Swimming at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
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Swimming at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was the 14th appearance of Swimming at the Commonwealth Games. Competition featured 32 swimming events, held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 24 January to 3 February 1990.[1]
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| Venue | West Auckland Swimming Centre |
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Dates | 24 January – 3 February 1990 |
The events were held at the West Auckland Swimming Centre on Alderman Drive in Henderson.[2] The venue had been specifically built for the Games[3] but faced late issues relating to the 3,200 grandstand seating. It was however described as technologically advanced with a variable floor and movable bulkhead.[4]
Medal table
* 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 | |
Medallists
Men
Women
Finals (men)
50m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andrew Baildon | 22.76 |
| 2 | Angus Waddell | 23.03 |
| 3 | Mark Foster | 23.16 |
| 4 | Mike Fibbens | 23.32 |
| 5 | Matthew Renshaw | 23.36 |
| 6 | Nicholas Sanders | 23.41 |
| 7 | Marcel Gery | 23.61 |
| 8 | Blair Hicken | 23.74 |
100m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Baildon | 49.80 |
| 2 | Chris Fydler | 50.49 |
| 3 | Mike Fibbens | 50.76 |
| 4 | Marcel Gery | 50.82 |
| 5 | John Steel | 51.17 |
| 6 | Gary Lord | 51.37 |
| 7 | Austyn Shortman | 51.72 |
| 8 | Steve Dronsfield | 52.26 |
200m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Roberts | 1:49.58 |
| 2 | Ian Brown | 1:49.60 |
| 3 | Thomas Stachewicz | 1:49.98 |
| 4 | Turlough O'Hare | 1:50.82 |
| 5 | Eddie Parenti | 1:51.51 |
| 6 | Paul Howe | 1:51.82 |
| 7 | Jonathan Broughton | 1:52.21 |
| 8 | John Steel | 1:53.20 |
400m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Brown | 3:49.91 |
| 2 | Glen Housman | 3:53.90 |
| 3 | Chris Bowie | 3:54.04 |
| 4 | Turlough O'Hare | 3:54.40 |
| 5 | Kevin Boyd | 3:55.85 |
| 6 | Ian Wilson | 3:56.01 |
| 7 | Gary Vandermeulen | 3:57.62 |
| 8 | Richard Tapper | 4:01.11 |
1500m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen Housman | 14:55.25 |
| 2 | Kieren Perkins | 14:58.08 |
| 3 | Michael McKenzie | 15:09.25 |
| 4 | Harry Taylor | 15:12.63 |
| 5 | Ian Wilson | 15:20.23 |
| 6 | Chris Bowie | 15:29.15 |
| 7 | Paul Dashaies | 15:35.81 |
| 8 | Kevin Boyd | 15:38.85 |
100m backstroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Tewksbury | 56.07 |
| 2 | Gary Anderson | 56.84 |
| 3 | Paul Kingsman | 57.07 |
| 4 | Kevin Draxinger | 57.77 |
| 5 | Simon Percy | 57.89 |
| 6 | Thomas Stachewicz | 58.04 |
| 7 | Gary Binfield | 58.26 |
| 8 | Grant Robins | 58.95 |
200m backstroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Anderson | 2:01.69 |
| 2 | Paul Kingsman | 2:01.86 |
| 3 | Kevin Draxinger | 2:02.02 |
| 4 | Gary Binfield | 2:03.40 |
| 5 | Grant Robins | 2:03.91 |
| 6 | Matthew O'Connor | 2:05.66 |
| 7 |  Ian Rosser | 2:06.26 |
| 8 | Peter Doig | 2:08.33 |
100m breaststroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Moorhouse | 1:01.49 |
| 2 | James Parrack | 1:03.15 |
| 3 | Nick Gillingham | 1:03.16 |
| 4 | Jon Cleveland | 1:03.33 |
| 5 | Phil Rogers | 1:03.44 |
| 6 | Brett Stocks | 1:03.64 |
| 7 | Robert Fox | 1:04.25 |
| 8 | Rodney Lawson | 1:04.32 |
200m breaststroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Cleveland | 2:14.96 |
| 2 | Rodney Lawson | 2:15.68 |
| 3 | Nick Gillingham | 2:16.02 |
| 4 | Adrian Moorhouse | 2:16.06 |
| 5 | Phil Rogers | 2:16.35 |
| 6 |  Neil Hudghton | 2:18.85 |
| 7 | Robert Fox | 2:20.14 |
| 8 | Brett Stocks | 2:21.27 |
