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Aquatics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Aquatics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
BERJAYA BERJAYA
VenueBeatty Park Aquatic Centre
LocationVincent Street, North Perth, Western Australia
Dates22 November – 1 December 1962
 1958
1966 

Aquatics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games made its seventh appearance at the Commonwealth Games, with both Swimming at the Commonwealth Games and Diving at the Commonwealth Games being included again.[1]

There were four diving events and a large increase in swimming events with 23 events contested (up from 15 in 1958).[2][3]

The Beatty Park Aquatic Centre had been specifically built for the Games.[4]

Australia topped the medal table with 17 gold medals.[1][5][6][7]

BERJAYA
Dawn Fraser was the star of the women's swimming events, winning four gold medals

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Australia)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1BERJAYA Australia17141041
2BERJAYA England87823
3BERJAYA Canada24713
4BERJAYA New Zealand0123
5BERJAYA Scotland0101
Totals (5 entries)27272781

Medal winners

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Diving

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
3m Springboard (m)BERJAYA Brian Phelps (ENG)BERJAYA Thomas Dinsley (CAN)BERJAYA Ernie Meissner (CAN)
10m Platform (m)BERJAYA Brian Phelps (ENG)BERJAYA Graham Deuble (AUS)BERJAYA Tony Kitcher (ENG)
3m Springboard (w)BERJAYA Susan Knight (AUS)BERJAYA Liz Ferris (ENG)BERJAYA Lorraine McArthur (AUS)
10m Platform (w)BERJAYA Susan Knight (AUS)BERJAYA Margaret Austen (ENG)BERJAYA Patricia Plowman (AUS)

Swimming

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Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
110 yd freestyle BERJAYA Dick Pound (CAN) BERJAYA Bob McGregor (SCO) BERJAYA David Dickson (AUS)
440 yd freestyle BERJAYA Murray Rose (AUS) BERJAYA Allan Wood (AUS) BERJAYA Bob Windle (AUS)
1650 yd freestyle BERJAYA Murray Rose (AUS) BERJAYA Bob Windle (AUS) BERJAYA Allan Wood (AUS)
110 yd backstroke BERJAYA Graham Sykes (ENG) BERJAYA Julian Carroll (AUS) BERJAYA Wayne Vincent (AUS)
220 yd backstroke BERJAYA Julian Carroll (AUS) BERJAYA Tony Fingleton (AUS) BERJAYA Alan Robertson (NZL)
110 yd breaststroke BERJAYA Ian O'Brien (AUS) BERJAYA William Burton (AUS) BERJAYA Steve Rabinovitch (CAN)
220 yd breaststroke BERJAYA Ian O'Brien (AUS) BERJAYA William Burton (AUS) BERJAYA Neil Nicholson (ENG)
110 yd butterfly BERJAYA Kevin Berry (AUS) BERJAYA Neville Hayes (AUS) BERJAYA Aldy Meinhardt (CAN)
220 yd butterfly BERJAYA Kevin Berry (AUS) BERJAYA Neville Hayes (AUS) BERJAYA Brett Hill (AUS)
440 yd individual medley BERJAYA Alex Alexander (AUS) BERJAYA John Oravainen (AUS) BERJAYA Jack Kelso (CAN)
4×110 yd freestyle relay BERJAYA Australia
David Dickson
Murray Rose
Peter Doak
Peter Phelps
BERJAYA Canada
Aldy Meinhardt
Sandy Gilchrist
Jack Kelso
Dick Pound
BERJAYA England
Rodney Clayden
John Martin-Dye
Peter Kendrew
Stanley Clarke
4×220 yd freestyle relay BERJAYA Australia
Allan Wood
Tony Strahan
Murray Rose
Bob Windle
BERJAYA Canada
Aldy Meinhardt
Sandy Gilchrist
Jack Kelso
Dick Pound
BERJAYA England
John Martin-Dye
Peter Kendrew
Richard Campion
Stanley Clarke
4×110 yd medley relay BERJAYA Australia
David Dickson
Ian O'Brien
Julian Carroll
Kevin Berry
BERJAYA England
Graham Sykes
Neil Nicholson
Peter Kendrew
Terry Glenville
BERJAYA Canada
Aldy Meinhardt
Jack Kelso
Dick Pound
Steve Rabinovitch

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
110 yd freestyle BERJAYA Dawn Fraser (AUS) BERJAYA Robyn Thorn (AUS) BERJAYA Mary Stewart (CAN)
440 yd freestyle BERJAYA Dawn Fraser (AUS) BERJAYA Ilsa Konrads (AUS) BERJAYA Liz Long (ENG)
110 yd backstroke BERJAYA Linda Ludgrove (ENG) BERJAYA Pam Sergeant (AUS) BERJAYA Sylvia Lewis (ENG)
220 yd backstroke BERJAYA Linda Ludgrove (ENG) BERJAYA Sylvia Lewis (ENG) BERJAYA Pam Sergeant (AUS)
110 yd breaststroke BERJAYA Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) BERJAYA Vivien Haddon (NZL) BERJAYA Dorinda Fraser (ENG)
220 yd breaststroke BERJAYA Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) BERJAYA Jackie Enfield (ENG) BERJAYA Vivien Haddon (NZL)
110 yd butterfly BERJAYA Mary Stewart (CAN) BERJAYA Mary-Anne Cotterill (ENG) BERJAYA Linda McGill (AUS)
440 yd individual medley BERJAYA Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) BERJAYA Linda McGill (AUS) BERJAYA Jennifer Corish (AUS)
4×110 yd freestyle relay BERJAYA Australia
Dawn Fraser
Lyn Bell
Robyn Thorn
Ruth Everuss
BERJAYA Canada
Madeleine Sevigny
Mary Stewart
Patty Thompson
Sara Barber
BERJAYA England
Diana Wilkinson
Liz Long
Linda Amos
Sandra Keen
4×110 yd medley relay BERJAYA Australia
Dawn Fraser
Linda McGill
Marguerite Ruygrok
Pamela Sergeant
BERJAYA England
Anita Lonsbrough
Diana Wilkinson
Linda Ludgrove
Mary-Anne Cotterill
BERJAYA Canada
Alison J. Glendenning
Mary Stewart
Patty Thompson
Sara Barber


Finals (men)

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3m springboard

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Pos Athlete Pts
1England Brian Phelps154.14
2Canada Thomas Dinsley147.22
3Canada Ernie Meissner145.03
4Australia Graham Deuble144.00
5England Dennis Young137.68
6Australia John Pakarinen133.61
7England Keith Collin131.79
8Australia John Andrew Everding130.58

10m Platform

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Pos Athlete Pts
1England Brian Phelps168.35
2Australia Graham Deuble151.00
3England Tony Kitcher150.81
4England William Wood143.00
5Australia Gordon Thomas Creed142.76
6Canada Thomas Dinsley140.92
7Canada Ernie Meissner128.25
8Australia John Andrew Everding127.32
9Scotland Brian Davidson123.93

110y freestyle

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Pos Athlete Time
1Canada Dick Pound55.8
2Scotland Bob McGregor56.1
3Australia David Dickson56.1
4Australia Peter Doak57.3
5Canada Sandy Gilchrist57.7
6England Peter Kendrew58.7
7Canada Aldy Meinhardt59.3
8Australia Peter Phelps59.7

440y freestyle

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Murray Rose4:20.0
2Australia Allan Wood4:22.5
3Australia Bob Windle4:23.1
4Canada Sandy Gilchrist4:32.7
5England John Martin-Dye4:36.0
6Singapore Tan Thuan Heng4:40.6
7Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland W. Wilson4:41.0
8England Richard Campion4:51.3

1650y freestyle

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Murray Rose17:18.1 mins
2Australia Bob Windle17:44.5
3Australia Allan Wood17:55.6
4Canada Sandy Gilchrist18:04.6
5Singapore Tan Thuan Heng18:25.3
6England Richard Campion19:06.8
7Hong Kong Robert Loh20:34.4

