List of Australian Championships records in swimming

Below is a list of current Australian Swimming Championship records as ratified by Swimming Australia. The Australian Swimming Championships are held annually to determine to the Australian champion in each event.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	21.28		Eamon Sullivan	West Coast	28 March 2008	2008 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[1][2]
100m freestyle	47.04	OC, CR, ACR	Cameron McEvoy	Bond University	11 April 2016	2016 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[3]
200m freestyle	1:44.69		Ian Thorpe	SLC Aquadot	26 March 2001	2001 Championships	Hobart, Australia
400m freestyle	3:40.54	ACR	Ian Thorpe	SLC Aquadot	18 March 2002	2002 Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[4][5]
800m freestyle	7:40.39	ACR	Samuel Short	Rackley	15 June 2023	2023 Trials	Melbourne, Australia	[6]
1500m freestyle	14:39.54	ACR	Mack Horton	Melbourne Vicentre	14 April 2016	2016 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[7]
50m backstroke	24.44	OC, ACR	Isaac Cooper	Rackley	20 May 2022	2022 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[8]
100m backstroke	52.38	ACR	Mitch Larkin	St Peters Western	10 June 2019	2019 Trials	Brisbane, Australia	[9]
200m backstroke	1:53.90		Mitch Larkin	St Peters Western	12 April 2016	2016 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[10]
50m breaststroke	26.74	OC	Christian Sprenger	Commercial	5 April 2014	2014 Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[11]
100m breaststroke	58.87		Christian Sprenger	Commercial	3 April 2014	2014 Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[12]
200m breaststroke	2:05.95	WR	Zac Stubblety-Cook	Chandler	19 May 2022	2022 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[13]
50m butterfly	23.05	ACR	Ben Armbruster	Bond University	17 April 2023	2023 Championships	Gold Coast, Australia	[14]
100m butterfly	50.45	OC, ACR	Matthew Temple	Nunawading	17 June 2021	2021 Trials	Adelaide, Australia	[15]
200m butterfly	1:54.46	AR	Nick D'Arcy	Maroochydore	17 March 2009	2009 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[16]
200m individual medley	1:55.72	OC, CR	Mitch Larkin	St Peters Western	12 June 2019	2019 Trials	Brisbane, Australia	[17]
400m individual medley	4:10.04		Brendon Smith	Nunawading	12 June 2021	2021 Trials	Adelaide, Australia	[18]
4×100m freestyle relay (national)	3:12.26		James Roberts  (48.63) Kyle Chalmers  (48.24) James Magnussen  (48.17) Cameron McEvoy  (47.22)	Australia	14 April 2016	2016 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[19]
4×100m freestyle relay (club)	3:16.53		Jack Cartwright  (48.05) Clyde Lewis  (49.59) Max Carleton  (49.48) Mitch Larkin  (49.41)	St Peters Western	3 July 2018	2018 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[20]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:10.24	Club	Daniel Smith  (1:47.30) Thomas Fraser-Holmes  (1:46.42) Jordan Harrison  (1:49.66) Grant Hackett  (1:46.86)	Miami	8 April 2015	2015 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[21]
4×100m medley relay	3:37.15	Club	Ben Donaldson  (56.10) Christian Sprenger  (59.94) Chris Wright  (52.32) Kyle Richardson  (48.79)	Commercial A	22 March 2009	2009 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[22]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming Australia; OC – Oceanian record; CR – Commonwealth record; AR – Australian record; ACR – Australian All Comers record; Club – Australian club record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.79		Cate Campbell	Chandler	3 March 2018	2018 Trials	Gold Coast, Australia	[23]
100m freestyle	52.12		Cate Campbell	Knox Pymble	13 June 2019	2019 Trials	Brisbane, Australia	[24]
200m freestyle	1:53.09	OC, CR, ACR	Ariarne Titmus	St Peters Western	14 June 2021	2021 Trials	Adelaide, Australia	[25]
400m freestyle	3:56.40	OC	Ariarne Titmus	St Peters Western	22 May 2022	2022 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[26]
800m freestyle	8:15.57	OC	Ariarne Titmus	St Peters Western	17 June 2021	2021 Trials	Adelaide, Australia	[27]
1500m freestyle	15:46.13		Maddy Gough	TSS Aquatics	15 June 2021	2021 Trials	Adelaide, Australia	[28]
50m backstroke	27.07		Kaylee McKeown	Griffith University	18 April 2024	2024 Championships	Gold Coast, Australia	[29]
100m backstroke	57.45	WR	Kaylee McKeown	USC Spartans	13 June 2021	2021 Trials	Adelaide, Australia	[30]
