Swimming at the Commonwealth Games
Swimming is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games. Synchronised swimming and Diving events are optional. Water polo is a recognised sport.
Editions
Events
Men's events
Women's events
Elite Athletes with a Disability events
From the 2002 Commonwealth Games a number of events have been included in the program to include elite athletes with disabilities. The inclusion of events in this category has been inconsistent over the four Games where they have been included.| Event | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | Games |
| Men's 50 metre freestyle multi-disability | X | X | 2 | ||
| Men's 50 metre freestyle S9 | X | 1 | |||
| Men's 100 metre freestyle multi-disability | X | X | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 metre freestyle S8 | X | 1 | |||
| Men's 100 metre freestyle S9 | X | 1 | |||
| Men's 100 metre freestyle S10 | X | 1 | |||
| Men's 200 metre freestyle S14 | X | 1 | |||
| Men's 200 metre individual medley SM8 | X | 1 | |||
| Women's 50 metre freestyle multi-disability | X | X | 2 | ||
| Women's 50 metre freestyle S9 | X | 1 | |||
| Women's 100 metre freestyle multi-disability | X | X | 2 | ||
| Women's 100 metre freestyle S8 | X | 1 | |||
| Women's 100 metre freestyle S9 | X | 1 | |||
| Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB9 | X | 1 | |||
| Women's 200 metre individual medley SM10 | X | 1 | |||
| Events | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |