Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke

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Men's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Venue Tollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates 26 July 2014 (2014-07-26) (heats & semis)
27 July 2014 (2014-07-27) (final)
Competitors 37 from 28 nations
Winning time 24.67
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Ben Treffers  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Mitch Larkin  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Liam Tancock  Flag of England.svg  England
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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.

2014 Commonwealth Games 20th edition of the Commonwealth Games

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.

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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.

Quaich two-handed drinking vessel from Scotland

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.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Liam Tancock  (GBR)24.04 Rome, Italy 2 August 2009 [1] [2]
Commonwealth record '
Games recordFlag of England.svg  Liam Tancock  (ENG)24.62 Delhi, India 5 October 2010 [3]

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 5 Walker-Hebborn, Chris Chris Walker-Hebborn Flag of England.svg  England 25.12 Q
3 5 Beaver, Josh Josh Beaver Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.28 Q
5 4 Treffers, Ben Ben Treffers Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
4 4 4 Loughran, Marco Marco Loughran Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 25.37 Q
5 3 4 Tancock, Liam Liam Tancock Flag of England.svg  England 25.49 Q
6 5 7 Bovell, George George Bovell Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 25.50 Q
7 4 5 Larkin, Mitch Mitch Larkin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.53 Q
8 3 3 Wood, Russell Russell Wood Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 25.75 Q
9 5 6 McGovern, Andrew Andrew McGovern Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 25.98 Q
10 4 3 Quah Zheng Wen Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 25.99 Q, NR
11 3 6 Sloan, Jordan Jordan Sloan Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland 26.25 Q
12 5 3 Ness, Jack Jack Ness Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26.47 Q
13 4 7 Halsall, Grant Grant Halsall Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 26.51 Q
14 4 6 Lamont, Rory Rory Lamont Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26.56 Q
15 3 7 Augier, Jordan Jordan Augier Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 26.82 Q
16 3 2 Gallichan, Tom Tom Gallichan Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 27.19 Q
17 5 2 Tern Jian Han Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 27.32
18 4 2 Wynter, Timothy Timothy Wynter Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 27.47
19 4 1 Bayusuf, Hamdan Hamdan Bayusuf Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 27.53
20 3 1 Courtis, Christopher Christopher Courtis Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 27.70
21 5 1 Unamboowe, Heshan Heshan Unamboowe Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 27.86
22 5 8 Jurkiewicz, James James Jurkiewicz Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 27.89
23 2 5 Mogne, Igor Igor Mogne Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 28.19
24 2 3 Axiotis, Alexandros Alexandros Axiotis Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 28.24
25 4 8 McCallum, Alex Alex McCallum Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 28.27
26 3 8 Beaton, Xander Xander Beaton Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 28.86
27 2 4 Gonzalez, Jordan Jordan Gonzalez Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 29.83
28 2 6 Hilal, Hilal Hemed Hilal Hemed Hilal Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 30.11
29 2 8 Kisulo, Arnold Arnold Kisulo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 30.73
1 3 Hoffman, Dean Dean Hoffman Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 30.87
2 7 Mweetwa, Milimo Milimo Mweetwa Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
32 1 4 Hopkin, Andrew Andrew Hopkin Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 30.97
33 1 6 Halbich, Storm Storm Halbich Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.80
34 2 2 Bandey, Haris Haris Bandey Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 32.05
35 2 1 Sylvester, Nikolas Nikolas Sylvester Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32.28
36 1 2 Gooding, Dillon Dillon Gooding Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32.64
37 1 5 Antwi, Nana Nana Antwi Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 33.63

Semifinals

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 5 Treffers, Ben Ben Treffers Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.78 Q
2 2 4 Walker-Hebborn, Chris Chris Walker-Hebborn Flag of England.svg  England 24.92 Q
3 1 5 Loughran, Marco Marco Loughran Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 25.12 Q
4 1 4 Beaver, Josh Josh Beaver Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.20 Q
5 2 3 Tancock, Liam Liam Tancock Flag of England.svg  England 25.21 Q
6 2 6 Larkin, Mitch Mitch Larkin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.22 Q
7 1 6 Wood, Russell Russell Wood Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 25.29 Q
8 1 3 Bovell, George George Bovell Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 25.39 Q
9 1 2 Quah Zheng Wen Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 26.15
10 1 7 Ness, Jack Jack Ness Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26.17
11 2 2 McGovern, Andrew Andrew McGovern Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26.19
12 2 7 Sloan, Jordan Jordan Sloan Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland 26.28
13 1 1 Lamont, Rory Rory Lamont Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26.69
14 2 1 Halsall, Grant Grant Halsall Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 26.72
15 2 8 Augier, Jordan Jordan Augier Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 26.82
16 1 8 Gallichan, Tom Tom Gallichan Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 27.16

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 Treffers, Ben Ben Treffers Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.67
7 Larkin, Mitch Mitch Larkin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.80
2 Tancock, Liam Liam Tancock Flag of England.svg  England 24.98
4 5 Walker-Hebborn, Chris Chris Walker-Hebborn Flag of England.svg  England 25.14
5 6 Beaver, Josh Josh Beaver Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.19
6 3 Loughran, Marco Marco Loughran Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 25.36
7 1 Wood, Russell Russell Wood Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 25.55
8 8 Quah Zheng Wen Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 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.

George Richard Lytcott Bovell is an Olympic bronze medalist swimmer and former world record holder from Trinidad and Tobago. Bovell is also a two-time World Championship bronze medalist, a record five-time Olympian and is the Caribbean region's most successful swimmer.

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.

Quah Zheng Wen is a Singaporean swimmer who competes in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley, the 100, 200 m backstroke, the 100, 200 m butterfly, and the 50, 100 and 200 m freestyle.

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References

  1. ↑ "Liam Tancock sets world record and claims gold at World Championships in Rome". The Daily Telegraph. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tancock claims gold for Britain". BBC Sport. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Brent Hayden Sweeps Sprint Frees on Day Six Finals". SwimmingWorldMagazine. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Ahye out Glasgow Games, Carter 5th in 100 free final". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday . Daily News Limited. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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