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It has been obligatory to hold Race Swimming at every Commonwealth Games. Over the years the Swimming program has changed considerably, with new events added at each Games.
In 2002 Para-Sport events were included in the Games and 2014 & 2018 saw six Para-Sport swimming events in the program.
The governing body for Swimming in Australia is Swimming Australia.
Latest Swimming News
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Swimming star reminisces on Edinburgh Games
July 17, 2020Australian swimming siblings Greg and Neil Rogers were stars of the pool for Australia in the late 1960s and 1970s. The champion brothers reminisce on the Edinburgh 1970 Commonwealth Games.
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Investing in our sports and athletes
May 18, 2020Commonwealth Games Australia’s funding programs continue to support Australia’s best young and developing athletes as they compete across the world in our partner sports, read some of the highlights from the past year of action.
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Vale Evelyn Dill-Macky
April 6, 2020Commonwealth Games Australia mourns the passing swimming ground-breaker Evelyn Dill-Macky AM, who passed away last week aged 94.
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Kurt Fearnley scholarship holders on fire in 2019
December 3, 2019It’s fitting that the patron of this year’s International Day of People with Disability is two-time Commonwealth Games champion Kurt Fearnley.