| Swimming at the 1982 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Chandler Aquatic Centre |
| Location | Brisbane, Australia |
| Dates | 30 September to 9 October 1982 |
Swimming at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was the 12th appearance of Swimming at the Commonwealth Games. Competition featured 29 swimming events, held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982.[1]
The events at the Games were held at the new Chandler Aquatic Centre that was part of the Sleeman Sports Complex, which had been purpose-built for the games.[2]
Australia topped the medal table with 13 gold medals.[3][4]
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Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia* | 13 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| 2 |  Canada | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 |  England | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 |  Scotland | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
Medallists
Men
Women
Finals
Men
100m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Neil Brooks | 51.14 |
| 2 | Greg Fasala | 51.28 |
| 3 | Michael Delany | 51.57 |
| 4 |  Peng Ang Siong | 51.94 |
| 5 | David Lowe | 51.98 |
| 6 | Richard Burrell | 52.21 |
| 7 | Graham Welbourn | 52.61 |
| 8 | Blair Hicken | 52.64 |
200m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Astbury | 1:51.52 |
| 2 | Peter Szmidt | 1:51.65 |
| 3 | Ron McKeon | 1:51.71 |
| 4 | Alex Baumann | 1:52.07 |
| 5 | Graeme Brewer | 1:52.38 |
| 6 | Graeme Neal McGufficke | 1:52.45 |
| 7 | Cameron Henning | 1:53.79 |
| 8 | Doug Campbell | 1:53.97 |
400m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Astbury | 3:53.29 |
| 2 | Peter Szmidt | 3:53.74 |
| 3 | John Davey | 3:55.52 |
| 4 | Graeme Brewer | 3:55.81 |
| 5 | Ron McKeon | 3:56.83 |
| 6 | Paul Easter | 3:58.38 |
| 7 | David Shemilt | 3:58.47 |
| 8 | Justin Lemberg | 3:59.59 |
1500m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Metzker | 15:23.94 |
| 2 | Tim Ford | 15:27.00 |
| 3 | Andrew Astbury | 15:34.41 |
| 4 | Wayne Shillington | 15:37.50 |
| 5 | David Shemilt | 15:42.23 |
| 6 | Paul Easter | 15:47.53 |
| 7 | Duncan Cruickshank | 15:55.06 |
| 8 | Peter Szmidt | 15:57.32 |
100m backstroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike West | 57.12 |
| 2 | Cameron Henning | 57.82 |
| 3 | Wade Flemons | 58.38 |
| 4 | Stephen Harrison | 58.59 |
| 5 | David Orbell | 58.68 |
| 6 | Andy Jameson | 58.76 |
| 7 | Matthew Renshaw | 59.19 |
| 8 | Doug Campbell | 59.58 |
200m backstroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Henning | 2:02.88 |
| 2 | David Orbell | 2:03.93 |
| 3 | Mike West | 2:04.36 |
| 4 | Andy Jameson | 2:05.95 |
| 5 | Doug Campbell | 2:06.27 |
| 6 | Kim Terrell | 2:08.20 |
| 7 | Neil Cochran | 2:09.04 |
| 8 | Paul Kingsman | 2:10.65 |
100m breaststroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Moorhouse | 1:02.93 |
| 2 | Victor Davis | 1:03.18 |
| 3 | Peter Evans | 1:03.48 |
| 4 | Stephen Cook | 1:04.75 |
| 5 | John Clark | 1:05.55 |
| 6 | Grant Forbes | 1:05.86 |
| 7 | Marco Veilleux | 1:06.04 |
| 8 | Brett Austin | 1:06.62 |
200m breaststroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Davis | 2:16.25 |
| 2 | Glenn Beringen | 2:19.06 |
| 3 | Adrian Moorhouse | 2:19.31 |
| 4 | Peter Evans | 2:20.13 |
| 5 | Lindsay Spencer | 2:20.17 |
| 6 | Mark Kalaugher | 2:22.24 |
| 7 | Steve Sproule | 2:23.62 |
| 8 | Iain Campbell | 2:24.89 |
100m butterfly
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Thompson | 54.71 |
| 2 | Philip Hubble | 55.52 |
| 3 | Tom Ponting | 55.64 |
| 4 | David Lowe | 55.67 |
| 5 | Jon Sieben | 55.89 |
| 6 | Paul Rowe | 56.19 |
| 7 | Lance Schroeder | 56.56 |
