The aquatics events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

took place at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex

SPM Swimming Pool Complex

The Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium or SPM Swimming Pool Complex is a swimming complex in New Delhi, India, that is hosting the aquatics events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games...

, Talkatora Gardens, Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

 from 4–13 October 2010. Events in the aquatic disciplines of swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 (long course), and diving

Diving

Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...

 were contested, with 46 sets of medals being competed for in total.

Training venues

• Games Village
• Yamuna Sports Complex
• MDC National Stadium Complex
• Siri Fort Sports Complex
  Siri Fort Sports Complex
  The Siri Fort Sport Complex is a sports stadium in New Delhi, India. The complex is owned by the Delhi Development Authority . It is sponsored by Apple, and named after a feature on the iPhone 4S.-Sports:...
  
  

Men

1 metre springboard
3 metre springboard
10 metre platform
Synchronised 3 metre springboard	Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie is a Canadian diver from Laval, Quebec. He was the World champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been World champion in the three categories . He is also a 36-time Canadian senior diving champion... Reuben Ross Reuben Ross Reuben Ross is a Canadian diver. He just recently won the 1m and 3m events at Canadian nationals. He won the 2008 national championships on the 3m, 10m and 10m synchronized and competed in the individual 3m springboard and 10m platform events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He currently...	Matthew Mitcham Matthew Mitcham Matthew Mitcham, is an Australian diver. He is the 2008 Olympic champion in the 10 m platform, having received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history... Ethan Warren	Bryan Nickson Lomas Ken Nee Yeoh
Synchronised 10 metre platform	Max Brick Max Brick Max Brick is an English diver who represents Southampton Diving Academy and specialises in the 10 metre platform event.At the 2009 British Championships Brick won gold in the synchronised platform event in partnership with Jack Clewlow, and came 4th in the individual event... Tom Daley Tom Daley (diver) Thomas Robert "Tom" Daley is an English diver who specialises in the 10 metre platform event and was the 2009 FINA World Champion in the individual event at the age of 15. He started diving at the age of seven and is a member of Plymouth Diving Club. He has made an impact in national and...	Matthew Mitcham Matthew Mitcham Matthew Mitcham, is an Australian diver. He is the 2008 Olympic champion in the 10 m platform, having received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history... Ethan Warren	Eric Sehn Kevin Geyson

* Only 4 teams competed so only the top two got medals

Women

1 metre springboard
3 metre springboard
10 metre platform
Synchronised 3 metre springboard	Jennifer Abel Jennifer Abel Jennifer Abel is a Canadian diver from Laval, Quebec. Abel became one of Canada's youngest ever divers when she had her debut Olympics at the age of 16 in 2008... Emilie Heymans Émilie Heymans Émilie-Joane Heymans is a Canadian diver. Born in Brussels, Belgium and raised in Greenfield Park , a suburb of Montreal, she started diving in 1993, at age 11...	Briony Cole Briony Cole Briony Cole is an Australian diver who won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, silver and bronze medals at the 2007 World Championships and a silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.As a child, Cole competed in gymnastics, which led her... Sharleen Stratton Sharleen Stratton Sharleen Stratton is an Australian diver who won gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, and competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympics....	Jaele Patrick Olivia Wright
Synchronised 10 metre platform	Melissa Wu Alexandra Croak	Pandelela Rinong Pamg Pandelela Rinong Pamg Pandelela Rinong anak Pamg is a Malaysian diver. She is 5'3" tall and weighs 109 lbs.At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, she won a bronze medal in the Women's 10 m Synchronized Platform with Mun Yee Leong and placed 5th in the Women's 10 m platform... Mun Yee Leong	Briony Cole Briony Cole Briony Cole is an Australian diver who won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, silver and bronze medals at the 2007 World Championships and a silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.As a child, Cole competed in gymnastics, which led her... Anabelle Smith

