Swimming at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
| Swimming at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Royal Commonwealth Pool |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Dates | 16 – 25 July 1970 |
Swimming at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was the ninth appearance of Swimming at the Commonwealth Games. There were 29 swimming events and they took place from 16 to 25 July 1970.[1][2][3][4][5]
The events were held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool, specifically constructed for the Games. Construction began in 1967 and was completed in October 1969.[6]
Australia topped the medal table with 18 gold medals.[7][8][9]
Medal table
* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 18 | 10 | 14 | 42 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 |  England | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 |  Wales | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Isle of Man | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Scotland* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
Medal winners
Men's events
Women's events
Finals (men)
100m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mike Wenden | 53.06 |
| 2 | Greg Rogers | 54.26 |
| 3 | Bill Devenish | 54.28 |
| 4 | Mike J. Borrie | 54.57 |
| 5 | Tony Jarvis | 54.94 |
| 6 | Robert Kasting | 55.10 |
| 7 | Ralph Hutton | 55.39 |
| 8 | Malcolm Windeatt | 55.65 |
200m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Wenden | 1:56.69 |
| 2 | Ralph Hutton | 1:58.45 |
| 3 | Greg Rogers | 1:58.63 |
| 4 | Graham White | 1:58.71 |
| 5 | Mike J. Borrie | 2:00.74 |
| 6 | Ron Jacks | 2:00.95 |
| 7 | Robert Kasting | 2:01.21 |
| 8 | Ian J. Curry | 2:02.96 |
400m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham White | 4:08.48 |
| 2 | Ralph Hutton | 4:08.77 |
| 3 | Greg Brough | 4:12.16 |
| 4 | Ron Jacks | 4:12.23 |
| 5 | Richard Michael Wilkinson | 4:14.71 |
| 6 | Mike J. Borrie | 4:20.35 |
| 7 | Ian J. Curry | 4:21.64 |
| 8 | Peter Harrower | 4:23.80 |
1500m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Windeatt | 16:23.82 |
| 2 | Max Tavasci | 16:34.46 |
| 3 | Mark Treffers | 16:44.69 |
| 4 | Greg Brough | 17:00.58 |
| 5 | Peter Harrower | 17:28.15 |
| 6 | Steve Roxborough | 17:29.72 |
| 7 | Martin Richards | 17:52.63 |
100m backstroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Kennedy | 1:01.65 |
| 2 | Mike Richards | 1:01.69 |
| 3 | Erik Fish | 1:02.02 |
| 4 | Bradley Storey | 1:02.33 |
| 5 | Jimmy Rogers | 1:02.72 |
| 6 | Clive Rushton | 1:03.24 |
| 7 | Tony Davidson | 1:03.47 |
| 8 | Hamilton Simpson | 1:04.71 |
200m backstroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Richards | 2:14.53 |
| 2 | Raymond Terrell | 2:15.48 |
| 3 | Neil Rogers | 2:15.63 |
| 4 | Jimmy Rogers | 2:16.26 |
| 5 | Clive Rushton | 2:16.30 |
| 6 | Bradley Storey | 2:16.86 |
| 7 | Hamilton Simpson | 2:17.29 |
| 8 | Barnett R. Bond | 2:20.01 |
100m breaststroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Mahony | 1:09.0 |
| 2 | Peter Cross | 1:09.4 |
| 3 | Paul Jarvie | 1:10.0 |
| 4 | Mike Whitaker | 1:10.6 |
| 5 | David Wilkie | 1:11.0 |
| 6 | Malcolm O'Connell | 1:11.8 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Liam Ball | 1:12.3 |
| 8 | Archibald Young | 1:12.3 |
200m breaststroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Mahony | 2:30.29 |
| 2 | Paul Jarvie | 2:30.70 |
| 3 | David Wilkie | 2:32.87 |
| 4 | Peter Cross | 2:35.68 |
| 5 | Nigel Johnson | 2:35.73 |
| 6 | Liam Ball | 2:36.94 |
| 7 | Gordon Stirton | 2:39.12 |
| 8 | Robert Stoddart | 2:39.30 |
100m butterfly
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron MacDonald | 58.44 |
| 2 | Tom Arusoo | 58.98 |
| 3 | Ron Jacks | 59.01 |
| 4 | Martyn Woodroffe | 59.57 |
| 5 | Neil Rogers | 1:00.27 |
| 6 | Alan Widdowson | 1:00.33 |
| 7 | Michael Bailey | 1:00.52 |
| 8 | Lennie Norris | 1:02.27 |
200m butterfly
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Arusoo | 2:08.97 |
| 2 | Martyn Woodroffe | 2:09.14 |
| 3 | James Findlay | 2:09.41 |
| 4 | Richard Michael Wilkinson | 2:10.32 |
| 5 | Ron Jacks | 2:10.57 |
| 6 | John Mills | 2:12.38 |
| 7 | Eric Henderson | 2:14.08 |
| 8 | Byron MacDonald | 2:17.30 |
200m individual medley
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Smith | 2:13.72 |
| 2 | Ken Campbell | 2:16.57 |
| 3 | Martyn Woodroffe | 2:16.64 |
| 4 | Robert Kasting | 2:18.24 |
| 5 | Raymond Terrell | 2:18.55 |
| 6 | James Findlay | 2:18.58 |
| 7 | Willem Eduard Portier | 2:19.30 |
| 8 | Barnett R. Bond | 2:23.24 |
400m individual medley
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Smith | 4:48.87 |
| 2 | Raymond Terrell | 4:49.85 |
| 3 | James Findlay | 4:51.92 |
| 4 | Willem Eduard Portier | 4:53.17 |
| 5 | Martyn Woodroffe | 4:53.78 |
| 6 | Graham Windeatt | 4:56.45 |
| 7 | Peter Harrower | 4:57.61 |
| 8 | Brian O'Sullivan | 5:00.78 |
4×100m freestyle relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | White, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish | 3:36.02 |
| 2 | Smith, Hutton, Kasting, Jacks | 3:37.65 |
| 3 | Jarvis, Myall, Windeatt, Terrell | 3:41.24 |
| 4 | Shore, MacGregor, Souter, Brown | 3:46.60 |
| 5 | Bond, Curry, Treffers, Borrie | 3:47.64 |
| 6 |  Maxwell, Nash, Alexander, Owens | 3:53.87 |
| 7 | Williams, Moran, Richards, Maher | 3:53.93 |
| 8 |  Chan A, Chan R, Seng H. Soh, Heng | 4:00.70 |
4×200m freestyle relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | White, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish | 7:50.77 |
| 2 | Smith, Hutton, Kasting, Jacks | 8:00.69 |
| 3 | Jarvis, Myall, Mills, Terrell | 8:10.60 |
| 4 | Bond, Curry, Treffers, Borrie | 8:11.79 |
| 5 | Shore, MacGregor, Souter, Brown | 8:24.78 |
| 6 | Williams, Simpson, Richards, Maher | 8:39.81 |
| 7 | Chan A, Chan R, Soh, Heng | 8:52.12 |
| 8 | Maxwell, Nash, Alexander, Owens | 8:56.75 |
4×100m medley relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MacDonald, Kasting, Mahony, Kennedy | 4:01.10 |
| 2 | Findlay, Wenden,Rogers, Jarvie | 4:04.55 |
| 3 | Moran, Richards, Woodroffe, Johnson | 4:08.05 |
| 4 | Jarvis, Rogers, Norris, O'Connell | 4:09.49 |
| 5 | Wilkie, Brown, Henderson, Simpson | 4:10.74 |
| 6 | Bond, Curry, Treffers, Borrie | 4:29.55 |
| 7 |  Martin, Mowen, Cluer, Bostock | 4:38.48 |
| 8 | Maxwell, Nash, Alexander, Owens | 4:39.46 |
Finals (women)
100m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela Coughlan | 1:01.22 |
| 2 | Lynne Watson | 1:01.45 |
| 3 | Jennifer Alice Watts | 1:01.80 |
| 4 | Alex Jackson | 1:01.81 |
| 5 | Debra Cain | 1:02.36 |
| 6 | Karen James | 1:02.74 |
| 7 | Catherine J. Whiting | 1:03.73 |
| 8 | Shelagh Ratcliffe | 1:04.32 |
200m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Moras | 2:09.78 |
| 2 | Angela Coughlan | 2:10.83 |
| 3 | Alex Jackson | 2:13.52 |
| 4 | Helen Gray | 2:13.52 |
| 5 | Karen James | 2:14.73 |
| 6 | Jennifer Alice Watts | 2:16.32 |
| 7 | Judith Wright | 2:17.54 |
| 8 | Sandra Smith | 2:17.77 |
400m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Moras | 4:27.38 |
| 2 | Denise Langford | 4:31.42 |
| 3 | Robyn Risson | 4:39.75 |
| 4 | Angela Coughlan | 4:40.21 |
| 5 | Judith Wright | 4:54.98 |
| 6 | Leslie Cliff | 4:46.84 |
| 7 | Sally Hogg | 4:52.03 |
| 8 | Susan Williams | 5:01.86 |
800m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Moras | 9:02.45 |
| 2 | Helen Gray | 9:27.48 |
| 3 | Robyn Risson | 9:37.89 |
| 4 | Judith Wright | 9:47.54 |
| 5 | Leslie Cliff | 9:56.05 |
| 6 | Sally Hogg | 9:58.44 |
| 7 | Andrea Mackie | 10:07.32 |
| 8 | Sandra Smith | 10:21.14 |
100m backstroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynne Watson | 1:07.10 |
| 2 | Debra Cain | 1:07.73 |
| 3 | Donna Gurr | 1:08.87 |
| 4 | Glenda Stirling | 1:09.00 |
| 5 | Sylvia Platt | 1:09.56 |
| 6 | Jackie Brown | 1:09.86 |
| 7 | Wendy Burrell | 1:10.62 |
| 8 | Diana Rickard | 1:10.78 |
200m backstroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynne Watson | 2:22.86 |
| 2 | Donna Gurr | 2:24.33 |
| 3 | Debra Cain | 2:26.02 |
| 4 | Diana Rickard | 2:28.23 |
| 5 | Wendy Burrell | 2:28.43 |
| 6 | Glenda Stirling | 2:29.71 |
| 7 | Judith Wright | 2:30.59 |
| 8 | Leslie Cliff | 2:37.83 |
100m breaststroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverley Whitfield | 1:17.40 |
| 2 | Dorothy Harrison | 1:17.60 |
| 3 | Christine Jarvis | 1:19.83 |
| 4 | Sylvia Dockerill | 1:19.86 |
| 5 | Rene Robson | 1:20.63 |
| 6 | Christine Davies | 1:21.07 |
| 7 | Pat Wells | 1:21.29 |
| 8 | Jane Wright | 1:22.33 |
200m breaststroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverley Whitfield | 2:44.12 |
| 2 | Dorothy Harrison | 2:46.18 |
| 3 | Amanda Radnage | 2:50.11 |
| 4 | Rene Robson | 2:52.19 |
| 5 | Pamela Wilson | 2:55.58 |
| 6 | Jane Wright | 2:55.60 |
| 7 | Diana Harris | 2:57.18 |
100m butterfly
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diane Lansley | 1:07.90 |
| 2 | Susan Smith | 1:08.18 |
| 3 | Allyson Margaret Mabb | 1:08.67 |
| 4 | Catherine J. Whiting | 1:08.71 |
| 5 | Jane Comerford | 1:08.96 |
| 6 | Lesley Booth | 1:09.29 |
| 7 | Maree Robinson | 1:09.29 |
| 8 | Jeanne Warren | 1:09.72 |
200m butterfly
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maree Robinson | 2:24.67 |
| 2 | Jane Comerford | 2:24.95 |
| 3 | Allyson Margaret Mabb | 2:31.09 |
| 4 | Susan Smith | 2:31.54 |
| 5 | Diane Lansley | 2:32.54 |
| 6 | Sally Hogg | 2:33.85 |
| 7 | Lesley Booth | 2:35.41 |
| 8 | Gillian Treers | 2:36.75 |
200m individual medley
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denise Langford | 2:28.89 |
| 2 | Shelagh Ratcliffe | 2:29.65 |
| 3 | Diana Rickard | 2:30.80 |
| 4 | Susan Smith | 2:30.82 |
| 5 | Susan Hunter | 2:33.30 |
| 6 | Shirley Roulston | 2:35.64 |
| 7 | Sharon Anslow | 2:36.04 |
| 8 | Gail Neall | 2:36.78 |
400m individual medley
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denise Langford | 5:10.74 |
| 2 | Gail Neall | 5:15.82 |
| 3 | Shelagh Ratcliffe | 5:17.89 |
| 4 | Susan Hunter | 5:20.10 |
| 5 | Susan Smith | 5:25.85 |
| 6 | Jeanne Warren | 5:26.99 |
| 7 | Judith Wright | 5:27.12 |
| 8 | Sharon Anslow | 5:35.19 |
4×100m freestyle relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cain, Langford, Watts, Watson | 4:06.41 |
| 2 | Coughlan, James, Hall, Smith | 4:12.16 |
| 3 | Sutherland, Smith, Allardice, Pickering | 4:14.90 |
| 4 | Crawford, Wright, Hunter, Whiting | 4:15.44 |
| 5 | Brown, Flynn, Fenton, Hogg | 4:23.66 |
| 6 | Price, Davies, Bowen, Jones, | 4:27.26 |
| 7 | Tseng, Keenan, Joo, Chan | 4:43.66 |
4×100m medley relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mabb, Whitfield, Langfod, Watson | 4:30.66 |
| 2 | Lansley, Harrison, Smith, Platt | 4:38.94 |
| 3 | Coughlan, Gurr, Smith, Dockerill | 4:39.65 |
| 4 | Stirling, Crawford, Williams, Whiting | 4:44.81 |
| 5 | Armour, Stewart, Brown, Hogg | 4:51.49 |
| 6 | Stephens, Davies, Comins, Price | 4:59.09 |
| 7 | Chan, Tan, Joo, Keenan | 5:00.71 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ↑ "Twelve teenage girl swimmers are in Scotland Games team". The Scotsman. 27 May 1970. p. 26. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Edinburgh 1970". Team Scotland. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ↑ "Fitness Warning to Boxers". Daily Record. 27 May 1970. p. 18. Retrieved 16 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "They'll carry Scotland's hopes". Aberdeen Evening Express. 16 June 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 16 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Its a First for Scotland at IXth Commonwealth Games". Leven Mail. 19 February 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 16 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and diving (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and diving (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ↑ "Medal table Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
