The 1986 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships were held at the Mowbray Pool in Launceston, Tasmania from Friday 5 September to Sunday 7 September. They were organised by Australian Swimming.[1]
| 50 m freestyle | Thomas Stachewicz Beatty Park (WA) | 23.98 | Dominic Sheldrick City of Perth (WA) | 24.03 | Gary Lord Shellharbour-Warrigal (NSW) | 24.12 | |
| 100 m freestyle | Robert Gleria Cabramatta (NSW) | 51.13 | Gary Lord Shellharbour-Warrigal (NSW) | 51.20 | Thomas Stachewicz Beatty Park (WA) | 51.32 | |
| 200 m freestyle | Thomas Stachewicz Beatty Park (WA) | 1:50.92 | Robert Gleria Cabramatta (NSW) | 1:51.10 | Ian Brown Maida Vale (WA) | 1:51.29 | |
| 400 m freestyle | Ian Brown Maida Vale (WA) | 3:53.88 | Martin Roberts Marion (SA) | 3:55.17 | Matthew Brown Maida Vale (WA) | 3:57.00 | |
| 800 m freestyle | Stuart Feenstra Olympia (NSW) | 7:57.31 AR[2] | Matthew Brown Maida Vale (WA) | 7:57.75 | Ian Brown Maida Vale (WA) | 8:03.11 | |
| 1500 m freestyle | Stuart Feenstra Olympia (NSW) | 15:10.66 | Matthew Brown Maida Vale (WA) | 15:15.50 | Jamie King British Columbia | 15:42.34 | |
| 50 m backstroke | Martin Davies CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 26.58 AR | David Morarty ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 27.54 | Robert Whyte Wales Smithfield (NSW) | 27.76 | |
| 100 m backstroke | Martin Davies CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 57.46 | David Morarty ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 58.29 | Simon Upton ACI Carlile (NSW) | 58.30 | |
| 200 m backstroke | Simon Upton ACI Carlile (NSW) | 2:02.47 | Martin Davies CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 2:02.93 | Craig Boettcher Hunter (NSW) | 2:05.34 | |
| 50 m breaststroke | Brad Simpson MLC Leander (Qld) | 30.15 | James Legge City of Perth (WA) | 30.88 | David Moon MLC Leander (Qld) | 29.99 | |
| 100 m breaststroke | Brad Simpson MLC Leander (Qld) | 1:04.42 | Ian McAdam Wales (NSW) | 1:05.75 | Gary Barclay Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 1:05.99 | |
| 200 m breaststroke | Brad Simpson MLC Leander (Qld) | 2:17.97 | Ian McAdam Wales (NSW) | 2:18.12 | Gary Barclay Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 2:20.47 | |
| 50 m butterfly | Ian Brown Maida Vale (WA) | 23.79 | Mark Weldon New Zealand | 26.00 | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park (WA) | 26.31 | |
| 100 m butterfly | Ian Brown Maida Vale (WA) | 55.38 | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park (WA) | 56.16 | David Wilson ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 56.30 | |
| 200 m butterfly | David Wilson ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 1:59.25 AR | Ian Brown Maida Vale (WA) | 1:59.32 | Paul Block British Columbia | 2:04.82 | |
| 200 m individual medley | Ian McAdam Wales (NSW) Martin Roberts Marion (SA) | 2:04.92 | Vincent Cossetto CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 2:05.75 | |||
| 400 m individual medley | Martin Roberts Marion (SA) | 4:22.63 | Matthew Brown Maida Vale (WA) | 4:24.53 | Craig Boettcher Hunter (NSW) | 4:24.82 | |
| freestyle relay | New South Wales | 3:28.50 | ACI Carlile A (NSW) | 3:29.23 | Western Australia | 3:29.36 | |
| freestyle relay | New South Wales | 7:40.29 | ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 7:43.16 | British Columbia | 7:43.83 | |
