Aquatics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Aquatics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games made its eighth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, with both Swimming at the Commonwealth Games and Diving at the Commonwealth Games being included again.

There were 24 swimming events and 4 diving events. The National Aquatic Centre in Independence Park, built in 1962, was modified for the Games.

Australia topped the medal table with 11 gold medals.

In the diving events, Australia missed out on a clean sweep of silver medals when Beverly Boys of Canada beat Australia's Susan Knight in the women's 3 metre springboard by a score of just 0.02. Australia also missed out on a gold medal by the same score of just 0.2 in the women's 10 metre platform, with England's Joy Newman finishing just ahead of Australia's Robyn Bradshaw.

Medal table

Medal winners Diving Men's events 3m Springboard Brian Phelps Don Wagstaff Chris Robb10m Highboard Brian Phelps Don Wagstaff Chris Robb

Women's events 3m Springboard Kathy Rowlatt Beverly Boys Susan Knight10m Highboard Joy Newman Robyn Bradshaw Beverly Boys

Swimming Men's events 110 yd freestyle Mike Wenden Bob McGregor David Dickson 440 yd freestyle Bob Windle John Bennett Ralph Hutton 1650 yd freestyle Ron Jackson Sandy Gilchrist Ralph Hutton110 yd backstroke Peter Reynolds Ralph Hutton Neil Jackson220 yd backstroke Peter Reynolds Ralph Hutton Karl Byrom110 yd breaststroke Ian O'Brien Tony Graham Malcolm Tucker220 yd breaststroke Ian O'Brien Tony Graham Bill Mahony110 yd butterfly Ron Jacks Graham Dunn Keith Bewley220 yd butterfly David Gerrard Brett Hill Tom Arusoo440 yd individual medley Peter Reynolds Ralph Hutton Sandy Gilchrist4×110 yd freestyle relayAustralia David DicksonJohn RyanMike WendenBob WindleCanada Sandy GilchristRalph HuttonRobert KastingRonald JacksEngland Tony JarvisJohn Martin-DyeMichael TurnerBob Lord4×220 yd freestyle relayAustralia David DicksonMike WendenPeter ReynoldsBob WindleCanada Sandy GilchristRalph HuttonRobert KastingRonald JacksEngland Tony JarvisJohn ThurleyKeith BewleyMichael Turner4×110 yd medley relayCanada Sandy GilchristLeonard ChaseRalph HuttonRonald JacksEngland Keith BewleyMalcolm TuckerMichael TurnerNeil JacksonNew Zealand David GerrardTony GrahamHilton BrownPaddy O'Carroll

Women's events 110 yd freestyle Marion Lay Lynette Bell Jan Murphy440 yd freestyle Kathy Wainwright Jenny Thorn Kim Herford 110 yd backstroke Linda Ludgrove Elaine Tanner Janet Franklin220 yd backstroke Linda Ludgrove Elaine Tanner Margaret Macrae 110 yd breaststroke Diana Harris Jill Slattery Heather Saville 220 yd breaststroke Jill Slattery Stella Mitchell Vivien Haddon 110 yd butterfly Elaine Tanner Judy Gegan Ann Barner 220 yd butterfly Elaine Tanner Marilyn Corson Ann Barner440 yd individual medley Elaine Tanner Jan Murphy Jane Hughes4×110 yd freestyle relayCanada Elaine TannerJane HughesLouise KennedyMarion LayAustralia Janet SteinbeckJanice MurphyLyn BellMarion SmithEngland Diana WilkinsonJeanette CavePauline SillettSusan Cope4×110 yd medley relayEngland Diana HarrisJudy GeganLinda LudgrovePauline SillettCanada Donna RossElaine TannerLouise KennedyMarion LayAustralia Allyson MabbHeather SavilleJill GroegerLyn Bell

Finals

Diving (men) + 3 metre springboard Rank Name Score 154.55 150.17 136.524132.075130.466129.977124.738119.52

+ 10 metre platform RankNameScore 164.51 148.44 141.684139.235135.386129.587128.428113.14

Diving (women) + 3 metre springboard RankNameScore147.10134.92134.904130.745130.186121.67770.61

