# Swimming at the 1994 Commonwealth Games

The swimming competition at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia counted a total number of 34 medal events.

## Medalists
### Medal table

* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 25 | 17 | 11 | 53 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN)* | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 |

#### Key

Host nation

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Mark Foster England | 23.12 | Darren Lange Australia | 23.13 | Peter Williams South Africa | 23.16 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Stephen Clarke Canada | 50.21 | Chris Fydler Australia | 50.51 | Andrew Baildon Australia | 50.71 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Kieren Perkins Australia | 1:49.31 | Trent Bray New Zealand | 1:49.47 | Danyon Loader New Zealand | 1:49.53 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Kieren Perkins Australia | 3:45.77 GR | Danyon Loader New Zealand | 3:49.65 | Daniel Kowalski Australia | 3:50.41 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Kieren Perkins Australia | 14:41.66 WR | Daniel Kowalski Australia | 14:53.61 | Glen Housman Australia | 15:02.59 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Martin Harris England | 55.77 | Steven Dewick Australia | 56.09 | Adam Ruckwood England | 56.52 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Adam Ruckwood England | 2:00.79 | Kevin Draxinger Canada | 2:02.19 | Scott Miller Australia | 2:02.43 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Phil Rogers Australia | 1:02.62 | Nick Gillingham England | 1:02.65 | Jon Cleveland Canada | 1:03.20 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Nick Gillingham England | 2:12.54 | Phil Rogers Australia | 2:13.56 | Jon Cleveland Canada | 2:14.91 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Scott Miller Australia | 54.39 | Stephen Clarke Canada | 54.45 | Adam Pine Australia | 54.76 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Danyon Loader New Zealand | 1:59.54 | Scott Miller Australia | 1:59.70 | James Hickman England | 2:00.87 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Matt Dunn Australia | 2:02.28 | Curtis Myden Canada | 2:03.47 | Fraser Walker Scotland | 2:04.28 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Matt Dunn Australia | 4:17.01 | Curtis Myden Canada | 4:17.73 | Philip Bryant Australia | 4:21.34 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle details | Australia (AUS) Andrew Baildon Chris Fydler Darren Lange Dwade Sheehan | 3:20.89 | New Zealand (NZL) Danyon Loader John Steel Nicholas Tongue Trent Bray | 3:21.79 | England (ENG) Andrew Clayton Mark Foster Michael Fibbens Nicholas Shackell | 3:22.61 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle details | Australia (AUS) Glen Housman Kieren Perkins Martin Roberts Matthew Dunn | 7:20.80 | New Zealand (NZL) Danyon Loader Guy Callaghan John Steel Trent Bray | 7:21.67 | England (ENG) Andrew Clayton James Salter Nicholas Shackell Steven Mellor | 7:26.19 |
| 4 × 100 m medley details | Australia (AUS) Chris Fydler Phil Rogers Scott Miller Steven Dewick | 3:40.41 | Canada (CAN) Chris Renaud Jon Cleveland Robert Braknis Stephen Clarke | 3:43.25 | England (ENG) James Hickman Martin Harris Nick Gillingham Nicholas Shackell | 3:44.72 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Karen Van Wirdum Australia | 25.90 | Andrea Nugent Canada | 26.24 | Shannon Shakespeare Canada | 26.27 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Karen Pickering England | 56.20 | Karen Van Wirdum Australia | 56.42 | Marianne Limpert Canada | 56.44 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Susie O'Neill Australia | 2:00.86 | Nicole Stevenson Australia | 2:01.34 | Karen Pickering England | 2:01.50 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Hayley Lewis Australia | 4:12.56 | Stacey Gartrell Australia | 4:13.06 | Sarah Hardcastle England | 4:13.29 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Stacey Gartrell Australia | 8:30.18 | Hayley Lewis Australia | 8:30.72 | Nikki Dryden Canada | 8:37.70 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Nicole Stevenson Australia | 1:02.68 | Elli Overton Australia | 1:02.90 | Kathy Osher England | 1:03.27 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Nicole Stevenson Australia | 2:12.73 | Anna Simcic New Zealand | 2:13.94 | Elli Overton Australia | 2:14.96 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Samantha Riley Australia | 1:08.02 | Rebecca Brown Australia | 1:09.40 | Penny Heyns South Africa | 1:09.86 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Samantha Riley Australia | 2:25.53 | Rebecca Brown Australia | 2:30.24 | Lisa Flood Canada | 2:31.85 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Petria Thomas Australia | 1:00.21 | Susie O'Neill Australia | 1:00.24 | Elli Overton Australia | 1:01.88 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Susie O'Neill Australia | 2:09.96 | Hayley Lewis Australia | 2:12.21 | Julie Majer Australia | 2:12.43 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Elli Overton Australia | 2:15.59 | Marianne Limpert Canada | 2:15.97 | Nancy Sweetnam Canada | 2:16.67 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Elli Overton Australia | 4:44.01 | Nancy Sweetnam Canada | 4:46.20 | Hayley Lewis Australia | 4:46.62 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle details | England (ENG) Alex Bennett Claire Huddart Karen Pickering Sue Rolph | 3:46.23 | Australia (AUS) Elli Overton Karen van Wirdum Sarah Ryan Susan O'Neill | 3:46.73 | Canada (CAN) Glencara Maughan Jessica Amey Marianne Limpert Shannon Shakespeare | 3:47.25 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle details | Australia (AUS) Anna Windsor Hayley Lewis Nicole Stevenson Susan O'Neill | 8:08.06 | England (ENG) Alex Bennett Claire Huddart Karen Pickering Sarah Hardcastle | 8:09.62 | Canada (CAN) Donna Wu Joanne Malar Marianne Limpert Stephanie Richardson | 8:14.97 |
| 4 × 100 m medley details | Australia (AUS) Samantha Riley Karen Van Wirdum Petria Thomas Nicole Stevenson | 4:07.89 | England (ENG) Alex Bennett Karen Pickering Kathy Osher Marie Hardiman | 4:12.83 | Canada (CAN) Beth Hazel Jessica Amey Lisa Flood Marianne Limpert | 4:14.04 |

### Paralympic

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's 100 m freestyle S9 details | Andrew Haley Canada | 1:03.07 | Brendan Burkett Australia | 1:03.75 | Sean Tretheway New Zealand | 1:05.30 |
| Women's 100 m freestyle S9 details | Melissa Carlton Australia | 1:09.61 | Claire Bishop England | 1:11.00 | Kelly Barnes Australia | 1:11.03 |