| medley relay | New South Wales | 3:53.30 | ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 3:51.58 | Western Australia | 3:54.07 | |
| 50 m freestyle | Andrea Houlden ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 27.27 | Narelle Marks Acacia (Qld) | 27.49 | Jaye Butler ACI Carlile (NSW) | 27.60 | |
| 100 m freestyle | Carolyn Reed ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 57.99 | Ann McCloghry Bluehaven Toongabbie (NSW) | 59.35 | Andrea Houlden ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 59.47 | |
| 200 m freestyle | Donna Procter Hunter (NSW) | 2:02.96 | Carolyn Reed ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 2:04.09 | Sheridan Burge-Lopez ACI Carlile (NSW) | 2:04.43 | |
| 400 m freestyle | Donna Procter Hunter (NSW) | 4:14.29 | Sheridan Burge-Lopez ACI Carlile (NSW) | 4:15.68 | Krista Muir Morgan/Miami (Qld) | 4:19.03 | |
| 800 m freestyle | Donna Procter Hunter (NSW) | 8:35.19 | Maura Connolly ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 8:52.20 | Jacqui Greaves CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 8:56.30 | |
| 1500 m freestyle | Maura Connolly ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 16:44.07 | Michelle Gallen CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 16:44.85 | Kim Bowerman Cabramatta (NSW) | 16:49.14 | |
| 50 m backstroke | Karen Lord Shellharbour-Warrigal (NSW) | 30.29 | Pippa Downes CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 30.56 | Nicole Livingstone ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 30.93 | |
| 100 m backstroke | Pippa Downes CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 1:04.36 | Karen Lord Shellharbour-Warrigal (NSW) | 1:04.50 | Astrid Howton Bluehaven Toongabbie (NSW) | 1:05.59 | |
| 200 m backstroke | Pippa Downes CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 2:16.35 | Karen Lord Shellharbour-Warrigal (NSW) | 2:16.43 | Astrid Howton Bluehaven Toongabbie (NSW) | 2:17.70 | |
| 50 m breaststroke | Lara Hooiveld MLC Leander (Qld) | 32.72 AR[3] | Claudia Dullo Wales (NSW) | 33.14 | Louise Bastian Norwood (SA) | 33.90 | |
| 100 m breaststroke | Claudia Dullo Wales (NSW) | 1:09.78 AR | Lara Hooiveld MLC Leander (Qld) | 1:11.37 | Kellie Lowns Morgan/Miami (Qld) | 1:12.86 | |
| 200 m breaststroke | Kellie Lowns Morgan/Miami (Qld) | 2:34.84 | Angie Greenwood Morgan/Miami (Qld) | 2:35.20 | Louise Bastian Norwood (SA) | 2:38.12 | |
| 50 m butterfly | Narelle Marks Acacia (Qld) | 29.02 | Krista Muir Morgan/Miami (Qld) | 29.19 | Fiona Alessandri Beatty Park (WA) | 29.32 | |
| 100 m butterfly | Krista Muir Morgan/Miami (Qld) | 1:03.92 | Celina Hardy Wales (NSW) | 1:03.95 | Narelle Marks Acacia (Qld) | 1:04.21 | |
| 200 m butterfly | Celina Hardy Wales (NSW) | 2:16.87 | Jennie Whitford Marion (SA) | 2:17.63 | Krista Muir Morgan/Miami (Qld) | 2:17.94 | |
| 200 m individual medley | Donna Procter Hunter (NSW) | 2:19.41 | Pippa Downes CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 2:19.98 | Jennie Whitford Marion (SA) | 2:20.05 | |
| 400 m individual medley | Donna Procter Hunter (NSW) | 4:50.41 | Jennie Whitford Marion (SA) | 4:58.60 | Linda Jesson Rockdale (NSW) | 4:58.99 | |
| freestyle relay | New South Wales | 3:57.60 | ACI Carlile (NSW) | 3:57.90 | Morgan/Miami (Qld) | 4:02.58 | |
| freestyle relay | New South Wales | 8:28.14 | ACI Carlile (NSW) | 8:31.61 | Morgan/Miami (Qld) | 8:35.44 | |
| medley relay | Wales (NSW) | 4:23.38 | New South Wales | 4:26.26 | Beatty Park (WA) | 4:30.91 | |