2010 Commonwealth Games, Aquatics


The prestigious international event i.e. the Commonwealth Games happens every 4 years where nations from all over the world participate. 31 sports and 7 "Para- sports" are played at the Games, in total. Commonwealth Games Federation has approved these sports, which has been further divided into 3 kinds. These are the Core sports, Recognized sports and Optional sports.

Among the 17 disciplines of sports that were planned to be played at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Aquatics is one of the most important. Aquatics have been taking place in Commonwealth Games, since a long time. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the aquatics were scheduled to be held from 4th to 13th October at the "Swimming Pool Complex" of the "Talkatora Gardens" in Delhi. The discipline of aquatics has been further sub-divided into the following categories.
  • Swimming
  • Diving
  • Synchronized Swimming
There were a total of 56 set of medals in the discipline of aquatics that was competed for at the 2010 Games. 68 players were sent in total by the Commonwealth Games Associations to compete for the aquatic event.

Swimming



Swimming is a core sport in the aquatics segment. A total of 44 swimming events were scheduled to take place at 2010 Commonwealth Games from 4th to 9th October. 3 swimmers were allowed to participate in the individual swimming event and 1 team took part in the relays. Let us have a look at the results of the different events held under swimming.

Event Men Position Country
Backstroke: 50 m, 100 m Liam Tancock, 1 - Gold England
Backstroke: 200 m James Goddard 1 - Gold England
Breaststroke: 50, 100 m, Cameron Van Der Burgh 1 - Gold South Africa
Breaststroke: 200 m Brenton Rickard 1 - Gold Australia
Butterfly: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m Jayson Dunford 1 - Gold Kenya
Butterfly: 100 m, Geoff Huegill 1 - Gold Australia
Butterfly: 200 m Chad Guy Bertrand Le Clos 1 - Gold South Africa
Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, Brent Hayden 1 - Gold Canada
Freestyle: 200 m, Robert Renwick 1 - Gold Scotland
Freestyle: 400 m, 1500 m Ryan Cochrane 1 - Gold Canada
Individual medley: 200 m James Goddard 1 - Gold England
Individual medley: 400 m Chad Guy Bertrand Le Clos 1 - Gold South Africa


Event Women Position Country
Backstroke: 50 m, 100 m Sophie Edington 1 - Gold Australia
Backstroke: 100 m Emily Seebohm 1 - Gold Australia
Backstroke: 200 m Meagen Nay 1 - Gold Australia
Breaststroke: 50 m Leiston Pickett 1 - Gold Australia
Breaststroke: 100 m, 200 m Leisel Jones 1 - Gold Australia
Butterfly: 50 m, Francesca Halsall 1 - Gold England
Butterfly: 100 m Alicia Coutts 1 - Gold Australia
Butterfly: 200 m Jessicah Schipper 1 - Gold Australia
Freestyle: 50 m, Yolane Kukla 1 - Gold Australia
Freestyle: 100 m, Alicia Coutts 1 - Gold Australia
Freestyle: 200 m, Kylie Palmer 1 - Gold Australia
Freestyle: 400 m, 800 m Rebecca Adlington 1 - Gold England
Individual medley: 200 m Alicia Coutts 1 - Gold Australia
Individual medley: 400 m Hannah Miley 1 - Gold Scotland


Diving



Diving comes under optional sport. There were 10 diving events scheduled to be held at the 2010 Commonwealth Games from 10th to 13th October for men as well as women. According to the rules of the game 3 divers could enter in a particular event while two pairs of players could participate in the synchronized events. Let us have a look at the results of the different sports under diving:

Event Men Position Country
Synchronized 10 m platform 1 - Gold England
Synchronized 3 m springboard 1 - Gold Canada
10 m platform Thomas Daley 1 - Gold England
3 m springboard Alexandre Despatie 1 - Gold Canada
1 m springboard Alexandre Despatie 1 - Gold Canada


Event Women Position Country
Synchronized 10 m platform 1 - Gold Australia
Synchronized 3 m springboard 1 - Gold Canada
10 m platform Pandelela Rinong Anak Pamg 1 - Gold Malaysia
3 m springboard Sharleen Marie Stratton 1 - Gold Australia
1 m springboard Jennifer Abel 1 - Gold Canada


Synchronized Swimming



Synchronized Swimming comes under optional sport. There were 2 events in synchronized swimming that will were held on 6th and 7th October, 2010. The events were both duet and were meant only for women. Let us have a look at the results of Synchronized Swimming

Event Women Position Country
Synchronized Swimming- Duet Women 1 - Gold Canada
Synchronized Swimming - Solo Marie Pier Boudreau Gagnon 1 - Gold Canada


Last Updated on : 26 October 2010