Diving Medal Table

1		5	2	2	9
2		2	7	6	15
3		2	0	0	2
4		1	1	2	4
Total		10	10	10	30

Participating nations

Men

50 m freestyle		22.01		22.14		22.22
50 m freestyle S9		25.33 WR		26.70		27.48
100 m freestyle		47.98 GR		48.54		48.69
100 m freestyle S8		1:00.44		1:00.77		1:00.95
100 m freestyle S10		53.70 GR		55.04		55.10
200 m freestyle		1:47.88		1:47.90		1:48.22
400m freestyle		3:48.48		3:48.59		3:50.06
1500 m freestyle		15:01.49		15:03.70		15:13.50
50 m backstroke		24.62 GR		25.08		25.21
100 m backstroke		53.59 GR		54.43		54.51
200 m backstroke		1:55.58 GR		1:57.37		1:58.18
50 m breaststroke		27.18 GR		27.67
100 m breaststroke		1:00.10		1:00.29		1:00.46
200 m breaststroke		2:10.89 GR		2:10.97		2:11.44
50 m butterfly		23.35		23.37		23.44
100 m butterfly		51.69 GR		52.50
200 m butterfly		1:56.48 GR		1:57.15		1:57.26
200 m individual medley		1:58.10 GR		1:59.86		2:00.00
400 m individual medley		4:13.25 GR		4:15.84		4:16.86
4×100 m freestyle relay	Kyle Richardson Kyle Richardson (swimmer) Kyle Richardson is a freestyle swimmer from Australia. He competed for Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning gold in two relay events.-References:... Eamon Sullivan Eamon Sullivan Eamon Wade Sullivan is an Australian sprint swimmer.-Career :In April 2002 at the Australian Age Championships, Sullivan won the 50 m freestyle and came second in 100 m in his age group, and swam for Australia at Trans Tasman series with no dramatic result.In April 2003 at Brisbane in the Fisher &... Tommaso D'Orsogna Tommaso D'Orsogna Tommaso William D'Orsogna is a freestyle swimmer from Australia.-Career Best Times:*LONG COURSE **200m IM – 2:00.31 – 2009 World Championships**100m Freestyle – 48.41 – 2009 AIS Meet... James Magnussen James Magnussen James Magnussen is a swimmer from Australia. He is the current 100 metres freestyle men's world champion.- Career :Magnussen finished 3rd in the 100m Freestyle at the Telstra 2010 Australian Swimming Championships to qualify for the national team.- 2010 Pan Pacs & Commonwealth Games :In 2010,... Cameron Prosser*	3:13.92 GR	Adam Brown Adam Brown (swimmer) Adam Thorp Brown is a British freestyle swimmer.Brown represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... Simon Burnett Simon Burnett Simon Andrew Burnett is an English swimmer.He holds the British Records in the 100 and 200 metre freestyles, he trains at the USA's University of Arizona--where he attended—and in 2007 signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.-Career:... Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... Grant Turner	3:15.05	Gideon Louw Graeme Moore Roland Schoeman Darian Townsend Darian Townsend Darian Roy Townsend is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.Townsend was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa....	3:15.21
4×200 m freestyle relay	Thomas Fraser-Holmes Thomas Fraser-Holmes Thomas William Fraser-Holmes is an Australian swimmer who made his international debut in 2010.- External links :... Nicholas Ffrost Ryan Napoleon Ryan Napoleon Ryan Napoleon is an Australian freestyle swimmer and Commonwealth Games Medalist.-Career:Napoleon won gold in the 4x200m freestyle, silver in the 4x100m medley relay and bronze in the 100m butterfly whilst representing Australia at the Youth Olympic Festival.At the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games... Kenrick Monk Kenrick Monk Kenrick John Monk is an Australian swimmer.He attended Quakers Hill High School for his high school education.-Career:... Leith Brodie Leith Brodie Leith Brodie is an Australian sprint freestyle and medley swimmer.