| 8 | Greg Fasala | 57.19 |
200m butterfly
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Hubble | 2:00.98 |
| 2 | Paul Rowe | 2:01.18 |
| 3 | Jon Sieben | 2:01.24 |
| 4 | Steve Poulter | 2:01.40 |
| 5 | Victor Davis | 2:01.74 |
| 6 | Lance Schroeder | 2:02.49 |
| 7 | Anthony Mosse | 2:02.76 |
| 8 | Levente Mady | 2:04.38 |
200m medley
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Baumann | 2:02.25 |
| 2 | Robin Brew | 2:05.83 |
| 3 | Jeff Sheehan | 2:07.14 |
| 4 | Victor Davis | 2:07.44 |
| 5 | John Davey | 2:08.05 |
| 6 | Michael Bohl | 2:08.72 |
| 7 | Robert Woodhouse | 2:10.29 |
| 8 | Barry Ray Salisbury | 2:11.79 |
400m medley
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Baumann | 4:23.53 |
| 2 | Steve Poulter | 4:27.09 |
| 3 | John Davey | 4:27.91 |
| 4 | Cameron Reid | 4:29.33 |
| 5 | Peter Dobson | 4:29.89 |
| 6 | Matthew Robert Brown | 4:30.35 |
| 7 | Justin Lemberg | 4:33.62 |
| 8 | Robert Woodhouse | 4:37.17 |
4x100m freestyle relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fasala, Delany, Brewer, Brooks | 3:24.17 |
| 2 | Lowe, Hubble, Osborn, Burrell | 3:26.98 |
| 3 | Baumann, Hicken, Welbourn, Szmidt | 3:27.74 |
| 4 |  Adkins, Taylor, Gwilt, Roberts | 3:31.98 |
| 5 | Campbell, Wilson, Easter, Brew | 3:33.71 |
| 6 | Salisbury, Davidson, Parker, Wells | 3:35.50 |
| 7 |  Li, Chan, Tsang, Chung | 3:46.56 |
| 8 |  Khajan Singh, Chakraborty, Thouba Singh, Cherian | 4:08.12 |
4x200m freestyle relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McGufficke, McKeon, Rowe, Brewer | 7:28.81 |
| 2 | Osborn, Davey, Hubble, Astbury | 7:30.00 |
| 3 | Campbell, Cochran, Wilson, Easter | 7:39.86 |
| 4 | Wells, Davidson, Parker, Mosse | 7:46.83 |
| 5 | Tony Day, Morris, Perry, Taylor | 7:50.21 |
| 6 | Baumann, Henning, Kelly, Szmidt | 3:27.74 disq |
4x100m medley relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orbell, Evans, Sieben, Brooks | 3:47.34 mins |
| 2 | Harrison, Moorhouse, Hubble, Lowe | 3:48.25 |
| 3 | D. Campbell, I. Campbell, McGoldrick, Easter | 3:55.45 |
| 4 | Atkinson, Taylor, Gwilt, Roberts | 3:55.49 |
| 5 | Mosse, Salisbury, Austin, Kingsman | 3:56.58 |
| 6 | Tang, Li, Sang, Leung | 4:09.43 |
| 7 | Khajan Singh, Chakraborty, Thouba Singh, Cherian | 4:18.67 |
| 8 | Baumann, Thompson, West, Davis | disq |
Women
100m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June Croft | 56.97 |
| 2 | Angela Russell | 57.39 |
| 3 | Lisa Curry | 57.68 |
| 4 | Susie Baumer | 58.22 |
| 5 | Maureen New | 58.32 |
| 6 | Jennifer Campbell | 58.60 |
| 7 | Naomi Marubashi | 58.68 |
| 8 | Debra Gore | 59.44 |
200m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June Croft | 1:59.74 |
| 2 | Tracey Wickham | 2:00.60 |
| 3 | Susie Baumer | 2:02.29 |
| 4 | Rosemary Brown | 2:02.66 |
| 5 | Cheryl McArton | 2:03.82 |
| 6 | Julie Daigneault | 2:05.45 |
| 7 | Nikki Ramsay | 2:05.69 |
| 8 | Sarah Inkson | 2:06.25 |
400m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracey Wickham | 4:08.82 |
| 2 | Jackie Willmott | 4:13.04 |
| 3 | June Croft | 4:13.13 |
| 4 | Susie Baumer | 4:14.66 |
| 5 | Rosemary Brown | 4:14.90 |
| 6 | Julie Daigneault | 4:19.36 |
| 7 | Sarah Kerswell | 4:22.93 |
| 8 | Cheryl McArton | 4:24.15 |
800m freestyle
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracey Wickham | 8:29.05 |
| 2 | Michelle Ford | 8:33.74 |
| 3 | Jackie Willmott | 8:36.66 |
| 4 | Julie Daigneault | 8:45.72 |
| 5 | Sarah Hardcastle | 8:51.17 |
| 6 | Cheryl McArton | 8:53.45 |
| 7 | Danielle Marie Somerville-Kimlin | 8:54.32 |
| 8 | Alison Hamilton | 9:01.31 |
100m backstroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Forrest | 1:03.48 |
| 2 | Georgina Parkes | 1:03.63 |
| 3 | Audrey Moore | 1:03.91 |
