Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke

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The Men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on October 4 and 5 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex. [1]

2010 Commonwealth Games 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games to date. It was also the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in Delhi and India, eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event.

The Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium or SPM Swimming Pool Complex is a swimming complex in New Delhi, India, that is hosting the aquatics events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The stadium is owned by the Sports Authority of India (SAI). It was renovated at a cost of Rs 377 crore.

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Four heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen times qualified for the semi-finals and, the top eight from there qualified for the finals.

Heats

Rank Name Nationality Time Heat Lane Notes
1 Liam Tancock Flag of England.svg  England 25.47 4 4
2 Daniel Arnamnart Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.52 4 5
3 Hayden Stoeckel Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.56 2 4
4 Marco Loughran Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 25.62 2 5
5 Gareth Kean Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25.80 4 3
6 Daniel Bell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25.90 3 5
7 Ashley Delaney Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.94 2 4
8 Charles Francis Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 26.04 3 3
9 Tobias Oriwol Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 26.62 3 6
10 Christian-Paul Homer Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 27.12 2 3
11 Kuamarakulsinghe Barr Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 27.45 4 1
12 Zane Jordan Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 27.46 2 7
13 Joshua McLeod Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 27.50 2 6
14 Badrinath Melkote Flag of India.svg  India 27.52 3 2
15 Caryle Blondell Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 27.53 4 7
16 Dzulhaili Kamal Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 27.60 4 6
17 Heshan Unamboowe Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 27.87 2 2
18 Amini Fonua Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 28.07 4 8
19 Alexandar Beaton Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 28.77 2 1
20 Praveen Tokas Flag of India.svg  India 29.16 1 6
21 Benjamin Loundes Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 29.35 3 7
22 Nicholas Coard Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 29.27 3 1
23 Kurtis Tulia Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 29.47 1 2
24 Peter Pokawin Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 30.06 2 8
25 Milimo Mweeta Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 30.89 3 8
26 Akshay Shah Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 31.54 1 4
27 Daniel Pryke Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 31.98 1 5
28 Ryan Govinden Flag of the Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 33.62 1 3
- Marios Panagi Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus DNS 4 2

Semifinals

Rank Name Nationality Time Heat Lane Notes
1 Ashley Delaney Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.04 2 6
2 Hayden Stoeckel Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.27 2 5
3 Daniel Arnamnart Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.39 1 4
4 Marco Loughran Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 25.43 1 5
5 Daniel Bell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25.44 1 3
6 Liam Tancock Flag of England.svg  England 25.62 2 4
7 Gareth Kean Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25.87 2 3
8 Charles Francis Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 26.20 1 6
9 Tobias Oriwol Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 26.56 2 2
10 Christian-Paul Homer Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 26.99 1 2
11 Kuamarakulsinghe Barr Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 27.21 2 7
12 Badrinath Melkote Flag of India.svg  India 27.26 1 1
13 Joshua McLeod Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 27.35 2 1
14 Zane Jordan Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 27.70 1 7
15 Dzulhaili Kamal Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 27.74 1 8
16 Caryle Blondell Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 28.24 2 8

Final

Rank Name Nationality Lane Time Notes
Liam Tancock Flag of England.svg  England 7 24.62 CGR
Hayden Stoeckel Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5 25.08
Ashley Delaney Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4 25.21
4 Daniel Bell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 25.27
5 Marco Loughran Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 6 25.58
6 Daniel Arnamnart Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 3 25.66
7 Charles Francis Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 8 25.87
8 Gareth Kean Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 25.89

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