-External links:... *	7:10.29 GR	Andrew Hunter Andrew Hunter (swimmer) Andrew Roy Philip Hunter is a British freestyle swimmer.Hunter represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×200 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... David Carry David Carry David Robert Carry is a Scottish swimmer of Faroese heritage. His specialism is freestyle, and he has represented Scotland at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games... Jak Scott Robert Renwick Robert Renwick Robert Peter "Robbie" Renwick is a Scottish swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games... Lewis Smith* Cameron Brodie*	7:14.02	Jean Basson Jean Basson Jean Basson is an Olympic swimmer from South Africa. At the 2008 Olympic Games, Basson placed fourth in the 200 m freestyle final with a time of 1:45.97. Basson lives and trains in Tucson, Arizona, under coach Frank Busch. He was on the University of Arizona swim team.-External links:*... Darian Townsend Darian Townsend Darian Roy Townsend is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.Townsend was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.... Jan Venter Chad le Clos Chad le Clos Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos is a South African swimmer who is currently the Commonwealth Games champion and record holder in the 200 metre butterfly. He also won five medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.... Sebastien Rousseau* Heerden Herman*	7:14.18
4×100 m medley relay	Ashley Delaney Ashley Delaney Ashley Jason Delaney is a national-record holding and Olympic and World Championship medal-winning swimmer from Australia... Brenton Rickard Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games... Geoff Huegill Geoff Huegill Geoffrey Andrew Huegill , nicknamed Skippy and Skip, is an Australian butterfly swimmer... Eamon Sullivan Eamon Sullivan Eamon Wade Sullivan is an Australian sprint swimmer.-Career :In April 2002 at the Australian Age Championships, Sullivan won the 50 m freestyle and came second in 100 m in his age group, and swam for Australia at Trans Tasman series with no dramatic result.In April 2003 at Brisbane in the Fisher &... Christian Sprenger Christian Sprenger Christian David Sprenger is an Australian breaststroke swimmer. He trains at the Commercial Swimming Club under Stephan Widmar.-Swimming career:... * Kyle Richardson Kyle Richardson (swimmer) Kyle Richardson is a freestyle swimmer from Australia. He competed for Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning gold in two relay events.-References:... *	3:33.15 GR	Charl Crous Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals... Chad le Clos Chad le Clos Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos is a South African swimmer who is currently the Commonwealth Games champion and record holder in the 200 metre butterfly. He also won five medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.... Gideon Louw Sebastien Rousseau* Jean Basson Jean Basson Jean Basson is an Olympic swimmer from South Africa. At the 2008 Olympic Games, Basson placed fourth in the 200 m freestyle final with a time of 1:45.97. Basson lives and trains in Tucson, Arizona, under coach Frank Busch. He was on the University of Arizona swim team.-External links:*... *	3:36.12	Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science... Daniel Sliwinski Antony James Simon Burnett Simon Burnett Simon Andrew Burnett is an English swimmer.He holds the British Records in the 100 and 200 metre freestyles, he trains at the USA's University of Arizona--where he attended—and in 2007 signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.-Career:... Christopher Walker-Hebborn* Adam Brown Adam Brown (swimmer) Adam Thorp Brown is a British freestyle swimmer.Brown represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... *	3:36.31

Legend:

• WR: World record, (EAD events: World record)
• GR: Games record
• *: Swam only in the heats

Women

50 m freestyle		24.86		24.98		25.01
50 m freestyle S9		29.17 GR		29.42		29.69
100 m freestyle		54.09		54.30		54.57
100 m freestyle S9		1:02.36 GR		1:03.69		1:05.20
200 m freestyle		1:57.50		1:58.29		1:58.47
400m freestyle		4:05.68 GR		4:07.85		4.08.22
800 m freestyle		8:24.69		8:26.96		8:32.37
50 m backstroke		28.00 GR		28.03		28.33
100 m backstroke		59.79		1:00.02		1:00.74
200 m backstroke		2:07.56 GR		2:07.90		2:08.28
50 m breaststroke		30.84		31.10		31.17
100 m breaststroke		1:05.84		1:07.97		1:08.29
200 m breaststroke		2:25.38		2:25.60		2:25.92
50 m butterfly		26.24		26.27		26.29
100 m butterfly		57.53		58.06		58.42
100 m butterfly S9		1:07.32		1:13.11		1:14.04
200 m butterfly		2:07.04		2:07.31		2:07.75
200 m individual medley		2:09.70 GR		2:10.83		2:12.09
400 m individual medley		4:38.83 GR		4:39.45		4:41.07
4×100 m freestyle relay	Alicia Coutts Alicia Coutts Alicia Jayne Coutts is an Australian medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2010 Commonwealth Games .-Career:... Marieke Guehrer Marieke Guehrer Marieke Katherine Guehrer is an Australian swimmer who is the world record holder in the 50 metres butterfly short course. She clocked 24.99 seconds... Felicity Galvez Felicity Galvez Felicity Madeline Galvez OAM is an Australian swimmer and two time Olympic gold medalist from Melbourne, Victoria. She was educated at Runnymede College, in Madrid.- Career :... Emily Seebohm Emily Seebohm Emily Jane Seebohm OAM is an Australian backstroke, freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer.-Career:...	3:36.36 GR	Amy Smith Francesca Halsall Francesca Halsall Francesca Jean Halsall is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.She was a member of the European... Emma Saunders Jessica Sylvester Jessica Sylvester Jessica Aimee Sylvester is a British freestyle swimmer.Sylvester represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event....	3.40.03	Hayley Palmer Hayley Palmer Hayley Gloria Palmer is an Olympian and National Record holding swimmer from New Zealand. She swam for NZ at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.-Early life:Palmer was born in Cheltenham, England... Penelope Marshall Amaka Gessler Natasha Hind	3.42.12
4×200 m freestyle relay	Kylie Palmer Kylie Palmer Kylie Jayne Palmer OAM , is an Australian distance freestyle swimmer.She attended Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell... Blair Evans Blair Evans Blair Catherine Evans is an Australian middle distance freestyle swimmer. Evans made her international debut for Australia at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships where she competed in the 800 m freestyle.... Bronte Barratt Bronte Barratt Bronte Amelia Arnold Barratt OAM is a competitive swimmer from Australia. At the World Short Course Championships held in Shanghai in 2006, Barratt won the gold medal in women's 4x200m freestyle relay and an individual silver medal in the 400m freestyle.In 2007, she broke the oldest record in... Meagen Nay Meagen Nay Meagen Marree Nay is an Olympic swimmer from Australia. She competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 200m backstroke and placed seventh in the final. Nay is the Australian record holder in the 200m backstroke....	7:53.71 GR	Lauren Boyle Lauren Boyle Lauren Marie Boyle is a New Zealand swimming competitor. She won a bronze medal with Helen Norfolk, Alison Fitch and Melissa Ingram in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.... Penelope Marshall Amaka Gessler Natasha Hind	7:57.46	Joanne Jackson Joanne Jackson (swimmer) Joanne Amy Jackson is a British freestyle swimmer. She is the sister of retired Olympic swimmer Nicola Jackson. She went to Richmond School, North Yorkshire.... Rebecca Adlington Rebecca Adlington Rebecca "Becky" Adlington, OBE, is an English and British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800 m, breaking the 19 year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800 m final... Emma Saunders Sasha Matthews	7:58.61
4×100 m medley relay	Emily Seebohm Emily Seebohm Emily Jane Seebohm OAM is an Australian backstroke, freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer.-Career:... Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Lee Schipper OAM is an Australian swimmer. She trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood up until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Schipper now trains under the guidance of Stephan Widmer with the Commercial Swimming Club... Alicia Coutts Alicia Coutts Alicia Jayne Coutts is an Australian medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2010 Commonwealth Games .-Career:...	3:56.99	Gemma Spofforth Gemma Spofforth Gemma Mary Spofforth is an English swimmer who is a world champion and record-holder in the backstroke.Spofforth was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, England. She overcame pancreatitis in 2005, taking a year in and out of the water undecided on future plans to continue swimming. This was a turning point... Kate Haywood Kate Haywood Kate Emma Haywood is an English swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay... Ellen Gandy Ellen Gandy Ellen May Gandy is a female butterfly swimmer from Great Britain. She represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200m butterfly swimming event.... Francesca Halsall Francesca Halsall Francesca Jean Halsall is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.She was a member of the European...	4:00.09	Julia Wilkinson Julia Wilkinson Julia Rose Wilkinson is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.-2008 Olympics:... Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse is a Canadian swimmer. She grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and currently attends the University of British Columbia and resides permanently in Vancouver, British Columbia.... Audrey Lacroix Audrey Lacroix Audrey Lacroix is a Canadian swimmer from Montreal, Quebec. She is the Canadian record holder in the 100 metre butterfly , 200 metre butterfly . She is also the world record holder in the short-course 4x100 medley relay event with her fellow teammates, Katy Murdoch, Annamay Pierse, and Victoria Poon... Victoria Poon	4:03.96

Legend:

• WR: World record, (EAD events: World record)
• GR: Games record

Medal table

1		22	16	16	54
2		7	16	11	34
3		7	4	5	16
4		5	1	4	10
5		2	3	1	6
6		1	0	0	1
7		0	4	2	6
8		0	1	3	4
9		0	1	0	1
10		0	0	1	1
Total		44	46	43	133

Participating nations

External links

• Aquatics - XIX commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi
• Schedule