| 4 | Cheryl Gibson | 1:04.15 |
| 5 | Beverley Rose | 1:04.44 |
| 6 | Reema Abdo | 1:05.05 |
| 7 | Catherine White | 1:05.19 |
| 8 | Helen Jameson | 1:05.98 |
200m backstroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Forrest | 2:13.46 |
| 2 | Georgina Parkes | 2:13.95 |
| 3 | Cheryl Gibson | 2:15.87 |
| 4 | Audrey Moore | 2:17.85 |
| 5 | Jennifer Campbell | 2:19.11 |
| 6 | Catherine White | 2:19.87 |
| 7 | Reema Abdo | 2:20.21 |
| 8 | Beverley Rose | 2:20.67 |
100m breaststroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Bald | 1:11.89 |
| 2 | Anne Ottenbrite | 1:11.99 |
| 3 | Suki Brownsdon | 1:13.76 |
| 4 | Lisa Borsholt | 1:13.86 |
| 5 | Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick | 1:14.79 |
| 6 | Joanne Seymour | 1:14.88 |
| 7 | Wendy Anne Bowie | 1:15.23 |
| 8 | Claire Tucker | 1:15.26 |
200m breaststroke
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Ottenbrite | 2:32.07 |
| 2 | Kathy Bald | 2:36.06 |
| 3 | Katherine Richardson | 2:36.45 |
| 4 | Suki Brownsdon | 2:38.45 |
| 5 | Gaynor Stanley | 2:38.67 |
| 6 | Rickie Danielle Binning | 2:39.73 |
| 7 | Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick | 2:41.78 |
| 8 | Sandra Bowman | 2:43.72 |
100m butterfly
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Curry | 1:01.22 |
| 2 | Janet Linda Tibbits | 1:01.70 |
| 3 | Michelle MacPherson | 1:01.93 |
| 4 | Angela Russell | 1:02.40 |
| 5 | Ann Osgerby | 1:02.95 |
| 6 | Freda Ross | 1:03.06 |
| 7 | Linda Criddle | 1:03.27 |
| 8 | Megan Tohill | 1:05.03 |
200m butterfly
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Ford | 2:11.89 |
| 2 | Janet Tibbits | 2:13.18 |
| 3 | Ann Osgerby | 2:13.91 |
| 4 | Freda Ross | 2:15.40 |
| 5 | Susan Jennifer Woodhouse | 2:16.16 |
| 6 | Chantel Venne | 2:16.72 |
| 7 | Linda Criddle | 2:20.47 |
| 8 | Cathy Finlay | 2:21.85 |
200m medley
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Curry | 2:16.94 |
| 2 | Cheryl Gibson | 2:19.91 |
| 3 | Michelle Pearson | 2:20.19 |
| 4 | Kathy Bald | 2:20.79 |
| 5 | Jennifer Campbell | 2:21.71 |
| 6 | Rickie Danielle Binning | 2:22.71 |
| 7 | Louise Tate | 2:22.74 |
| 8 |  Catherine Jackson | 2:24.71 |
400m medley
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Curry | 4:51.95 |
| 2 | Michelle Pearson | 4:53.73 |
| 3 | Michelle MacPherson | 4:55.09 |
| 4 | Cheryl Gibson | 4:57.56 |
| 5 | Suzie Landells | 4:59.86 |
| 6 | Sarah Kerswell | 5:02.69 |
| 7 | Sarah Hardcastle | 5:04.21 |
| 8 | Katherine Richardson | 4:54.39 disq |
4x100m freestyle relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gore, Willmott, Croft, Fibbens | 3:54.23 |
| 2 | Hamilton, Finlay, Ramsay, Inkson | 4:01.46 |
| 3 | Jonson, Dewar, Jones, Croad | 4:07.14 |
| 4 | Flink, Wong, Ng, Wai Lai | 4:12.73 |
| 5 | Sood, Anand, Broacha, Madan | 4:41.70 |
| 6 | Russell, Baumer, Watts, Curry | disq |
| 7 | Bald, New, Campbell, Marubashi | disq |
4x100m medley relay
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottenbrite, Gibson, New, MacPherson | 4:14.33 |
| 2 | Osgerby, White, Croft, Brownsdon | 4:19.04 |
| 3 | Rose, Finlay, Geddes, Ramsay | 4:25.75 |
| 4 | Dewar, Tohill, Croad, Cross | 4:33.97 |
| 5 | Ng, Wong, Chow, Flink | 4:38.93 |
| 6 | Sood, Anand, Broacha, Madan | 4:59.73 |
| 7 | Russell, Fitzpatrick, Parkes, Curry | 4.13.78 disq+ |
+Russell left the blocks early
References
- "Medal Standings Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- "Just the right price". The Australian Women's Weekly. 11 August 1982. p. 129. Retrieved 31 January 2026 – via Trove.
- "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and diving (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and diving (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2026.