Swimming at the 1994 Commonwealth Games

Swimming at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
VenueSaanich Aquatic Complex, Saanich Commonwealth Place
LocationVictoria, Canada
Dates18 to 28 August 1994

Swimming at the 1994 Commonwealth Games was the 15th appearance of Swimming at the Commonwealth Games. Competition featured 34 events and was held in Victoria, Canada, from 18 to 28 August 1994.[1]

The events were held at the Saanich Aquatic Complex,[2] at Saanich Commonwealth Place, on 4636 Elk Lake Drive in Saanich. The centre was constructed in 1993, specifically with the Games in mind and cost $22 million.[3]

Australia topped the medal table with 25 gold medals.[4][5]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia25171153
2 England64818
3 Canada*281020
4 New Zealand1528
5 South Africa0022
6 Scotland0011
Totals (6 entries)343434102
Key

  Host nation

Medallists

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle
 Mark Foster
 England		 23.12 Darren Lange
 Australia		 23.13 Peter Williams
 South Africa		 23.16
100 m freestyle
 Stephen Clarke
 Canada		 50.21 Chris Fydler
 Australia		 50.51 Andrew Baildon
 Australia		 50.71[6]
200 m freestyle
 Kieren Perkins
 Australia		 1:49.31 Trent Bray
 New Zealand		 1:49.47 Danyon Loader
 New Zealand		 1:49.53
400 m freestyle
 Kieren Perkins
 Australia		 3:45.77
GR 		Danyon Loader
 New Zealand		 3:49.65 Daniel Kowalski
 Australia		 3:50.41[6]
1500 m freestyle
 Kieren Perkins
 Australia		 14:41.66
WR 		Daniel Kowalski
 Australia		 14:53.61 Glen Housman
 Australia		 15:02.59
100 m backstroke
 Martin Harris
 England		 55.77 Steven Dewick
 Australia		 56.09 Adam Ruckwood
 England		 56.52
200 m backstroke
 Adam Ruckwood
 England		 2:00.79 Kevin Draxinger
 Canada		 2:02.19 Scott Miller
 Australia		 2:02.43[6]
100 m breaststroke
 Phil Rogers
 Australia		 1:02.62 Nick Gillingham
 England		 1:02.65 Jon Cleveland
 Canada		 1:03.20
200 m breaststroke
 Nick Gillingham
 England		 2:12.54 Phil Rogers
 Australia		 2:13.56 Jon Cleveland
 Canada		 2:14.91[6]
100 m butterfly
 Scott Miller
 Australia		 54.39 Stephen Clarke
 Canada		 54.45 Adam Pine
 Australia		 54.76
200 m butterfly
 Danyon Loader
 New Zealand		 1:59.54 Scott Miller
 Australia		 1:59.70 James Hickman
 England		 2:00.87
200 m individual medley
 Matt Dunn
 Australia		 2:02.28 Curtis Myden
 Canada		 2:03.47 Fraser Walker
 Scotland		 2:04.28
400 m individual medley
 Matt Dunn
 Australia		 4:17.01 Curtis Myden
 Canada		 4:17.73 Philip Bryant
 Australia		 4:21.34
4 × 100 m freestyle
  Australia
Andrew Baildon
Chris Fydler
Darren Lange
Dwade Sheehan		 3:20.89  New Zealand
Danyon Loader
John Steel
Nicholas Tongue
Trent Bray		 3:21.79  England
Andrew Clayton
Mark Foster
Michael Fibbens
Nicholas Shackell		 3:22.61
4 × 200 m freestyle
  Australia
Glen Housman
Kieren Perkins
Martin Roberts
Matthew Dunn		 7:20.80  New Zealand
Danyon Loader
Guy Callaghan
John Steel
Trent Bray		 7:21.67  England
Andrew Clayton
James Salter
Nicholas Shackell
Steven Mellor		 7:26.19
4 × 100 m medley
  Australia
Chris Fydler
Phil Rogers
Scott Miller
Steven Dewick		 3:40.41  Canada
Chris Renaud
Jon Cleveland
Robert Braknis
Stephen Clarke		 3:43.25  England
James Hickman
Martin Harris
Nick Gillingham
Nicholas Shackell		 3:44.72