100m butterfly
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Baildon | 53.98 |
| 2 | Marcel Gery | 54.42 |
| 3 | Jason Cooper | 54.47 |
| 4 | Anthony Mosse | 54.60 |
| 5 | Tom Ponting | 54.72 |
| 6 | John Steel | 55.42 |
| 7 | Ross Anderson | 55.58 |
| 8 | Mike Fibbens | 56.00 |
200m butterfly
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Mosse | 1:57.33 |
| 2 | Martin Roberts | 1:59.95 |
| 3 | Jon Kelly | 2:00.37 |
| 4 | Tom Ponting | 2:00.41 |
| 5 | Simon McKillop-Davies | 2:01.28 |
| 6 | David Wilson | 2:01.68 |
| 7 | Ross Anderson | 2:01.83 |
| 8 | Gary Vandermeulen | 2:02.05 |
200m medley
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Anderson | 2:02.94 |
| 2 | Robert Bruce | 2:03.78 |
| 3 | Martin Roberts | 2:04.03 |
| 4 | Robert Woodhouse | 2:04.35 |
| 5 | John Davey | 2:04.37 |
| 6 | Jon Kelly | 2:05.32 |
| 7 | Gary Binfield | 2:06.00 |
| 8 | Darren Ward | 2:07.09 |
400m medley
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Bruce | 4:20.26 |
| 2 | Robert Woodhouse | 4:21.79 |
| 3 | Jon Kelly | 4:23.96 |
| 4 | John Davey | 4:24.74 |
| 5 | Paul Brew | 4:25.21 |
| 6 | John Munro | 4:25.49 |
| 7 | Peter O'Sullivan | 4:25.75 |
| 8 | Brent Andrew Harding | 4:27.55 |
4x100m freestyle relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baildon, Fydler, Vander-Wal, Cooper, Renshaw, Stachewicz | 3:20.05 |
| 2 | Shortman, Foster, Fibbens, Metcalfe, Dronsfield | 3:22.61 |
| 3 | Hicken, Ward, Marcel Gery, Herbert, Vandermeulen | 3:22.79 |
| 4 | Reid, Steel, Weldon, Sanders | 3:25.55 |
| 5 | McNeil, Brew, Henry, Smith, McQuaid | 3:32.11 |
| 6 |  A. Cheung, Li, Wright, Wu Tat Cheung | 3:36.60 |
| 7 |  Morbey, Mewett, Raynor, Cash | 3:37.26 |
| 8 |  Glover, Picken, G. Stigant, S. Stigant | 3:47.36 |
4x200m freestyle relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lord, Brown, Roberts, Stachewicz | 7:21.17 |
| 2 | Edward Parenti, Gary Vandermeulen, Jon Kelly, Turlough O'Hare | 7:25.53 |
| 3 | Mosse, Steel, Tapper, Anderson | 7:30.10 |
| 4 | Broughton, Boyd, Fibbens, Howe | 7:31.04 |
| 5 | McNeil, Brew, Henry, Smith, McQuaid | 7:42.30 |
| 6 | Watkins, Jones, Day, Rosser | 7:47.80 |
| 7 | Glover, Picken, G. Stigant, S. Stigant | 8:34.39 |
4x100m medley relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland, Gery, Tewksbury, Ponting | 3:42.45 |
| 2 | Moorhouse, Shortman, Binfield, Fibbens | 3:43.88 |
| 3 | Basildon, Fydler, Rogers, Stachewicz | 3:43.91 |
| 4 | Mosse, Steel, Paul Kingsman, Lockhart | 3:45.30 |
| 5 | McNeil, Peyrebrune, Hudghton, Leishman | 3:52.49 |
| 6 | Jones, Rosser, Watkins, Brown | 3:56.85 |
| 7 | Glover, Picken, G. Stignant, S. Stignant | 4:15.98 |
| 8 |  Lopez, Cassaglia, Ian Martinez, Cruz | 4:17.80 |
Finals (women)
50m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Curry-Kenny | 25.80 |
| 2 | Karen Van Wirdum | 26.00 |
| 3 | Andrea Nugent | 26.26 |
| 4 | Kristin Topham | 26.49 |
| 5 | Jeannette Gunston | 26.54 |
| 6 | Caroline Woodcock | 26.57 |
| 7 | Angela Mullens | 26.64 |
| 8 | Toni Jeffs | 26.68 |
100m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Van Wirdum | 56.48 |
| 2 | Lisa Curry-Kenny | 56.61 |
| 3 | Patricia Noall | 56.67 |
| 4 | Karen Pickering | 57.44 |
| 5 | Toni Jeffs | 57.82 |
| 6 | Kimberley Paton | 58.07 |
| 7 | Ruth Gilfillan | 58.39 |
| 8 | June Croft | 58.47 |
200m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayley Lewis | 2:00.79 |
| 2 | Jennifer Ann McMahon | 2:02.43 |
| 3 | Patricia Noall | 2:02.66 |
| 4 | Allison Higson | 2:03.46 |
| 5 | June Croft | 2:03.66 |
| 6 | Joanna Coull | 2:03.77 |
| 7 | Ruth Gilfillan | 2:04.11 |
| 8 | Janelle Elford | 2:04.56 |
400m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayley Lewis | 4:08.89 |
