List of Commonwealth records in swimming

Below is a list of current Commonwealth swimming records. This includes all countries that make up the Commonwealth of Nations. Of the 92 events, Australia currently holds records in 47 of them, Canada 20, Great Britain 13, South Africa 7, New Zealand 3, Jamaica 2, and Cayman Islands 1.

This is not to be confused with Commonwealth Games records which are championship records attained in those Games only.

Long course (50 metres)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	21.06	OC	Cameron McEvoy	Australia	29 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[1]
100m freestyle	47.04	OC	Cameron McEvoy	Australia	11 April 2016	Australian Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[2]
200m freestyle	1:44.06	OC	Ian Thorpe	Australia	25 July 2001	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[3]
400m freestyle	3:40.08	OC	Ian Thorpe	Australia	30 July 2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	[4][5]
800m freestyle	7:37.76	OC	Samuel Short	Australia	26 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[6]
1500m freestyle	14:34.56	OC	Grant Hackett	Australia	29 July 2001	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[7][8]
50m backstroke	24.04		Liam Tancock	Great Britain	2 August 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[9][10]
100m backstroke	51.85	AF	Pieter Coetze	South Africa	29 July 2025	World Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[11]
200m backstroke	1:53.17	OC	Mitch Larkin	Australia	7 November 2015	World Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[12]
50m breaststroke	25.95	sf, WR	Adam Peaty	Great Britain	25 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[13]
100m breaststroke	56.88	sf, WR	Adam Peaty	Great Britain	21 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[14]
200m breaststroke	2:05.95	OC	Zac Stubblety-Cook	Australia	19 May 2022	Australian Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[15]
50m butterfly	22.68		Ilya Kharun	Canada	12 June 2025	Canadian Trials	Victoria, Canada	[16]
100m butterfly	49.99		Joshua Liendo	Canada	3 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[17]
200m butterfly	1:52.80		Ilya Kharun	Canada	31 July 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[18]
200m individual medley	1:55.28		Duncan Scott	Great Britain	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[19]
400m individual medley	4:08.70	OC	Lewis Clareburt	New Zealand	30 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[20]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:08.97	OC	Flynn Southam  (47.77) Kai Taylor  (47.04) Maximillian Giuliani  (47.63) Kyle Chalmers  (46.53)	Australia	27 July 2025	World Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[21]
4×200m freestyle relay	6:58.58	ER	Thomas Dean  (1:45.72) James Guy  (1:44.40) Matthew Richards  (1:45.01) Duncan Scott  (1:43.45)	Great Britain	28 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[22]
4×100m medley relay	3:27.51		Luke Greenbank  (53.63) Adam Peaty  (56.53) James Guy  (50.27) Duncan Scott  (47.08)	Great Britain	1 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[23]

Legend: WR – World record; AF – African record; AS – Asian record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.78	OC	Cate Campbell	Australia	7 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[24]
100m freestyle	51.96	OC	Emma McKeon	Australia	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[25]
200m freestyle	1:52.23	WR	Ariarne Titmus	Australia	12 June 2024	Australian Olympic Trials	Brisbane, Australia	[26]
400m freestyle	3:54.18	WR	Summer McIntosh	Canada	7 June 2025	Canadian Trials	Victoria, Canada	[27]
800m freestyle	8:05.07		Summer McIntosh	Canada	8 June 2025	Canadian Trials	Victoria, Canada	[28]
1500m freestyle	15:39.14	OC	Lani Pallister	Australia	14 June 2025	Australian Trials	Adelaide, Australia	[29]
50m backstroke	26.86	WR	Kaylee McKeown	Australia	20 October 2023	World Cup	Budapest, Hungary	[30]
100m backstroke	57.16	OC	Kaylee McKeown	Australia	29 July 2025	World Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[31]
200m backstroke	2:03.14	WR	Kaylee McKeown	Australia	10 March 2023	NSW State Championships	Sydney, Australia	[32]
50m breaststroke	29.72	h, AF	Lara van Niekerk	South Africa	6 April 2022	South African Championships	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	[33]
100m breaststroke	1:04.82	h, AF	Tatjana Schoenmaker	South Africa	25 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[34][F]
200m breaststroke	2:18.95	AF	Tatjana Schoenmaker	South Africa	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[35]
50m butterfly	25.20		Francesca Halsall	Great Britain	27 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[36]
100m butterfly	55.59		Margaret MacNeil	Canada	26 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[37]
200m butterfly	2:01.99	AM	Summer McIntosh	Canada	31 July 2025	World Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[38]
200m individual medley	2:05.70	WR	Summer McIntosh	Canada	9 June 2025	Canadian Trials	Victoria, Canada	[39]
400m individual medley	4:23.65	WR	Summer McIntosh	Canada	11 June 2025	Canadian Trials	Victoria, Canada	[40]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:27.96	WR	Mollie O'Callaghan  (52.04) Shayna Jack  (51.69) Meg Harris  (52.29) Emma McKeon  (51.90)	Australia	23 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[41]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:37.50	WR	Mollie O'Callaghan  (1:53.66) Shayna Jack  (1:55.63) Brianna Throssell  (1:55.80) Ariarne Titmus  (1:52.41)	Australia	27 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[42]
4×100m medley relay	3:51.60	OC	Kaylee McKeown  (58.01) Chelsea Hodges  (1:05.57) Emma McKeon  (55.91) Cate Campbell  (52.11)	Australia	1 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[43]

