List of Commonwealth Games records in swimming
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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
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{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 01
|event = 50m freestyle
|time = 21.30
|recordinfo = sf
|firstname = Benjamin
|lastname = Proud
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|England}}
|date = 9 April 2018
|meet = 2018 Commonwealth Games
|city = Gold Coast
|cityarticle = Gold Coast, Queensland
|country = AUS
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 02
|event = 100m freestyle
|time = 47.36
|recordinfo = sf
|firstname = Kyle
|lastname = Chalmers
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 31 July 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 03
|event = 200m freestyle
|time = 1:44.71
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ian
|lastname = Thorpe
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 31 July 2002
|meet = 2002 Commonwealth Games
|city = Manchester
|country = ENG
|ref = {{cite news|first=Charlie|last=Henderson|title=Thorpe powers to hat-trick|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/swimming/newsid_2163000/2163638.stm|work=BBC News|date=31 July 2002|access-date=23 July 2014}}
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 04
|event = 400m freestyle
|time = 3:40.08
|recordinfo = CR
|firstname = Ian
|lastname = Thorpe
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 30 July 2002
|meet = 2002 Commonwealth Games
|city = Manchester
|country = ENG
|ref = {{cite news|title=Double joy for Thorpe|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/swimming/newsid_2160000/2160865.stm|work=BBC News|date=30 July 2002|access-date=23 July 2014}}
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 05
|event = 1500m freestyle
|time = 14:41.66
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Kieren
|lastname = Perkins
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 24 August 1994
|meet = 1994 Commonwealth Games
|city = Victoria, British Columbia
|country = CAN
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 06
|event = 50m backstroke
|time = 24.62
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Liam
|lastname = Tancock
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|England}}
|date = 5 October 2010
|meet = 2010 Commonwealth Games
|city = Delhi
|country = IND
|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Commonwealth Games: Liam Tancock, Christian Sprenger, Emily Seebohm Down Games Records During Day Two Finals|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25161.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Liam-Tancock,-Christian-Sprenger,-Emily-Seebohm-Down-Games-Records-During-Day-Two-Finals|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=5 October 2010|access-date=5 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825215241/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25161.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Liam-Tancock,-Christian-Sprenger,-Emily-Seebohm-Down-Games-Records-During-Day-Two-Finals|archive-date=25 August 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 07
|event = 100m backstroke
|time = 53.12
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Chris
|lastname = Walker-Hebborn
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|England}}
|date = 25 July 2014
|meet = 2014 Commonwealth Games
|city = Glasgow
|country = SCO
|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Commonwealth Games: Day Two Finals Live Recap|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/40047.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Day-Two-Finals-Live-Recap|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140803085530/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/40047.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Day-Two-Finals-Live-Recap|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 August 2014|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=25 July 2014|access-date=25 July 2014}}
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 08
|event = 200m backstroke
|time = 1:55.58
|recordinfo =
|firstname = James
|lastname = Goddard
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|England}}
|date = 6 October 2010
|meet = 2010 Commonwealth Games
|city = Delhi
|country = IND
|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Commonwealth Games: Matthew Cowdrey Sets ParaSport World Record During Day Three Finals|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25170.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Matthew-Cowdrey-Sets-ParaSport-World-Record-During-Day-Three-Finals|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=6 October 2010|access-date=6 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825215254/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25170.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Matthew-Cowdrey-Sets-ParaSport-World-Record-During-Day-Three-Finals|archive-date=25 August 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 09
|event = 50m breaststroke
|time = 26.49
|recordinfo = sf
|firstname = Adam
|lastname = Peaty
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|England}}
|date = 8 April 2018
|meet = 2018 Commonwealth Games
|city = Gold Coast
|cityarticle = Gold Coast, Queensland
|country = AUS
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 10
|event = 100m breaststroke
|time = 58.59
|recordinfo = sf
|firstname = Adam
|lastname = Peaty
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|England}}
|date = 6 April 2018
|meet = 2018 Commonwealth Games
|city = Gold Coast
|cityarticle = Gold Coast, Queensland
|country = AUS
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 11
|event = 200m breaststroke
|time = 2:07.30
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ross
|lastname = Murdoch
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Scotland}}
|date = 24 July 2014
|meet = 2014 Commonwealth Games
|city = Glasgow
|country = SCO
|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Flash! Commonwealth Games: Australia Breaks World Record in 400 Free Relay|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/40032.asp?q=%3Cfont-color=red%3EFlash!%3C/font%3E-Commonwealth-Games:-Australia-Breaks-World-Record-in-400-Free-Relay|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140728210740/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/40032.asp?q=%3Cfont-color=red%3EFlash!%3C/font%3E-Commonwealth-Games:-Australia-Breaks-World-Record-in-400-Free-Relay|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 July 2014|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=24 July 2014|access-date=25 July 2014}}
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 12
|event = 50m butterfly
|time = 22.81
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Benjamin
|lastname = Proud
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|England}}
|date = 30 July 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 13
|event = 100m butterfly
|time = 50.65
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Chad
|lastname = le Clos
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|South Africa}}
|date = 9 April 2018
|meet = 2018 Commonwealth Games
|city = Gold Coast
|cityarticle = Gold Coast, Queensland
|country = AUS
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 14
|event = 200m butterfly
|time = 1:54.00
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Chad
|lastname = le Clos
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|South Africa}}
|date = 7 April 2018
|meet = 2018 Commonwealth Games
|city = Gold Coast
|cityarticle = Gold Coast, Queensland
|country = AUS
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 15
|event = 200m individual medley
|time = 1:56.88
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Duncan
|lastname = Scott
|namearticle = Duncan Scott (swimmer)
|club = {{flagu|Scotland}}
|date = 3 August 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|cityarticle =
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 16
|event = 400m individual medley
|time = 4:08.70
|recordinfo = CR
|firstname = Lewis
|lastname = Clareburt
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|New Zealand}}
|date = 30 July 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|eventsort = 17
|event = 4×100m freestyle relay
|time = 3:11.12
|recordinfo =
|1name = Flynn Southam
|1split = 48.54
|2name = Zac Incerti
|2split = 47.96
|3name = William Yang
|3split = 47.60
|4name = Kyle Chalmers
|4split = 47.02
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 30 July 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|eventsort = 18
|event = 4×200m freestyle relay
|time = 7:04.96
|recordinfo =
|1name = Elijah Winnington
|1split = 1:46.36
|2name = Flynn Southam
|2split = 1:46.08
|3name = Zac Incerti
|3split = 1:46.08
|4name = Mack Horton
|4split = 1:46.44
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 1 August 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|eventsort = 19
|event = 4×100m medley relay
|time = 3:31.04
|recordinfo =
|1name = Mitch Larkin
|1split = 53.14
|2name = Jake Packard
|2split = 59.29
|3name = Grant Irvine
|3split = 51.36
|4name = Kyle Chalmers
|4split = 47.25
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 10 April 2018
|meet = 2018 Commonwealth Games
|city = Gold Coast
|cityarticle = Gold Coast, Queensland
|country = AUS
}}
{{end}}
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Women's events
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{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 01
|event = 50m freestyle
|time = 23.78
|recordinfo = CR
|firstname = Cate
|lastname = Campbell
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 7 April 2018
|meet = 2018 Commonwealth Games
|city = Gold Coast
|cityarticle = Gold Coast, Queensland
|country = AUS
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 02
|event = 100m freestyle
|time = 52.27
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Bronte
|lastname = Campbell
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 9 April 2018
|meet = 2018 Commonwealth Games
|city = Gold Coast
|cityarticle = Gold Coast, Queensland
|country = AUS
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 03
|event = 200m freestyle
|time = 1:53.89
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ariarne
|lastname = Titmus
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 29 July 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 04
|event = 400m freestyle
|time = 3:58.06
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ariarne
|lastname = Titmus
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 3 August 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 05
|event = 800m freestyle
|time = 8:13.59
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ariarne
|lastname = Titmus
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 2 August 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 06
|event = 50m backstroke
|time = 27.31
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Kylie
|lastname = Masse
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Canada}}
|date = 3 August 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 07
|event = 100m backstroke
|time = 58.60
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Kaylee
|lastname = McKeown
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 31 July 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 08
|event = 200m backstroke
|time = 2:05.60
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Kaylee
|lastname = McKeown
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 1 August 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 09
|event = 50m breaststroke
|time = 29.73
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Lara
|lastname = van Niekerk
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|South Africa}}
|date = 30 July 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 10
|event = 100m breaststroke
|time = 1:05.09
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Leisel
|lastname = Jones
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 20 March 2006
|meet = 2006 Commonwealth Games
