Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
Dates | 26 July 2014 (heats & semis) 27 July 2014 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 28 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 24.67 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
100 m S8 | women | |
100 m S8 | men | |
200 m | men | women |
200 m S14 | men | |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
100 m SB9 | women | |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
200 m SM8 | men | |
200 m SM8 | women | |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 and 27 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The 2014 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014,, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). It took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.
The swimming competitions at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland took place from 24 to 29 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre.
The Tollcross International Swimming Centre is a swimming pool and leisure centre in Glasgow. It hosted the Swimming events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
The medals were presented by Antonio Gopal, President of the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association and the quaichs were presented by Mike Summers, Chairman of the Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association.
Antonio Gopal is a Seychellois hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association is the National Olympic Committee representing Seychelles. It was created in 1979.
A quaich, archaically quaigh or quoich, is a special kind of shallow two-handled drinking cup or bowl in Scotland. It derives from the Scottish Gaelic cuach meaning a cup.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 | [1] [2] |
Commonwealth record | ' | ||||
Games record | ![]() | 24.62 | Delhi, India | 5 October 2010 | [3] |
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | 5 | Walker-Hebborn, Chris Chris Walker-Hebborn | ![]() | 25.12 | Q |
=2 | 3 | 5 | Beaver, Josh Josh Beaver | ![]() | 25.28 | Q |
5 | 4 | Treffers, Ben Ben Treffers | ![]() | |||
4 | 4 | 4 | Loughran, Marco Marco Loughran | ![]() | 25.37 | Q |
5 | 3 | 4 | Tancock, Liam Liam Tancock | ![]() | 25.49 | Q |
6 | 5 | 7 | Bovell, George George Bovell | ![]() | 25.50 | Q |
7 | 4 | 5 | Larkin, Mitch Mitch Larkin | ![]() | 25.53 | Q |
8 | 3 | 3 | Wood, Russell Russell Wood | ![]() | 25.75 | Q |
9 | 5 | 6 | McGovern, Andrew Andrew McGovern | ![]() | 25.98 | Q |
10 | 4 | 3 | Quah Zheng Wen | ![]() | 25.99 | Q, NR |
11 | 3 | 6 | Sloan, Jordan Jordan Sloan | ![]() | 26.25 | Q |
12 | 5 | 3 | Ness, Jack Jack Ness | ![]() | 26.47 | Q |
13 | 4 | 7 | Halsall, Grant Grant Halsall | ![]() | 26.51 | Q |
14 | 4 | 6 | Lamont, Rory Rory Lamont | ![]() | 26.56 | Q |
15 | 3 | 7 | Augier, Jordan Jordan Augier | ![]() | 26.82 | Q |
16 | 3 | 2 | Gallichan, Tom Tom Gallichan | ![]() | 27.19 | Q |
17 | 5 | 2 | Tern Jian Han | ![]() | 27.32 | |
18 | 4 | 2 | Wynter, Timothy Timothy Wynter | ![]() | 27.47 | |
19 | 4 | 1 | Bayusuf, Hamdan Hamdan Bayusuf | ![]() | 27.53 | |
20 | 3 | 1 | Courtis, Christopher Christopher Courtis | ![]() | 27.70 | |
21 | 5 | 1 | Unamboowe, Heshan Heshan Unamboowe | ![]() | 27.86 | |
22 | 5 | 8 | Jurkiewicz, James James Jurkiewicz | ![]() | 27.89 | |
23 | 2 | 5 | Mogne, Igor Igor Mogne | ![]() | 28.19 | |
24 | 2 | 3 | Axiotis, Alexandros Alexandros Axiotis | ![]() | 28.24 | |
25 | 4 | 8 | McCallum, Alex Alex McCallum | ![]() | 28.27 | |
26 | 3 | 8 | Beaton, Xander Xander Beaton | ![]() | 28.86 | |
27 | 2 | 4 | Gonzalez, Jordan Jordan Gonzalez | ![]() | 29.83 | |
28 | 2 | 6 | Hilal, Hilal Hemed Hilal Hemed Hilal | ![]() | 30.11 | |
29 | 2 | 8 | Kisulo, Arnold Arnold Kisulo | ![]() | 30.73 | |
=30 | 1 | 3 | Hoffman, Dean Dean Hoffman | ![]() | 30.87 | |
2 | 7 | Mweetwa, Milimo Milimo Mweetwa | ![]() | |||
32 | 1 | 4 | Hopkin, Andrew Andrew Hopkin | ![]() | 30.97 | |
33 | 1 | 6 | Halbich, Storm Storm Halbich | ![]() | 31.80 | |
34 | 2 | 2 | Bandey, Haris Haris Bandey | ![]() | 32.05 | |
35 | 2 | 1 | Sylvester, Nikolas Nikolas Sylvester | ![]() | 32.28 | |
36 | 1 | 2 | Gooding, Dillon Dillon Gooding | ![]() | 32.64 | |
37 | 1 | 5 | Antwi, Nana Nana Antwi | ![]() | 33.63 |
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 5 | Treffers, Ben Ben Treffers | ![]() | 24.78 | Q |
2 | 2 | 4 | Walker-Hebborn, Chris Chris Walker-Hebborn | ![]() | 24.92 | Q |
3 | 1 | 5 | Loughran, Marco Marco Loughran | ![]() | 25.12 | Q |
4 | 1 | 4 | Beaver, Josh Josh Beaver | ![]() | 25.20 | Q |
5 | 2 | 3 | Tancock, Liam Liam Tancock | ![]() | 25.21 | Q |
6 | 2 | 6 | Larkin, Mitch Mitch Larkin | ![]() | 25.22 | Q |
7 | 1 | 6 | Wood, Russell Russell Wood | ![]() | 25.29 | Q |
8 | 1 | 3 | Bovell, George George Bovell | ![]() | 25.39 | Q |
9 | 1 | 2 | Quah Zheng Wen | ![]() | 26.15 | |
10 | 1 | 7 | Ness, Jack Jack Ness | ![]() | 26.17 | |
11 | 2 | 2 | McGovern, Andrew Andrew McGovern | ![]() | 26.19 | |
12 | 2 | 7 | Sloan, Jordan Jordan Sloan | ![]() | 26.28 | |
13 | 1 | 1 | Lamont, Rory Rory Lamont | ![]() | 26.69 | |
14 | 2 | 1 | Halsall, Grant Grant Halsall | ![]() | 26.72 | |
15 | 2 | 8 | Augier, Jordan Jordan Augier | ![]() | 26.82 | |
16 | 1 | 8 | Gallichan, Tom Tom Gallichan | ![]() | 27.16 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Treffers, Ben Ben Treffers | ![]() | 24.67 | |
![]() | 7 | Larkin, Mitch Mitch Larkin | ![]() | 24.80 | |
![]() | 2 | Tancock, Liam Liam Tancock | ![]() | 24.98 | |
4 | 5 | Walker-Hebborn, Chris Chris Walker-Hebborn | ![]() | 25.14 | |
5 | 6 | Beaver, Josh Josh Beaver | ![]() | 25.19 | |
6 | 3 | Loughran, Marco Marco Loughran | ![]() | 25.36 | |
7 | 1 | Wood, Russell Russell Wood | ![]() | 25.55 | |
8 | 8 | Quah Zheng Wen | ![]() | 26.26 |
George Bovell, who qualified in eighth place, pulled out of the final to concentrate on the 50 m freestyle [4] where he finished fifth in the final. He was replaced by the first reserve, Singapore's Quah Zheng Wen.
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