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 47 of them, Canada 20, Great Britain 13, South Africa 7, New Zealand 3, Jamaica 2, and Cayman Islands 1.
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 | ![]() | 29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [1] |
100m freestyle | 47.04 | OC | Cameron McEvoy | ![]() | 11 April 2016 | Australian Championships | Adelaide, Australia | [2] |
200m freestyle | 1:44.06 | OC | Ian Thorpe | ![]() | 25 July 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [3] |
400m freestyle | 3:40.08 | OC | Ian Thorpe | ![]() | 30 July 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | [4] [5] |
800m freestyle | 7:37.76 | OC | Samuel Short | ![]() | 26 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [6] |
1500m freestyle | 14:34.56 | OC | Grant Hackett | ![]() | 29 July 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [7] [8] |
50m backstroke | 24.04 | Liam Tancock | ![]() | 2 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [9] [10] | |
100m backstroke | 51.85 | AF | Pieter Coetze | ![]() | 29 July 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [11] |
200m backstroke | 1:53.17 | OC | Mitch Larkin | ![]() | 7 November 2015 | World Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [12] |
50m breaststroke | 25.95 | sf, WR | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [13] |
100m breaststroke | 56.88 | sf, WR | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 21 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [14] |
200m breaststroke | 2:05.95 | OC | Zac Stubblety-Cook | ![]() | 19 May 2022 | Australian Championships | Adelaide, Australia | [15] |
50m butterfly | 22.68 | Ilya Kharun | ![]() | 12 June 2025 | Canadian Trials | Victoria, Canada | [16] | |
100m butterfly | 49.99 | Joshua Liendo | ![]() | 3 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [17] | |
200m butterfly | 1:52.80 | Ilya Kharun | ![]() | 31 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [18] | |
200m individual medley | 1:55.28 | Duncan Scott | ![]() | 30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [19] | |
400m individual medley | 4:08.70 | OC | Lewis Clareburt | ![]() | 30 July 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [20] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:08.97 | OC |
| ![]() | 27 July 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [21] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 6:58.58 | ER |
| ![]() | 28 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [22] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:27.51 |
| ![]() | 1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [23] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.78 | OC | Cate Campbell | ![]() | 7 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [24] |
100m freestyle | 51.96 | OC | Emma McKeon | ![]() | 30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [25] |
200m freestyle | 1:52.23 | WR | Ariarne Titmus | ![]() | 12 June 2024 | Australian Olympic Trials | Brisbane, Australia | [26] |
400m freestyle | 3:54.18 | WR | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 7 June 2025 | Canadian Trials | Victoria, Canada | [27] |
800m freestyle | 8:05.07 | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 8 June 2025 | Canadian Trials | Victoria, Canada | [28] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:39.14 | OC | Lani Pallister | ![]() | 14 June 2025 | Australian Trials | Adelaide, Australia | [29] |
50m backstroke | 26.86 | WR | Kaylee McKeown | ![]() | 20 October 2023 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [30] |
100m backstroke | 57.16 | OC | Kaylee McKeown | ![]() | 29 July 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [31] |
200m backstroke | 2:03.14 | WR | Kaylee McKeown | ![]() | 10 March 2023 | NSW State Championships | Sydney, Australia | [32] |
50m breaststroke | 29.72 | h, AF | Lara van Niekerk | ![]() | 6 April 2022 | South African Championships | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | [33] |
100m breaststroke | 1:04.82 | h, AF | Tatjana Schoenmaker | ![]() | 25 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [34] [F] |
200m breaststroke | 2:18.95 | AF | Tatjana Schoenmaker | ![]() | 30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [35] |
50m butterfly | 25.20 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() | 27 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [36] | |
100m butterfly | 55.59 | Margaret MacNeil | ![]() | 26 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [37] | |
200m butterfly | 2:01.99 | AM | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 31 July 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [38] |
200m individual medley | 2:05.70 | WR | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 9 June 2025 | Canadian Trials | Victoria, Canada | [39] |
400m individual medley | 4:23.65 | WR | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 11 June 2025 | Canadian Trials | Victoria, Canada | [40] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:27.96 | WR |
| ![]() | 23 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [41] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:37.50 | WR |
| ![]() | 27 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [42] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:51.60 | OC |
| ![]() | 1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [43] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50 m freestyle relay | 1:37.40 | OC | ![]() | 20 May 2014 | Oceania Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | [44] | |
4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:18.83 | WR |
| ![]() | 29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [45] |
4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:26.67 |
| ![]() | 18 May 2021 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [46] | |
4×50 m medley relay | 1:47.13 | OC | ![]() | 21 May 2014 | Oceania Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | [47] | |
4×100 m medley relay | 3:37.58 | ER |
| ![]() | 31 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [48] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 19.90 | sf, WR | Jordan Crooks | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [49] |
