The 1986 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships were held at the Mowbray Pool in Launceston, Tasmania from Friday 5 September to Sunday 7 September. They were organised by Australian Swimming.

Medal winners Men's events 50 m freestyle Thomas StachewiczBeatty Park (WA) 23.98 Dominic SheldrickCity of Perth (WA) 24.03 Gary LordShellharbour-Warilla (NSW) 24.12 100 m freestyle Roberto GleriaCabramatta (NSW) 51.13 Gary LordShellharbour-Warilla (NSW) 51.20 Thomas StachewiczBeatty Park (WA) 51.32 200 m freestyle Thomas StachewiczBeatty Park (WA) 1:50.92 Roberto GleriaCabramatta (NSW) 1:51.10 Ian BrownMaida Vale (WA) 1:51.29 400 m freestyle Ian BrownMaida Vale (WA) 3:53.88 Martin RobertsMarion (SA) 3:55.17 Matthew BrownMaida Vale (WA) 3:57.00 800 m freestyle Stuart FeenstraOlympia (NSW) 7:57.31 AR, =ACR Matthew BrownMaida Vale (WA) 7:57.75 Ian BrownMaida Vale (WA) 8:03.11 1500 m freestyle Stuart FeenstraOlympia (NSW) 15:10.66 Matthew BrownMaida Vale (WA) 15:15.50 David O'BrienRoselands (NSW) 15:37.58 50 m backstroke Martin DaviesCIG Burley Griffin (ACT) 26.58 AR David MorartyACI Vicentre (Vic) 27.54 Robert WhyteWales Smithfield (NSW) 27.76 100 m backstroke Martin DaviesCIG Burley Griffin (ACT) 57.46 David MorartyACI Vicentre (Vic) 58.29 Simon UptonACI Carlile (NSW) 58.30 200 m backstroke Simon UptonACI Carlile (NSW) 2:02.47 Martin DaviesCIG Burley Griffin (ACT) 2:02.93 Craig BoettcherHunter (NSW) 2:05.34 50 m breaststroke David MoonMLC Leander (Qld) 29.99 Brad SimpsonMLC Leander (Qld) 30.15 James LeggeCity of Perth (WA) 30.88 100 m breaststroke Brad SimpsonMLC Leander (Qld) 1:04.42 Ian McAdamWales (NSW) 1:05.75 Gary BarclayMelbourne Aquatic (Vic) 1:05.99 200 m breaststroke Brad SimpsonMLC Leander (Qld) 2:17.97 Ian McAdamWales (NSW) 2:18.12 Gary BarclayMelbourne Aquatic (Vic) 2:20.47 50 m butterfly Ian BrownMaida Vale (WA) 25.79 Mark WeldonNew Zealand 26.00 Anthony McDonaldBeatty Park (WA) 26.31 100 m butterfly Ian BrownMaida Vale (WA) 55.38 Anthony McDonaldBeatty Park (WA) 56.16 David WilsonACI Vicentre (Vic) 56.30 200 m butterfly David WilsonACI Vicentre (Vic) 1:59.25 AR Ian BrownMaida Vale (WA) 1:59.32 Paul BlockBritish Columbia 2:04.82 200 m individual medley Ian McAdamWales (NSW)Martin RobertsMarion (SA) 2:04.92 Vincent CossettoCIG Burley Griffin (ACT) 2:05.75 400 m individual medley Martin RobertsMarion (SA) 4:22.63 Matthew BrownMaida Vale (WA) 4:24.53 Craig BoettcherHunter (NSW) 4:24.82 New South Wales 3:28.50 ACI Carlile A (NSW) 3:29.23 Western Australia 3:29.36 New South Wales 7:40.29 ACI Vicentre (Vic) 7:43.16 British Columbia 7:43.83 New South Wales 3:51.30 ACI Vicentre (Vic) 3:51.58 Western Australia 3:54.07 Legend:

