The swimming events at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games were highly competitive, featuring several record-breaking performances:
- Women’s S9 100m Backstroke: Alice Tai claimed her third consecutive gold medal in this event (35:27).
- Men’s S9 100m Backstroke: Tim Hodge successfully defended his title from Birmingham to secure gold for Australia (37:37).
- Women’s 100m Breaststroke: In a dramatic finish, Scotland’s Angharad Evans won gold, narrowly beating the competition by just 0.21 seconds (39:14).
- Men’s 100m Butterfly: Josh Liendo secured a thrilling victory, winning the race by only 0.01 seconds (41:16).
- Women’s 100m Backstroke: Iona Anderson of Australia edged out the field to take the gold by 0.06 seconds (43:00).
- Men’s 200m Backstroke: Pieter Coetze dominated the race, holding his pace to win gold despite early pressure (44:39).
- Men’s 50m Freestyle: Cameron McEvoy set a new Games record with an incredible time of 20.97 seconds (46:04).
- Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay: Australia capped off the session by winning gold and setting a new Commonwealth Games record (47:29).
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