List of Commonwealth records in swimming

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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.

Long course (50 metres)

Men

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 20.88 WRCameron McEvoy  Australia 20 March 2026China Open Shenzhen, China [1]
100 m freestyle 47.04 OCCameron McEvoy  Australia 11 April 2016Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia [2]
200 m freestyle 1:44.06 OCIan Thorpe  Australia 25 July 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [3]
400 m freestyle 3:40.08 OCIan Thorpe  Australia 30 July 2002Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom [4][5]
800 m freestyle 7:37.76 OCSamuel Short  Australia 26 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [6]
1500 m freestyle 14:34.56 OCGrant Hackett  Australia 29 July 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [7][8]
50 m backstroke 24.04 Liam Tancock  Great Britain 2 August 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [9][10]
100 m backstroke 51.85 AFPieter Coetze  South Africa 29 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [11]
200 m backstroke 1:53.17 OCMitch Larkin  Australia 7 November 2015World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [12]
50 m breaststroke 25.95 sf, WRAdam Peaty  Great Britain 25 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [13]
100 m breaststroke 56.88 sf, WRAdam Peaty  Great Britain 21 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [14]
200 m breaststroke 2:05.95 OCZac Stubblety-Cook  Australia 19 May 2022Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia [15]
50 m butterfly 22.68 Ilya Kharun  Canada 12 June 2025Canadian Trials Victoria, Canada [16]
100 m butterfly 49.99 Joshua Liendo  Canada 3 August 2024Olympic Games Paris, France [17]
200 m butterfly 1:52.80 Ilya Kharun Canada 31 July 2024Olympic Games Paris, France [18]
200m individual medley 1:55.28 Duncan Scott  Great Britain 30 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [19]
400m individual medley 4:08.70 OCLewis Clareburt  New Zealand 30 July 2022Commonwealth Games Birmingham, Great Britain [20]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:08.97 OC
 Australia 27 July 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [21]
4×200m freestyle relay 6:58.58 ER
 Great Britain 28 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [22]
4×100m medley relay 3:27.51
 Great Britain 1 August 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [23]
Close
Legend: WR – World record; AF – African record; AS – Asian record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.78 OCCate Campbell  Australia 7 April 2018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [24]
100m freestyle 51.96 OCEmma McKeon  Australia 30 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [25]
200m freestyle 1:52.23 WRAriarne Titmus  Australia 12 June 2024Australian Olympic Trials Brisbane, Australia [26]
400m freestyle 3:54.18 WRSummer McIntosh  Canada 7 June 2025Canadian Trials Victoria, Canada [27]
800m freestyle 8:05.07 Summer McIntosh  Canada 8 June 2025Canadian Trials Victoria, Canada [28]
1500m freestyle 15:39.14 OCLani Pallister  Australia 14 June 2025Australian Trials Adelaide, Australia [29]
50m backstroke 26.86 WRKaylee McKeown  Australia 20 October 2023World Cup Budapest, Hungary [30]
100m backstroke 57.16 OCKaylee McKeown  Australia 29 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [31]
200m backstroke 2:03.14 WRKaylee McKeown  Australia 10 March 2023NSW State Championships Sydney, Australia [32]
50m breaststroke 29.72 h, AFLara van Niekerk  South Africa 6 April 2022South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa [33]
100m breaststroke 1:04.82 h, AFTatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 25 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [34][F]
200m breaststroke 2:18.95 AFTatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 30 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [35]
50m butterfly 25.20 Francesca Halsall  Great Britain 27 July 2014Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [36]
100m butterfly 55.59 Margaret MacNeil  Canada 26 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [37]
200m butterfly 2:01.99 AMSummer McIntosh  Canada 31 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [38]
200m individual medley 2:05.70 WRSummer McIntosh  Canada 9 June 2025Canadian Trials Victoria, Canada [39]
400m individual medley 4:23.65 WRSummer McIntosh  Canada 11 June 2025Canadian Trials Victoria, 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]
Close
Legend: WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:37.40 OC  Australia 20 May 2014 Oceania Championships Auckland, New Zealand [44]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:18.83 WR
 Australia 29 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [45]
4×200 m freestyle relay 7:26.67
 Great Britain 18 May 2021 European Championships Budapest, Hungary [46]
4×50 m medley relay 1:47.13 OC  New Zealand 21 May 2014 Oceania Championships Auckland, New Zealand [47]
4×100 m medley relay 3:37.58 ER
 Great Britain 31 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [48]
Close
Legend: WR – World record; AF – African record; AS – Asian record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

Short course (25 metres)