100m freestyle | 44.84 | WR | Kyle Chalmers | ![]() | 29 October 2021 | World Cup | Kazan, Russia | [50] [51] |
200m freestyle | 1:39.83 | Duncan Scott | ![]() | 2 November 2024 | World Cup | Incheon, South Korea | [52] | |
400m freestyle | 3:34.46 | Duncan Scott | ![]() | 31 October 2024 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | [53] | |
800m freestyle | 7:23.42 | OC | Grant Hackett | ![]() | 20 July 2008 | Victorian Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [54] |
1500m freestyle | 14:10.10 | OC | Grant Hackett | ![]() | 7 August 2001 | Australian Championships | Perth, Australia | [55] |
50m backstroke | 22.49 | OC | Isaac Cooper | ![]() | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [56] |
100m backstroke | 49.03 | r, OC | Mitch Larkin | ![]() | 28 November 2015 | Australian Championships | Sydney, Australia | [57] |
200m backstroke | 1:45.63 | WR | Mitch Larkin | ![]() | 27 November 2015 | Australian Championships | Sydney, Australia | [58] |
50m breaststroke | 25.25 | AF | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() | 14 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [59] |
100m breaststroke | 55.41 | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [60] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:01.43 | Michael Jamieson | ![]() | 15 December 2013 | European Championships | Herning, Denmark | [61] | |
50m butterfly | 21.67 | AM | Ilya Kharun | ![]() | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [62] |
100m butterfly | 48.08 | AF | Chad le Clos | ![]() | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [63] |
200m butterfly | 1:48.24 | AM | Ilya Kharun | ![]() | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [64] |
100m individual medley | 51.05 | =, AF | Gerhard Zandberg | ![]() | 15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | |
100m individual medley | 51.05 | = | Javier Acevedo | ![]() | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [65] |
200m individual medley | 1:50.15 | AF | Matthew Sates | ![]() | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [66] |
400m individual medley | 3:57.91 | OC | Thomas Fraser-Holmes | ![]() | 28 November 2015 | Australian Championships | Sydney, Australia | [57] |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:23.44 | OC |
| ![]() | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [67] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:04.63 | OC |
| ![]() | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [68] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 6:45.54 | OC |
| ![]() | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [69] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:30.81 | OC |
| ![]() | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [70] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:18.98 | OC |
| ![]() | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [71] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | 23.04 | OC | Emma McKeon | ![]() | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [72] |
100 m freestyle | 50.25 | WR | Cate Campbell | ![]() | 26 October 2017 | Australian Championships | Adelaide, Australia | [73] |
200 m freestyle | 1:51.38 | OC | Ariarne Titmus | ![]() | 11 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [74] |
400 m freestyle | 3:50.25 | WR | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [75] |
800 m freestyle | 8:01.22 | OC | Lauren Boyle | ![]() | 7 August 2013 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [76] |
1500 m freestyle | 15:21.43 | OC | Lani Pallister | ![]() | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [77] |
50m backstroke | 25.25 | Maggie MacNeil | ![]() | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [78] | |
100m backstroke | 54.56 | OC | Kaylee McKeown | ![]() | 26 September 2024 | Australian Championships | Adelaide, Australia | [79] |
200m backstroke | 1:58.94 | OC | Kaylee McKeown | ![]() | 28 November 2020 | Australian Championships | Brisbane, Australia | [80] |
50m breaststroke | 28.56 | AM | Alia Atkinson | ![]() | 6 October 2018 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [81] |
100m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | =, WR | Alia Atkinson | ![]() | 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [82] |
100m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | =, WR | Alia Atkinson | ![]() | 26 August 2016 | World Cup | Chartres, France | [83] |
200m breaststroke | 2:15.42 | OC | Leisel Jones | ![]() | 15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [84] |
50m butterfly | 24.64 | Maggie MacNeil | ![]() | 14 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [85] | |
100m butterfly | 54.05 | Maggie MacNeil | ![]() | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [86] | |
200m butterfly | 1:59.32 | WR | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [87] |
100m individual medley | 57.04 | Mary-Sophie Harvey | ![]() | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [88] | |
200m individual medley | 2:02.75 | Abbie Wood | ![]() | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [89] | |
400m individual medley | 4:15.48 | WR | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [90] |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:34.23 | OC |
| ![]() | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [91] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:25.43 | OC |
| ![]() | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [92] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:30.87 | OC |
| ![]() | 14 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [93] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:42.35 | WR |
| ![]() | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [94] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:44.92 | OC |
| ![]() | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [95] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50 m freestyle relay | 1:28.03 | OC |
| ![]() | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [96] |
4×50 m medley relay | 1:35.94 |
| ![]() | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [97] | |
4×100 m medley relay | 3:31.97 |
| ![]() | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [98] |