Swimming at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
| Swimming at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 Swimming and para-swimming pictogram | |
| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates | 24 July – 29 July 2026 |
| Competitors | 471 from 61 nations |
| Swimming at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7 | men | |
| 50 m S13 | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | women | |
| 100 m S13 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m S14 | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB8 | women | |
| 100 m SB9 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S10 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m SM10 | women | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
Swimming at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was the 23rd appearance of Swimming at the Commonwealth Games. The swimming competition was among the sports contested at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Glasgow, Scotland. The sport, one of only two mandatory sports at a Games along with athletics had been staged in all twenty-two previous editions of the Games thus far and was contested in Glasgow for the second time, and Scotland for the fourth time.
The competition took place between 24 and 29 July 2026, spread across a record fifty-six events (including a record fourteen parasport events). The swimming portion of the Games ended two days before the beginning of the 2026 European Aquatics Championships.
Traditional swimming power Australia dominated the meet, winning a record 37 gold medals and 76 medals in total, including all eight relay events, and every able-bodied freestyle event, male and female[1] Chad le Clos of South Africa became the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history, the men's mixed medley relay on the final night allowing him to overtake previous record holder Emma McKeon. His compatriot, backstroker Pieter Coetze won three gold medals in his specialist stroke[2]. Meg Harris of Australia took home six gold medals, including four in the relays, while Sam Short and Lani Pallister achieved distance trebles in the 400, 800 and 1500 metre freestyle events. [3].
Other notable successes included Filip Nowacki winning Jersey's first gold medal in swimming, Angharad Evans winning a breaststroke double before her home crowd, and a double gold for New Zealander Lewis Clarebert. By contrast, England had a poor meet, failing to win a single gold in able-bodied events for the first time since 1954, but tempering the disappointment with a much stronger performance in para swimming, with four golds[4].
Schedule
The competition schedule is as follows[5]:
| H | Heats | ½ | Semi-finals | F | Final |
Date Event | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | Mon 27 | Tue 28 | Wed 29 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session → | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 50 m freestyle S7 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 50 m freestyle S13 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 100 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m freestyle S13 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m freestyle S14 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 400 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 800 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m backstroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m backstroke S9 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m backstroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 50 m breaststroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m breaststroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m breaststroke SB9 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 50 m butterfly | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m butterfly | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m butterfly S10 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m butterfly | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||
| 400 m individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | H | F | ||||||||||
Date Event | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | Mon 27 | Tue 28 | Wed 29 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session → | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 50 m freestyle S13 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 100 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m freestyle S9 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 100 m freestyle S13 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m freestyle S14 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 400 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 800 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m backstroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m backstroke S9 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m backstroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 50 m breaststroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m breaststroke | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m breaststroke SB8 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 50 m butterfly | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 100 m butterfly | H | ½ | F | |||||||||
| 200 m butterfly | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m individual medley SM10 | H | F | ||||||||||
| 400 m individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | F | |||||||||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | H | F | ||||||||||
Date Event | Sat 25 | Tue 28 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session → | M | E | M | E | |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | H | F | |||
| 4×100 m medley relay | H | F | |||
Venue
The swimming competitions will be held at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, which also hosted the swimming events in Games of 2014.
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | CGA | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 37 | 16 | 23 | 76 |
| 2 |  South Africa | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 |  Scotland* | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 |  England | 4 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 |  New Zealand | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 |  Jersey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Wales | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 57 | 56 | 56 | 169 | |
Medalists
Men
Men's parasport
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle S7 |
Christian Sadie South Africa | 28.06 GR |
Toh Wei Soong Singapore | 29.36 | Bruce Dee England | 31.33 |
| 50 metre freestyle S13 |
Stephen Clegg Scotland | 24.73 | Nathan Hendricks South Africa | 24.84 | Nicolas-Guy Turbide Canada | 24.96 |
| 100 metre freestyle S13 |
Nathan Hendricks South Africa | 54.54 | James Clegg Scotland | 55.16 | Matthew Redfern England | 56.86 |
| 100 metre backstroke S9 |
Timothy Hodge Australia | 1:03.00 | Barry McClements Northern Ireland | 1:03.68 | Harrison Vig Australia | 1:04.87 |
| 100 metre breaststroke SB9 |
Beau Matthews Australia | 1:09.41 | Joshua Willmer New Zealand | 1:11.44 | Timothy Hodge Australia | 1:12.74 |
| 100 metre butterfly S10 |
Alex Saffy Australia | 57.11 | Col Pearse Australia | 57.49 | Jack Gill Canada | 1:00.30 |
| 200 metre freestyle S14 |
William Ellard England | 1:51.66 GR |
Jack Ireland Australia | 1:55.22 | Rhys Darbey Wales | 1:56.24 |
Women
Women's parasport
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle S13 |
Kirralee Hayes Australia | 27.63 | Danika Vyncka South Africa | 28.41 | Jenna Jones Australia | 29.02 |
| 100 metre freestyle S9 |
Lakeisha Patterson Australia | 1:02.99 | Emily Beecroft Australia | 1:03.56 | Toni Shaw Scotland | 1:04.71 |
| 100 metre freestyle S13 |
Jenna Jones Australia | 1:03.89 | Ela Letton-Jones Wales | 1:04.30 | Kirralee Hayes Australia | 1:04.42 |
| 200 metre freestyle S14 |
Georgia Sheffield England | 2:06.07 GR |
Poppy Maskill England | 2:07.44 | Bethany Firth Northern Ireland | 2:07.63 |
| 100 metre backstroke S9 |
Alice Tai England | 1:11.93 GR |
Gemma Sellick Australia | 1:14.06 | Victoria Belando Nicholson Australia | 1:15.11 |
| 100 metre breaststroke SB8 |
Brock Whiston England | 1:22.05 | Husnah Kukundakwe Uganda | 1:26.20 | Iona Winnifrith England | 1:26.31 |
| 200 metre individual medley SM10 |
Faye Rogers Scotland | 2:29.61 | Jasmine Greenwood Australia | 2:32.13 | Mary Jibb Canada | 2:32.54 |
Mixed
- a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Participating nations
The qualification criteria for swimming and para-swimming at the 2026 Games are separate. Swimming qualification is subject to quota caps, with each nation allocated a certain number of overall athlete quotas for the Games, from which it can then allocate a fixed number for the swimming events. Para-swimming spots, by comparison, are allocated on a rankings basis with no fixed cap.
