Swimming Championships, more commonly referred to within the swimming community as the 2006 Youth Worlds, were held August 22–27, 2006, in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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, Brazil

Brazil

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. This was the first time the event was held.

The meet took place at the Parque Aquático Júlio de Lamare, a traditional Brazilian pool, which the next year would host the water polo

Water polo

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 competitions of the 2007 Pan American Games

2007 Pan American Games

The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...

. The meet was contested in a 50 m pool (i.e. "long course meters").

The participants had to be 17 years or younger on the 31 December 2006 (i.e. born 1989 or later).

Medals table

Place	Nation				Total
1		9	6	2	17
2		5	1	8	14
3		4	2	3	9
4		3	10	4	17
5		3	2	3	8
6		3	1	0	4
7		2	2	1	5
8		2	1	3	6
9		2	1	0	3
10		1	3	1	5
11		1	2	0	3
12		1	1	0	2
		1	1	0	2
14		1	0	2	3
		1	0	2	3
16		0	3	6	9
17		0	2	2	4
18		0	2	0	2
19		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
Total		40	40	40	120

Boy's events

Boy's freestyle
50 m	Yoris Grandjean	22.74 CR	Sergey Fesikov Sergey Fesikov Sergey Vasilyevich Fesikov , is a Russian swimmer from St. Petersburg..- References :...	22.92	Wesley Gilchrist	23.19
100 m	Yoris Grandjean	50.32 CR	Sergey Fesikov Sergey Fesikov Sergey Vasilyevich Fesikov , is a Russian swimmer from St. Petersburg..- References :...	50.84	Michele Santucci	51.24
200 m	Cesare Sciocchetti	1:51.97 =CR	Yoris Grandjean	1:52.20	Scott Flowers	1:52.23
400 m	Mateusz Matczak	3:54.99	Cesare Sciocchetti	3:56.49	Juan Luis Rodriguez	3:56.68
800 m	Maciej Hreniak	8:04.84 CR	Juan Luis Rodriguez	8:06.92	Davide Sitti	8:09.67
1500 m	Maciej Hreniak	15:28.42	Juan Luis Rodriguez	15:32.83	Ian Rowe	15:33.97
Boy's backstroke
50 m	Leonardo Guedes	26.26 CR	Damiano Lestingi	26.52	Garth Tune	26.57
100 m	Damiano Lestingi	55.74 CR	Leonardo Guedes	56.43	Matthew Thompson	57.42
200 m	Cory Chitwood	2:00.68 CR	Damiano Lestingi	2:00.84	Scott Flowers	2:01.66
Boy's breaststroke
50 m	Mattia Pesce	28.43 CR	Csaba Szilágyi Csaba Szilágyi Csaba Szilágyi is a Serbian swimmer of Hungarian origin. Siladji mainly competes in the breaststroke.- Career :Szilágyi finished elementary school and gymnasium in Bečej. He began to practice swimming since 1997, and until 2004 he also trained water polo alongside...	29.05	Edgar Crespo	29.13
100 m	Edoardo Giorgetti Edoardo Giorgetti Edoardo Giorgetti is an Italian breaststroke swimmer.In 2006, Giorgetti was Junior World Champion in 100 m and 200 m breaststroke, and in 4×100 m medley relay....	1:02.31 CR	Mattia Pesce	1:02.65	Mikhael Ermolaev	1:03.46