Legend: WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay	1:37.40	OC		Australia	20 May 2014	Oceania Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[44]
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:18.83	WR	Jack Cartwright  (48.14) Kyle Chalmers  (47.25) Shayna Jack  (51.73) Mollie O'Callaghan  (51.71)	Australia	29 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[45]
4×200 m freestyle relay	7:26.67		Thomas Dean  (1:46.54) James Guy  (1:45.43) Abbie Wood  (1:56.67) Freya Anderson  (1:58.03)	Great Britain	18 May 2021	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[46]
4×50 m medley relay	1:47.13	OC		New Zealand	21 May 2014	Oceania Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[47]
4×100 m medley relay	3:37.58	ER	Kathleen Dawson  (58.80) Adam Peaty  (56.78) James Guy  (50.00) Anna Hopkin  (52.00)	Great Britain	31 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[48]

Legend: WR – World record; AF – African record; AS – Asian record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short course (25 metres)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	19.90	sf, WR	Jordan Crooks	Cayman Islands	14 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[49]
100m freestyle	44.84	WR	Kyle Chalmers	Australia	29 October 2021	World Cup	Kazan, Russia	[50][51]
200m freestyle	1:39.83		Duncan Scott	Great Britain	2 November 2024	World Cup	Incheon, South Korea	[52]
400m freestyle	3:34.46		Duncan Scott	Great Britain	31 October 2024	World Cup	Singapore, Singapore	[53]
800m freestyle	7:23.42	OC	Grant Hackett	Australia	20 July 2008	Victorian Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[54]
1500m freestyle	14:10.10	OC	Grant Hackett	Australia	7 August 2001	Australian Championships	Perth, Australia	[55]
50m backstroke	22.49	OC	Isaac Cooper	Australia	13 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[56]
100m backstroke	49.03	r, OC	Mitch Larkin	Australia	28 November 2015	Australian Championships	Sydney, Australia	[57]
200m backstroke	1:45.63	WR	Mitch Larkin	Australia	27 November 2015	Australian Championships	Sydney, Australia	[58]
50m breaststroke	25.25	AF	Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	14 November 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[59]
100m breaststroke	55.41		Adam Peaty	Great Britain	22 November 2020	International Swimming League	Budapest, Hungary	[60]
200m breaststroke	2:01.43		Michael Jamieson	Great Britain	15 December 2013	European Championships	Herning, Denmark	[61]
50m butterfly	21.67	AM	Ilya Kharun	Canada	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[62]
100m butterfly	48.08	AF	Chad le Clos	South Africa	8 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[63]
200m butterfly	1:48.24	AM	Ilya Kharun	Canada	12 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[64]
100m individual medley	51.05	=, AF	Gerhard Zandberg	South Africa	15 November 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
100m individual medley	51.05	=	Javier Acevedo	Canada	16 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[65]
200m individual medley	1:50.15	AF	Matthew Sates	South Africa	13 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[66]
400m individual medley	3:57.91	OC	Thomas Fraser-Holmes	Australia	28 November 2015	Australian Championships	Sydney, Australia	[57]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:23.44	OC	Isaac Cooper  (21.25) Matthew Temple  (20.75) Flynn Southam  (21.10) Kyle Chalmers  (20.34)	Australia	15 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[67]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:04.63	OC	Flynn Southam  (47.04) Matthew Temple  (46.06) Thomas Neill  (46.55) Kyle Chalmers  (44.98)	Australia	13 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[68]
4×200m freestyle relay	6:45.54	OC	Maximillian Giuliani  (1:40.73) Edward Sommerville  (1:41.03) Harrison Turner  (1:42.21) Elijah Winnington  (1:41.57)	Australia	13 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[69]
4×50m medley relay	1:30.81	OC	Isaac Cooper  (22.66) Grayson Bell  (25.92) Matthew Temple  (21.75) Kyle Chalmers  (20.48)	Australia	17 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[70]
4×100m medley relay	3:18.98	OC	Isaac Cooper  (49.46) Joshua Yong  (56.55) Matthew Temple  (48.34) Kyle Chalmers  (44.63)	Australia	18 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[71]

