# 1985 Australian Swimming Championships

The 1985 Australian Swimming Championships were held at the Melbourne State Swimming Centre from Thursday 21 February to Sunday 24 February. They were organised by Amateur Swimming Union of Australia.

## Medal winners
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Greg Fasala Nautilus (Vic) | 23.27 | Neil Brooks City of Perth (WA) | 23.29 | Mark Stockwell St. Peters (Qld) | 23.42 |
| 100 m freestyle | Mark Stockwell St. Peters (Qld) Neil Brooks City of Perth (WA) | 51.12 | | | Matthew Renshaw Knox (NSW) | 51.69 |
| 200 m freestyle | Thomas Stachewicz Beatty Park (WA) | 1:51.48 | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park (WA) | 1:54.80 | Michael Bruce McKenzie Carina Chandler (Qld) | 1:54.86 |
| 400 m freestyle | Michael Bruce McKenzie Carina Chandler (Qld) | 3:59.04 | Jason Plummer St. Peters (Qld) | 4:00.89 | Scott Hamlet St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 4:01.27 |
| 800 m freestyle | Michael Bruce McKenzie Carina Chandler (Qld) | 8:11.42 | Jason Plummer St. Peters (Qld) | 8:20.86 | Stephen Cameron Parkes (NSW) | 8:25.31 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Michael Bruce McKenzie Carina Chandler (Qld) | 15:38.84 | Jason Plummer St. Peters (Qld) | 15:57.99 | Stephen Cameron Parkes (NSW) | 16:06.85 |
| 50 m backstroke | Paul Kingsman Roskill (NZ) | 27.54 ACR | Kim Terrell CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 27.65 AR | Neil Brooks City of Perth (WA) | 27.66 |
| 100 m backstroke | Paul Kingsman Roskill (NZ) | 58.05 | Thomas Stachewicz Beatty Park (WA) | 58.73 | Matthew Renshaw Knox (NSW) | 58.84 |
| 200 m backstroke | Paul Kingsman Roskill (NZ) | 2:04.81 | Rob Woodhouse Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 2:06.01 | Kim Terrell CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 2:06.26 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Brett Stocks Leander (Qld) | 29.53 AR | Lance Leech Leander (Qld) | 29.62 | Greg Fasala Nautilus (Vic) | 30.19 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Brett Stocks Leander (Qld) | 1:03.89 | Lance Leech Leander (Qld) | 1:05.11 | Glenn Beringen Marion (SA) | 1:05.16 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Glenn Beringen Marion (SA) | 2:20.71 | Lance Leech Leander (Qld) | 2:20.80 | Jonathan Barrett ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 2:23.73 |
| 50 m butterfly | Barry Armstrong Carine (WA) | 25.37 AR | Greg Fasala Nautilus (Vic) | 25.63 | Michael Delany Carlile (NSW) | 25.83 |
| 100 m butterfly | Barry Armstrong Carine (WA) | 54.69 ACR | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park (WA) | 55.37 | Paul Rowe CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 57.03 |
| 200 m butterfly | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park (WA) | 1:59.36 ACR | Ralph Taylor Carina Chandler (Qld) | 2:03.69 | Peter Gee CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 2:04.03 |
| 200 m individual medley | Rob Woodhouse Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 2:06.58 | Anthony McDonald Beatty Park (WA) | 2:06.81 | Paul Lee Victoria Park Carlisle (WA) | 2:08.86 |
| 400 m individual medley | Rob Woodhouse Melbourne Aquatic (Vic) | 4:28.82 | Paul Lee Victoria Park Carlisle (WA) | 4:32.72 | Steven Clarke Leander (Qld) | 4:32.75 |
| 4 × 100 m state freestyle relay | Western Australia Tom Stachewicz Paul Lee Barry Armstrong Neil Brooks | 3:32.68 | Queensland | 3:35.82 | New South Wales | 3:36.84 |
| 4 × 200 m state freestyle relay | New South Wales | 7:50.54 | Queensland | 8:00.15 | Victoria | 8:10.50 |
| 4 × 100 m state medley relay | Western Australia | 3:55.07 | Victoria | 3:55.77 | New Zealand | 3:57.12 |
| 4 × 100 m club freestyle relay | Knox A (NSW) | 3:31.12 | Beatty Park (WA) | 3:36.19 | CIG Burley Griffin A (ACT) | 3:37.86 |
| 4 × 200 m club freestyle relay | CIG Burley Griffin A (ACT) | 7:50.08 | St. Peters (Qld) | 7:55.35 | Knox A (NSW) | 7:56.56 |
| 4 × 100 m club medley relay | Knox (NSW) | 3:55.56 | ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 3:59.15 | Marion (SA) | 4:00.09 |
Legend: AR – Australian record; ACR – Australian All Comers record

