Swimming at the Commonwealth Games
Para swimming · Commonwealth Sport (Commonwealth Games Federation)
Swimming has been held at all 23 Commonwealth Games, from Hamilton 1930 to Glasgow 2026. Glasgow 2026 held 56 events, 14 of them for para swimmers.
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- Most golds (nation)
- Australia, 368; then England, 115
- India
- 1 medal: Prasanta Karmakar, bronze in the men's 50 m freestyle S9, Delhi 2010
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- Every four years
India at the Commonwealth Games
India's only swimming medal is Prasanta Karmakar's bronze in the men's 50 m freestyle S9, a para event, at Delhi 2010. No Indian swimmer has a medal in the able-bodied events.
More about this tournament
Glasgow 2026 champions (individual events)
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Cameron McEvoy (Australia) | Meg Harris (Australia) |
| 100 m freestyle | Flynn Southam (Australia) | Meg Harris (Australia) |
| 200 m freestyle | Kai Taylor (Australia) | Mollie O'Callaghan (Australia) |
| 400 m freestyle | Sam Short (Australia) | Lani Pallister (Australia) |
| 800 m freestyle | Sam Short (Australia) | Lani Pallister (Australia) |
| 1500 m freestyle | Sam Short (Australia) | Lani Pallister (Australia) |
| 50 m backstroke | Pieter Coetze (South Africa) | Kylie Masse (Canada) |
| 100 m backstroke | Pieter Coetze (South Africa) | Iona Anderson (Australia) |
| 200 m backstroke | Pieter Coetze (South Africa) | Jenna Forrester (Australia) |
| 50 m breaststroke | Sam Williamson (Australia) | Lara van Niekerk (South Africa) |
| 100 m breaststroke | Sam Williamson (Australia) | Angharad Evans (Scotland) |
| 200 m breaststroke | Filip Nowacki (Jersey) | Angharad Evans (Scotland) |
| 50 m butterfly | Ben Armbruster and Kyle Chalmers (Australia), tied | Alexandria Perkins (Australia) |
| 100 m butterfly | Joshua Liendo (Canada) | Alexandria Perkins (Australia) |
| 200 m butterfly | Lewis Clareburt (New Zealand) | Brittany Castelluzzo (Australia) |
| 200 m individual medley | Duncan Scott (Scotland) | Jenna Forrester (Australia) |
| 400 m individual medley | Lewis Clareburt (New Zealand) | Jenna Forrester (Australia) |
Pieter Coetze won all three backstroke races.
Medal table (1930 to 2026, top 10)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 368 | 262 | 243 | 873 |
| 2 | England | 115 | 163 | 158 | 436 |
| 3 | Canada | 112 | 131 | 136 | 379 |
| 4 | South Africa | 40 | 45 | 40 | 125 |
| 5 | Scotland | 28 | 37 | 45 | 110 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 25 | 37 | 41 | 103 |
| 7 | Wales | 7 | 13 | 21 | 41 |
| 8 | Northern Ireland | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Jersey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Para events included.
History
How it began
Hamilton 1930 held 11 events, six for men and five for women; races were in yards until 1966. Para swimming joined in 1994, with the 100 m freestyle S9 for men and women. Mixed relays were added at Birmingham 2022.
Champions by era
England won the most golds in 1930 and 1938, Canada in 1934. Australia has won the most at every Games from 1950 except Edmonton 1978, when Canada did.
Firsts and facts
- First Games: Hamilton, 1930.
- Para swimming: from Victoria 1994.
- Mixed relays: from Birmingham 2022.
- India's only medal: Prasanta Karmakar, 2010.