200m backstroke	2:03.84		Kaylee McKeown	Griffith University	20 April 2024	2024 Championships	Gold Coast, Australia	[31]
50m breaststroke	30.15	ACR	Chelsea Hodges	St Peters Western	19 May 2022	2022 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[32]
100m breaststroke	1:05.60		Leisel Jones	Commercial	5 December 2006	2007 Championships	Brisbane, Australia
200m breaststroke	2:20.54		Leisel Jones	Commercial	1 February 2006	2006 Championships	Melbourne, Australia
50m butterfly	25.47	h	Cate Campbell	Chandler	1 March 2018	2018 Trials	Gold Coast, Australia	[33]
100m butterfly	55.93	OC, ACR	Emma McKeon	Griffith University	12 June 2021	2021 Trials	Adelaide, Australia	[34]
200m butterfly	2:05.20	ACR	Elizabeth Dekkers	Chandler	18 April 2024	2024 Championships	Gold Coast, Australia	[35]
200m individual medley	2:06.99	OC	Kaylee McKeown	Griffith University	17 April 2024	2024 Championships	Gold Coast, Australia	[36]
400m individual medley	4:28.22	OC	Kaylee McKeown	Griffith University	18 April 2024	2024 Championships	Gold Coast, Australia	[37]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:36.27	Club	Ariarne Titmus  (54.28) Meg Harris  (54.47) Abbey Harkin  (54.85) Shayna Jack  (52.67)	St Peters Western	8 April 2019	2019 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[38]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:57.03	Club	Shayna Jack  (1:56.77) Michaela Ryan  (2:00.51) Abbey Harkin  (2:02.95) Ariarne Titmus  (1:56.80)	St Peters Western	10 April 2019	2019 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[39]
4×100m medley relay	3:57.34	Club	Madison Wilson  (59.77) Georgia Bohl  (1:06.61) Madeline Groves  (57.79) Emma McKeon  (53.17)	St Peters Western	14 April 2016	2016 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[40]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming Australia; OC – Oceanian record; CR – Commonwealth record; AR – Australian record; ACR – Australian All Comers record; Club – Australian club record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	20.75	ACR	Cameron McEvoy	Bond	28 November 2015	2015 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[41]
100m freestyle	45.55	ACR	Kyle Chalmers	Marion	25 August 2022	2022 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[42]
200m freestyle	1:40.64	OC, ACR	Edward Sommerville	Brisbane Grammar	26 September 2024	2024 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[43]
400m freestyle	3:35.36		Grant Hackett	Melbourne Vicentre	31 August 2007	2007 Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[44][45]
800m freestyle	7:25.28		Grant Hackett	Miami	3 August 2001	2001 Championships	Perth, Australia	[46]
1500m freestyle	14:10.10	OC, CR, ACR	Grant Hackett	Miami	7 August 2001	2001 Championships	Perth, Australia	[47]
50m backstroke	22.91	OC, ACR	Mitch Larkin	St Peters Western	26 November 2015	2015 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[48]
100m backstroke	49.03	r, OC, CR, ACR	Mitch Larkin	St Peters Western	28 November 2015	2015 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[49]
200m backstroke	1:45.63	WR	Mitch Larkin	St Peters Western	27 November 2015	2015 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[50]
50m breaststroke	26.02	OC, ACR	Grayson Bell	Somerville House	27 September 2024	2024 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[51]
100m breaststroke	56.76	OC, ACR	Joshua Yong	UWA-West Coast	26 September 2024	2024 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[52]
200m breaststroke	2:01.98	OC, ACR	Christian Sprenger	Commercial	10 August 2009	2009 Championships	Hobart, Australia	[53]
50m butterfly	22.28	OC, ACR	Matt Jaukovic	Sydney Uni	11 August 2009	2009 Championships	Hobart, Australia
100m butterfly	49.32	ACR	Matthew Temple	Nunawading Swimming Club	27 November 2020	2020 Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[54]
200m butterfly	1:50.71	ACR	Trenton Julian	United States	25 August 2022	2022 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[55]
100m individual medley	51.24	ACR	Kenneth To	Trinity Grammar	25 August 2013	2013 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[56]
200m individual medley	1:52.86	ACR	Leith Brodie	Albany Creek	10 August 2009	2009 Championships	Hobart, Australia
