Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was the 17th appearance of Swimming at the Commonwealth Games. Competition was held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August 2002.

There were 42 medal events: 21 events for both men and women. Australia topped the medal table by virtue of winning 27 gold medals.

Medal table

Medallists 50 m freestyle 22.33 22.34 22.47 50 m EAD freestyle 27.59(-0.34) 25.04 =WR(0.00) 25.07(+0.03) 100 m freestyle 48.73 GR 49.45 49.71 100 m EAD freestyle 1:00.21 WR(-1.26) 55.12(-0.57) 1:02.50 WR(-0.12 ) 200 m freestyle 1:44.71 GR 1:46.13 1:49.40 400 m freestyle 3:40.08 3:43.48 3:49.40 1500 m freestyle 14:54.29 15:07.19 15:09.24 50 m backstroke 25.65 GR 25.67 25.89 100 m backstroke 54.72 GR 55.38 55.44 200 m backstroke 1:59.83 2:00.55 2:01.04 50 m breaststroke 27.72 27.79 27.80 100 m breaststroke 1:01.13 1:01.23 1:01.64 200 m breaststroke 2:13.10 2:13.34 2:13.82 50 m butterfly 23.57 23.66 24.11 100 m butterfly 52.36 =GR 52.80 53.02 200 m butterfly 1:56.95 GR 1:57.71 1:58.55 200 m individual medley 2:01.32 2:02.10 2:02.48 400 m individual medley 4:16.95 GR 4:17.41 4:18.75 4 × 100 m freestyle relayAshley Callus (49.42)Todd Pearson (49.25)Grant Hackett (49.49)Ian Thorpe (48.26)Leon DunneAdam Pine 3:16.42 GRRoland Schoeman ()Hendrik Odendaal ()Lyndon Ferns ()Ryk Neethling ()Gerhard ZandbergNicholas Folker 3:18.86Brent Hayden ()Craig Hutchison ()Matthew Rose ()Rick Say ()Brian Johns 3:19.39 4 × 200 m freestyle relayGrant Hackett (1:46.61)Leon Dunne (1:50.45)Jason Cram (1:49.81)Ian Thorpe (1:44.82) 7:11.69 GRRick Say ()Brian Johns ()Mark Johnston ()Mike Mintenko () 7:17.17Adam Faulkner ()James Salter ()Stephen Parry ()Simon Burnett () 7:22.56 4 × 100 m medley relayMatt Welsh ()Jim Piper ()Geoff Huegill ()Ian Thorpe () 3:36.05 GRAdam Ruckwood ()Adam Whitehead ()James Hickman ()Matthew Kidd () 3:38.37Riley Janes ()Morgan Knabe ()Mike Mintenko ()Brent Hayden () 3:38.91

Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women 50 m freestyle 24.76 25.37 25.48 50 m EAD freestyle 29.68(-1.06) 30.60(-0.14) 35.02 GR(+0.04) 100 m freestyle 55.45 55.60 55.86 100 m EAD freestyle 1:02.93(-2.30) 1:05.05(-0.18) 1:01.76 GR(+1.88) 200 m freestyle 1:59.69 GR 1:59.86 2:00.07 400 m freestyle 4:09.49 4:11.47 4:13.24 800 m freestyle 8:28.54 8:34.19 8:36.23 50 m backstroke 28.98 GR 29.05 29.08 100 m backstroke 1:01.06 GR 1:01.86 1:02.22 200 m backstroke 2:10.58 GR 2:11.60 2:12.01 50 m breaststroke 30.60 31.73 31.74 100 m breaststroke 1:08.74 1:09.10 1:09.29 200 m breaststroke 2:25.93 2:27.47 2:28.58 50 m butterfly 26.66 GR 27.13 27.30 100 m butterfly 58.57 59.68 1:00.22 200 m butterfly 2:08.40 2:10.73 2:11.60 200 m individual medley 2:14.53 GR 2:14.99 2:15.07 400 m individual medley 4:43.59 4:44.56 4:47.11 4 × 100 m freestyle relayAlice Mills ()Jodie Henry ()Petria Thomas ()Sarah Ryan () 3:40.41 GRMelanie Marshall (56.08)Rosalind Brett (55.79)Karen Legg (54.87)Karen Pickering (54.73) 3:41.47Laura Nicholls ()Marianne Limpert ()Laura Pomeroy ()Jessica Deglau () 3:45.33 4 × 200 m freestyle relayKaren Legg (2:00.62)Georgina Lee (2:00.31)Jo Fargus (2:01.05)Karen Pickering (1:59.41) 8:01.39 GRElka Graham (2:00.64)Giaan Rooney (2:00.05)Rebecca Creedy (2:01.43)Petria Thomas (1:59.79) 8:01.91none awardedas there was only four teams competing. 4 × 100 m medley relayDyana Calub (1:02.35)Leisel Jones (1:08.67)Petria Thomas (58.53)Jodie Henry (54.15) 4:03.70 GRCharlene Wittstock (1:02.24)Sarah Poewe (1:07.95)Mandy Loots (59.26)Helene Muller (55.51) 4:05.06Sarah Price (1:01.62)Kate Haywood (1:09.53)Georgina Lee (59.67)Karen Legg (54.83) 4:05.65

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