| Event: | Swimming |
| Games: | 2018 |
| Venue: | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre |
| Dates: | 5–10 April 2018 |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2022 |
Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in the Gold Coast, Australia from 5 to 10 April.[1] [2] A total of 50 events were scheduled. Of the 50, 38 were for able-bodied athletes (19 per gender). The remaining 12 were for para sport athletes (six per gender).
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| 50 m freestyle | 21.35 | 21.81 | 21.92 | ||||||
| 100 m freestyle | 48.02 | 48.15 | Not awarded as there was a tie for silver. | ||||||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:45.56 | 1:45.89 | 1:46.30 | ||||||
| 400 m freestyle | 3:43.76 | 3:45.21 | 3:45.32 | ||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:47.09 | 14:48.67 | 14:51.05 | ||||||
| 50 m backstroke | 24.68 | 24.84 | 25.06 | ||||||
| 100 m backstroke | 53.18 | 53.95 | 54.14 | ||||||
| 200 m backstroke | 1:56.10 | 1:56.57 | 1:57.04 | ||||||
| 50 m breaststroke | 26.58 | 26.62 | 27.37 | ||||||
| 100 m breaststroke | 58.84 | 59.43 | 59.44 | ||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:08.05 | 2:08.32 | 2:08.64 | ||||||
| 50 m butterfly | 23.37 | 23.67 | 23.73 | ||||||
| 100 m butterfly | 50.65 GR | 51.31 | 51.50 | ||||||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:54.00 GR | 1:56.36 | 1:56.60 | ||||||
| 1:57.67 GR | 1:57.86 | 1:58.18 | |||||||
| 4.13.12 | 4.13.72 | 4.14.42 NR | |||||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | valign=top | Cameron McEvoy (48.91) James Magnussen (48.09) Jack Cartwright (47.71) Kyle Chalmers (48.25) James Roberts | 3:12.96 | valign=top | 3:15.25 | valign=top | Duncan Scott (48.54) Jack Thorpe (49.48) Kieran McGukin (49.19) Stephen Milne (48.65) Craig McLean Scott McLay Dan Wallace | 3:15.86 | |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Alexander Graham (1:46.60) Kyle Chalmers (1:46.47) Elijah Winnington (1:45.97) Mack Horton (1:46.93) | 7:05.97 GR | Cameron Kurle (1:47.63) Nicholas Grainger (1:47.61) Jarvis Parkinson (1:48.09) James Guy (1:45.24) | 7:08.57 | Stephen Milne (1:48.62) Duncan Scott (1:44.82) Dan Wallace (1:48.69) Mark Szaranek (1:47.76) | 7:09.89 | |||
| 4×100 m medley relay | valign=top | 3:31.04 GR | 3:31.13 | valign=top | 3:34.79 | ||||
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
| 50 m freestyle | 23.78 CR, OC | NR 24.26 | Not awarded as there was a tie for silver. | ||||
| 100 m freestyle | 52.27 GR | 52.69 | 53.08 | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:54.81 CR | 1:54.85 | 1:56.26 | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:00.93 GR, OC | 4:05.31 | 4:07.35 | ||||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:20.02 | 8:27.60 | 8:28.59 | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | 27.78 | 27.82 | 27.90 | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 58.63 GR | 58.66 | 58.97 | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:05.98 GR | 2:06.42 | 2:06.82 | ||||
| 50 m breaststroke | 30.60 | 30.76 | 30.78 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.41 AF | 1:07.05 | 1:07.22 | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:22.02 AF | 2:23.28 | 2:23.42 | ||||
| 50 m butterfly | 25.59 | 25.67 | 25.69 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 56.78 GR | 57.19 | 57.30 | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:05.45 GR | 2:07.39 | 2:08.05 | ||||
| 2:09.80 | 2:11.14 | 2:11.74 | |||||
