# Aquatics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Aquatics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games consisted of diving, swimming and synchronised swimming. They were held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh, Scotland.

## Diving
### Medal table

* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 3 m springboard | Shaun Panayi Australia | 648.33 | John Nash Canada | 647.64 | Craig Rogerson Australia | 620.43 |
| 10 m platform | Craig Rogerson Australia | 600.87 | David Bédard Canada | 576.81 | Bob Morgan Wales | 561.54 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 3 m springboard | Debbie Fuller Canada | 513.09 | Jenny Donnet Australia | 494.52 | Kathy Keleman Canada | 484.65 |
| 10 m platform | Debbie Fuller Canada | 431.61 | Valerie Beddoe Australia | 414.78 | Julie Kent Australia | 411.13 |

## Swimming
### Medal table

* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Canada | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | England | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Scotland* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle | Greg Fasala Australia | 50.95 CGR | Neil Brooks Australia | 51.18 | Andy Jameson England | 51.21 |
| 200 m freestyle | Robert Gleria Australia | 1:50.57 | Peter Dale Australia | 1:51.16 | Thomas Stachewicz Australia | 1:51.21 |
| 400 m freestyle | Duncan Armstrong Australia | 3:52.25 | Kevin Boyd England | 3:55.00 | Mike Davidson New Zealand | 3:56.96 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Jason Plummer Australia | 15:12.62 | Michael McKenzie Australia | 15:12.72 | Chris Chalmers Canada | 15:18.05 |
| 100 m backstroke | Mark Tewksbury Canada | 56.45 | Paul Kingsman New Zealand | 57.17 | Mike West Canada | 57.46 |
| 200 m backstroke | Sandy Goss Canada | 2:02.55 | Paul Kingsman New Zealand | 2:02.90 | Sean Murphy Canada | 2:03.05 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Victor Davis Canada | 1:03.01 | Adrian Moorhouse England | 1:03.09 | Brett Stocks Australia | 1:03.75 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Adrian Moorhouse England | 2:16.35 | Victor Davis Canada | 2:16.70 | Nick Gillingham England | 2:20.46 |
| 100 m butterfly | Andy Jameson England | 54.07 | Anthony Mosse New Zealand | 54.31 | Tom Ponting Canada | 54.56 |
| 200 m butterfly | Anthony Mosse New Zealand | 1:57.27 | Tom Ponting Canada | 1:58.54 | Nick Hodgson England | 2:00.50 |
| 200 m individual medley | Alex Baumann Canada | 2:01.80 | Rob Woodhouse Australia | 2:04.19 | Neil Cochran Scotland | 2:04.34 |
| 400 m individual medley | Alex Baumann Canada | 4:18.29 | Rob Woodhouse Australia | 4:22.51 | Steve Poulter England | 4:24.71 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Australia (AUS) Greg Fasala (50.81) CGR Matthew Renshaw Mark Stockwell Neil Brooks | 3:21.58 | Canada (CAN) Vlastimil Černý (51.06) Sandy Goss (50.66) Blair Hicken (50.92) Alex Baumann (50.34) | 3:22.98 | England (ENG) Andy Jameson Mark Foster Geoffrey Stewart Roland Lee | 3:25.01 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Australia (AUS) Duncan Armstrong Peter Dale Roberto Gleria Thomas Stachewicz | 7:23.49 | Canada (CAN) Paul Szekula Sandy Goss Scott Flowers Tom Ponting | 7:29.52 | England (ENG) John Davey Jonathan Broughton Kevin Boyd Paul Howe | 7:33.39 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | Canada (CAN) Mark Tewksbury Victor Davis Tom Ponting Alex Baumann Heat swimmers Mike West Darcy Wallingford Claude Lamy Sandy Goss | 3:44.00 | England (ENG) Neil Harper Adrian Moorhouse Andy Jameson Roland Lee Heat swimmers Nick Gillingham | 3:44.85 | Australia (AUS) Carl Wilson Brett Stocks Barry Armstrong Greg Fasala | 3:45.86 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle | Jane Kerr Canada | 57.62 | Angela Harris Australia | 57.64 | Nicola Fibbens England | 57.66 |
| 200 m freestyle | Susie Baumer Australia | 2:00.61 | Jane Kerr Canada | 2:03.40 | Ruth Gilfillan Scotland | 2:03.88 |
| 400 m freestyle | Sarah Hardcastle England | 4:07.68 | Susie Baumer Australia | 4:12.77 | Jenni Burke Australia | 4:14.22 |
| 800 m freestyle | Sarah Hardcastle England | 8:24.77 | Julie McDonald Australia | 8:29.52 | Jenni Burke Australia | 8:41.64 |
| 100 m backstroke | Sylvia Hume New Zealand | 1:04.00 | Georgina Parkes Australia | 1:04.07 | Nicole Livingstone Australia | 1:04.42 |
| 200 m backstroke | Georgina Parkes Australia | 2:14.88 | Kathy Read England | 2:16.92 | Jodi McGibbon Australia | 2:17.66 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Allison Higson Canada | 1:10.84 | Jean Hill Scotland | 1:11.38 | Dimity Douglas Australia | 1:11.98 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Allison Higson Canada | 2:31.20 | Cindy Õunpuu Canada | 2:32.63 | Dimity Douglas Australia | 2:34.54 |
| 100 m butterfly | Caroline Cooper England | 1:02.12 | Caroline Foot England | 1:02.30 | Samantha Purvis England | 1:02.49 |
| 200 m butterfly | Donna McGinnis Canada | 2:11.97 | Karen Phillips Australia | 2:12.71 | Jill Horstead Canada | 2:14.53 |
| 200 m individual medley | Suzanne Landells Australia | 2:17.02 | Jean Hill Scotland | 2:17.21 | Jane Kerr Canada | 2:18.73 |
| 400 m individual medley | Suzanne Landells Australia | 4:45.82 | Jodie Clatworthy Australia | 4:49.67 | Sarah Hardcastle England | 4:50.52 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Canada Andrea Nugent Jane Kerr Pamela Rai Patricia Noall | 3:48.45 | England Annabelle Cripps Caroline Cooper Nicola Fibbens Zara Long | 3:49.65 | Australia Angela Harris Jacqueline Grant Julie Pugh Sarah Thorpe | 3:50.06 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Australia Jenni Burke Michelle Pearson Sarah Thorpe Susie Baumer | 8:12.09 | England Annabelle Cripps Karen Mellor Sarah Hardcastle Zara Long | 8:13.70 | Canada Donna McGinnis Jane Kerr Patricia Noall Sophie Dufour | 8:20.78 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | England Caroline Cooper Nicola Fibbens Simone Hindmarch Suki Brownsdon | 4:13.48 | Canada Allison Higson Barbara McBain Donna McGinnis Jane Kerr | 4:14.89 | Australia Angela Harris Dimity Douglas Georgina Parkes Karen Phillips | 4:15.06 |

## Synchronised swimming

* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | England | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Solo | Sylvie Fréchette Canada | 199.5 | Amanda Dodd England | 188.05 | Katie Sadleir New Zealand | 175.08 |
| Duet | Michelle Cameron Carolyn Waldo Canada | 199.54 | Amanda Dodd Nicola Shearn England | 186.59 | Lisa Lieschke Donna Rankin Australia | 173 |