List of Commonwealth Games records in swimming

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		Flynn Southam  (48.54) Zac Incerti  (47.96) William Yang  (47.60) Kyle Chalmers  (47.02)	Australia	30 July 2022	2022 Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, England	[17]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:04.96		Elijah Winnington  (1:46.36) Flynn Southam  (1:46.08) Zac Incerti  (1:46.08) Mack Horton  (1:46.44)	Australia	1 August 2022	2022 Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, England	[18]
4×100m medley relay	3:31.04		Mitch Larkin  (53.14) Jake Packard  (59.29) Grant Irvine  (51.36) Kyle Chalmers  (47.25)	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		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		Shayna Jack  (54.03) Bronte Campbell  (52.03) Emma McKeon  (52.99) Cate Campbell  (51.00)	Australia	5 April 2018	2018 Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[36]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:39.29		Madison Wilson  (1:56.27) Kiah Melverton  (1:55.40) Mollie O'Callaghan  (1:54.80) Ariarne Titmus  (1:52.82)	Australia	31 July 2022	2022 Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, England	[37]
4×100m medley relay	3:54.36		Emily Seebohm  (59.41) Georgia Bohl  (1:06.85) Emma McKeon  (56.42) Bronte Campbell  (51.57)	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		William Yang  (48.80) Kyle Chalmers  (47.55) Mollie O'Callaghan  (52.62) Emma McKeon  (52.21)	Australia	29 July 2022	2022 Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, England	[39]
4×100m medley relay	3:41.30		Kaylee McKeown  (59.01) Zac Stubblety-Cook  (59.52) Matthew Temple  (50.89) Emma McKeon  (51.88)	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:

• 
  Leisel Jones
• 
  Chad le Clos
• 
  Fran Halsall
• 
  Ian Thorpe
• 
  Emily Seebohm

See also

• Sports portal

• Commonwealth Games records