200 m	Edoardo Giorgetti Edoardo Giorgetti Edoardo Giorgetti is an Italian breaststroke swimmer.In 2006, Giorgetti was Junior World Champion in 100 m and 200 m breaststroke, and in 4×100 m medley relay....	2:15.44	Luca Pizzini	2:15.56	Giedrius Titenis Giedrius Titenis Giedrius Titenis is a swimmer from Lithuania. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics and won bronze in the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, tying Australia's Christian Sprenger.-External links:*...	2:16.57
Boy's butterfly
50 m	Yaumeni Lazuka	24.56 CR	Cândido Silva Junior	24.91	Kirill Chibisov	24.94
100 m	Ivan Lenđer	54.31 CR	Daniel William Bego	54.40	Kirill Chibisov	54.63
200 m	Dinko Jukić Dinko Jukic Dinko Jukić is a male medley and butterfly swimmer from Austria of Croatian origin. He competed for Austria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in tenth place in the men's 200 m butterfly event. He is the younger brother of swimmer Mirna Jukić.-References:*...	2:01.64 CR	Daniel William Bego	2:02.13	Marco Camargo	2:04.41
Boy's individual medley
200 m	Scott Flowers	2:03.62 CR	Xavier Mohammed	2:04.69	Denys Dubrov	2:04.70
400 m	Scott Flowers	4:21.33 CR	Mateusz Matczak	4:23.42	Dinko Jukić Dinko Jukic Dinko Jukić is a male medley and butterfly swimmer from Austria of Croatian origin. He competed for Austria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in tenth place in the men's 200 m butterfly event. He is the younger brother of swimmer Mirna Jukić.-References:*...	4:24.39
Boy's relays
4×100 m freestyle	Marco Pellizzon Damiano Lestingi Michele Santucci Cesare Sciocchetti	3:26.84 CR	Mikhail Polischuk Mikhail Polischuk Mikhail Mikhailovich Polischuk is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Dmitri Chechulin Anton Anchin Sergey Fesikov Sergey Fesikov Sergey Vasilyevich Fesikov , is a Russian swimmer from St. Petersburg..- References :...	3:27.36	Graeme Moore Jay-Cee Thomson Garth Tune Wesley Gilchrist	3:29.52
4×200 m freestyle	Filippo Barbacini Manuel Vicenzi Damiano Lastingi Cesare Sciocchetti	7:32.23 CR	Alan Silva João Lucca José Rezende Neto Marcelo Monteiro	7:37.36	Riaan Schoeman Jay-Cee Thomson Morne Boshoff Wesley Gilchrist	7:40.97
4×100 m medley	Damiano Lestingi Edoardo Giorgetii Marco Pellizzon Michele Santucci	3:44.22 CR	Anton Anchin Mikhael Ermolaev Kirill Chibisov Sergey Fesikov Sergey Fesikov Sergey Vasilyevich Fesikov , is a Russian swimmer from St. Petersburg..- References :...	3:44.28	Leonardo Guedes Mauricio Pereira Filho Frederico Castro Alan Silva	3:50.23

