The Aquatics events at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) and were divided into 3 separate disciplines, with medals awarded in 54 events:
- Diving (10)
- Swimming (42)
- Synchronized swimming (2)
| Aquatics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre |
| Dates | 16–25 March 2006 |
← 2002 2010 → | |
Announcing for the Diving, Swimming and Synchronized swimming was done by local swimmer and radio announcer Alex Cooke.
Overall medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 30 | 24 | 23 | 77 |
| 2 | England | 8 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | Canada | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | Scotland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 60 | 54 | 54 | 168 | |
Diving
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Alexandre Despatie Canada | 853.50 | Yeoh Ken Nee Malaysia | 844.95 | Steven Barnett Australia | 777.85 |
| 3 m springboard | Alexandre Despatie Canada | 941.60 | Robert Newbery Australia | 906.30 | Steven Barnett Australia | 869.40 |
| 10 m platform | Mathew Helm Australia | 1085.60 | Peter Waterfield England | 1030.50 | Alexandre Despatie Canada | 1016.95 |
| Synchronized 3 m springboard | Canada Alexandre Despatie Arturo Miranda | 444.87 | England Tony Ally Mark Shipman | 423.00 | Australia Robert Newbery Steven Barnett | 421.35 |
| Synchronized 10 m platform | Australia Mathew Helm Robert Newbery | 440.58 | Malaysia Bryan Nickson James Sandayud | 427.44 | England Callum Johnstone Gary Hunt | 404.82 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Blythe Hartley Canada | 644.65 | Sharleen Stratton Australia | 596.45 | Kathryn Blackshaw Australia | 544.40 |
| 3 m springboard | Blythe Hartley Canada | 690.05 | Chantelle Newbery Australia | 681.30 | Kathryn Blackshaw Australia | 629.00 |
| 10 m platform | Loudy Tourky Australia | 737.75 | Chantelle Newbery Australia | 733.55 | Émilie Heymans Canada | 733.50 |
| Synchronized 3 m springboard | Australia Briony Cole Sharleen Stratton | 296.07 | Canada Melanie Rinaldi Rebecca Barras | 273.72 | England Hayley Sage Tandi Indergaard | 270.63 |
| Synchronized 10 m platform | Australia Chantelle Newbery Loudy Tourky | 317.58 | Australia Alex Croak Melissa Wu | 309.90 | Canada Meaghan Benfeito Roseline Filion | 303.15 |
Medal table
Swimming
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Roland Schoeman South Africa | 22.03 GR | Brent Hayden Canada | 22.19 | Brett Hawke Australia | 22.31 |
| 50 m EAD freestyle | Matthew Cowdrey Australia | 26.06 WR | Benoît Huot Canada | 24.84 | Matt Walker England | 28.94 |
| 100 m freestyle | Simon Burnett England | 48.57 GR | Ryk Neethling South Africa | 49.20 | Roland Schoeman South Africa | 49.24 |
| 100 m EAD freestyle | Matthew Cowdrey Australia | 56.73 WR | Benoît Huot Canada | 53.22 WR | David Roberts Wales | 1:01.85 |
| 200 m freestyle | Ross Davenport England | 1:47.29 | Simon Burnett England | 1:47.38 | Brent Hayden Canada | 1:47.41 |
| 400 m freestyle | David Carry Scotland | 3:48.17 | Andrew Hurd Canada | 3:49.08 | David Davies Wales | 3:49.44 |
| 1500 m freestyle | David Davies Wales | 14:57.63 | Andrew Hurd Canada | 15:09.44 | Troyden Prinsloo South Africa | 15:11.88 |
| 50 m backstroke | Matthew Clay England | 25.04 | Liam Tancock England | 25.10 | Gerhard Zandberg South Africa | 25.16 |
| 100 m backstroke | Liam Tancock England | 54.53 GR | Matthew Welsh Australia | 54.82 | Gregor Tait Scotland | 54.89 |
