The 1987 Australian Swimming Championships were held at the Beatty Park Pool in Perth, Western Australia from Thursday 26 February to Sunday 1 March. They were organised by Australian Swimming.[1]
| 50 m freestyle | Robert Gleria Cabramatta (NSW) | 23.65 | Thomas Stachewicz Beatty Park/WAIS (WA) | 23.98 | Dominic Sheldrick City of Perth (WA) | 24.11 | |
| 100 m freestyle | Thomas Stachewicz Beatty Park/WAIS (WA) | 51.36 | Robert Gleria Cabramatta (NSW) | 51.45 | Matthew Renshaw ACI Carlile (NSW) | 52.33 | |
| 200 m freestyle | Robert Gleria Cabramatta (NSW) | 1:49.71 ACR[2] | Thomas Stachewicz Beatty Park/WAIS (WA) | 1:50.08 | Jason Plummer St. Peters (Qld) | 1:52.60 | |
| 400 m freestyle | Robert Gleria Cabramatta (NSW) | 3:54.47 | Duncan Armstrong ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 3:55.27 | Jason Plummer St. Peters (Qld) | 3:58.55 | |
| 800 m freestyle | Michael Bruce McKenzie Palm Beach-Currumbin (Qld) | 8:10.70 | Stuart Feenstra Poseidon (NSW) | 8:11.11 | David O'Brien Olympia (NSW) | 8:21.52 | |
| 1500 m freestyle | Jason Plummer St. Peters (Qld) | 15:23.79 | Michael Bruce McKenzie Palm Beach-Currumbin (Qld) | 15:40.55 | David O'Brien Olympia (NSW) | 15:54.73 | |
| 50 m backstroke | Martin Davies Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 27.46 | Robert Whyte Academy (NSW) | 27.54 | Matthew Renshaw ACI Carlile (NSW) | 27.77 | |
| 100 m backstroke | Thomas Stachewicz Beatty Park/WAIS (WA) | 58.18 | Simon Upton ACI Carlile (NSW) | 58.95 | Matthew Renshaw ACI Carlile (NSW) | 59.43 | |
| 200 m backstroke | Simon Upton ACI Carlile (NSW) | 2:04.20 | Martin Roberts Marion (SA) | 2:06.99 | Colin Irvine Hunter (NSW) | 2:08.74 | |
| 50 m breaststroke | Rod Lawson Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 29.48 AR | Peter Evans City of Perth (WA) | 30.44 | James Legge City of Perth (WA) | 30.69 | |
| 100 m breaststroke | Rod Lawson Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 1:04.00 | Ian McAdam Academy (NSW) | 1:06.49 | Brad Simpson MLC Leander (Qld) | 1:06.63 | |
| 200 m breaststroke | Rod Lawson Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 2:20.62 | Paul Lee Victoria Park Carlisle (WA) | 2:23.27 | Ian McAdam Academy (NSW) | 2:23.67 | |
| 50 m butterfly | Barry Armstrong Carine/WAIS (WA) | 25.53 | Jon Sieben ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 25.96 | Robert Bruce ACI Carlile (NSW) | 26.11 | |
| 100 m butterfly | Barry Armstrong Carine/WAIS (WA) | 55.85 | David Wilson ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 56.54 | Jon Sieben ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 56.56 | |
| 200 m butterfly | David Wilson ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 2:02.05 | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park/WAIS (WA) | 2:04.81 | Ian Brown Maida Vale (WA) | 2:05.43 | |
| 200 m individual medley | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park/WAIS (WA) | 2:07.17 | Brent Harding Academy (NSW) | 2:08.19 | Paul Lee Victoria Park Carlisle (WA) | 2:08.23 | |
| 400 m individual medley | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park/WAIS (WA) | 4:31.03 | Paul Lee Victoria Park Carlisle (WA) | 4:31.81 | Brent Harding Academy (NSW) | 4:33.72 | |
| state freestyle relay | New South Wales | 3:31.40 | Queensland | 3:32.78 | Western Australia | 3:40.53 | |
| state freestyle relay | New South Wales | 7:39.09 | Queensland | 7:39.85 | |||
| state medley relay | New South Wales | 3:55.08 | Western Australia | 3:56.65 | Queensland | 4:05.56 | |
| club freestyle relay | ACI Carlile A (NSW) | 3:31.79 | Beatty Park (WA) | 3:35.55 | ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 3:36.68 | |
| club freestyle relay | |||||||
| club medley relay | Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 3:55.93 | ACI Carlile A (NSW) | 3:57.37 | City of Perth 1 (WA) | 3:59.98 | |
| 50 m freestyle | Annemarie Verstappen The Netherlands | 26.45 | Angela Harris Commercial (Qld) | 26.72 | Karen van Wirdum FAI St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 26.77 | |
| 100 m freestyle | Annemarie Verstappen The Netherlands | 57.22 | Angela Harris Commercial (Qld) | 57.62 | Julie Pugh FAI St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 57.68 | |
| 200 m freestyle | Julie McDonald ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 2:02.83 | Annemarie Verstappen The Netherlands | 2:03.16 | Sheridan Burge-Lopez ACI Carlile (NSW) | 2:03.61 | |
| 400 m freestyle | Janelle Elford Carss Park (NSW) | 4:11.17 | Julie McDonald ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 4:14.67 | Sheridan Burge-Lopez ACI Carlile (NSW) | 4:15.09 | |
| 800 m freestyle | Janelle Elford Carss Park (NSW) | 8:31.37 | Julie McDonald ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 8:36.25 | Sheridan Burge-Lopez ACI Carlile (NSW) | 8:40.42 | |
| 1500 m freestyle | Janelle Elford Carss Park (NSW) | 16:10.11 | Julie McDonald ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 16:22.44 | Sheridan Burge-Lopez ACI Carlile (NSW) | 16:33.80 | |
| 50 m backstroke | Nicole Livingstone ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 30.79 | Annemarie Verstappen The Netherlands | 30.91 | Karen Lord Shellharbour-Warrigal (NSW) | 31.28 | |
| 100 m backstroke | Nicole Livingstone ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 1:04.65 | Annemarie Verstappen The Netherlands | 1:05.41 | Karen Lord Shellharbour-Warrigal (NSW) | 1:05.59 | |
| 200 m backstroke | Nicole Livingstone ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 2:14.40 | Karen Lord Shellharbour-Warrigal (NSW) | 2:18.29 | Pippa Downes Palm Beach-Currumbin (Qld) | 2:19.72 | |
| 50 m breaststroke | Lara Hooiveld MLC Leander (Qld) | 32.63 AR | Claudia Dullo Academy (NSW) | 33.20 | Kelly Armstrong Car WAIS (WA) | 33.83 | |
| 100 m breaststroke | Lara Hooiveld MLC Leander (Qld) | 1:12.65 | Dimity Douglas MLC Leander (Qld) | 1:13.28 | Claudia Dullo Academy (NSW) | 1:13.33 | |
| 200 m breaststroke | Angie Greenwood Morgan/Miami (Qld) | 2:34.40 | Kellie Lowns Morgan/Miami (Qld) | 2:36.85 | Dimity Douglas MLC Leander (Qld) | 2:37.12 | |
| 50 m butterfly | Fiona Alessandri Beatty Park/WAIS (WA) | 29.02 | Angela Harris Commercial (Qld) | 29.04 | Jacki Grant FAI St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 29.23 | |
| 100 m butterfly | Fiona Alessandri Beatty Park/WAIS (WA) | 1:03.79 | Megan Johnston Gladstone (Qld) | 1:03.94 | Colette Gunn ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 1:04.42 | |
| 200 m butterfly | Megan Johnston Gladstone (Qld) | 2:16.21 | Lisa Fildes Palm Beach-Currumbin (Qld) | 2:17.87 | Bronwyn Burns Carss Park (NSW) | 2:18.05 | |
| 200 m individual medley | Jodie Clatworthy ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 2:20.67 | Pippa Downes Palm Beach-Currumbin (Qld) | 2:21.85 | Colette Gunn ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 2:22.85 | |
| 400 m individual medley | Janelle Elford Carss Park (NSW) | 4:52.16 | Jodie Clatworthy ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 4:56.95 | Donna Procter Hunter (NSW) | 4:58.80 | |
| state freestyle relay | Queensland | 3:54.14 | New South Wales | 4:01.10 | Western Australia | 4:03.28 | |
| state freestyle relay | Queensland | 8:28.75 | New South Wales | 8:35.40 | |||
| state medley relay | New South Wales | 4:22.98 | Queensland | 4:23.31 | Western Australia | 4:31.86 | |
| club freestyle relay | FAI St. Bernadette's Gold (Qld) | 3:55.57 | ACI Lawrence Mudcrabs (Qld) | 3:59.48 | ACI Lawrence Dolphins (Qld) | 3:59.66 | |
| club freestyle relay | ACI Lawrence Mudcrabs (Qld) | 8:31.66 | FAI St. Bernadette's Gold (Qld) | 8:35.63 | ACI Carlile (NSW) | 8:42.64 | |
| club medley relay | |||||||