Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke

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Men's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates 7 April (heats, semifinals)
8 April (final)
Competitors 20 from 17 nations
Winning time 24.68
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Mitch Larkin  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Ben Treffers  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Zac Incerti  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
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The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 and 8 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

2018 Commonwealth Games 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by having an equal number of events for males and female athletes.

The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre is a public swimming pool complex located in the Southport Broadwater Parklands on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It was the swimming and diving facility for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Records

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

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

Results

Heats

The heats were held on 7 April at 11:15. [1]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
124 Zac Incerti Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.05Q
214 Mitch Larkin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.32Q
334 Ben Treffers Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.52Q
435 Conor Ferguson Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland 25.79Q
533 Jian Han Tern Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 25.83Q
615 Xavier Castelli Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 25.91Q
726 Harry Shalamon Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 26.08Q
825 Craig McNally Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26.11Q
913 Srihari Nataraj Flag of India.svg  India 26.47Q
1036 Thomas Hollingsworth Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 26.78Q
1123 Akalanka Peiris Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 26.83Q
1216 Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 27.39Q
1332 Erico Cuna Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 28.03Q
1412 Jordan Gonzalez Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 28.19Q
1537 Alexandros Axiotis Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 28.77Q
1622 Dillon Gooding Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 29.96Q
1721 Finau Ohuafi Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 29.97
1827 Cruz Halbich Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.24
1917 Joshua Yon Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena 34.30
2031 Faletiute Tinapa Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 34.94

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 7 April at 20:19. [2]

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14 Mitch Larkin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.91Q
25 Conor Ferguson Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland 25.60Q
33 Xavier Castelli Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 25.74Q
46 Craig McNally Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26.00Q
52 Thomas Hollingsworth Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 27.08
67 Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 27.23
71 Jordan Gonzalez Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 28.29
88 Dillon Gooding Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 29.74

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15 Ben Treffers Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.99Q
24 Zac Incerti Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.19Q
36 Harry Shalamon Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 25.52Q
43 Jian Han Tern Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 25.60Q, NR
52 Srihari Nataraj Flag of India.svg  India 26.50
67 Akalanka Peiris Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 26.52 NR
71 Erico Cuna Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 28.10
88 Alexandros Axiotis Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 28.57

Final

The final was held on 8 April at 21:31. [3]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Mitch Larkin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.68
Silver medal icon.svg5 Ben Treffers Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.84
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Zac Incerti Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.06
41 Xavier Castelli Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 25.44
52 Conor Ferguson Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland 25.72
66 Harry Shalamon Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 25.73
78 Craig McNally Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 25.80
87 Jian Han Tern Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 25.96

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References

  1. ↑ Heats results
  2. ↑ Semifinals results
  3. ↑ Final results
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