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 Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 21.30 sf Benjamin Proud  England 9 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [1]
100m freestyle 47.36 sf Kyle Chalmers  Australia 31 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [2]
200m freestyle 1:44.71 Ian Thorpe  Australia 31 July 2002 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England [3]
400m freestyle 3:40.08 CR Ian Thorpe  Australia 30 July 2002 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England [4]
1500m freestyle 14:41.66 Kieren Perkins  Australia 24 August 1994 1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [5]
50m backstroke 24.62 Liam Tancock  England 5 October 2010 2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India [6]
100m backstroke 53.12 Chris Walker-Hebborn  England 25 July 2014 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [7]
200m backstroke 1:55.58 James Goddard  England 6 October 2010 2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India [8]
50m breaststroke 26.49 sf Adam Peaty  England 8 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [9]
100m breaststroke 58.59 sf Adam Peaty  England 6 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [10]
200m breaststroke 2:07.30 Ross Murdoch  Scotland 24 July 2014 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [11]
50m butterfly 22.81 Benjamin Proud  England 30 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [12]
100m butterfly 50.65 Chad le Clos  South Africa 9 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [13]
200m butterfly 1:54.00 Chad le Clos  South Africa 7 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [14]
200m individual medley 1:56.88 Duncan Scott  Scotland 3 August 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [15]
400m individual medley 4:08.70 CR Lewis Clareburt  New Zealand 30 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [16]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:11.12
 Australia 30 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [17]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:04.96
 Australia 1 August 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [18]
4×100m medley relay 3:31.04
 Australia 10 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [19]
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

Women's events

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.78 CR Cate Campbell  Australia 7 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [20]
100m freestyle 52.27 Bronte Campbell  Australia 9 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [21]
200m freestyle 1:53.89 Ariarne Titmus  Australia 29 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [22]
400m freestyle 3:58.06 Ariarne Titmus  Australia 3 August 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [23]
800m freestyle 8:13.59 =CR Ariarne Titmus  Australia 2 August 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [24]
50m backstroke 27.31 Kylie Masse  Canada 3 August 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [25]
100m backstroke 58.60 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 31 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [26]
200m backstroke 2:05.60 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 1 August 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [27]
50m breaststroke 29.73 Lara van Niekerk  South Africa 30 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [28]
100m breaststroke 1:05.09 Leisel Jones  Australia 20 March 2006 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia [29]
200m breaststroke 2:20.72 Leisel Jones  Australia 18 March 2006 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia [30]
50m butterfly 25.20 CR Francesca Halsall  England 27 July 2014 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [31]
100m butterfly 56.36 Maggie MacNeil  Canada 30 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [32]
200m butterfly 2:05.45 Alys Thomas  Wales 9 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [33]
200m individual medley 2:08.21 Siobhan-Marie O'Connor  England 27 July 2014 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland [34]
400m individual medley 4:29.01 Summer McIntosh  Canada 29 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [35]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:30.05
 Australia 5 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [36]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:39.29
 Australia 31 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [37]
4×100m medley relay 3:54.36
 Australia 10 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [38]
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

Mixed relay

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:21.18
 Australia 29 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [39]
4×100m medley relay 3:41.30
 Australia 2 August 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England [40]
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

Record holder's gallery

Some of the current Commonwealth Games record holders in swimming:

See also

References

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