+ 10 metre platform RankNameScore98.8798.8597.21496.68588.32686.35782.62

Swimmming (men) 110y freestyle PosAthleteTime1 Mike Wenden 54.02 Bob McGregor 54.23 David Dickson 54.64 John Ryan 54.95 Sandy Gilchrist 55.86 Robert Kasting 56.97 Michael Turner 56.98 Gordon Black 56.9

440y freestyle PosAthleteTime1 Bob Windle 4:15.02 John Dennis Bennett 4:15.93 Ralph Hutton 4:16.14 Ron Jacks 4:19.75 Sandy Gilchrist 4:20.16 Ron Jackson 4:24.9 7 Tony Jarvis 4:28.78 Alan Kimber 4:33.4

1650y freestyle PosAthleteTime1 Ron Jackson 17:25.92 Sandy Gilchrist 17:33.93 Ralph Hutton 17:38.9 4 Bob Windle 17:49.25 Alan Kimber 18:02.9 6 Gordon Eby 18:03.27 John Dennis Bennett 18:22.58 Tony Jarvis 18:46.9

110y backstroke PosAthleteTime1 Peter Reynolds 1:02.42 Ralph Hutton 1:02.73 Neil Jackson 1:03.34 Paddy O'Carroll 1:04.45 Tony Davidson 1:04.76 Alex Fedko 1:05.27 Jim Shaw 1:05.2 8 Karl Byrom 1:05.8

220y backstroke PosAthleteTime1 Peter Reynolds 2:12.02 Ralph Hutton 2:13.5 3 Karl Byrom 2:18.84 Neil Jackson 2:19.25 Hilton Brown 2:19.86 Paddy O'Carroll2:20.97 Jimmy Rogers 2:21.38 Allan H. Seager 2:25.1

110y breaststroke PosAthleteTime1 Ian O'Brien1:08.2 2 Tony Graham1:12.93 Malcolm Tucker1:13.94 Allan H. Seager 1:13.95 Leonard Chase 1:14.16 Bob Apel 1:15.2 7 Bill Mahony 1:15.28 Cheah Tong Kim 1:15.9

220y breaststroke PosAthleteTime1 Ian O'Brien2:29.32 Tony Graham2:36.93 Bill Mahony2:38.94 Allan H. Seager 2:41.65 Bob Apel 2:44.0 6 Malcolm Tucker 2:44.17 Leonard Chase 2:45.28 Liam Ball 2:48.4

110y butterfly PosAthleteTime1 Ron Jacks 1:00.3 2 Graham Dunn 1:00.93 Keith Bewley 1:01.54 Tom Arusoo 1:01.95 Brett Hill 1:01.96 David Gerrard 1:02.17 John Thurley 1:02.58 Martyn Woodroffe 1:04.0

220y butterfly PosAthleteTime1 David Gerrard 2:12.7 2 Brett Hill 2:12.8 3 Tom Arusoo 2:14.24 Ron Jacks 2:14.55 John Thurley 2:15.96 Graham John Dunn 2:16.77 Keith Bewley 2:18.68 Gordon Eby 2:22.3

440y indiv medley PosAthleteTime1 Peter Reynolds 4:50.82 Ralph Hutton 4:51.83 Sandy Gilchrist 4:58.74 Allan H. Seager 5:07.05 Karl Byrom 5:07.4 6 Alan Kimber 5:08.27 John Gordon 5:15.5 8 Martyn Woodroffe 5:21.3

4×110 yd freestyle relay PosAthleteTime1 Dickson, Ryan, Wenden, Windle3:35.62 Gilchrist, Hutton, Kasting, Jacks 3:42.3 3 Jarvis, Martin-Dye, Turner, Lord 3:43.74 Brown, Black, McGregor, Galletly 3:43.25 Lewis, Ross, Moran, Jones 3:59.26 Phillipson, Nash, Rose, Wong4:07.3

4×220 yd freestyle relay PosAthleteTime1 Dickson, Wenden, Reynolds, Windle 7:59.52 Gilchrist, Hutton, Kasting, Jacks8:15.03 Jarvis, Thurley, Bewley, Turner8:24.0 4 Phillipson, Nash, Alexander, Wong 9:29.4