- Swimming
Anguilla (3)
Antigua and Barbuda (4)- Australia (42)[14]
Bahamas (6)
Bangladesh (4)
Barbados (7)
Belize (1)
Bermuda (5)
Botswana (2)
Brunei (3)- Canada (12)[15]
Cayman Islands (10)
Cook Islands (4)
Cyprus (6)
Dominica (1)- England (28)[16]
Eswatini (2)
Fiji (7)
Gabon (1)
The Gambia (2)
Ghana (4)
Gibraltar (7)
Grenada (2)
Guernsey (12)
Guyana (3)
India (5)
Isle of Man (11)
Jamaica (4)- Jersey (9)
Kenya (4)
Malawi (3)
Malaysia (4)
Maldives (5)
Malta (2)
Mauritius (5)
Mozambique (2)
Namibia (5)- New Zealand (10)[17]
Nigeria (4)- Northern Ireland (13)[18]
Pakistan (4)
Papua New Guinea (5)
Rwanda (3)
Saint Helena (3)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3)
Samoa (4)- Scotland (25)[19][20]
Seychelles (7)
Sierra Leone (5)- Singapore (8)
Solomon Islands (2)- South Africa (21)
Sri Lanka (2)
Tanzania (1)
Tonga (2)
Turks and Caicos Islands (2)- Uganda (7)
Vanuatu (3)- Wales (16)
Zambia (4)
- Para-swimming
References
- ↑ "Australia underline dominance with record medal haul on memorable night for South Africa's Chad le Clos". Glasgow 2026. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ Butler, Lynn. "Le Clos rewrites Games history with record 21 medals, gold-star Coetze powers on". News24. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "Unheralded Aussie outshines famous peers to join Games royalty". 7NEWS. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ Smyth, Rob; Belam, Martin; Hashim, Taha; Belam, Rob Smyth (now); Martin; Hashim (earlier), Taha (30 July 2026). "Commonwealth Games 2026: England beat South Africa in netball, athletics, track cycling on day seven – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
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- ↑ Retta Race (29 July 2026). "Pieter Coetze Crushes Commonwealth Record In 100 Back, #2 Performance All-Time". SwimSwam. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ James Sutherland (28 July 2026). "Oliver Dawson Lowers 18-Year-Old Canadian Record In 200 Breast To Complete NR Trifecta". SwimSwam. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Retta Race (29 July 2026). "Chalmers Gets Redemption With 50 Fly CG Victory Alongside Armbruster In Oceanian Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Sam Blacker (24 July 2026). "Lewis Clareburt Lowers New Zealand 200 IM Record to 1:56.77". SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ Retta Race (29 July 2026). "Pieter Coetze Scorches 51.71 Backstroke Lead-Off To Help RSA Crack African Medley Relay Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Sam Blacker (28 July 2026). "2026 Commonwealth Games: Nel Scratches 50 Free Semis To Go For 50 Back Medal (Night 5 Scratches)". SwimSwam. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Sam Blacker (28 July 2026). "Aimee Canny Resets Her South African 200 IM Record In 2:09.37, #3 African Performance In History". SwimSwam. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Madeline Folsom (24 July 2026). "South African Women Set New African Record With 3:38.67 in 400 Freestyle Relay". SwimSwam. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ Swimming australia Glasgow 2026 quota allocation
- 1 2 "Canada reveals Glasgow 2026 Para Swimming squad". Glasgow 2026. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- 1 2 Swim England Glasgow 2026 selection policy
- ↑ Swimming NZ Glasgow 2026 allocation
- ↑ tmayon (13 May 2026). "Team NI Confirms Strong Swimming Squad for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games". Swim Ireland. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Scotland, Team. "Athletes". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ Scottish swimming selection policy
- ↑ Scotland, Team; Cooke, Gillian (22 April 2026). "Strong Para Swimming Team Named for Glasgow 2026". Team Scotland. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
