Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
VenueMelbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Dates15 to 26 March 2006
Swimming at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the 18th appearance of Swimming at the Commonwealth Games. Competition was held in Melbourne, Australia, from 15 to 26 March 2006.[1]

The swimming events were held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre and featured 42 medal events.[2]

Australia topped the medal table by virtue of winning 19 gold medals.[3][4]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia*19181754
2 England811423
3 Scotland63312
4 South Africa52512
5 Canada17816
6 New Zealand1146
7 Wales1023
8 Papua New Guinea1001
Totals (8 entries)424243127

Medallists

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle Roland Schoeman
 South Africa 		22.03
GR 		Brent Hayden
 Canada 		22.19 Brett Hawke
 Australia 		22.31
50 m EAD freestyle Matthew Cowdrey
 Australia 		26.06
WR 		Benoît Huot
 Canada 		24.84 Matt Walker
 England 		28.94
100 m freestyle Simon Burnett
 England 		48.57
GR 		Ryk Neethling
 South Africa 		49.20 Roland Schoeman
 South Africa 		49.24
100 m EAD freestyle Matthew Cowdrey
 Australia 		56.73
WR 		Benoît Huot
 Canada 		53.22
WR 		David Roberts
 Wales 		1:01.85
200 m freestyle Ross Davenport
 England 		1:47.29 Simon Burnett
 England 		1:47.38 Brent Hayden
 Canada 		1:47.41
400 m freestyle David Carry
 Scotland 		3:48.17 Andrew Hurd
 Canada 		3:49.08 David Davies
 Wales 		3:49.44
1500 m freestyle David Davies
 Wales 		14:57.63 Andrew Hurd
 Canada 		15:09.44 Troyden Prinsloo
 South Africa 		15:11.88
50 m backstroke Matthew Clay
 England 		25.04 Liam Tancock
 England 		25.10 Gerhard Zandberg
 South Africa 		25.16
100 m backstroke Liam Tancock
 England 		54.53
GR 		Matthew Welsh
 Australia 		54.82 Gregor Tait
 Scotland 		54.89
200 m backstroke Gregor Tait
 Scotland 		1:58.65
GR 		Johannes Du Rand
 South Africa 		2:00.32 Cameron Gibson
 New Zealand 		2:00.72
50 m breaststroke Chris Cook
 England 		28.01 Darren Mew
 England 		28.07 Brenton Rickard
 Australia 		28.14
100 m breaststroke Chris Cook
 England 		1:00.98 James Gibson
 England 		1:01.10 Brenton Rickard
 Australia 		1:01.17
200 m breaststroke Mike Brown
 Canada 		2:12.23
GR 		Brenton Rickard
 Australia 		2:12.24 Jim Piper
 Australia 		2:12.26
50 m butterfly Roland Schoeman
 South Africa 		23.34 Matthew Welsh
 Australia 		23.63 Michael Klim
 Australia 		23.74
100 m butterfly Ryan Pini
 Papua New Guinea 		52.64 Michael Klim
 Australia 		52.70 Moss Burmester
 New Zealand 		52.73
200 m butterfly Moss Burmester
 New Zealand 		1:56.64
GR 		Travis Nederpelt
 Australia 		1:57.26 Joshua Krogh
 Australia 		1:59.18
200 m individual medley Gregor Tait
 Scotland 		2:00.73 Dean Kent
 New Zealand 		2:01.08 Brian Johns
 Canada 		2:01.56
400 m individual medley David Carry
 Scotland 		4:15.98
GR 		Euan Dale
 Scotland 		4:17.15 Travis Nederpelt
 Australia 		4:17.24
4 × 100 m freestyle relay  South Africa
Roland Schoeman (48.65)
Lyndon Ferns (48.43)
Gerhard Zandberg (49.44)
Ryk Neethling (48.45) 		3:14.97
GR 		 Australia
Michael Klim (49.28)
Eamon Sullivan (48.21)
Brett Hawke (49.49)
Ashley Callus (48.46) 		3:15.54  Canada
Yannick Lupien (49.65)
Matthew Rose (48.85)
Colin Russell (49.11)
Brent Hayden (48.13) 		3:15.74
4 × 200 m freestyle relay  England
Simon Burnett (1:47.57)
Alexander Scotcher (1:50.01)
Dean Milwain (1:49.85)
Ross Davenport (1:46.71) 		7:14.14  Scotland
David Carry (1:48.25)
Euan Dale (1:48.99)
Andrew Hunter (1:48.54)
Robert Renwick (1:48.62) 		7:14.40  Australia
Nicholas Ffrost (1:48.91)
Kenrick Monk (1:47.87)
Andrew Mewing (1:48.65)
Joshua Krogh (1:49.56) 		7:14.99
4 × 100 m medley relay  Australia
Matt Welsh (54.84)
Brenton Rickard (59.51)
Michael Klim (51.87)
Eamon Sullivan (48.15)
Andrew Lauterstein*
Christian Sprenger*
Adam Pine*
Kenrick Monk* 		3:34.37  England
Liam Tancock (54.42)
Chris Cook (1:00.29)
Matthew Bowe (52.53)
Ross Davenport (49.16) 		3:36.40  Scotland
Gregor Tait (55.15)
Kristopher Gilchrist (1:01.83)
Todd Cooper (52.85)
Craig Houston (49.92)
Chris Jones* 		3:39.75
Legend

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle Libby Lenton
 Australia 		24.61
GR 		Jodie Henry
 Australia 		24.72 Alice Mills
 Australia 		25.03
50 m EAD freestyle Natalie du Toit
 South Africa 		29.27
WR 		Anne Polinario
 Canada 		28.63 Annabelle Williams
 Australia 		30.25
100 m freestyle Libby Lenton
 Australia 		53.54
GR 		Jodie Henry
 Australia 		53.78 Alice Mills
 Australia 		54.31
100 m EAD freestyle Natalie du Toit
 South Africa 		1:01.81 Valérie Grand'Maison
 Canada 		1:01.02 Anne Polinario
 Canada 		1:03.10
200 m freestyle Caitlin McClatchey
 Scotland 		1:57.25
GR 		Libby Lenton
 Australia 		1:57.51 Melanie Marshall
 England 		1:58.11
400 m freestyle Caitlin McClatchey
 Scotland 		4:07.69 Joanne Jackson
 England 		4:08.36 Bronte Barratt
 Australia 		4:08.65
800 m freestyle Rebecca Cooke
 England 		8:29.50 Melissa Gorman
 Australia 		8:30.79 Brittany Reimer
 Canada 		8:38.05
50 m backstroke Sophie Edington
 Australia 		28.42
=GR 		Giaan Rooney
 Australia 		28.43 Tayliah Zimmer
 Australia 		28.71
100 m backstroke Sophie Edington
 Australia 		1:00.93
GR 		Giaan Rooney
 Australia 		1:01.42 Melanie Marshall
 England 		1:01.55
200 m backstroke Joanna Fargus
 Australia 		2:10.36
GR 		Melanie Marshall
 England 		2:10.87 Hannah McLean
 New Zealand 		2:12.47
50 m breaststroke Leisel Jones
 Australia 		30.55 Jade Edmistone
 Australia 		30.84 Tarnee White
 Australia 		31.26
100 m breaststroke Leisel Jones
 Australia 		1:05.09
WR 		Jade Edmistone
 Australia 		1:07.24 Kirsty Balfour
 Scotland 		1:07.83
200 m breaststroke Leisel Jones
 Australia 		2:20.72
GR 		Kirsty Balfour
 Scotland 		2:24.04 Suzaan van Biljon
 South Africa 		2:25.39
50 m butterfly Danni Miatke
 Australia 		26.43
GR 		Jessicah Schipper
 Australia 		26.65 Alice Mills
 Australia 		26.78
Lize-Mari Retief
 South Africa
100 m butterfly Jessicah Schipper
 Australia 		57.48
GR 		Libby Lenton
 Australia 		57.80 Audrey Lacroix
 Canada 		58.89
200 m butterfly Jessicah Schipper
 Australia 		2:06.09
GR 		Felicity Galvez
 Australia 		2:08.16 Terri Dunning
 England 		2:09.87
200 m individual medley Stephanie Rice
 Australia 		2:12.90
GR 		Brooke Hanson
 Australia 		2:13.62 Lara Carroll
 Australia 		2:13.86
400 m individual medley Stephanie Rice
 Australia 		4:41.91
GR 		Rebecca Cooke
 England 		4:44.60 Jennifer Reilly
 Australia 		4:47.13
4 × 100 m freestyle relay  Australia
Libby Lenton (53.74)
Jodie Henry (53.30)
Alice Mills (54.42)
Shayne Reese (55.03) 		3:36.49  England
Melanie Marshall (55.24)
Rosalind Brett (55.22)
Amy Smith (57.22)
Francesca Halsall (55.01) 		3:42.69  Canada
Erica Morningstar (55.63)
Victoria Poon (56.24)
Geneviève Saumur (54.85)
Sophie Simard (56.12) 		3:42.84
4 × 200 m freestyle relay  Australia
Libby Lenton (2:00.04)
Bronte Barratt (1:59.14)
Kelly Stubbins (1:58.98)
Linda Mackenzie (1:58.52) 		7:56.68  England
Joanne Jackson (1:59.12)
Kate Richardson (2:01.86)
Julia Beckett (2:00.80)
Melanie Marshall (1:59.45) 		8:01.23  New Zealand
Lauren Boyle (2:00.49)
Helen Norfolk (2:00.56)
Alison Fitch (2:00.35)
Melissa Ingram (2:00.80) 		8:02.20
4 × 100 m medley relay  Australia
Sophie Edington (1:01.06)
Leisel Jones (1:05.51)
Jessicah Schipper (56.86)
Libby Lenton (52.87) 		3:56.30
WR 		 England
Melanie Marshall (1:01.64)
Kate Haywood (1:08.54)
Terri Dunning (59.40)
Fran Halsall (55.03) 		4:04.61  Canada
Kelly Stefanyshyn (1:02.26)
Lauren van Oosten (1:09.53)
Audrey Lacroix (59.27)
Erica Morningstar (54.89) 		4:05.95
Legend

References

  1. ^ "Medal Standings Melbourne 2006". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth results & medal winners". BBC News. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and diving (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and diving (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
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