Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre breaststroke

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Men's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Venue Manchester Aquatics Centre
DateAugust 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03)
Competitors19 from 14 nations
Winning time27.72
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
2006  

The Men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place between 2 August 2002 and 3 August 2002 at Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Contents

Schedule

All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

DateTimeEvent
Friday, 2 August 200210:00Heat 1
10:03Heat 2
10:06Heat 3
19:06Semifinal 1
19:09Semifinal 2
Saturday, 3 August 200219:16Final

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

NameNationTimeLocationDate
World record Ed Moses Flag of the United States.svg  United States 27.39 Austin 31 March 2001
Games recordFirst time held

The following new records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationTimeRecord
2 August Heats Morgan Knabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 28.95 GR
2 August Heats James Gibson Flag of England.svg  England 28.42 GR
2 August Heats Darren Mew Flag of England.svg  England 27.99 GR
2 August Semifinals James Gibson Flag of England.svg  England 27.56 GR

Results

Heats

The heats were held the morning session on 2 August. [1]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134 Darren Mew Flag of England.svg  England 27.99Q GR
224 James Gibson Flag of England.svg  England 28.42Q
335 Adam Whitehead Flag of England.svg  England 28.64Q
414 Morgan Knabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 28.95Q
525 Brett Petersen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29.06Q
633 Robert van der Zant Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 29.55Q
715 Jim Piper Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 29.96Q
823 Andrei Cross Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 30.07Q
931 Wickus Nienaber Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland 30.54Q
1016 Travano McPhee Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 31.05Q
1113 Dave Batty Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 31.25Q
1226 Eric Williams Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 31.37Q
1336 Afolabi Adeleke-Adedoyin Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 31.40Q
1432 Graham Smith Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 31.60Q
1522 Mohammad Niaz Ali Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 32.09Q
1612 Jamie Zammitt Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 32.98Q
1727 Chisela Kanchela Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 33.07
1837 Gavin Santos Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 34.26
17 Joel Kisuule Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Disqualified

Semifinals

The semifinals were held the evening session on 2 August. [2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
114 James Gibson Flag of England.svg  England 27.56Q GR
224 Darren Mew Flag of England.svg  England 27.57Q
315 Morgan Knabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 28.36Q
425 Adam Whitehead Flag of England.svg  England 28.48Q
523 Brett Petersen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 28.62Q
613 Robert van der Zant Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 28.93Q WD
716 Andrei Cross Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 29.96Q
826 Jim Piper Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 30.03Q
922 Wickus Nienaber Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland 30.24Q
1012 Travano McPhee Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 30.90
1127 Dave Batty Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 31.24
1221 Afolabi Adeleke-Adedoyin Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 31.54
1211 Graham Smith Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 31.54
1417 Eric Williams Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 31.67
1528 Mohammad Niaz Ali Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 32.13
1618 Jamie Zammitt Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 32.69

Final

The final were held the evening session on 3 August. [3]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 James Gibson Flag of England.svg  England 27.72
Silver medal icon.svg6 Adam Whitehead Flag of England.svg  England 27.79
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Darren Mew Flag of England.svg  England 27.80
42 Brett Petersen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 28.64
53 Morgan Knabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 28.67
67 Andrei Cross Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 29.73
78 Wickus Nienaber Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland 30.38
81 Jim Piper Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 30.45

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References

  1. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results". m2002.thecgf.com. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 21 May 2020.