Swimmers to earn $30,000 per world record, $20,000 for a gold medal Commonwealth Games Australia gives each team member $5,000 Australia’s Commonwealth Games team is under strict instructions to make no mention of billionaire Gina Rinehart or other private benefactors in media interviews or on so...
Source: [Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/24/gina-rinehart-bonus-swimming-medals-world-record-commonwealth-games-australia)