The 1985 Australian Swimming Championships were held at the Melbourne State Swimming Centre from Thursday 21 February to Sunday 24 February. They were organised by Amateur Swimming Union of Australia. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Greg Fasala Nautilus (Vic) | 23.27 | Neil Brooks City of Perth (WA) | 23.29 | Mark Stockwell St. Peters (Qld) | 23.42 |
| 100 m freestyle | Mark Stockwell St. Peters (Qld) Neil Brooks City of Perth (WA) | 51.12 | Matthew Renshaw Knox (NSW) | 51.69 | ||
| 200 m freestyle | Thomas Stachewicz Beatty Park (WA) | 1:51.48 | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park (WA) | 1:54.80 | Michael Bruce McKenzie Carina Chandler (Qld) | 1:54.86 |
| 400 m freestyle | Michael Bruce McKenzie Carina Chandler (Qld) | 3:59.04 | Jason Plummer St. Peters (Qld) | 4:00.89 | Scott Hamlet St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 4:01.27 |
| 800 m freestyle | Michael Bruce McKenzie Carina Chandler (Qld) | 8:11.42 | Jason Plummer St. Peters (Qld) | 8:20.86 | Stephen Cameron Parkes (NSW) | 8:25.31 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Michael Bruce McKenzie Carina Chandler (Qld) | 15:38.84 | Jason Plummer St. Peters (Qld) | 15:57.99 | Stephen Cameron Parkes (NSW) | 16:06.85 |
| 50 m backstroke | Paul Kingsman Roskill (NZ) | 27.54 ACR [2] | Kim Terrell CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 27.65 AR [3] | Neil Brooks City of Perth (WA) | 27.66 |
| 100 m backstroke | Paul Kingsman Roskill (NZ) | 58.05 | Thomas Stachewicz Beatty Park (WA) | 58.73 | Matthew Renshaw Knox (NSW) | 58.84 |
| 200 m backstroke | Paul Kingsman Roskill (NZ) | 2:04.81 | Rob Woodhouse Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 2:06.01 | Kim Terrell CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 2:06.26 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Brett Stocks Leander (Qld) | 29.53 AR [3] | Lance Leech Leander (Qld) | 29.62 | Greg Fasala Nautilus (Vic) | 30.19 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Brett Stocks Leander (Qld) | 1:03.89 | Lance Leech Leander (Qld) | 1:05.11 | Glenn Beringen Marion (SA) | 1:05.16 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Glenn Beringen Marion (SA) | 2:20.71 | Lance Leech Leander (Qld) | 2:20.80 | Jonathan Barrett ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 2:23.73 |
| 50 m butterfly | Barry Armstrong Carine (WA) | 25.37 AR [3] | Greg Fasala Nautilus (Vic) | 25.63 | Michael Delany Carlile (NSW) | 25.83 |
| 100 m butterfly | Barry Armstrong Carine (WA) | 54.69 ACR [2] | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park (WA) | 55.37 | Paul Rowe CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 57.03 |
| 200 m butterfly | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park (WA) | 1:59.36 ACR [2] | Ralph Taylor Carina Chandler (Qld) | 2:03.69 | Peter Gee CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 2:04.03 |
| 200 m individual medley | Rob Woodhouse Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 2:06.58 | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park (WA) | 2:06.81 | Paul Lee Victoria Park Carlisle (WA) | 2:08.86 |
| 400 m individual medley | Rob Woodhouse Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 4:28.82 | Paul Lee Victoria Park Carlisle (WA) | 4:32.72 | Steven Clarke Leander (Qld) | 4:32.75 |
| 4 × 100 m state freestyle relay | Western Australia [4] Tom Stachewicz Paul Lee Barry Armstrong Neil Brooks | 3:32.68 | Queensland | 3:35.82 | New South Wales | 3:36.84 |
| 4 × 200 m state freestyle relay | New South Wales | 7:50.54 | Queensland | 8:00.15 | Victoria | 8:10.50 |
| 4 × 100 m state medley relay | Western Australia | 3:55.07 | Victoria | 3:55.77 | New Zealand | 3:57.12 |
| 4 × 100 m club freestyle relay | Knox A (NSW) | 3:31.12 | Beatty Park (WA) | 3:36.19 | CIG Burley Griffin A (ACT) | 3:37.86 |
| 4 × 200 m club freestyle relay | CIG Burley Griffin A (ACT) | 7:50.08 | St. Peters (Qld) | 7:55.35 | Knox A (NSW) | 7:56.56 |
| 4 × 100 m club medley relay | Knox (NSW) | 3:55.56 | ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 3:59.15 | Marion (SA) | 4:00.09 |
Legend:AR – Australian record;ACR – Australian All Comers record
