The 1986 Australian Swimming Championships were held at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre in Adelaide, South Australia from 27 February to 2 March. They were organised by Australian Swimming.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Greg FasalaNautilus (Vic) | ||||||
| 100 m freestyle | Greg FasalaNautilus (Vic) | ||||||
| 200 m freestyle | Peter DaleLeander (Qld) | ||||||
| 400 m freestyle | Duncan ArmstrongLawrence (Qld) | ||||||
| 800 m freestyle | Michael McKenzieCarina Chandler (Qld) | ||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | Michael McKenzieCarina Chandler (Qld) | ||||||
| 50 m backstroke | David OrbellLeander (Qld) | ||||||
| 100 m backstroke | Thomas StachewiczBeatty Park/WAIS (WA) | ||||||
| 200 m backstroke | David OrbellLeander (Qld) | ||||||
| 50 m breaststroke | Brett StocksLawrence (Qld) | ||||||
| 100 m breaststroke | Brett StocksLawrence (Qld) | ||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | Lance LeechLeander (Qld) | ||||||
| 50 m butterfly | Barry ArmstrongCarine/WAIS (WA) | ||||||
| 100 m butterfly | Jon SiebenLawrence (Qld) | ||||||
| 200 m butterfly | Jon SiebenLawrence (Qld) | ||||||
| 200 m individual medley | Rob WoodhouseMelbourne Aquatics (Vic) | ||||||
| 400 m individual medley | Anthony McDonaldBeatty Park/WAIS (WA) | ||||||
| state freestyle relay | Queensland | ||||||
| state freestyle relay | Queensland | ||||||
| state medley relay | Queensland | ||||||
| club freestyle relay | Lawrence | ||||||
| club freestyle relay | Lawrence | ||||||
| club medley relay | Leander | ||||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Angela Harris Commercial (Qld) | ||||||
| 100 m freestyle | Angela HarrisCommercial (Qld) | ||||||
| 200 m freestyle | Susie BaumerLawrence (Qld) | ||||||
| 400 m freestyle | Susie BaumerLawrence (Qld) | ||||||
| 800 m freestyle | Jenni BurkeLawrence (Qld) | ||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | Julie McDonald Lawrence (Qld) | ||||||
| 50 m backstroke | Kim GaschFreeway Waterlions (Vic) | ||||||
| 100 m backstroke | Georgina ParkesSt Peters (Qld) | ||||||
| 200 m backstroke | Georgina ParkesSt Peters (Qld) | ||||||
| 50 m breaststroke | Claudia DulloAcademy (NSW) | ||||||
| 100 m breaststroke | Cindy-Lu FitzpatrickLeander (Qld) | ||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | Cindy-Lu FitzpatrickLeander (Qld) | ||||||
| 50 m butterfly | Jacki GrantFAI St Bernadette's (Qld) | ||||||
| 100 m butterfly | Angela HarrisCommercial (Qld) | ||||||
| 200 m butterfly | Karen PhillipsNowra (NSW) | ||||||
| 200 m individual medley | Michelle PearsonBurley-Griffin (NSW) | ||||||
| 400 m individual medley | Michelle PearsonBurley-Griffin (NSW) | ||||||
| state freestyle relay | Queensland | ||||||
| state freestyle relay | Queensland | ||||||
| state medley relay | Queensland | ||||||
| club freestyle relay | FAI St. Bernadette's Gold (Qld) | ||||||
| club freestyle relay | ACI Lawrence (Qld) | ||||||
| club medley relay | Burley Griffin | ||||||