Commonwealth records in swimming
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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.
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[edit] Current Commonwealth records
[edit] Long course (50 metres)
[edit] Men
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.
[edit] Women
[edit] Short course (25 metres)
[edit] Men
Event | Result | Name | Date | Location | |
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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] |
[edit] Women
[edit] Notes
- ^ 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.
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
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