|city = Melbourne
|country = AUS
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 11
|event = 200m breaststroke
|time = 2:20.72
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Leisel
|lastname = Jones
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 18 March 2006
|meet = 2006 Commonwealth Games
|city = Melbourne
|country = AUS
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 12
|event = 50m butterfly
|time = 25.20
|recordinfo = CR
|firstname = Francesca
|lastname = Halsall
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|England}}
|date = 27 July 2014
|meet = 2014 Commonwealth Games
|city = Glasgow
|country = SCO
|ref = {{cite magazine|title=W50 Butterfly: Fran Halsall Keeps Crown With 25.20 Roar On England Ladies Day|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/40056.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Fran-Halsall-Sets-Textile-Best-in-50-Free;-Tops-50-Fly-Semis|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140804233559/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/40056.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Fran-Halsall-Sets-Textile-Best-in-50-Free;-Tops-50-Fly-Semis|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2014|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=27 July 2014|access-date=27 July 2014}}
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 13
|event = 100m butterfly
|time = 56.36
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Maggie
|lastname = MacNeil
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Canada}}
|date = 30 July 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 14
|event = 200m butterfly
|time = 2:05.45
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Alys
|lastname = Thomas
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Wales}}
|date = 9 April 2018
|meet = 2018 Commonwealth Games
|city = Gold Coast
|cityarticle = Gold Coast, Queensland
|country = AUS
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 15
|event = 200m individual medley
|time = 2:08.21
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Siobhan-Marie
|lastname = O'Connor
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|England}}
|date = 27 July 2014
|meet = 2014 Commonwealth Games
|city = Glasgow
|country = SCO
|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Commonwealth Games: Australians Dominate Night Four in Glasgow|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/40064.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Australians-Dominate-Night-Four-in-Glasgow|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=27 July 2014|access-date=28 July 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140805032443/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/40064.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Australians-Dominate-Night-Four-in-Glasgow|archive-date=5 August 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 16
|event = 400m individual medley
|time = 4:29.01
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Summer
|lastname = McIntosh
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|Canada}}
|date = 29 July 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|eventsort = 17
|event = 4×100m freestyle relay
|time = 3:30.05
|recordinfo =
|1name = Shayna Jack
|1split = 54.03
|2name = Bronte Campbell
|2split = 52.03
|3name = Emma McKeon
|3split = 52.99
|4name = Cate Campbell
|4split = 51.00
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 5 April 2018
|meet = 2018 Commonwealth Games
|city = Gold Coast
|cityarticle = Gold Coast, Queensland
|country = AUS
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|eventsort = 18
|event = 4×200m freestyle relay
|time = 7:39.29
|recordinfo =
|1name = Madison Wilson
|1split = 1:56.27
|2name = Kiah Melverton
|2split = 1:55.40
|3name = Mollie O'Callaghan
|3split = 1:54.80
|4name = Ariarne Titmus
|4split = 1:52.82
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 31 July 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|eventsort = 19
|event = 4×100m medley relay
|time = 3:54.36
|recordinfo =
|1name = Emily Seebohm
|1split = 59.41
|2name = Georgia Bohl
|2split = 1:06.85
|3name = Emma McKeon
|3split = 56.42
|4name = Bronte Campbell
|4split = 51.57
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 10 April 2018
|meet = 2018 Commonwealth Games
|city = Gold Coast
|cityarticle = Gold Coast, Queensland
|country = AUS
}}
{{end}}
{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=Commonwealth Games{{!}}Commonwealth Games Federation|WR=yes|CR=yes|†=no|tt=no|b=no}}
Mixed relay
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{{swimmingrecordrelay
|eventsort = 01
|event = 4×100m freestyle relay
|time = 3:21.18
|recordinfo =
|1name = William Yang
|1split = 48.80
|2name = Kyle Chalmers
|2split = 47.55
|3name = Mollie O'Callaghan
|3split = 52.62
|4name = Emma McKeon
|4split = 52.21
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 29 July 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|eventsort = 02
|event = 4×100m medley relay
|time = 3:41.30
|recordinfo =
|1name = Kaylee McKeown
|1split = 59.01
|2name = Zac Stubblety-Cook
|2split = 59.52
|3name = Matthew Temple
|3split = 50.89
|4name = Emma McKeon
|4split = 51.88
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 2 August 2022
|meet = 2022 Commonwealth Games
|city = Birmingham
|country = ENG
}}
{{end}}
{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=Commonwealth Games{{!}}Commonwealth Games Federation|WR=yes|CR=yes|†=no|tt=no|b=no}}
Record holder's gallery
Some of the current Commonwealth Games record holders in swimming:
File:2008 Australian Olympic team Leisel Jones - Sarah Ewart.jpg|Leisel Jones
File:Chad le Clos 2013 3.jpg|Chad le Clos
File:Fran_Halsall_medal.jpg|Fran Halsall
File:Ian Thorpe with a smile.jpg|Ian Thorpe
File:Emily_Jane_Seebohm_-_Peking_2008.jpg|Emily Seebohm
See also
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130529202146/http://www.thecgf.com/records/category.asp Commonwealth Games Federation - Commonwealth Games Records by Sport - Swimming]
{{Records in swimming}}
{{Commonwealth Games Swimming}}