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Below is a list of current Commonwealth swimming records. This includes all countries that make up the Commonwealth of Nations. Of the 82 events, Australia currently holds records in 56 of them, Great Britain 17, South Africa 5, New Zealand 3, and Canada 1.
[edit] Current Commonwealth records
[edit] Long course (50 metres)
All records were achieved in finals unless otherwise specified. An asterisk (*) indicates that this record has been achieved since the latest records publication. A plus (+) indicates that this record also is the current world record.
| Event |
Result |
Name |
Date |
Location |
|
| 50 m freestyle |
21.28+ |
Eamon Sullivan |
28 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[1] |
| 100 m freestyle |
47.52 |
Eamon Sullivan |
26 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[2] |
| 200 m freestyle |
1:44.06 |
Ian Thorpe |
25 July 2001 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
[3] |
| 400 m freestyle |
3:40.08+ |
Ian Thorpe |
30 July 2002 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[4] |
| 800 m freestyle |
7:38.65+ |
Grant Hackett |
27 July 2005 |
Montreal, Canada |
[5] |
| 1500 m freestyle |
14:34.56+ |
Grant Hackett |
29 July 2001 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
[6] |
| 50 m backstroke |
24.47+ |
Liam Tancock |
2 April 2008 |
Sheffield, United Kingdom |
[7] |
| 100 m backstroke |
53.46 |
Liam Tancock |
22 August 2007 |
Chiba, Japan |
[8] |
| 200 m backstroke |
1:56.67 |
Gregor Tait |
3 April 2008 |
Sheffield, United Kingdom |
[9] |
| 50 m breaststroke |
27.30 |
Brenton Rickard |
28 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[1] |
| 100 m breaststroke |
59.88 |
Chris Cook |
2 April 2008 |
Sheffield, United Kingdom |
[10] |
| 200 m breaststroke |
2:09.51 |
Brenton Rickard |
26 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[2] |
| 50 m butterfly |
22.96+ |
Roland Schoeman |
25 July 2005 |
Montreal, Canada |
[11] |
| 100 m butterfly |
51.81 |
Michael Klim |
12 December 1999 |
Canberra, Australia |
[12] |
| 200 m butterfly |
1:54.99 |
Moss Burmester |
27 March 2008 |
Auckland, New Zealand (heats) |
[13] |
| 200 m IM |
1:57.72 |
James Goddard |
2 April 2008 |
Sheffield, United Kingdom |
[10] |
| 400 m IM |
4:12.59 |
Thomas Haffield |
3 April 2008 |
Sheffield, United Kingdom (heats) |
[14] |
| 4x100 m freestyle relay |
3:13.17 |
Roland Schoeman (48.17)
Lyndon Ferns (48.13)
Darian Townsend (48.96)
Ryk Neethling (47.91) |
15 August 2004 |
Athens, Greece |
[15] |
| 4x200 m freestyle relay |
7:04.66 |
Grant Hackett (1:46.11)
Michael Klim (1:46.49)
William Kirby (1:47.92)
Ian Thorpe (1:44.14) |
27 July 2001 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
[16] |
| 4x100 m medley relay |
3:34.37 |
Matt Welsh (54.84)
Brenton Rickard (59.51)
Michael Klim (51.87)
Eamon Sullivan (48.15) |
March 21, 2006 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[17] |
| Event |
Result |
Name |
Date |
Location |
| 50 m freestyle |
23.97+ |
Libby Trickett |
29 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[18] |
| 100 m freestyle |
52.88+ |
Libby Trickett |
27 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[19] |
| 200 m freestyle |
1:56.60 |
Bronte Barratt |
25 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[20] |
| 400 m freestyle |
4:04.50 |
Rebecca Adlington |
2 April 2008 |
Sheffield, United Kingdom |
[10] |
| 800 m freestyle |
8:19.22 |
Rebecca Adlington |
3 April 2008 |
Sheffield, United Kingdom (heats) |
[14] |
| 1500 m freestyle |
16:04.84 |
Hayley Lewis |
12 August 1993 |
Kobe, Japan |
| 50 m backstroke |
27.67+ |
Sophie Edington |
23 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[21] |
| 100 m backstroke |
59.59 |
Emily Seebohm |
24 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[22] |
| 200 m backstroke |
2:08.551 |
Meagen Nay |
28 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[1] |
| 50 m breaststroke |
30.31+ |
Jade Edmistone |
30 January 2006 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[23] |
| 100 m breaststroke |
1:05.09+ |
