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| Aquatics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games | |
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Aquatics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games consisted of diving, swimming and synchronized swimming. They were held in Henderson, New Zealand.
* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Canada | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Zimbabwe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  New Zealand* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Russell Butler  Australia | 583.65 | David Bédard  Canada | 547.35 | Simon McCormack Australia | 546.87 [1] |
| 3 m springboard | Craig Rogerson Australia | 594.84 | Mark Rourke Canada | 569.97 | Larry Flewwelling Canada | 569.79 [2] |
| 10 m platform | Bob Morgan  Wales | 639.84 | David Bédard Canada | 555.54 | Bruno-Michel Fournier Canada | 544.50 [3] |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Mary DePiero Canada | 443.28 | Tracy Cox  Zimbabwe | 423.93 | Peta Taylor Australia | 418.71 [1] |
| 3 m springboard | Jenny Donnet Australia | 491.79 | Barbara Bush Canada | 458.43 | Nicky Cooney  New Zealand | 457.29 [3] |
| 10 m platform | Anna Dacyshyn Canada | 391.68 | April Adams Australia | 380.49 | Paige Gordon Canada | 380.43 [2] |
* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 21 | 19 | 13 | 53 |
| 2 | Canada | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | New Zealand* | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  England | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | |
* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | England | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Sylvie Fréchette Canada | 196.68 | Kerry Shacklock  England | 184.79 | Semon Elke Rohloff Australia | 173.320 |
| Duet | Canada Kathy Glen Christine Larsen | 191.23 | England Sarah Northey Kerry Shacklock | 185.435 |  Australia Lisa Barbara Lieschke Semon Elke Rohloff | 175.765 |
| Figures | Sylvie Fréchette Canada | 99.16 | Kathy Glen Canada | 94.74 | Christine Larsen Canada | 94.52 |
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