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle
 Karen Van Wirdum
 Australia		 25.90 Andrea Nugent
 Canada		 26.24 Shannon Shakespeare
 Canada		 26.27
100 m freestyle
 Karen Pickering
 England		 56.20 Karen Van Wirdum
 Australia		 56.42 Marianne Limpert
 Canada		 56.44
200 m freestyle
 Susie O'Neill
 Australia		 2:00.86 Nicole Stevenson
 Australia		 2:01.34 Karen Pickering
 England		 2:01.50
400 m freestyle
 Hayley Lewis
 Australia		 4:12.56 Stacey Gartrell
 Australia		 4:13.06 Sarah Hardcastle
 England		 4:13.29[6]
800 m freestyle
 Stacey Gartrell
 Australia		 8:30.18 Hayley Lewis
 Australia		 8:30.72 Nikki Dryden
 Canada		 8:37.70
100 m backstroke
 Nicole Stevenson
 Australia		 1:02.68 Elli Overton
 Australia		 1:02.90 Kathy Osher
 England		 1:03.27[6]
200 m backstroke
 Nicole Stevenson
 Australia		 2:12.73 Anna Simcic
 New Zealand		 2:13.94 Elli Overton
 Australia		 2:14.96
100 m breaststroke
 Samantha Riley
 Australia		 1:08.02 Rebecca Brown
 Australia		 1:09.40 Penny Heyns
 South Africa		 1:09.86[6]
200 m breaststroke
 Samantha Riley
 Australia		 2:25.53 Rebecca Brown
 Australia		 2:30.24 Lisa Flood
 Canada		 2:31.85
100 m butterfly
 Petria Thomas
 Australia		 1:00.21 Susie O'Neill
 Australia		 1:00.24 Elli Overton
 Australia		 1:01.88[6]
200 m butterfly
 Susie O'Neill
 Australia		 2:09.96 Hayley Lewis
 Australia		 2:12.21 Julie Majer
 Australia		 2:12.43
200 m individual medley
 Elli Overton
 Australia		 2:15.59 Marianne Limpert
 Canada		 2:15.97 Nancy Sweetnam
 Canada		 2:16.67
400 m individual medley
 Elli Overton
 Australia		 4:44.01 Nancy Sweetnam
 Canada		 4:46.20 Hayley Lewis
 Australia		 4:46.62
4 × 100 m freestyle
  England
Alex Bennett
Claire Huddart
Karen Pickering
Sue Rolph		 3:46.23  Australia
Elli Overton
Karen van Wirdum
Sarah Ryan
Susan O'Neill		 3:46.73  Canada
Glencara Maughan
Jessica Amey
Marianne Limpert
Shannon Shakespeare		 3:47.25
4 × 200 m freestyle
  Australia
Anna Windsor
Hayley Lewis
Nicole Stevenson
Susan O'Neill		 8:08.06  England
Alex Bennett
Claire Huddart
Karen Pickering
Sarah Hardcastle		 8:09.62  Canada
Donna Wu
Joanne Malar
Marianne Limpert
Stephanie Richardson		 8:14.97
4 × 100 m medley
  Australia
Samantha Riley
Karen Van Wirdum
Petria Thomas
Nicole Stevenson		 4:07.89  England
Alex Bennett
Karen Pickering
Kathy Osher
Marie Hardiman		 4:12.83  Canada
Beth Hazel
Jessica Amey
Lisa Flood
Marianne Limpert		 4:14.04

Paralympic

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's 100 m freestyle S9
 Andrew Haley
 Canada		 1:03.07 Brendan Burkett
 Australia		 1:03.75 Sean Tretheway
 New Zealand		 1:05.30[6]
Women's 100 m freestyle S9
 Melissa Carlton
 Australia		 1:09.61 Claire Bishop
 England		 1:11.00 Kelly Barnes
 Australia		 1:11.03