Leisel Jones |
20 March 2006 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[24] |
| 200 m breaststroke |
2:20.54+ |
Leisel Jones |
1 February 2006 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[25] |
| 50 m butterfly |
26.05 |
Danni Miatke |
31 March 2007 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[26] |
| 100 m butterfly |
56.81 |
Libby Trickett |
23 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[21] |
| 200 m butterfly |
2:05.40+ |
Jessicah Schipper |
17 August 2006 |
Victoria, Canada |
[27] |
| 200 m IM |
2:08.92+ |
Stephanie Rice |
25 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[20] |
| 400 m IM |
4:31.46+ |
Stephanie Rice |
22 March 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
[28] |
| 4x100 m freestyle relay |
3:35.48 |
Libby Lenton (53.42)
Melanie Schlanger (53.95)
Shayne Reese (54.90)
Jodie Henry (53.21) |
25 March 2007 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[29] |
| 4x200 m freestyle relay |
7:52.36 |
Joanne Jackson (1:59.10)
Melanie Marshall (1:57.81)
Ellen Gandy (1:59.26)
Caitlin McClatchey (1:56.19) |
21 March 2008 |
Eindhoven, Netherlands |
[30] |
| 4x100 m medley relay |
3:55.74+ |
Emily Seebohm (1:00.79)
Leisel Jones (1:04.94)
Jessicah Schipper (57.18)
Libby Lenton (52.83) |
31 March 2007 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[31] |
[edit] Short course (25 metres)
| Event |
Result |
Name |
Date |
Location |
|
| 50 m freestyle |
20.98 |
Roland Schoeman |
12 August 2006 |
Hamburg, Germany (heats) |
[32] |
| 100 m freestyle |
46.25 |
Roland Schoeman |
22 January 2005 |
Berlin, Germany |
[33] |
| 200 m freestyle |
1:41.10+ |
Ian Thorpe |
6 February 2000 |
Berlin, Germany |
[34] |
| 400 m freestyle |
3:34.58+ |
Grant Hackett |
18 July 2002 |
Sydney, Australia |
[35] |
| 800 m freestyle |
7:25.28+ |
Grant Hackett |
3 August 2001 |
Perth, Australia |
[36] |
| 1500 m freestyle |
14:10.10+ |
Grant Hackett |
7 August 2001 |
Perth, Australia |
[37] |
| 50 m backstroke |
23.31 |
Matt Welsh |
2 September 2002 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[38] |
| 100 m backstroke |
50.14 |
Liam Tancock |
10 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[39] |
| 200 m backstroke |
1:50.49 |
Ashley Delaney |
13 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[40] |
| 50 m breaststroke |
26.62 |
Brenton Rickard |
27 April 2008 |
Canberra, Australia |
[41] |
| 100 m breaststroke |
57.82 |
Brenton Rickard |
27 April 2008 |
Canberra, Australia |
[41] |
| 200 m breaststroke |
2:04.03 |
Jim Piper |
22 January 2005 |
Berlin, Germany |
[42] |
| 50 m butterfly |
22.70 |
Adam Pine |
11 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom (semis) |
[43] |
| 100 m butterfly |
50.09 |
Adam Pine |
9 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom (semis) |
[44] |
| 200 m butterfly |
1:51.05 |
Moss Burmester |
13 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[45] |
| 100 m IM |
51.52 |
Ryk Neethling |
11 February 2005 |
East Meadow, United States |
[46] |
| 200 m IM |
1:53.10 |
Liam Tancock |
11 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[47] |
| 400 m IM |
4:02.72 |
Brian Johns |
21 February 2003 |
Victoria, Canada |
[48] |
| 4x100 m freestyle relay |
3:10.32 |
Leith Brodie (48.09)
Grant Brits (46.89)
Kirk Palmer (47.82)
Kenrick Monk (47.52) |
9 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[44] |
| 4x200 m freestyle relay |
6:52.66+ |
Kirk Palmer (1:43.12)
Grant Hackett (1:42.75)
Grant Britts (1:44.01)
Kenrick Monk (1:42.78) |
31 August 2007 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[49] |
| 4x100 m medley relay |
3:27.15 |
Daniel Bell (51.84)
Glenn Snyders (57.91)
Corney Swanepoel (50.61)
Cameron Gibson (46.79) |
13 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[45] |
| Event |
Result |
Name |
Date |
Location |
|
| 50 m freestyle |
23.77 |
Libby Lenton |
2 September 2007 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[50] |
| 100 m freestyle |
51.70+ |
Libby Lenton |
9 August 2005 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[51] |
| 200 m freestyle |
1:53.29+ |