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Angela Russell Commercial (Qld) | 26.73 | Jenny Messenger Marion (SA) | 26.74 | Julie Pugh St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 27.29 |
| 100 m freestyle | Sarah Thorpe Beatty Park (WA) | 58.21 | Michelle Pearson CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 58.34 | Jenny Messenger Marion (SA) | 58.35 |
| 200 m freestyle | Jenni Burke ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 2:03.19 | Anna McVann ACI Burnside Southside (SA) | 2:03.74 | Donna Procter Hunter (NSW) | 2:06.09 |
| 400 m freestyle | Anna McVann ACI Burnside Southside (SA) | 4:13.54 | Donna Procter Hunter (NSW) | 4:17.22 | Jenni Burke ACI Lawrence (Qld) | 4:18.43 |
| 800 m freestyle | Anna McVann ACI Burnside Southside (SA) | 8:37.85 | Donna Procter Hunter (NSW) | 8:45.95 | Trudy Housman CQ Aquajets (Qld) | 8:48.48 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Anna McVann ACI Burnside Southside (SA) | 16:19.44 | Dianna Bova Maroubra (NSW) | 16:57.24 | Tabithia Andriunas St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 17:05.45 |
| 50 m backstroke | Kim Gasch Freeway Waterlions (Vic) | 30.22 AR | Angela Russell Commercial (Qld) | 30.59 | Georgina Parkes St. Peters (Qld) | 30.89 |
| 100 m backstroke | Georgina Parkes St. Peters (Qld) | 1:05.40 | Nicole Livingstone ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 1:05.44 | Lauren Wilkinson Jones (NSW) | 1:05.83 |
| 200 m backstroke | Georgina Parkes St. Peters (Qld) | 2:16.53 | Lauren Wilkinson Jones (NSW) | 2:19.28 | Nicole Livingstone ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 2:20.43 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Dimity Douglas CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 33.33 AR | Claudia Dullo Wales (NSW) | 33.37 | Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick Leander (Qld) | 34.29 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Dimity Douglas CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 1:12.85 | Claudia Dullo Wales (NSW) | 1:13.07 | Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick Leander (Qld) | 1:14.34 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Dimity Douglas CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 2:35.95 | Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick Leander (Qld) | 2:36.06 | Joanne Earle Rockdale (NSW) | 2:39.50 |
| 50 m butterfly | Angela Russell Commercial (Qld) | 28.65 AR | Janet Tibbits Leander (Qld) | 28.66 | Fiona Alessandri Beatty Park (WA) | 29.12 |
| 100 m butterfly | Janet Tibbits Leander (Qld) | 1:01.70 | Celina Hardy Wales (NSW) | 1:03.07 | Joy Celotti ACI Vicentre (Vic) | 1:03.89 |
| 200 m butterfly | Janet Tibbits Leander (Qld) | 2:14.40 | Celina Hardy Wales (NSW) | 2:14.82 | Julie West St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 2:15.21 |
| 200 m individual medley | Michelle Pearson CIG Burley Griffin (ACT) | 2:19.12 | Celina Hardy Wales (NSW) | 2:20.91 | Suzie Landells Leander (Qld) | 2:22.94 |
| 400 m individual medley | Anna McVann ACI Burnside Southside (SA) | 4:51.85 ACR | Celina Hardy Wales (NSW) | 4:55.04 | Julie West St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 4:58.97 |
| 4 × 100 m state freestyle relay | Queensland | 3:58.02 | New South Wales | 3:58.14 | Victoria | 4:07.00 |
| 4 × 200 m state freestyle relay | Queensland | 8:28.37 | New South Wales | 8:29.92 | Victoria | 9:05.80 |
| 4 × 100 m state medley relay | Queensland | 4:20.06 | New South Wales | 4:25.35 | Victoria | 4:30.85 |
| 4 × 100 m club freestyle relay | St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 3:57.73 | CIG Burley Griffin A (ACT) | 3:59.29 | ACI Burnside Southside (SA) | 4:01.41 |
| 4 × 200 m club freestyle relay | CIG Burley Griffin A (ACT) | 8:31.24 | Hunter (NSW) | 8:31.75 | St. Bernadette's (Qld) | 8:33.31 |
| 4 × 100 m club medley relay | CIG Burley Griffin A (ACT) | 4:24.48 | Leander (Qld) | 4:25.42 | Marion (SA) | 4:31.19 |
Legend: AR – Australian record; ACR – Australian All Comers record