Finals (men)

50m freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Mark Foster 23.12
2 Darren Lange 23.13
3 Peter Williams 23.16
4 Roger David Smith x23.26
5 Rob Braknis 23.49
6 Dwade Sheehan 23.63
6 Stephen Clarke 23.63
8 Stavros Michaelides 23.69

100m freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Stephen Clarke 50.21
2 Chris Fydler 50.51
3 Andrew Baildon 50.71
4 John Steel 51.15
5 Dwade Sheehan 51.25
6 Trent Bray 51.36
7 Mike Fibbens 51.44
7 Nicholas Shackell 51.44

200m freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Kieren Perkins 1:49.31
2 Trent Bray 1:49.47
3 Danyon Loader 1:49.53
4 Glen Housman 1:51.10
5 Andrew Clayton 1:51.81
6 Turlough O'Hare 1:51.83
7 Steve Mellor 1:51.99
8 Owen Von Richter 1:52.60

400m freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Kieren Perkins 3:45.77
2 Danyon Loader 3:49.65
3 Daniel Kowalski 3:50.41
4 Trent Bray 3:52.86
5 Glen Housman 3:55.93
6 Turlough O'Hare 3:56.50
7 Graeme Smith 3:58.14
8 Robert McFarlane 4:01.37

1500m freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Kieren Perkins 14:41.66
2 Daniel Kowalski 14:53.61
3 Glen Housman 15:02.59
4 Ian Wilson 15:08.77
5 Graeme Smith 15:13.61
6 Brett Creed 15:42.02
7 Frans Neethling 15:42.72
8 Stephen Baird 15:56.10

100m backstroke

Pos Athlete Time
1 Martin Harris 55.77
2 Steven Dewick 56.09
3 Adam Ruckwood 56.52
4 Rob Braknis 56.86
5 Chris Renaud 57.01
6 Raymond Brown 57.38
7 Jonathan Winter 57.40
8 Craig Ford 57.42

200m backstroke

Pos Athlete Time
1 Adam Ruckwood 2:00.79
2 Kevin Draxinger 2:02.19
3 Scott Miller 2:02.43
4 Matthew O'Connor 2:03.27
5 Simon Patrick Beqir 2:03.28
6 Chris Renaud 2:03.47
7 Gary Anderson 2:05.35
8 Andrew Aitken 2:07.85

100m breaststroke

Pos Athlete Time
1 Phil Rogers 1:02.62
2 Nick Gillingham 1:02.65
3 Jon Cleveland 1:03.20
4 Paul Kent 1:03.62
5 Russell Patrick 1:04.04
6 Shane Lewis 1:04.13
7 James Parrack 1:04.28
8 Michael Mason 1:04.29

200m breaststroke

Pos Athlete Time
1 Nick Gillingham 2:12.54
2 Phil Rogers 2:13.56
3 Jon Cleveland 2:14.91
4 Ryan Mitchell 2:17.00
5 Michael Mason 2:18.86
6 Rodney Lawson 2:19.23
7 Neil Hudghton 2:19.77
8 Paul Kent 2:20.87

100m butterfly

Pos Athlete Time
1 Scott Miller 54.39
2 Stephen Clarke 54.45
3 Adam Pine 54.76
4 Danyon Loader 55.07
5 Martin Roberts 55.24
6 Guy Callaghan 55.62
7 James Hickman 55.81
8 Eddie Parenti 55.87

200m butterfly

Pos Athlete Time
1 Danyon Loader 1:59.54
2 Scott Miller 1:59.70
3 James Hickman 2:00.87
4 Bill Kirby 2:01.00
5 Eddie Parenti 2:01.26
6 Dino Verbrugge 2:02.94
7 Kevin Crosby 2:04.09
8 Michael Watkins 2:04.19

200m medley

Pos Athlete Time
1 Matt Dunn 2:02.28
2 Curtis Myden 2:03.47
3 Fraser Walker 2:04.28
4 Gary Anderson 2:05.10
5 Robert Van Der Zant 2:05.55
6 Mark Versfeld 2:05.82
7 Jonathan Kerr 2:07.20
8 Hamish Cameron 2:07.98

400m medley

Pos Athlete Time
1 Matt Dunn 4:17.01
2 Curtis Myden 4:17.73
3 Philip Bryant 4:21.34
4 Owen Von Richter 4:23.39
5 Stephen Baird 4:27.55
6 Hamish Cameron 4:28.44
7 John Munro 4:29.74
8 Jonathan Kerr 4:31.45

4x100m freestyle relay

Pos Athlete Time
1 Baildon, Fydler, Lange, Sheehan 3:20.89
2 Loader, Steel, Tongue, Bray 3:21.79
3 Clayton, Foster, Fibbens, Shackell 3:22.61
4 Brankis, Watson, Clarke, Vandermeulen 3:23.02
5 Albertyn, Tiltman, Fryer, Williams 3:27.30
6 Aitken, Stewart, Walker, Hunter 3:35.03
7 Mewett, Harris, Fahy, Ferguson 3:41.71
8 Brown, Charles, Clarke, Johnny 4:08.95

4x200m freestyle relay

Pos Athlete Time
1 Housman, Perkins, Roberts, Dunn 7:20.80
2 Loader, Callaghan, Steel, Bray 7:21.67
3 Clayton, Salter, Shackell, Mellor 7:26.19
4 Parenti, von Richter, Clarke, O'Hare 7:26.70
5 Fryer, Albertyn, Morrison, Tiltman 7:42.28
6 C. Jones, Lundie, M. Jones, Watkins 7:57.70

4x100m medley relay

Pos Athlete Time
1 Fydler, Rogers, Miller, Dewick 3:40.41
2 Renaud, Cleveland, Braknis, Clarke 3:43.25
3 Hickman, Harris, Gillingham, Shackell 3:43.72
4 Ford, Loader, Kent, Bray 3:46.02
5 Albertyn, Louw, Fryer, Verster 3:54.58
6 Ayers, C. Jones, M. Jones, Watkins 3:54.93
7 Aitken, Stewart, Hunter, Hudghton 3:55.45
8 Flook, Mewett, Harris, Fahy 4:03.38

Finals (women)

50m freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Karen Van Wirdum 25.90
2 Andrea Nugent 26.24
3 Shannon Shakespeare 26.27
4 Sarah Ryan 26.32
5 Sue Rolph 26.49
6 Toni Jeffs 26.62
7 Alison Sheppard 26.69
8 Monica Dahl 27.09

100m freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Karen Pickering 56.20
2 Karen Van Wirdum 56.42
3 Marianne Limpert 56.44
4 Sarah Ryan 56.55
5 Susie O'Neill 56.56
6 Sue Rolph 56.73
7 Shannon Shakespeare 56.75
8 Jessica Amey 57.79

200m freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Susie O'Neill 2:00.86
2 Nicole Stevenson 2:01.34
3 Karen Pickering 2:01.50
4 Anna Windsor 2:01.91
5 Alex Bennett 2:02.16
6 Marianne Limpert 2:03.23
7 Stephanie Richardson 2:04.27
8 Donna Wu 2:06.43

400m freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Hayley Lewis 4:12.56
2 Stacey Gartrell 4:13.06
3 Sarah Hardcastle 4:13.29
4 Nikki Dryden 4:13.49
5 Julie Majer 4:16.45
6 Phillippa Langrell 4:16.95
7 Joanne Currah 4:18.02
8 Stephanie Richardson 4:19.30

800m freestyle

Pos Athlete Time
1 Stacey Gartrell 8:30.18
2 Hayley Lewis 8:30.72
3 Nikki Dryden 8:37.70
4 Phillippa Langrell 8:40.35
5 Sarah Hardcastle 8:41.62
6 Julie Majer 8:45.41
7 Stephanie Richardson 8:57.79
8 Karen Allers 9:06.16