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Angela Russell Commercial (Qld) | 26.73 | Jenny Messenger Marion (SA) | 26.74 | Julie Pugh St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 27.29 |
| 100 m freestyle | Sarah Thorpe Beatty Park (WA) | 58.21 | Michelle Pearson CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 58.34 | Jenny Messenger Marion (SA) | 58.35 |
| 200 m freestyle | Jenni Burke ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 2:03.19 | Anna McVann ACI Burnside Southside (SA) | 2:03.74 | Donna Procter Hunter (NSW) | 2:06.09 |
| 400 m freestyle | Anna McVann ACI Burnside Southside (SA) | 4:13.54 | Donna Procter Hunter (NSW) | 4:17.22 | Jenni Burke ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 4:18.43 |
| 800 m freestyle | Anna McVann ACI Burnside Southside (SA) | 8:37.85 | Donna Procter Hunter (NSW) | 8:45.95 | Trudy Housman CQ Aquajets (Qld) | 8:48.48 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Anna McVann ACI Burnside Southside (SA) | 16:19.44 | Dianna Bova Maroubra (NSW) | 16:57.24 | Tabithia Andriunas St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 17:05.45 |
| 50 m backstroke | Kim Gasch Freeway Waterlions (Vic) | 30.22 AR [3] | Angela Russell Commercial (Qld) | 30.59 | Georgina Parkes St. Peters (Qld) | 30.89 |
| 100 m backstroke | Georgina Parkes St. Peters (Qld) | 1:05.40 | Nicole Livingstone ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 1:05.44 | Lauren Wilkinson Jones (NSW) | 1:05.83 |
| 200 m backstroke | Georgina Parkes St. Peters (Qld) | 2:16.53 | Lauren Wilkinson Jones (NSW) | 2:19.28 | Nicole Livingstone ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 2:20.43 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Dimity Douglas CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 33.33 AR [3] | Claudia Dullo Wales (NSW) | 33.37 | Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick Leander (Qld) | 34.29 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Dimity Douglas CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 1:12.85 | Claudia Dullo Wales (NSW) | 1:13.07 | Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick Leander (Qld) | 1:14.34 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Dimity Douglas CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 2:35.95 | Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick Leander (Qld) | 2:36.06 | Joanne Earle Rockdale (NSW) | 2:39.50 |
| 50 m butterfly | Angela Russell Commercial (Qld) | 28.65 AR [3] | Janet Tibbits Leander (Qld) | 28.66 | Fiona Alessandri Beatty Park (WA) | 29.12 |
| 100 m butterfly | Janet Tibbits Leander (Qld) | 1:01.70 | Celina Hardy Wales (NSW) | 1:03.07 | Joy Celotti ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 1:03.89 |
| 200 m butterfly | Janet Tibbits Leander (Qld) | 2:14.40 | Celina Hardy Wales (NSW) | 2:14.82 | Julie West St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 2:15.21 |
| 200 m individual medley | Michelle Pearson CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 2:19.12 | Celina Hardy Wales (NSW) | 2:20.91 | Suzie Landells Leander (Qld) | 2:22.94 |
| 400 m individual medley | Anna McVann ACI Burnside Southside (SA) | 4:51.85 ACR [2] | Celina Hardy Wales (NSW) | 4:55.04 | Julie West St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 4:58.97 |
| 4 × 100 m state freestyle relay | Queensland | 3:58.02 | New South Wales | 3:58.14 | Victoria | 4:07.00 |
| 4 × 200 m state freestyle relay | Queensland | 8:28.37 | New South Wales | 8:29.92 | Victoria | 9:05.80 |
| 4 × 100 m state medley relay | Queensland | 4:20.06 | New South Wales | 4:25.35 | Victoria | 4:30.85 |
| 4 × 100 m club freestyle relay | St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 3:57.73 | CIG Burley Griffin A (ACT) | 3:59.29 | ACI Burnside Southside (SA) | 4:01.41 |
| 4 × 200 m club freestyle relay | CIG Burley Griffin A (ACT) | 8:31.24 | Hunter (NSW) | 8:31.75 | St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 8:33.31 |
| 4 × 100 m club medley relay | CIG Burley Griffin A (ACT) | 4:24.48 | Leander (Qld) | 4:25.42 | Marion (SA) | 4:31.19 |
Legend:AR – Australian record;ACR – Australian All Comers record
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