Girl's events

Girl's freestyle
50 m	Daniela Schreiber Daniela Schreiber -External links:*Swim Rankings...	25.55 CR	Ionela Cozma	25.61	Camille Muffat Camille Muffat Camille Muffat is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics....	25.71
100 m	Daniela Schreiber Daniela Schreiber -External links:*Swim Rankings...	55.59 CR	Ionela Cozma	55.96	Camille Muffat Camille Muffat Camille Muffat is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics....	56.47
200 m	Ophélie-Cyrielle Etienne	2:00.44 CR	Tang Yi Tang Yi Tang Yi is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.She has won six gold medals at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore.-Major achievements:...	2:01.26	Leah Ginarich	2:02.04
400 m	Mireia Belmonte García Mireia Belmonte Garcia Mireia Belmonte García is a Spanish medley, freestyle and butterfly swimmer. In 2006 she was the Junior World Champion in 400 m freestyle and 400 m individual mmedley, and the Junior European Champion in 200 m freestyle and 400 m individual medley...	4:14.29 CR	Jessica Rodriguez	4:14.45	Leah Ginarich	4:14.49
800 m	Ionela Cozma	8:38.91 CR	Wendy Trott	8:40.69	Anastasia Ivanenko	8:40.81
1500 m	Aurélie Muller	16:35.32 CR	Anastasia Ivanenko	16:40.99	Wendy Trott	16:41.36
Girl's backstroke
50 m	Zhou Yanxin	29.49 CR	Emily Thomas	29.58	Christin Zenner	29.61
100 m	Natalie Wiegersma	1:02.41 CR	Anastasia Zuyeva	1:02.83	Zhou Yanxin	1:03.10
200 m	Anastasia Zuyeva	2:15.27 CR	Ophélie-Cyrielle Etienne	2:16.49	Chen Wen	2:17.01
Girl's breaststroke
50 m	Wang Qun Wang Qun Wang Qun is a female Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2003 Shandong Provincial Championships - 1st 100 m breast;...	32.21	Vitalina Simonova	32.63	Zhao Jin	32.65
100 m	Wang Qun Wang Qun Wang Qun is a female Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2003 Shandong Provincial Championships - 1st 100 m breast;...	1:09.21 CR	Vitalina Simonova	1:09.35	Caitlin Leverenz Caitlin Leverenz Caitlin Leverenz is an American swimmer for the University of California Golden Bears and formerly of El Dorado Aquatics Club, located in Tucson, Arizona. She represented the U.S. in Brazil for World Youth Championships, and in the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool...	1:09.94
200 m	Vitalina Simonova	2:26.58 CR	Wang Qun Wang Qun Wang Qun is a female Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2003 Shandong Provincial Championships - 1st 100 m breast;...	2:28.41	Caitlin Leverenz Caitlin Leverenz Caitlin Leverenz is an American swimmer for the University of California Golden Bears and formerly of El Dorado Aquatics Club, located in Tucson, Arizona. She represented the U.S. in Brazil for World Youth Championships, and in the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool...	2:28.57
Girl's butterfly
50 m	Lyubov Korol	27.38	Ilaria Bianchi	27.45	Lena Celina Hiller	27.48
100 m	Ilaria Bianchi	59.57 CR	Keri-Leigh Shaw	1:00.25	Jemma Lowe Jemma Lowe Jemma Louise Lowe is an English university and international butterfly swimmer and British record holder.Lowe was born in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom...	1:00.31
200 m	Cartnell Kalisz	2:12.34	Jemma Lowe Jemma Lowe Jemma Louise Lowe is an English university and international butterfly swimmer and British record holder.Lowe was born in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom...	2:13.52	Nina Dittrich	2:13.92
Girl's individual medley
200 m	Caitlin Leverenz Caitlin Leverenz Caitlin Leverenz is an American swimmer for the University of California Golden Bears and formerly of El Dorado Aquatics Club, located in Tucson, Arizona. She represented the U.S. in Brazil for World Youth Championships, and in the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool...	2:14.45 CR	Camille Muffat Camille Muffat Camille Muffat is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics....	2:15.29	Wang Qun Wang Qun Wang Qun is a female Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2003 Shandong Provincial Championships - 1st 100 m breast;...	2:18.13
400 m	Mireia Belmonte García Mireia Belmonte Garcia Mireia Belmonte García is a Spanish medley, freestyle and butterfly swimmer. In 2006 she was the Junior World Champion in 400 m freestyle and 400 m individual mmedley, and the Junior European Champion in 200 m freestyle and 400 m individual medley...	4:47.38 CR	Anastasia Ivanenko	4:50.27	Bianca Meyer	4:51.86
Girl's relays
4×100 m freestyle	Ophélie-Cyrielle Etienne Justine Lignot Roxane Devillers Favreau Camille Muffat Camille Muffat Camille Muffat is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics....	3:46.73 CR	Sophie-Luise Dietrich Lena Celina Hiller Jenny Lahl Daniela Schreiber Daniela Schreiber -External links:*Swim Rankings...	3:46.99	Olga Danylyuk Lyubov Korol Mariya Yatsenko Darya Stepanyuk Darya Stepanyuk Darya Stepanyuk is a Ukrainian swimmer.After finishing college, Stepanyuk entered KNAPK as part of the cycle sport faculty.Stepanyuk has broken several Ukrainian swimming records, and took part in the 2008 Olympic Games...	3:49.42
4×200 m freestyle	Faureau Devillers Nathalie Hedin Justine Lignot Ophélie-Cyrielle Etienne	8:12.38 CR	Anastasia Aksenova Olga Shulgina Victoria Malyutina Anastasia Ivanenko	8:16.62	Daniela Schreiber Daniela Schreiber -External links:*Swim Rankings... Lena Celina Hiller Antje Mahn Sophie-Luise Dietrich	8:17.74
4×100 m medley	Anastasia Zuyeva Vitalina Simonova Anastasia Aksenova Olga Shulgina	4:10.88 CR	Karin Prinsloo Yolana du Plesis Keri-Leigh Shaw Christy Lategan	4:11.39	Georgia Davies Alexandra Warren Jemma Lowe Jemma Lowe Jemma Louise Lowe is an English university and international butterfly swimmer and British record holder.Lowe was born in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom... Rachael George	4:13.15