List of Commonwealth Games records in swimming

Below is a complete list of the Commonwealth Games records in swimming, ratified by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). Competition is held in long course (50 m) pools.

This is not to be confused with Commonwealth records, which are records by athletes from Commonwealth nations, but performed in any meet or competition.

Men's events

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 20.97 Cameron McEvoy  Australia 26 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [1]
100 m freestyle 47.09 rFlynn Southam  Australia 24 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [2]
200 m freestyle 1:44.71 Ian Thorpe  Australia 31 July 20022002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England [3]
400 m freestyle 3:40.08 CRIan Thorpe  Australia 30 July 20022002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England [4]
800 m freestyle 7:39.81 Samuel Short  Australia 27 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [5]
1500 m freestyle 14:41.66 Kieren Perkins  Australia 24 August 19941994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada [6]
50 m backstroke 24.18 Pieter Coetze  South Africa 25 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [7]
100 m backstroke 51.71 rPieter Coetze  South Africa 29 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [8]
200 m backstroke 1:54.22 Pieter Coetze  South Africa 26 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [9]
50 m breaststroke 26.38 sf, †Michael Houlie  South Africa 24 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [10]
100 m breaststroke 58.59 sfAdam Peaty  England 6 April 20182018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [11]
200 m breaststroke 2:07.30 Ross Murdoch  Scotland 24 July 20142014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [12]
50m butterfly 22.73 =, =OCKyle Chalmers  Australia 29 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [13]
50m butterfly 22.73 =, =OCBen Armbruster  Australia 29 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [14]
100m butterfly 50.42 Josh Liendo  Canada 26 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [15]
200m butterfly 1:54.00 Chad le Clos  South Africa 7 April 20182018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [16]
200m individual medley 1:56.38 Duncan Scott  Scotland 24 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [17]
400m individual medley 4:08.70 CRLewis Clareburt  New Zealand 30 July 20222022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [18]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:09.49
 Australia 24 July 2026 2026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [19]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:01.47
 Australia 26 July 2026 2026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [20]
4×100m medley relay 3:28.71
 Australia 29 July 2026 2026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [21]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Commonwealth Games Federation; WR – World record; CR – Commonwealth record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; so – swim-off

Women's events

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.78 CRCate Campbell  Australia 7 April 20182018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [22]
100m freestyle 52.27 Bronte Campbell  Australia 9 April 20182018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [23]
200m freestyle 1:53.89 Ariarne Titmus  Australia 29 July 20222022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [24]
400m freestyle 3:58.06 Ariarne Titmus  Australia 3 August 20222022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [25]
800m freestyle 8:11.12 Lani Pallister  Australia 28 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [26]
1500m freestyle 15:41.03 Lani Pallister  Australia 26 July 20262026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [27]
50m backstroke 27.31 Kylie Masse  Canada 3 August 20222022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [28]
100m backstroke 58.60 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 31 July 20222022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [29]
200m backstroke 2:05.60 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 1 August 20222022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [30]
50m breaststroke 29.73 Lara van Niekerk  South Africa 30 July 20222022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [31]
100m breaststroke 1:05.09 Leisel Jones  Australia 20 March 20062006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia [32]
200m breaststroke 2:20.72 Leisel Jones  Australia 18 March 20062006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia [33]
50m butterfly 25.20 CRFrancesca Halsall  England 27 July 20142014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [34]
100m butterfly 56.36 Maggie Mac Neil  Canada 30 July 20222022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [35]
200m butterfly 2:05.45 Alys Thomas  Wales 9 April 20182018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [36]
200m individual medley 2:08.21 Siobhan-Marie O'Connor  England 27 July 20142014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [37]
400m individual medley 4:29.01 Summer McIntosh  Canada 29 July 20222022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [38]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:30.05
 Australia 5 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [39]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:39.29
 Australia 31 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [40]
4×100m medley relay 3:54.25
 Australia 29 July 2026 2026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [41]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Commonwealth Games Federation; WR – World record; CR – Commonwealth record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; so – swim-off

Mixed relay

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:19.36
 Australia 25 July 2026 2026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [42]
4×100 m medley relay 3:40.46
 Australia 28 July 2026 2026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [43]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Commonwealth Games Federation; WR – World record; CR – Commonwealth record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; so – swim-off

Some of the current Commonwealth Games record holders in swimming:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
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  4. ↑ "Double joy for Thorpe". BBC News. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Men's 800m Freestyle Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Poirier-Leroy, Olivier (15 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games Flashback: Kieren Perkins Rocks the 800 & 1500m Freestyle World Records". swimswam.com. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Men's 50m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Flash! Commonwealth Games: Australia Breaks World Record in 400 Free Relay". Swimming World Magazine. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  14. ↑ "Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Men's 200m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 7 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Men's 200m IM Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Men's 400m IM Final Results" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 7 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 8 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  24. ↑ "Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  25. ↑ "Women's 400m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  26. ↑ "Women's 800m Freestyle Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Women's 1500m Freestyle Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "Women's 50m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  29. ↑ "Women's 100m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  30. ↑ "Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  31. ↑ "Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  32. ↑ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results". Omega Timing. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  33. ↑ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results". Omega Timing. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  34. ↑ "W50 Butterfly: Fran Halsall Keeps Crown With 25.20 Roar On England Ladies Day". Swimming World Magazine. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  36. ↑ "Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  37. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Australians Dominate Night Four in Glasgow". Swimming World Magazine. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  38. ↑ "Women's 400m IM Final Results" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  39. ↑ "Women's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  40. ↑ "Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  41. ↑ "Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  42. ↑ "Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  43. ↑ "Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). glasgow2026.com. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
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