110y backstroke

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Pos Athlete Time
1England Graham Sykes1.04.5 mins
2Australia Julian Carroll1:05.4
3Australia Wayne Vincent1:06.2
4Wales Roddy Jones1:06.4
5New Zealand Alan Robertson1:07.3
6England Rodney Clayden1:07.3
7Scotland Andrew Harrower1:09.9

220y backstroke

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Julian Carroll2:20.9
2Australia Tony Fingleton2:21.0
3New Zealand Alan Robertson2:23.0
4Australia Wayne Vincent2:24.4
5England Graham Sykes2:25.5
6England Rodney Clayden2:27.8
7Wales Roddy Jones2:28.6
8Scotland Andrew Harrower2:32.7

110y breaststroke

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Ian O'Brien1:11.4
2Australia William Burton1:13.9
3Canada Steve Rabinovitch1:14.1
4England Neil Nicholson1:15.3
5Australia James Frederick Campbell1:16.8
6England Christopher Wilkinson1:18.5
7Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Bernie Parkin1:18.7
8Scotland Cleve Cowie1:19.0

220y breaststroke

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Ian O'Brien2:38.2
2Australia William Burton2:42.1
3England Neil Nicholson2:42.6
4England Christopher Wilkinson2:44.1
5Australia James Frederick Campbell2:45.0
6Canada Steve Rabinovitch2:48.0
7Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Bernie Parkin2:50.9
8Wales John Beaven2:51.7

110y butterfly

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Kevin Berry0:59.5 mins
2Australia Neville Hayes1:02.3
3Canada Aldy Meinhardt1:02.6
4Australia Brett Hill1:03.3
5Wales Brian Jenkins1:03.5
6New Zealand David Gerrard1:03.5
7England Terry Glenville1:03.5
8Scotland Ian Blyth1:05.8

220y butterfly

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Kevin Berry2:10.8 mins
2Australia Neville Hayes2:16.3
3Australia Brett Hill2:18.7
4Wales Brian Jenkins2:21.0
5New Zealand David Gerrard2:21.7
6England Terry Glenville2:27.1
7Scotland Ian Blyth2:32.0

440y indiv medley

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Alex Alexander5:15.3
2Australia John Oravainen5:16.3
3Canada Jack Kelso5:16.5
4Australia William Andrew Ebsary5:17.0
5New Zealand Allan H. Seagar5:19.7
6England Richard Campion5:29.2
7Wales Brian Jenkins5:30.0
8Scotland Andrew Harrower5:42.1

4x110y freestyle relay

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Dickson, Rose, Doak, Phelps3:43.9
2Canada Meinhardt, Gilchrist, Kelso, Pound3:48.3
3England Clayden, Martin-Dye, Kendrew, Clarke3:51.3

4x220y freestyle relay

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Wood, Strahan, Rose, Windle8:13.4
2Canada Meinhardt, Gilchrist, Kelso, Pound8:42.4
3England Martin-Dye, Kendrew, Campion,Clarke8:46.0

4x110y medley relay

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Dickson, O'Brien,Carroll, Berry4:12.4
2England Sykes, Nicholson, Kendrew, Glenville4:19.9
3Canada Meinhardt, Kelso, Pound, Rabinovitch4:19.9
4Scotland McGregor, Harrower, Cowie, Blyth4:32.9

Finals (women)

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3m springboard

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Pos Athlete Pts
1Australia Susan Knight134.72
2England Liz Ferris132.74
3Australia Lorraine McArthur125.13
4Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland L. M. Grant-Stuart124.05
5England Margaret Austen116.49
6Australia Lynette Oatley111.82

10m Platform

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Pos Athlete Pts
1Australia Susan Knight101.15
2England Margaret Austen98.83
3Australia Patricia Plowman91.79
4Australia Diana Norma Robinson91.50
5England Joy Newman91.26

110y freestyle

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Dawn Fraser59.5 mins
2Australia Robyn Thorn1:03.8
3Canada Mary Stewart]1:04.4
4Australia Lyn Bell1:04.4
5England Diana Wilkinson1:04.6
6Canada Patty Thompson1:05.1
7England Linda Amos1:05.1
8Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Marilyn Sidelsky1:06.1