| 200 m backstroke | Gregor Tait Scotland | 1:58.65 GR | Johannes Du Rand South Africa | 2:00.32 | Cameron Gibson New Zealand | 2:00.72 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Chris Cook England | 28.01 | Darren Mew England | 28.07 | Brenton Rickard Australia | 28.14 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Chris Cook England | 1:00.98 | James Gibson England | 1:01.10 | Brenton Rickard Australia | 1:01.17 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Mike Brown Canada | 2:12.23 GR | Brenton Rickard Australia | 2:12.24 | Jim Piper Australia | 2:12.26 |
| 50 m butterfly | Roland Schoeman South Africa | 23.34 | Matthew Welsh Australia | 23.63 | Michael Klim Australia | 23.74 |
| 100 m butterfly | Ryan Pini Papua New Guinea | 52.64 | Michael Klim Australia | 52.70 | Moss Burmester New Zealand | 52.73 |
| 200 m butterfly | Moss Burmester New Zealand | 1:56.64 GR | Travis Nederpelt Australia | 1:57.26 | Joshua Krogh Australia | 1:59.18 |
| 200 m individual medley | Gregor Tait Scotland | 2:00.73 | Dean Kent New Zealand | 2:01.08 | Brian Johns Canada | 2:01.56 |
| 400 m individual medley | David Carry Scotland | 4:15.98 GR | Euan Dale Scotland | 4:17.15 | Travis Nederpelt Australia | 4:17.24 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | South Africa Roland Schoeman (48.65) Lyndon Ferns (48.43) Gerhard Zandberg (49.44) Ryk Neethling (48.45) | 3:14.97 GR | Australia Michael Klim (49.28) Eamon Sullivan (48.21) Brett Hawke (49.49) Ashley Callus (48.46) | 3:15.54 | Canada Yannick Lupien (49.65) Matthew Rose (48.85) Colin Russell (49.11) Brent Hayden (48.13) | 3:15.74 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | England Simon Burnett (1:47.57) Alexander Scotcher (1:50.01) Dean Milwain (1:49.85) Ross Davenport (1:46.71) | 7:14.14 | Scotland David Carry (1:48.25) Euan Dale (1:48.99) Andrew Hunter (1:48.54) Robert Renwick (1:48.62) | 7:14.40 | Australia Nicholas Ffrost (1:48.91) Kenrick Monk (1:47.87) Andrew Mewing (1:48.65) Joshua Krogh (1:49.56) | 7:14.99 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Australia Matt Welsh (54.84) Brenton Rickard (59.51) Michael Klim (51.87) Eamon Sullivan (48.15) Andrew Lauterstein* Christian Sprenger* Adam Pine* Kenrick Monk* | 3:34.37 | England Liam Tancock (54.42) Chris Cook (1:00.29) Matthew Bowe (52.53) Ross Davenport (49.16) | 3:36.40 | Scotland Gregor Tait (55.15) Kristopher Gilchrist (1:01.83) Todd Cooper (52.85) Craig Houston (49.92) Chris Jones* | 3:39.75 |
- Legend
- WR: World record, (EAD events: World record)
- GR: Games record
- *: Swam only in the heats
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Libby Lenton Australia | 24.61 GR | Jodie Henry Australia | 24.72 | Alice Mills Australia | 25.03 |
| 50 m EAD freestyle | Natalie du Toit South Africa | 29.27 WR | Anne Polinario Canada | 28.63 | Annabelle Williams Australia | 30.25 |
| 100 m freestyle | Libby Lenton Australia | 53.54 GR | Jodie Henry Australia | 53.78 | Alice Mills Australia | 54.31 |
| 100 m EAD freestyle | Natalie du Toit South Africa | 1:01.81 | Valérie Grand'Maison Canada | 1:01.02 | Anne Polinario Canada | 1:03.10 |
| 200 m freestyle | Caitlin McClatchey Scotland | 1:57.25 GR | Libby Lenton Australia | 1:57.51 | Melanie Marshall England | 1:58.11 |
| 400 m freestyle | Caitlin McClatchey Scotland | 4:07.69 | Joanne Jackson England | 4:08.36 | Bronte Barratt Australia | 4:08.65 |
| 800 m freestyle | Rebecca Cooke England | 8:29.50 | Melissa Gorman Australia | 8:30.79 | Brittany Reimer Canada | 8:38.05 |
| 50 m backstroke | Sophie Edington Australia | 28.42 =GR | Giaan Rooney Australia | 28.43 | Tayliah Zimmer Australia | 28.71 |