Legend: WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	23.04	OC	Emma McKeon	Australia	17 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[72]
100 m freestyle	50.25	WR	Cate Campbell	Australia	26 October 2017	Australian Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[73]
200 m freestyle	1:51.38	OC	Ariarne Titmus	Australia	11 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[74]
400 m freestyle	3:50.25	WR	Summer McIntosh	Canada	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[75]
800 m freestyle	8:01.22	OC	Lauren Boyle	New Zealand	7 August 2013	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[76]
1500 m freestyle	15:21.43	OC	Lani Pallister	Australia	16 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[77]
50m backstroke	25.25		Maggie MacNeil	Canada	16 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[78]
100m backstroke	54.56	OC	Kaylee McKeown	Australia	26 September 2024	Australian Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[79]
200m backstroke	1:58.94	OC	Kaylee McKeown	Australia	28 November 2020	Australian Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[80]
50m breaststroke	28.56	AM	Alia Atkinson	Jamaica	6 October 2018	World Cup	Budapest, Hungary	[81]
100m breaststroke	1:02.36	=, WR	Alia Atkinson	Jamaica	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[82]
100m breaststroke	1:02.36	=, WR	Alia Atkinson	Jamaica	26 August 2016	World Cup	Chartres, France	[83]
200m breaststroke	2:15.42	OC	Leisel Jones	Australia	15 November 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[84]
50m butterfly	24.64		Maggie MacNeil	Canada	14 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[85]
100m butterfly	54.05		Maggie MacNeil	Canada	18 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[86]
200m butterfly	1:59.32	WR	Summer McIntosh	Canada	12 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[87]
100m individual medley	57.04		Mary-Sophie Harvey	Canada	13 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[88]
200m individual medley	2:02.75		Abbie Wood	Great Britain	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[89]
400m individual medley	4:15.48	WR	Summer McIntosh	Canada	14 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[90]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:34.23	OC	Meg Harris  (23.98) Madison Wilson  (23.51) Mollie O'Callaghan  (24.01) Emma McKeon  (22.73)	Australia	15 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[91]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:25.43	OC	Mollie O'Callaghan  (52.19) Madison Wilson  (51.28) Meg Harris  (52.00) Emma McKeon  (49.96)	Australia	13 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[92]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:30.87	OC	Madison Wilson  (1:53.13) Mollie O'Callaghan  (1:52.83) Leah Neale  (1:52.67) Lani Pallister  (1:52.24)	Australia	14 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[93]
4×50m medley relay	1:42.35	WR	Mollie O'Callaghan  (25.49) Chelsea Hodges  (29.11) Emma Mckeon  (24.43) Madison Wilson  (23.32)	Australia	17 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[94]
4×100m medley relay	3:44.92	OC	Kaylee McKeown  (55.74) Jenna Strauch  (1:04.49) Emma Mckeon  (53.93) Meg Harris  (50.76)	Australia	18 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[95]

Legend: WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay	1:28.03	OC	Kyle Chalmers  (20.97) Matthew Temple  (20.71) Meg Harris  (23.73) Emma McKeon  (22.62)	Australia	16 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[96]
4×50 m medley relay	1:35.94		Kylie Masse  (25.87) Finlay Knox  (25.53) Ilya Kharun  (20.73) Ingrid Wilm  (23.81)	Canada	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[97]
4×100 m medley relay	3:31.97		Ingrid Wilm  (55.82) Finlay Knox  (56.39) Ilya Kharun  (48.27) Mary-Sophie Harvey  (51.49)	Canada	14 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[98]

Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat