Aquatics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

Aquatics
at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Aquatics ; at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
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Last updated December 21, 2025

The Aquatics events at the 1982 Commonwealth Games were held at the new Chandler Aquatic Centre that was part of the Sleeman Sports Complex which had been purpose-built for the games.

Swimming

The following are the Swimming medal winners at the 1982 Commonwealth Games :

Medal summary

* Host nation (Australia)

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 m freestyle	Neil Brooks (AUS)	51.14	Greg Fasala (AUS)	51.28	Michael Delany (AUS)	51.57
200 m freestyle	Andrew Astbury (ENG)	1:51.52	Peter Szmidt (CAN)	1:51.65	Ron McKeon (AUS)	1:51.71
400 m freestyle	Andrew Astbury (ENG)	3:53.29	Peter Szmidt (CAN)	3:53.74	John Davey (ENG)	3:55:52
1500 m freestyle	Max Metzker (AUS)	15:23.94	Tim Ford (AUS)	15:27.00	Andrew Astbury (ENG)	15:42.89
100 m backstroke	Mike West (CAN)	57.12	Cameron Henning (CAN)	57.82	Wade Flemons (CAN)	58.38
200 m backstroke	Cameron Henning (CAN)	2:02.88	David Orbell (AUS)	2:03.93	Mike West (CAN)	2:04.36
100 m breaststroke	Adrian Moorhouse (ENG)	1:02.93	Victor Davis (CAN)	1:03.18	Peter Evans (AUS)	1:03:48
200 m breaststroke	Victor Davis (CAN)	2:16.25	Glen Beringen (AUS)	2:19.06	Adrian Moorhouse (ENG)	2:19.31
100 m butterfly	Dan Thompson (CAN)	54.71	Phil Hubble (ENG)	55.52	Tom Ponting (CAN)	55.64
200 m butterfly	Phil Hubble (ENG)	2:00.98	Paul Rowe (AUS)	2:01.18	Jon Sieben (AUS)	2:01.24
200 m individual medley	Alex Baumann (CAN)	2:02.25	Robin Brew (SCO)	2:05.83	Jeffrey Sheehan (CAN)	2:07.14
400 m individual medley	Alex Baumann (CAN)	4:23.53	Steve Poulter (ENG)	4:27.09	John Davey (ENG)	4:27.91
4×100 m freestyle relay	Australia Greg Fasala Michael Delany Graeme Brewer Neil Brooks	3:24.17	England David Lowe Philip Hubble Philip Osborn Richard Burrell (50.97)	3:26.98	Canada Alex Baumann (51.88) Blair Hicken Graham Welbourn Peter Szmidt	3:27.24
4×200 m freestyle relay	Australia Graeme McGufficke Ron McKeon Paul Rowe Graeme Brewer	7:28.81	England Philip Osborn John Davey Philip Hubble Andrew Astbury	7:30.00	Scotland Douglas Campbell Neil Cochran Graeme Wilson Paul Easter	7:39.86
4×100 m medley relay	Australia David Orbell Peter Evans Jon Sieben Neil Brooks	3:47.34	England Stephen Harrison Adrian Moorhouse Philip Hubble David Lowe	3:48.25	Scotland Douglas Campbell Iain Campbell William McGoldrick Paul Easter	3:55.45

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 m freestyle	June Croft (ENG)	56.97	Angela Russell (AUS)	57.39	Lisa Curry (AUS)	57.68
200 m freestyle	June Croft (ENG)	1:59.74	Tracey Wickham (AUS)	2:01.50	Susie Baumer (AUS)	2:02.29
400 m freestyle	Tracey Wickham (AUS)	4:08.82	Jackie Willmott (ENG)	4:13.04	June Croft (ENG)	4:13.13
800 m freestyle	Tracey Wickham (AUS)	8:29.05	Michelle Ford (AUS)	8:33.74	Jackie Willmott (ENG)	8:36.66
100 m backstroke	Lisa Forrest (AUS)	1:03.48	Georgina Parkes (AUS)	1:03.63	Audrey Moore (AUS)	1:03:91
200 m backstroke	Lisa Forrest (AUS)	2:13.36	Georgina Parkes (AUS)	2:13.95	Cheryl Gibson (CAN)	2:15.87
100 m breaststroke	Kathy Bald (CAN)	1:11.89	Anne Ottenbrite (CAN)	1:11.99	Suki Brownsdon (ENG)	1:13.76
200 m breaststroke	Anne Ottenbrite (CAN)	2:32.07	Kathy Bald (CAN)	2:36.06	Katherine Richardson (CAN)	2:36.45
100 m butterfly	Lisa Curry (AUS)	1:01.22	Janet Tibbits (AUS)	1:01.70	Michelle MacPherson (CAN)	1:01.93
200 m butterfly	Michelle Ford (AUS)	2:11.89	Janet Tibbits (AUS)	2:13.18	Ann Osgerby (ENG)	2:13.91
200 m individual medley	Lisa Curry (AUS)	2:16.94	Cheryl Gibson (CAN)	2:19.91	Michelle Pearson (AUS)	2:20.19
400 m individual medley	Lisa Curry (AUS)	4:51.95	Michelle Pearson (AUS)	4:53.73	Michelle MacPherson (CAN)	4:55.09
4×100 m freestyle relay	England Debra Gore Jackie Willmott June Croft Nicola Fibbens	3:54.23	Scotland Alison Hamilton Cathy Finlay Nikki Ramsay Sarah Inkson	4:01.46	New Zealand Gail Jonson Kim Dewar Melanie Jones Pamela Croad	4:07.41
4×100 m medley relay	Canada Anne Ottenbrite Cheryl Gibson Maureen New Michelle MacPherson	4:14.33	England Ann Osgerby Catherine White June Croft Suki Brownsdon	4:19.04	Scotland Beverley Rose Cathy Finlay Nicola Geddes Nikki Ramsay	4:25.75

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