Aquatics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | |
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Venue | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre |
Dates | 16–25 March 2006 |
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
The Aquatics events at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) and were divided into 3 separate disciplines, with medals awarded in 54 events:
Announcing for the Diving, Swimming and Synchronized swimming was done by local swimmer and radio announcer Alex Cooke.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia | 30 | 24 | 23 | 77 |
2 | England | 8 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
3 | Canada | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
4 | Scotland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
5 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
6 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
7 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Malaysia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Totals (9 entries) | 60 | 54 | 54 | 168 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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1 m springboard | Alexandre Despatie Canada | 853.50 | Yeoh Ken Nee Malaysia | 844.95 | Steven Barnett Australia | 777.85 |
3 m springboard | Alexandre Despatie Canada | 941.60 | Robert Newbery Australia | 906.30 | Steven Barnett Australia | 869.40 |
10 m platform | Mathew Helm Australia | 1085.60 | Peter Waterfield England | 1030.50 | Alexandre Despatie Canada | 1016.95 |
Synchronized 3 m springboard | Canada (CAN) Alexandre Despatie Arturo Miranda | 444.87 | England (ENG) Tony Ally Mark Shipman | 423.00 | Australia (AUS) Robert Newbery Steven Barnett | 421.35 |
Synchronized 10 m platform | Australia (AUS) Mathew Helm Robert Newbery | 440.58 | Malaysia (MAS) Bryan Nickson James Sandayud | 427.44 | England (ENG) Callum Johnstone Gary Hunt | 404.82 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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1 m springboard | Blythe Hartley Canada | 644.65 | Sharleen Stratton Australia | 596.45 | Kathryn Blackshaw Australia | 544.40 |
3 m springboard | Blythe Hartley Canada | 690.05 | Chantelle Newbery Australia | 681.30 | Kathryn Blackshaw Australia | 629.00 |
10 m platform | Loudy Tourky Australia | 737.75 | Chantelle Newbery Australia | 733.55 | Émilie Heymans Canada | 733.50 |
Synchronized 3 m springboard | Australia (AUS) Briony Cole Sharleen Stratton | 296.07 | Canada (CAN) Melanie Rinaldi Rebecca Barras | 273.72 | England (ENG) Hayley Sage Tandi Indergaard | 270.63 |
Synchronized 10 m platform | Australia (AUS) Chantelle Newbery Loudy Tourky | 317.58 | Australia (AUS) Alex Croak Melissa Wu | 309.90 | Canada (CAN) Meaghan Benfeito Roseline Filion | 303.15 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
2 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
3 | England | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Malaysia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Totals (4 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia | 19 | 18 | 17 | 54 |
2 | England | 8 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
3 | Scotland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
4 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
5 | Canada | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
6 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
7 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 42 | 42 | 43 | 127 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Free routine solo | Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon Canada | 93.833 | Jenna Randall England | 85.334 | Irena Olevsky Australia | 83.833 |
Free routine duet | Canada (CAN) Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon Isabelle Rampling | 92.500 | Australia (AUS) Dannielle Liesch Irena Olevsky | 84.000 | New Zealand (NZL) Lisa Daniels Nina Daniels | 83.667 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | England | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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