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Swimming Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games . It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games. Synchronised swimming and Diving events are optional. Water polo is a recognised (i.e. not yet optional) sport.
Editions [ edit ] Men's events [ edit ]
Event
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Current program
50 metre freestyle
X
X
X
X
X X X 7
100 metre freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
200 metre freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
400 metre freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X X 12
1500 metre freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
50 metre backstroke
X
X X X 4
100 metre backstroke
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
200 metre backstroke
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
50 metre breaststroke
X
X X X 4
100 metre breaststroke
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
200 metre breaststroke
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
50 metre butterfly
X
X X X 4
100 metre butterfly
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
200 metre butterfly
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
200 metre individual medley
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
400 metre individual medley
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X 12
4 × 100 metre medley relay
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X 12
Past events
100 yard freestyle
X
X
2
110 yard freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
6
440 yard freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
8
1500 yard freestyle
X
X
2
1650 yard freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
6
100 yard backstroke
X
X
2
110 yard backstroke
X
X
X
X
X
X
6
220 yard backstroke
X
X
2
110 yard breaststroke
X
X
2
200 yard breaststroke
X
1
220 yard breaststroke
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
7
110 yard butterfly
X
X
2
220 yard butterfly
X
X
X
3
440 yard individual medley
X
X
2
440 yard freestyle relay
X
X
2
800 yard freestyle relay
X
X
2
880 yard freestyle relay
X
X
X
X
X
X
6
330 yard medley relay
X
X
X
X
4
440 yard medley relay
X
X
X
3
Events
6
7
7
7
7
8
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
19
19
19
19
Women's events [ edit ]
Event
30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 Games
Current program
50 metre freestyle
X
X
X
X
X X X 7
100 metre freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
200 metre freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
400 metre freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
800 metre freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
50 metre backstroke
X
X X X 4
100 metre backstroke
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
200 metre backstroke
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
50 metre breaststroke
X
X X X 4
100 metre breaststroke
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
200 metre breaststroke
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
50 metre butterfly
X
X X X 4
100 metre butterfly
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
200 metre butterfly
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
200 metre individual medley
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
400 metre individual medley
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X 12
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
X
X
X
X
X
X X 12
4 × 100 metre medley relay
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X 12
Past events
100 yard freestyle
X
X
2
110 yard freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
6
440 yard freestyle
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
8
100 yard backstroke
X
X
2
110 yard backstroke
X
X
X
X
X
X
6
220 yard backstroke
X
X
2
110 yard breaststroke
X
X
2
200 yard breaststroke
X
1
220 yard breaststroke
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
7
110 yard butterfly
X
X
X
3
220 yard butterfly
X
1
440 yard individual medley
X
X
2
400 yard freestyle relay
X
1
440 yard freestyle relay
X
X
X
X
X
X
6
330 yard medley relay
X
X
X
3
440 yard medley relay
X
X
X
3
Events
5
4
6
6
6
7
10
11
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
19
19
19
19
Elite Athletes with a Disability events [ edit ] From the 2002 Commonwealth Games a number of events have been included in the program to include elite athletes with disabilities.[1]
Event
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Men's 50 metre freestyle multi-disability
X X 2
Men's 50 metre freestyle S7
X X 2
Men's 50 metre freestyle S9
X 1
Men's 50 metre freestyle S13
X 1
Men's 100 metre freestyle multi-disability
X X 2
Men's 100 metre freestyle S8
X 1
Men's 100 metre freestyle S9
X X 2
Men's 100 metre freestyle S10
X 1
Men's 200 metre freestyle S14
X X X 3
Men's 100 metre backstroke S9
X X 2
Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB8
X X 2
Men's 100 metre butterfly S10
X 1
Men's 200 metre individual medley SM8
X X 2
Women's 50 metre freestyle multi-disability
X X 2
Women's 50 metre freestyle S8
X 1
Women's 50 metre freestyle S9
X 1
Women's 50 metre freestyle S13
X 1
Women's 100 metre freestyle multi-disability
X X 2
Women's 100 metre freestyle S8
X 1
Women's 100 metre freestyle S9
X X X 3
Women's 200 metre freestyle S14
X 1
Women's 100 metre backstroke S8
X 1
Women's 100 metre backstroke S9
X 1
Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB6
X 1
Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB9
X X 2
Women's 50 metre butterfly S7
X 1
Women's 200 metre individual medley SM10
X X X 3
Events
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4
5
6
12
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All-time medal table [ edit ] Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Games records [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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