Libby Lenton |
19 November 2005 |
Sydney, Australia |
[52] |
| 400 m freestyle |
3:59.23 |
Kylie Palmer |
11 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[43] |
| 800 m freestyle |
8:08.25 |
Rebecca Adlington |
10 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[39] |
| 1500 m freestyle |
15:51.74 |
Rebecca Cooke |
17 May 2005 |
Loughborough, United Kingdom |
| 50 m backstroke |
26.942 |
Belinda Hocking |
13 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[40] |
| 100 m backstroke |
57.833 |
Rachel Goh |
10 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[53] |
| 200 m backstroke |
2:02.604 |
Elizabeth Simmonds |
11 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[47] |
| 50 m breaststroke |
29.90 |
Jade Edmistone |
26 September 2004 |
Brisbane, Australia |
[54] |
| 100 m breaststroke |
1:03.72+ |
Leisel Jones |
26 April 2008 |
Canberra, Australia |
[55] |
| 200 m breaststroke |
2:17.75+ |
Leisel Jones |
29 November 2003 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[56] |
| 50 m butterfly |
25.32+ |
Felicity Galvez |
11 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[43] |
| 100 m butterfly |
55.74+ |
Libby Trickett |
26 April 2008 |
Canberra, Australia |
[55] |
| 200 m butterfly |
2:04.16 |
Susie O'Neill |
18 January 2000 |
Sydney, Australia |
[57] |
| 100 m IM |
59.58 |
Shayne Reese |
11 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[43] |
| 200 m IM |
2:08.795 |
Hannah Miley |
12 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[58] |
| 400 m IM |
4:27.276 |
Hannah Miley |
9 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[59] |
| 4x100 m freestyle relay |
3:31.66 |
Libby Lenton (51.91)
Melanie Schlanger (53.23)
Shayne Reese (53.27)
Alice Mills (53.25) |
2 September 2007 |
Melbourne, Australia |
[50] |
| 4x200 m freestyle relay |
7:38.96 |
Joanne Jackson (1:54.78)
Melanie Marshall (1:55.83)
Caitlin McClatchey (1:54.64)
Rebecca Adlington (1:53.71) |
9 April 2008 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
[59] |
| 4x100 m medley relay |
3:51.84 |
Tayliah Zimmer (58.54)
Jade Edmistone (1:04.95)
Jessicah Schipper (56.36)
Libby Lenton (51.99) |
7 April 2006 |
Shanghai, PR China |
[60] |
- ^ Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe swam a 2:06.39 in the final of the event on 16 February 2008 at the Missouri Grand Prix in Columbia. However, due to Zimbabwe's suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations, this record was not ratified.
- ^ Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe swam a 26.85 in the final of the event on 13 April 2008 at the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships in Manchester. However, due to Zimbabwe's suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations, this record was not ratified.
- ^ Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe swam a 57.10 in the final of the event on 10 April 2008 at the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships in Manchester. However, due to Zimbabwe's suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations, this record was not ratified.
- ^ Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe swam a 2:00.91 in final of the event on 11 April 2008 at the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships in Manchester. However, due to Zimbabwe's suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations, this record was not ratified.
- ^ Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe swam a 2:06.13 in final of the event on 12 April 2008 at the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships in Manchester. However, due to Zimbabwe's suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations, this record was not ratified.
- ^ Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe swam a 4:26.52 in final of the event on 9 April 2008 at the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships in Manchester. However, due to Zimbabwe's suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations, this record was not ratified.
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