| 100 m backstroke | Sophie Edington Australia | 1:00.93 GR | Giaan Rooney Australia | 1:01.42 | Melanie Marshall England | 1:01.55 |
| 200 m backstroke | Joanna Fargus Australia | 2:10.36 GR | Melanie Marshall England | 2:10.87 | Hannah McLean New Zealand | 2:12.47 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Leisel Jones Australia | 30.55 | Jade Edmistone Australia | 30.84 | Tarnee White Australia | 31.26 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Leisel Jones Australia | 1:05.09 WR | Jade Edmistone Australia | 1:07.24 | Kirsty Balfour Scotland | 1:07.83 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Leisel Jones Australia | 2:20.72 GR | Kirsty Balfour Scotland | 2:24.04 | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa | 2:25.39 |
| 50 m butterfly | Danni Miatke Australia | 26.43 GR | Jessicah Schipper Australia | 26.65 | Alice Mills Australia | 26.78 |
| Lize-Mari Retief South Africa | ||||||
| 100 m butterfly | Jessicah Schipper Australia | 57.48 GR | Libby Lenton Australia | 57.80 | Audrey Lacroix Canada | 58.89 |
| 200 m butterfly | Jessicah Schipper Australia | 2:06.09 GR | Felicity Galvez Australia | 2:08.16 | Terri Dunning England | 2:09.87 |
| 200 m individual medley | Stephanie Rice Australia | 2:12.90 GR | Brooke Hanson Australia | 2:13.62 | Lara Carroll Australia | 2:13.86 |
| 400 m individual medley | Stephanie Rice Australia | 4:41.91 GR | Rebecca Cooke England | 4:44.60 | Jennifer Reilly Australia | 4:47.13 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Australia Libby Lenton (53.74) Jodie Henry (53.30) Alice Mills (54.42) Shayne Reese (55.03) | 3:36.49 | England Melanie Marshall (55.24) Rosalind Brett (55.22) Amy Smith (57.22) Francesca Halsall (55.01) | 3:42.69 | Canada Erica Morningstar (55.63) Victoria Poon (56.24) Geneviève Saumur (54.85) Sophie Simard (56.12) | 3:42.84 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Australia Libby Lenton (2:00.04) Bronte Barratt (1:59.14) Kelly Stubbins (1:58.98) Linda Mackenzie (1:58.52) | 7:56.68 | England Joanne Jackson (1:59.12) Kate Richardson (2:01.86) Julia Beckett (2:00.80) Melanie Marshall (1:59.45) | 8:01.23 | New Zealand Lauren Boyle (2:00.49) Helen Norfolk (2:00.56) Alison Fitch (2:00.35) Melissa Ingram (2:00.80) | 8:02.20 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Australia Sophie Edington (1:01.06) Leisel Jones (1:05.51) Jessicah Schipper (56.86) Libby Lenton (52.87) | 3:56.30 WR | England Melanie Marshall (1:01.64) Kate Haywood (1:08.54) Terri Dunning (59.40) Fran Halsall (55.03) | 4:04.61 | Canada Kelly Stefanyshyn (1:02.26) Lauren van Oosten (1:09.53) Audrey Lacroix (59.27) Erica Morningstar (54.89) | 4:05.95 |
- Legend
- WR: World record, (EAD events: World record)
- GR: Games record
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 19 | 18 | 17 | 54 |
| 2 | England | 8 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 3 | Scotland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 42 | 42 | 43 | 127 | |
Synchronised swimming
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free routine solo | Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon Canada | 93.833 | Jenna Randall England | 85.334 | Irena Olevsky Australia | 83.833 |
| Free routine duet | Canada Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon Isabelle Rampling | 92.500 | Australia Dannielle Liesch Irena Olevsky | 84.000 | New Zealand Lisa Daniels Nina Daniels | 83.667 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | England | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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