| 4:34.90 | 4:35.16 | 4:38.23 | |||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Shayna Jack (54.03) Bronte Campbell (52.03) Emma McKeon (52.99) Cate Campbell (51.00) | 3:30.05 WR | Alexia Zevnik (53.95) Kayla Sanchez (53.82) Penny Oleksiak (54.33) Taylor Ruck (51.82) | 3:33.92 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (54.34) Freya Anderson (54.95) Anna Hopkin (53.82) Ellie Faulkner (55.29) | 3:38.40 | |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Emma McKeon (1:56.62) Brianna Throssell (1:57.60) Leah Neale (1:58.23) Ariarne Titmus (1:55.59) | 7:48.04 GR | Penny Oleksiak (1:58.03) Kayla Sanchez (1:59.30) Rebecca Smith (1:57.19) Taylor Ruck (1:55.14) | 7:49.66 | Ellie Faulkner (1:58.75) Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (1:57.07) Freya Anderson (2:00.41) Holly Hibbott (1:59.37) | 7:55.60 | |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Emily Seebohm (59.52) Georgia Bohl (1:06.85) Emma McKeon (56.42) Bronte Campbell (51.57) | 3:54.36 GR | Kylie Masse (59.02) Kierra Smith (1:06.68) Penny Oleksiak (56.86) Taylor Ruck (52.54) | 3:55.10 | Georgia Davies (1:00.34) Chloé Tutton (1:07.39) Alys Thomas (57.29) Kathryn Greenslade (55.73) | 4:00.75 | |
| 50 m freestyle S7 | 28.60 | 29.65 | 29.83 | ||||
| 100 m freestyle S9 | 56.07 | 56.77 | 57.90 | ||||
| 200 m freestyle S14 | 1:55.88 WR | 1:56.23 | 1:58.26 | ||||
| 1:04.73 | 1:04.99 | 1:05.29 | |||||
| 1:12.42 | 1:15.80 | 1:18.75 | |||||
| 2:30.77 | 2:32.72 | 2:34.03 | |||||
| 50 m freestyle S8 | 30.14 | 32.03 | 32.49 | ||||
| 100 m freestyle S9 | 1:03.02 | 1:03.07 | 1:03.36 | ||||
| 1:08.77 | 1:11.51 | 1:15.93 | |||||
| 1:18.09 | 1:18.81 | 1:19.98 | |||||
| 35.72 | 37.69 | colspan=2 | |||||
| 2:27.72 | 2:31.79 | 2:31.81 | |||||
| Date | Event | Established for | Time | Name | Nation | Record |
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| 5 April | (same) | 1:54.81 | CR, GR | |||
| (same) | 1:55.88 | WR | ||||
| (same) | 57.22 | GR | ||||
| (same) | 3:30.05 | Shayna Jack (54.03) Bronte Campbell (52.03) Emma McKeon (52.99) Cate Campbell (51.00) | WR | |||
| 6 April | (same) | 58.91 | GR | |||
| 58.70 | GR | |||||
| (same) | 3.12.72 | Cameron McEvoy (48.63) James Magnussen (47.87) Jack Cartwright (47.74) James Roberts (48.48) | GR | |||
| (same) | 23.88 | GR | ||||
| (same) | 58.59 | GR | ||||
| (same) | 58.66 | GR | ||||
| (same) | 56.78 | GR | ||||
| 7 April | (same) | 1:54.00 | GR | |||
| Men's 50m breaststroke | 26.74 | GR | ||||
| (same) | 23.78 | CR, OC, GR | ||||
| (same) | 58.63 | GR | ||||
| (same) | 7:48.04 | Emma McKeon (1:56.62) Brianna Throssell (1:57.60) Leah Neale (1:58.23) Ariarne Titmus (1:55.59) | GR | |||
| 8 April | (same) | 2:05.98 | GR | |||
| (same) | 52.64 | GR | ||||
| (same) | 26.49 | GR | ||||
| (same) | 7.05.97 | Alexander Graham (1:46.60) Kyle Chalmers (1:46.47) Elijah Winnington (1:45.97) Mack Horton (1:46.93) | GR | |||
| 9 April | (same) | 21.45 | GR | |||
| (same) | 21.30 | GR, NR | ||||
| (same) | 2:05.45 | GR | ||||
| (same) | 52.27 | GR | ||||
| (same) | 50.65 | GR | ||||
| 10 April | (same) | 4:00.93 | OC, GR | |||
| (same) | 1:57.67 | GR | ||||
| (same) | 3:54.36 | Emily Seebohm (59.52) Georgia Bohl (1:06.85) Emma McKeon (56.42) Bronte Campbell (51.57) | GR | |||
| (same) | 3:31.04 | Mitch Larkin (53.14) Jake Packard (59.29) Grant Irvine (51.36) Kyle Chalmers (47.25) | GR | |||
There are 47 participating nations in swimming with a total of 363 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.