Men

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 19.90 sf, WRJordan Crooks Cayman Islands 14 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [49]
100m freestyle 44.84 WRKyle Chalmers  Australia 29 October 2021World Cup Kazan, Russia [50][51]
200m freestyle 1:39.83 Duncan Scott  Great Britain 2 November 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [52]
400m freestyle 3:34.46 Duncan Scott  Great Britain 31 October 2024World Cup Singapore, Singapore [53]
800m freestyle 7:23.42 OCGrant Hackett  Australia 20 July 2008Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia [54]
1500m freestyle 14:10.10 OCGrant Hackett  Australia 7 August 2001Australian Championships Perth, Australia [55]
50m backstroke 22.49 OCIsaac Cooper  Australia 13 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [56]
100m backstroke 49.03 r, OCMitch Larkin  Australia 28 November 2015Australian Championships Sydney, Australia [57]
200m backstroke 1:45.63 WRMitch Larkin  Australia 27 November 2015Australian Championships Sydney, Australia [58]
50m breaststroke 25.25 AFCameron van der Burgh South Africa 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [59]
100m breaststroke 55.41 Adam Peaty  Great Britain 22 November 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [60]
200m breaststroke 2:01.43 Michael Jamieson Great Britain 15 December 2013European Championships Herning, Denmark [61]
50m butterfly 21.67 AMIlya Kharun Canada 11 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [62]
100m butterfly 47.68 WRJoshua Liendo  Canada 23 October 2025World Cup Toronto, Canada [63]
200m butterfly 1:48.24 AMIlya Kharun  Canada 12 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [64]
100m individual medley 51.05 =, AFGerhard Zandberg South Africa 15 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany
100m individual medley 51.05 =Javier Acevedo  Canada 16 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [65]
100m individual medley 51.05 =Finlay Knox  Canada 23 October 2025World Cup Toronto, Canada [66]
200m individual medley 1:50.15 AFMatthew Sates  South Africa 13 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [67]
400m individual medley 3:57.91 OCThomas Fraser-Holmes  Australia 28 November 2015Australian Championships Sydney, Australia [57]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:23.44 OC
 Australia 15 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [68]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:04.63 OC
 Australia 13 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [69]
4×200m freestyle relay 6:45.54 OC
 Australia 13 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [70]
4×50m medley relay 1:30.81 OC
 Australia 17 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [71]
4×100m medley relay 3:18.98 OC
 Australia 18 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [72]
Close
Legend: WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 23.04 OCEmma McKeon  Australia 17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [73]
100 m freestyle 50.25 OCCate Campbell  Australia 26 October 2017Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia [74]
200 m freestyle 1:49.36 WRMollie O'Callaghan  Australia 24 October 2025World Cup Toronto, Canada [75]
400 m freestyle 3:50.25 WRSummer McIntosh  Canada 10 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [76]
800 m freestyle 7:54.00 WRLani Pallister  Australia 25 October 2025World Cup Toronto, Canada [77]
1500 m freestyle 15:13.83 OCLani Pallister  Australia 19 October 2025World Cup Westmont, United States [78]
50 m backstroke 25.25 Maggie MacNeil  Canada 16 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [79]
100 m backstroke 54.49 OCKaylee McKeown  Australia 24 October 2025World Cup Toronto, Canada [80]
200 m backstroke 1:57.33 WRKaylee McKeown  Australia 25 October 2025World Cup Toronto, Canada [81]
50 m breaststroke 28.56 AMAlia Atkinson  Jamaica 6 October 2018World Cup Budapest, Hungary [82]
100 m breaststroke 1:02.36 =, WRAlia Atkinson  Jamaica 6 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [83]
100 m breaststroke 1:02.36 =, WRAlia Atkinson  Jamaica 26 August 2016World Cup Chartres, France [84]
200m breaststroke 2:15.42 OCLeisel Jones  Australia 15 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [85]
50m butterfly 24.60 OCAlexandria Perkins  Australia 18 October 2025World Cup Westmont, United States [86]
100m butterfly 54.05 Maggie MacNeil  Canada 18 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [87]
200m butterfly 1:59.32 WRSummer McIntosh  Canada 12 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [88]
100m individual medley 57.04 Mary-Sophie Harvey  Canada 13 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [89]
200m individual medley 2:02.75 Abbie Wood  Great Britain 10 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [90]
400m individual medley 4:15.48 WRSummer McIntosh  Canada 14 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [91]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:34.23 OC
 Australia 15 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [92]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:25.43 OC
 Australia 13 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [93]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:30.87 OC
 Australia 14 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [94]
4×50m medley relay 1:42.35 WR
 Australia 17 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [95]
4×100m medley relay 3:44.92 OC
 Australia 18 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [96]
Close
Legend: WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:28.03 OC
 Australia 16 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [97]
4×50 m medley relay 1:35.94
 Canada 11 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [98]
4×100 m medley relay 3:31.97
 Canada 14 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [99]
Close
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

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