100m backstroke

Pos Athlete Time
1 Nicole Stevenson 1:02.68
2 Elli Overton 1:02.90
3 Kathy Osher 1:03.27
4 Marianne Kriel 1:03.61
5 Anna Simcic 1:03.91
6 Beth Hazel 1:03.95
7 Julie Howard 1:04.03
7 Emma Tattam 1:04.03

200m backstroke

Pos Athlete Time
1 Nicole Stevenson 2:12.73
2 Anna Simcic 2:13.94
3 Elli Overton 2:14.96
4 Beth Hazel 2:15.24
5 Suzanne Weckend 2:15.94
6 Kathy Osher 2:16.25
7 Nikki Dryden 2:16.69
8 Jill Brukman 2:17.64

100m breaststroke

Pos Athlete Time
1 Samantha Riley 1:08.02
2 Rebecca Brown 1:09.40
3 Penny Heyns 1:09.86
4 Lisa Flood 1:10.39
5 Guylaine Cloutier 1:10.53
6 Debby Wade 1:11.03
7 Marie Hardiman 1:12.36
8 Jaime King 1:12.87

200m breaststroke

Pos Athlete Time
1 Samantha Riley 2:25.53
2 Rebecca Brown 2:30.24
3 Lisa Flood 2:31.85
4 Brooke Hanson 2:32.26
5 Guylaine Cloutier 2:32.28
6 Marie Hardiman 2:32.65
7 Penny Heyns 2:33.57
8 Jaime King 2:37.77

100m butterfly

Pos Athlete Time
1 Petria Thomas 1:00.21
2 Susie O'Neill 1:00.24
3 Elli Overton 1:01.88
4 Joscelin Yeo 1:02.23
5 Alex Bennett 1:02.26
6 Shona Kitson 1:02.72
7 Jessica Amey 1:02.74
8 Marion Madine 1:03.02

200m butterfly

Pos Athlete Time
1 Susie O'Neill 2:09.96
2 Hayley Lewis 2:12.21
3 Julie Majer 2:12.43
4 Marion Madine 2:15.44
5 Helen Slatter 2:16.15
6 Alex Bennett 2:18.23
7 Joanne Malar 2:18.44
8 Shona Kitson 2:19.53

200m medley

Pos Athlete Time
1 Elli Overton 2:15.59
2 Marianne Limpert 2:15.97
3 Nancy Sweetnam 2:16.67
4 Joanne Malar 2:17.51
5 Anna Wilson 2:18.93
6 Anna Windsor 2:19.14
7 Jacqueline McKenzie 2:20.90
8 Sue Rolph 2:22.27

400m medley

Pos Athlete Time
1 Elli Overton 4:44.01
2 Nancy Sweetnam 4:46.20
3 Hayley Lewis 4:46.62
4 Julie Majer 4:47.69
5 Joanne Malar 4:48.26
6 Anna Wilson 4:48.63
7 Helen Slatter 4:58.33
8 Christine Jeffrey 5:03.64

4x100m freestyle relay

Pos Athlete Time
1 Bennett, Huddart, Pickering, Rolph 3:46.23
2 Overton, van Wirdum, Ryan, O'Neill 3:46.73
3 Maughan, Amey, Limpert, Shakespeare 3:47.25
4 Hunter-Beckinsall, Elliott, Allers, Kriel 3:55.01
5 Niblett, Lock, Hopkins, Hale 3:58.15

4x200m freestyle relay

Pos Athlete Time
1 Windsor, Lewis, Stevenson, O'Neill 8:08.06
2 Bennett, Huddart, Pickering, Hardcastle 8:09.62
3 Wu, Malar, Limpert, Richardson 8:14.97
4 Hunter-Beckinsall, Bruckman, Allers, Kriel 8:34.10

4x100m medley relay

Pos Athlete Time
1 Riley, van Wirdum, Thomas, Stevenson 4:07.89
2 Bennett, Pickering, Osher, Hardiman 4:12.83
3 Hazel, Amey, Flood, Limpert 4:14.04
4 Kriel, Heyns, Loots, Hunter-Beckinsall 4:16.28
5 Simcic, Wilson, Langrell, Jeffs disq

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