| 2 | Julie McDonald | 4:09.72 |
| 3 | Janelle Elford | 4:10.74 |
| 4 | Phillippa Langrell | 4:15.64 |
| 5 | Linda Robinson | 4:18.69 |
| 6 | Ruth Gilfillan | 4:19.34 |
| 7 | Karen Mellor | 4:19.8 |
| 8 | Michelle Sallee | 4:20.07 |
800m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julie McDonald | 8:30.27 |
| 2 | Janelle Elford | 8:30.47 |
| 3 | Sheridan Burge-Lopez | 8:36.78 |
| 4 | Phillippa Langrell | 8:37.80 |
| 5 | Karen Mellor | 8:43.45 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Arnold | 8:48.27 |
| 7 | Michelle Sallee | 8:51.57 |
| 8 | Joanne Currah | 8:55.88 |
100m backstroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Livingstone | 1:02.46 |
| 2 | Anna Simcic | 1:02.55 |
| 3 | Johanna Griggs | 1:03.69 |
| 4 | Joanne Deakins | 1:04.13 |
| 5 | Lori Melien | 1:04.48 |
| 6 | Kathy Read | 1:04.59 |
| 7 | Anne Barnes | 1:04.74 |
| 8 | Sharon Musson | 1:05.26 |
200m backstroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Simcic | 2:12.32 |
| 2 | Nicole Livingstone | 2:12.62 |
| 3 | Karen Lord | 2:14.53 |
| 4 | Joanne Deakins | 2:14.74 |
| 5 | Kathy Read | 2:15.75 |
| 6 | Sharron Davies | 2:18.12 |
| 7 | Anne Barnes | 2:18.79 |
| 8 | Sharon Musson | 2:19.09 |
100m breaststroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keltie Duggan | 1:10.74 |
| 2 | Guylaine Cloutier | 1:11.22 |
| 3 | Suki Brownsdon | 1:11.54 |
| 4 | Lara Hooiveld | 1:11.77 |
| 5 | Jean Hill | 1:11.85 |
| 6 | Lorraine Coombes | 1:11.90 |
| 7 | Margaret Hohmann | 1:12.10 |
| 8 | Nathalie Giguère | 1:12.79 |
200m breaststroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathalie Giguère | 2:32.16 |
| 2 | Guylaine Cloutier | 2:32.91 |
| 3 | Helen Louise Morris | 2:33.57 |
| 4 | Lara Hooiveld | 2:35.04 |
| 5 | Nicole Taylor | 2:35.15 |
| 6 | Suki Brownsdon | 2:35.73 |
| 7 | Jean Hill | 2:36.71 |
| 8 | Michaela Ross | 2:38.05 |
100m butterfly
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Curry-Kenny | 1:00.66 |
| 2 | Susie O'Neill | 1:01.03 |
| 3 | Madeleine Scarborough | 1:01.33 |
| 4 | Nancy Sweetnam | 1:02.15 |
| 5 | Fiona Alessandri | 1:02.29 |
| 6 | Caroline Foot | 1:02.93 |
| 7 | Samantha Purvis | 1:03.58 |
| 8 | Kristin Topham | 1:04.47 |
200m butterfly
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayley Lewis | 2:11.15 |
| 2 | Helen Louise Morris | 2:11.76 |
| 3 | Nicole Janice Redford | 2:13.53 |
| 4 | Mojca Carter | 2:13.65 |
| 5 | Madeleine Scarborough | 2:14.48 |
| 6 | Alyson Duffy | 2:16.30 |
| 7 | Samantha Purvis | 2:17.52 |
| 8 | Nichola West | 2:17.93 |
200m medley
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Sweetnam | 2:15.61 |
| 2 | Jodie Clatworthy | 2:17.10 |
| 3 | Hayley Lewis | 2:17.13 |
| 4 | Zara Long | 2:17.96 |
| 5 | Joanne Malar | 2:18.51 |
| 6 | Sharron Davies | 2:18.64 |
| 7 | Judy Lancaster | 2:20.95 |
| 8 | Nichola West | 2:22.73 |
400m medley
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayley Lewis | 4:42.65 |
| 2 | Jodie Clatworthy | 4:45.76 |
| 3 | Donna Procter | 4:47.38 |
| 4 | Nancy Sweetnam | 4:49.75 |
| 5 | Zara Long | 4:51.39 |
| 6 | Joanne Malar | 4:52.35 |
| 7 | Linda Robinson | 4:52.66 |
| 8 | Michaela Ross | 4:57.03 |
4x100m freestyle relay
4x200m freestyle relay
+Canada finished first but were disqualified for a faulty changeover.
4x100m medley relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | van Wirdum, Hooiveld, Curry-Kenny, Livingstone | 4:10.87 |
| 2 | Deakins, Pickering, Scarborough, Brownsdon | 4:11.88 |
| 3 | Duggan, Melien, Sweetnam, Noall | 4:12.20 |
| 4 | Simic, Bates, Rodahl, Jeffs | 4:20.35 |
| 5 | Sheppard, Hill, Ewing, Gilfillan | 4:23.97 |
| 6 | Evans, Henwood, Mansfield, Lock | 4:24.52 |