440y freestyle

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Dawn Fraser4:51.4
2Australia Ilsa Konrads4:55.0
3England Liz Long5:00.4
4Canada Patty Thompson5:04.5
5England Anita Lonsbrough5:06.8
6New Zealand Lesley C. Moore5:09.3
7Australia Cheryl Janette Kensett5:10.6
8New Zealand Shirley A. Nicholson5:17.6

110y backstroke

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Pos Athlete Time
1England Linda Ludgrove1:11.1
2Australia Pamela Fay Sergeant1:11.5
3England Sylvia Lewis1:12.2
4Australia Jill Ann Bolton1:12.4
5Australia Sue Costin1:12.4
6Canada Sara Barber1:13.1
7New Zealand Margaret Macrae1:14.9
8Scotland Louise Campbell1:14.9

220y backstroke

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Pos Athlete Time
1England Linda Ludgrove2:35.2
2England Sylvia Lewis2:36.7
3Australia Pamela Fay Sergeant2:37.5
4Australia Jill Ann Bolton2:38.1
5Australia Sue Costin2:38.6
6Canada Sara Barber2:40.4
7New Zealand Margaret Macrae2:41.3
8Scotland Louise Campbell2:45.5

110y breaststroke

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Pos Athlete Time
1England Anita Lonsbrough1:21.3
2New Zealand Vivien Haddon1:21.3
3England Dorinda Fraser1:21.7
4England Jackie Enfield1:23.9
5Australia Claire Cook1:24.9
6Scotland Ann Baxter1:24.9
7Australia Marguerite Ruygrok1:25.0
8Canada Alison J. Glendenning1:25.1

220y breaststroke

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Pos Athlete Time
1England Anita Lonsbrough2:51.7
2England Jackie Enfield2:54.7
3New Zealand Vivien Haddon2:56.3
4Australia Claire Cook2:57.6
5Australia Marguerite Ruygrok2:58.8
6England Dorinda Fraser2:59.2
7Australia Janet Hogan3:03.1
8Canada Alison J. Glendenning3:03.5

110y butterfly

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Pos Athlete Time
1Canada Mary Stewart1:10.1
2England Mary-Anne Cotterill1:11.2
3Australia Linda McGill1:11.6
4Wales Glenda Phillips1:12.7
5England Judy Gegan1:12.7
6Australia Marion Elizabeth Foye1:13.3
7Scotland Sheila Watt1:14.8

440y indiv medley

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Pos Athlete Time
1England Anita Lonsbrough5:38.6
2Australia Linda McGill5:46.1
3Australia Jennifer Anne Corish5:53.0
4New Zealand Helen F. Rogers5:58.3
5Australia Jane Cortis6:00.2
6Wales Jocelyn Hooper6:18.7

4×110y freestyle relay

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Fraser, Bell, Thorn, Everuss4:11.0
2Canada Sevigny, Stewart, Thompson, Barber4:21.1
3England Wilkinson, Long, Amos, Keen4:21.3
4Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Cartwright, Butler, Sutcliffe, Sidelsky4:30.9
5New Zealand Rogers, Moore, Macrae, Nicholson4:34.6

4×110y medley relay

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Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Fraser, MCGill, Ruygrok, Sergeant4:45.9
2England Lonsbrough, Wilkinson, Ludgrove, Cotterill4:47.9
3Canada Glendenning, Stewart, Thompson, Barber4:48.1
4New Zealand Rogers, Moore, Macrae, Haddon4:57.2
5Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Butler, Sutcliffe, Wood, Sidelsky5:13.0

References

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  1. 1 2 "Medal Standings Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  2. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  3. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  4. "1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games". Museum of Perth. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  5. "Swimming results". Bristol Evening Post. 23 November 1962. p. 40. Retrieved 1 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Swimming". Daily Mirror. 24 November 1962. p. 22. Retrieved 1 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Swimming". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 28 November 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 1 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.