4×110 yd medley relay PosAthleteTime1 Gilchrist, Chase, Hutton, Jacks 4:10.52 Bewley, Tucker, Turner, Jackson 4:11.33 Gerrard, Graham, Brown, O'Carroll 4:17.54 Ross, Woodroffe, Jones, Jenkins 4:23.6 5 Nelson, Henderson, Black, McGregor 4:26.36 Chan, Eu, Pong Pin, Heng Tan 4:31.87 Henriques, Jones, Nash, Rose 4:34.3 - Reynolds, Dunn, O'Brien, Wenden disq* Australia finished first and broke the world record but were disualified for an illegal switchover

Swimming (women) 110y freestyle PosAthleteTime1 Marion Lay 1:02.32 Lyn Bell 1:03.23 Jan Murphy 1:03.4 4 Pauline Sillett 1:03.45 Louise Kennedy 1:03.66 Marion Heather Smith 1:03.87 Jeanette Cave 1:04.88 Diana Wilkinson 1:05.3

440y freestyle PosAthleteTime1 Kathy Wainwright4:38.82 Jenny Thorn 4:44.53 Kim Herford 4:47.2 4 Jane Hughes 4:50.75 Jeanette Cave 4:54.96 Susan Williams 4:58.47 Louise Kennedy 5:03.58 Liz Long 5:06.8

110y backstroke PosAthleteTime1 Linda Ludgrove1:09.22 Elaine Tanner1:09.93 Janet Franklin1:11.84 Allyson Margaret Mabb 1:12.65 Louise Kennedy 1:13.26 Bobbie Robertson 1:13.47 Margaret Macrae 1:13.88 Laura de Neef 1:13.8

220y backstroke PosAthleteTime1 Linda Ludgrove 2:28.52 Elaine Tanner 2:29.73 Margaret Macrae 2:34.7 4 Allyson Margaret Mabb 2:35.75 Janet Franklin 2:36.3 6 Christine Kindon 2:38.87 Laura de Neef 2:39.98 Janet Steinbeck 2:40.6

110 yd breaststroke PosAthleteTime1 Diana Harris 1:19.7 mins2 Jill Slattery 1:19.83 Heather Saville 1:21.6 4 Vivien Haddon 1:21.95 Stella Mitchell 1:22.16 Ann Baxter 1:22.27 Donna Ross 1:23.0 8 Margaret de Saram 1:25.0

220 yd breaststroke PosAthleteTime1 Jill Slattery 2:50.32 Stella Mitchell 2:50.33 Vivien Haddon 2:53.94 Heather Saville 2:54.45 Diana Harris 2:55.06 Ann Baxter 2:59.87 Julie Bevan 3:01.68 Donna Ross 3:02.4

110 yd butterfly PosAthleteTime1 Elaine Tanner 1:06.82 Judy Gegan 1:09.33 Ann Barner 1:09.74 Mary-Anne Cotterill 1:10.35 Marion Lay 1:11.16 Marilyn Corson 1:11.1 7 Jill Pauline Groeger 1:11.9 8 Jan Murphy1:14.1

220 yd butterfly PosAthleteTime1 Elaine Tanner 2:29.92 Marilyn Corson 2:34.83 Ann Barner 2:35.0 4 Heather L. Kerr 2:36.45 Jan Murphy 2:36.56 Darryl Jones 2:38.17 Jill Pauline Groeger 2:39.9 8 Glenda Phillips 2:42.3

440 yd indiv medley PosAthleteTime1 Elaine Tanner 5:26.32 Jan Murphy 5:28.13 Jane Hughes 5:34.14 Susan Williams 5:34.25 Judith Turnbull 5:42.56 Darryl Jones 5:43.97 Barbara Hounsell 5:46.4 8 Tui Shipston 5:49.3

4×110 yd freestyle relay PosAthleteTime1 Tanner, Hughes, Kennedy, Lay 4:10.8 mins2 Steinbeck, Murphy, Bell, Smith 4:11.1 3 Wilkinson, Cave, Sillett, Cope 4:17.34 Chung, Lee, Hart, Rose 4:55.7

4×110 yd medley relay PosAthleteTime1 Harris, Gegan, Ludgrove, Sillett 4:40.6 WR2 Ross, Tanner, Kennedy, Lay4:44.5 3 Mabb, Saville, Groeger, Bell4:45.74 Robertson, Baxter, Kellock, Stewart 4:56.95 Macrae, Haddon, Kerr, Shipston 5:32.76 Chung, Hart, Rose 5:32.7

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