Women's events 50 m freestyle Andrea HouldenACI Vicentre (Vic) 27.27 Narelle MarksAcacia (Qld) 27.49 Jaye ButlerACI Carlile (NSW) 27.60 100 m freestyle Carolyn ReidACI Lawrence (Qld) 57.99 Anne McCloghryBluehaven Toongabbie (NSW) 59.35 Andrea HouldenACI Vicentre (Vic) 59.47 200 m freestyle Donna ProcterHunter (NSW) 2:02.96 Carolyn ReidACI Lawrence (Qld) 2:04.09 Sheridan Burge-LopezACI Carlile (NSW) 2:04.43 400 m freestyle Donna ProcterHunter (NSW) 4:14.29 Sheridan Burge-LopezACI Carlile (NSW) 4:15.68 Krista MuirMorgan/Miami (Qld) 4:19.03 800 m freestyle Donna ProcterHunter (NSW) 8:35.19 Kim BowermanCabramatta (NSW) 8:48.14 Sheridan Burge-LopezACI Carlile (NSW) 8:48.54 1500 m freestyle Maura ConnollyACI Lawrence (Qld) 16:44.07 Michelle GallenCIG Burley Griffin (ACT) 16:44.85 Kim BowermanCabramatta (NSW) 16:49.14 50 m backstroke Karen LordShellharbour-Warilla (NSW) 30.29 Pippa DownesCIG Burley Griffin (ACT) 30.56 Nicole LivingstoneACI Vicentre (Vic) 30.93 100 m backstroke Pippa DownesCIG Burley Griffin (ACT) 1:04.36 Karen LordShellharbour-Warilla (NSW) 1:04.50 Astrid HowtonBluehaven Toongabbie (NSW) 1:05.59 200 m backstroke Pippa DownesCIG Burley Griffin (ACT) 2:16.35 Karen LordShellharbour-Warilla (NSW) 2:16.43 Astrid HowtonBluehaven Toongabbie (NSW) 2:17.70 50 m breaststroke Lara HooiveldMLC Leander (Qld) 32.72 AR Claudia DulloWales (NSW) 33.14 Louise BastianNorwood (SA) 33.90 100 m breaststroke Claudia DulloWales (NSW) 1:09.78 AR, ACR Lara HooiveldMLC Leander (Qld) 1:11.37 Kellie LownsMorgan/Miami (Qld) 1:12.86 200 m breaststroke Kellie LownsMorgan/Miami (Qld) 2:34.84 Angie GreenwoodMorgan/Miami (Qld) 2:35.20 Louise BastianNorwood (SA) 2:38.12 50 m butterfly Narelle MarksAcacia (Qld) 29.02 Krista MuirMorgan/Miami (Qld) 29.19 Fiona AlessandriBeatty Park (WA) 29.32 100 m butterfly Krista MuirMorgan/Miami (Qld) 1:03.92 Celina HardyWales (NSW) 1:03.95 Narelle MarksAcacia (Qld) 1:04.21 200 m butterfly Celina HardyWales (NSW) 2:16.87 Jennie WhitfordMarion (SA) 2:17.63 Krista MuirMorgan/Miami (Qld) 2:17.94 200 m individual medley Donna ProcterHunter (NSW) 2:19.41 Pippa DownesCIG Burley Griffin (ACT) 2:19.98 Jennie WhitfordMarion (SA) 2:20.05 400 m individual medley Donna ProcterHunter (NSW) 4:50.41 Jennie WhitfordMarion (SA) 4:58.60 Linda JessonRockdale (NSW) 4:58.99 New South Wales 3:57.60 ACI Carlile (NSW) 3:57.90 Morgan/Miami (Qld) 4:02.58 New South Wales 8:28.14 ACI Carlile (NSW) 8:31.61 Morgan/Miami (Qld) 8:35.44 Wales (NSW) 4:23.38 New South Wales 4:26.26 Beatty Park (WA) 4:30.91 Legend:

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