400m individual medley	3:57.91	OC, CR, ACR	Thomas Fraser-Holmes	Miami	28 November 2015	2015 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[57]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:12.77	Club	Cameron Prosser  (47.11) Ryan Nolan  (48.92) Justin Griggs  (48.31) Lloyd Townsing  (48.43)	Melbourne Vicentre	8 August 2009	2009 Championships	Hobart, Australia	[58]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:00.20	Club	Daniel Smith  (1:44.22) Thomas Fraser-Holmes  (1:43.02) Alexander Graudins  (1:47.96) Jordan Harrison  (1:45.00)	Miami	6 November 2014	2014 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[59]
4×100m medley relay	3:27.65	Club	Michael Jackson  (53.17) Christian Sprenger  (57.35) Chris Wright  (50.20) Kyle Richardson  (46.93)	Commercial	12 August 2009	2009 Championships	Hobart, Australia	[60]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming Australia; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian record; CR – Commonwealth record; AR – Australian record; ACR – Australian All Comers record; Club – Australian club record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.19	OC, CR, ACR	Cate Campbell	Commercial	27 October 2017	2017 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[61]
100m freestyle	50.25	WR	Cate Campbell	Commercial	26 October 2017	2017 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[62]
200m freestyle	1:51.66	OC, CR, ACR	Emma McKeon	St Peters Western	28 November 2015	2015 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[63]
400m freestyle	3:54.58	ACR	Ariarne Titmus	St Peters Western	28 November 2020	2020 Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[64]
800m freestyle	8:07.37	AR, ACR	Lani Pallister	Griffith University	27 August 2022	2022 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[65]
1500m freestyle	15:24.63	AR, ACR	Lani Pallister	Griffith University	24 August 2022	2022 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[66]
50m backstroke	25.40	OC	Kaylee McKeown	Griffith University	28 September 2024	2024 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[67]
100m backstroke	54.56	WR	Kaylee McKeown	Griffith University	26 September 2024	2024 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[68]
200m backstroke	1:58.94	WR	Kaylee McKeown	USC Spartans	28 November 2020	2020 Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[69]
50m breaststroke	29.61	ACR	Sarah Katsoulis	x	9 August 2009	2009 Championships	Hobart, Australia
100m breaststroke	1:03.63	ACR	Leisel Jones	Nunawading	17 July 2010	2010 Championships	Brisbane, Australia
200m breaststroke	2:18.86		Leisel Jones	Nunawading	18 July 2010	2010 Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[70][71]
50m butterfly	24.99		Alexandria Perkins	USC Spartans	26 September 2024	2024 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[72]
100m butterfly	55.45		Alexandria Perkins	USC Spartans	28 September 2024	2024 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[73]
200m butterfly	2:02.88	OC, CR, ACR	Ellen Gandy	Nunawading	25 August 2013	2013 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[56]
100m individual medley	57.71	OC, CR, ACR	Alicia Coutts	Redlands QLD	24 August 2013	2013 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[74]
200m individual medley	2:03.68	OC, CR, ACR	Kaylee McKeown	USC Spartans	28 November 2020	2020 Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[75]
400m individual medley	4:28.72	=, OC, ACR	Ellen Fullerton	Pro-Ma Miami	8 August 2009	2009 Championships	Hobart, Australia
400m individual medley	4:28.72	=, OC, ACR	Ellen Fullerton	Chandler	26 November 2015	2015 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[76]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:31.66	ACR	Libby Lenton  (51.91) Melanie Schlanger  (53.23) Shayne Reese  (53.27) Alice Tait  (53.25)	-	2 September 2007	2007 Championships	Melbourne, Australia
4×200m freestyle relay	7:52.90	ACR	Brittany Elmslie  (1:54.72) Madison Wilson  (1:56.50) Amy Forrester  (2:01.43) Katie Goldman  (2:00.25)	St Peters Western	5 November 2014	2014 Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[77]
4×100m medley relay	3:55.38	ACR	Madison Wilson  (57.58) Georgia Bohl  (1:05.96) Madeline Groves  (58.78) Bronte Barratt  (53.06)	St Peters Western	28 November 2015	2015 Championships	Sydney, Australia	[78]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming Australia; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian record; CR – Commonwealth record; AR – Australian record; ACR – Australian All Comers record; Club – Australian club record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat