Below is a list of current Commonwealth swimming records. This includes all countries that make up the Commonwealth of Nations. Of the 92 events, Australia currently holds records in 50 of them, Great Britain 16, South Africa 11, Canada 11, New Zealand 4, and Jamaica 3.
This is not to be confused with Commonwealth Games records which are championship records attained in those Games only.
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 21.06 | OC | Cameron McEvoy | Australia | 29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [1] |
100m freestyle | 47.04 | OC | Cameron McEvoy | Australia | 11 April 2016 | Australian Championships | Adelaide, Australia | [2] |
200m freestyle | 1:44.06 | OC | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 25 July 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [3] |
400m freestyle | 3:40.08 | OC | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 30 July 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | [4] [5] |
800m freestyle | 7:37.76 | OC | Samuel Short | Australia | 26 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [6] |
1500m freestyle | 14:34.56 | OC | Grant Hackett | Australia | 29 July 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [7] [8] |
50m backstroke | 24.04 | Liam Tancock | Great Britain | 2 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [9] [10] | |
100m backstroke | 52.11 | OC | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 6 November 2015 | World Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [11] |
200m backstroke | 1:53.17 | OC | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 7 November 2015 | World Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [12] |
50m breaststroke | 25.95 | sf, WR | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [13] |
100m breaststroke | 56.88 | sf, WR | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 21 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [14] |
200m breaststroke | 2:05.95 | OC | Zac Stubblety-Cook | Australia | 19 May 2022 | Australian Championships | Adelaide, Australia | [15] |
50m butterfly | 22.73 | OC | Matt Targett | Australia | 27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
100m butterfly | 49.99 | Joshua Liendo | Canada | 3 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [16] | |
200m butterfly | 1:52.96 | AF | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 31 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [17] |
200m individual medley | 1:55.28 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain | 30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [18] | |
400m individual medley | 4:08.70 | OC | Lewis Clareburt | New Zealand | 30 July 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [19] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:09.91 | OC |
| Australia | 11 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | [20] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 6:58.58 | ER |
| Great Britain | 28 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [21] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:27.51 | =ER |
| Great Britain | 1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [22] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.78 | OC | Cate Campbell | Australia | 7 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [23] |
100m freestyle | 51.96 | OC | Emma McKeon | Australia | 30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [24] |
200m freestyle | 1:52.23 | WR | Ariarne Titmus | Australia | 12 June 2024 | Australian Olympic Trials | Brisbane, Australia | [25] |
400m freestyle | 3:55.38 | WR | Ariarne Titmus | Australia | 23 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [26] |
800m freestyle | 8:11.39 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 8 February 2024 | Southern Zone South Sectional Championships | Orlando, United States | [27] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:40.14 | OC | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 4 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [28] |
50m backstroke | 26.86 | WR | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 20 October 2023 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [29] |
100m backstroke | 57.33 | =, OC | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 21 October 2023 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [30] |
100m backstroke | 57.33 | =, OC | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 30 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [31] |
200m backstroke | 2:03.14 | WR | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 10 March 2023 | NSW State Championships | Sydney, Australia | [32] |
50m breaststroke | 29.72 | h, AF | Lara van Niekerk | South Africa | 6 April 2022 | South African Championships | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | [33] |
100m breaststroke | 1:04.82 | h, AF | Tatjana Schoenmaker | South Africa | 25 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [34] [F] |
200m breaststroke | 2:18.95 | AF | Tatjana Schoenmaker | South Africa | 30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [35] |
50m butterfly | 25.20 | Francesca Halsall | Great Britain | 27 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [36] | |
100m butterfly | 55.59 | Margaret MacNeil | Canada | 26 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [37] | |
200m butterfly | 2:03.03 | AM | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 1 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [38] |
200m individual medley | 2:06.56 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 3 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [39] | |
400m individual medley | 4:24.38 | WR | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 16 May 2024 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada | [40] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:27.96 | WR |
| Australia | 23 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [41] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:37.50 | WR |
| Australia | 27 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [42] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:51.60 | OC |
| Australia | 1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [43] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50m freestyle relay | 1:37.40 | OC | Australia | 20 May 2014 | Oceania Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | [44] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:18.83 | WR |
| Australia | 29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [45] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:26.67 |
| Great Britain | 18 May 2021 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [46] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:47.13 | OC | New Zealand | 21 May 2014 | Oceania Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | [47] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:37.58 | ER |
| Great Britain | 31 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [48] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 20.30 | AF | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 8 August 2009 | South African Championships | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | [49] |
100m freestyle | 44.84 | WR | Kyle Chalmers | Australia | 29 October 2021 | World Cup | Kazan, Russia | [50] [51] |
200m freestyle | 1:39.83 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain | 2 November 2024 | World Cup | Incheon, South Korea | [52] | |
400m freestyle | 3:34.46 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain | 31 October 2024 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | [53] | |
800m freestyle | 7:23.42 | OC | Grant Hackett | Australia | 20 July 2008 | Victorian Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [54] |
1500m freestyle | 14:10.10 | OC | Grant Hackett | Australia | 7 August 2001 | Australian Championships | Perth, Australia | [55] |
50m backstroke | 22.49 | Isaac Cooper | Australia | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [56] | |
100m backstroke | 49.03 | r, OC | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 28 November 2015 | Australian Championships | Sydney, Australia | [57] |
200m backstroke | 1:45.63 | WR | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 27 November 2015 | Australian Championships | Sydney, Australia | [58] |
50m breaststroke | 25.25 | AF | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 14 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [59] |
100m breaststroke | 55.41 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [60] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:01.43 | Michael Jamieson | Great Britain | 15 December 2013 | European Championships | Herning, Denmark | [61] | |
50m butterfly | 21.67 | AM | Ilya Kharun | Canada | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [62] |
100m butterfly | 48.08 | AF | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [63] |
200m butterfly | 1:48.24 | AM | Ilya Kharun | Canada | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [64] |
100m individual medley | 51.05 | =, AF | Gerhard Zandberg | South Africa | 15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | |
100m individual medley | 51.05 | = | Javier Acevedo | Canada | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [65] |
200m individual medley | 1:50.15 | AF | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [66] |
400m individual medley | 3:57.91 | OC | Thomas Fraser-Holmes | Australia | 28 November 2015 | Australian Championships | Sydney, Australia | [57] |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:23.44 | OC |
| Australia | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [67] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:04.63 | OC |
| Australia | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [68] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 6:45.54 | OC |
| Australia | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [69] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:30.81 | OC |
| Australia | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [70] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:18.98 | =WR |
| Australia | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [71] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.04 | OC | Emma McKeon | Australia | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [72] |
100m freestyle | 50.25 | WR | Cate Campbell | Australia | 26 October 2017 | Australian Championships | Adelaide, Australia | [73] |
200m freestyle | 1:51.38 | OC | Ariarne Titmus | Australia | 11 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [74] |
400m freestyle | 3:50.25 | WR | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [75] |
800m freestyle | 8:01.22 | OC | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 7 August 2013 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [76] |
1500m freestyle | 15:21.43 | OC | Lani Pallister | Australia | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [77] |
50m backstroke | 25.25 | WR | Maggie MacNeil | Canada | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [78] |
100m backstroke | 54.56 | OC | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 26 September 2024 | Australian Championships | Adelaide, Australia | [79] |
200m backstroke | 1:58.94 | OC | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 28 November 2020 | Australian Championships | Brisbane, Australia | [80] |
50m breaststroke | 28.56 | AM | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 6 October 2018 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [81] |
100m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | =WR | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [82] |
100m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | =WR | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 26 August 2016 | World Cup | Chartres, France | [83] |
200m breaststroke | 2:15.42 | OC | Leisel Jones | Australia | 15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [84] |
50m butterfly | 24.64 | Maggie MacNeil | Canada | 14 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [85] | |
100m butterfly | 54.05 | Maggie MacNeil | Canada | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [86] | |
200m butterfly | 1:59.32 | WR | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [87] |
100m individual medley | 57.04 | Mary-Sophie Harvey | Canada | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [88] | |
200m individual medley | 2:02.75 | Abbie Wood | Great Britain | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [89] | |
400m individual medley | 4:21.49 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 29 October 2022 | World Cup | Toronto, Canada | [90] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:34.23 | OC |
| Australia | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [91] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:25.43 | WR |
| Australia | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [92] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:30.87 | WR |
| Australia | 14 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [93] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:42.35 | WR |
| Australia | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [94] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:44.92 | OC |
| Australia | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [95] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50m freestyle relay | 1:28.03 | OC |
| Australia | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [96] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:35.94 |
| Canada | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [97] |