Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
Dates | 24 July 2014 (heats & semis) 25 July 2014 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 50 from 32 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 22.93 GR | |||||||||
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 S9 | 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 SM10 | 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 butterfly event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 and 25 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The medals were presented by Agnes Tjongarero, President of Namibian National Olympic Committee and the quaichs were presented by Raymond Williamson, Lord Dean of Guild of Glasgow.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
World record | Rafael Muñoz (ESP) | 22.43 | Málaga, Spain | 5 April 2009 | [1] [2] |
Commonwealth record | Matthew Targett (AUS) | 22.73 | Rome, Italy | 27 July 2009 | |
Games record | Roland Schoeman (RSA) | 23.14 | Melbourne, Australia | 17 March 2006 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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25 July | Final | Benjamin Proud | England | 22.93 | GR |
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 4 | Benjamin Proud | England | 23.16 | Q |
2 | 1 | 3 | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 23.25 | Q |
3 | 2 | 5 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 23.29 | Q |
4 | 1 | 5 | Adam Barrett | England | 23.41 | Q |
5 | 1 | 4 | Joseph Schooling | Singapore | 23.48 | Q |
6 | 2 | 6 | Jayden Hadler | Australia | 23.67 | Q |
7 | 1 | 6 | Chris Wright | Australia | 23.78 | Q |
8 | 2 | 2 | Brett Fraser | Cayman Islands | 23.96 | Q |
9 | 2 | 3 | Jason Dunford | Kenya | 24.03 | |
10 | 1 | 2 | Coleman Allen | Canada | 24.25 | |
11 | 1 | 7 | Kenneth To | Australia | 24.26 | |
12 | 2 | 7 | Tom Laxton | Wales | 24.31 | |
13 | 1 | 8 | Miles Munro | Guernsey | 24.49 | |
14 | 1 | 1 | Elvis Burrows | Bahamas | 24.74 | |
15 | 2 | 1 | Gamal Assaad | Canada | 24.75 | |
16 | 2 | 8 | Alexandre Bakhtiarov | Cyprus | 24.95 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Benjamin Proud | England | 22.93 | GR | |
5 | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 23.13 | ||
3 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 23.36 | ||
4 | 6 | Adam Barrett | England | 23.43 | |
5 | 8 | Brett Fraser | Cayman Islands | 23.66 | |
6 | 7 | Jayden Hadler | Australia | 23.76 | |
7 | 2 | Joseph Schooling | Singapore | 23.96 | |
8 | 1 | Chris Wright | Australia | 23.97 |
Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos, OIS is a South African competitive swimmer who is an Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games champion. He is the African record, Commonwealth record, and South African record holder in the short course and long course 200-metre butterfly and the short course 100-metre butterfly. He also holds the African records and South African records in the long course 200-metre freestyle and 100-metre butterfly, and the short course 100-metre freestyle. Formerly, he was a world record holder in the short course 100-metre butterfly and 200-metre butterfly.
The men's 50 metre butterfly event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 28–29 July at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.
The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 28 and 29 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The men's 100 metre freestyle 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 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 men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as part of the swimming programme, took place on 27 and 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 27 and 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 and 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme is scheduled to take place on 27 and 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 28 and 29 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The women's 50 metre butterfly 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 women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 27 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.