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

Men's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates7 April (heats, semifinals)
8 April (final)
Competitors20 from 17 nations
Winning time24.68
Medalists
gold medal Mitch Larkin   Australia
silver medal Ben Treffers   Australia
bronze medal Zac Incerti   Australia
Swimming at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
50 m S7/S8menwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m S9menwomen
200 mmenwomen
200 m S14men
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
50 mwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m S9menwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m SB8/SB9menwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
50 m S7women
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
200 m SM8men
200 m SM10women
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

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.

Records

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

World record  Liam Tancock (GBR) 24.04 Rome, Italy 2 August 2009
Commonwealth record  Liam Tancock (GBR) 24.04 Rome, Italy 2 August 2009
Games record  Liam Tancock (ENG) 24.62 Delhi, India 5 October 2010

Results

Heats

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Zac Incerti  Australia 25.05 Q
2 1 4 Mitch Larkin  Australia 25.32 Q
3 3 4 Ben Treffers  Australia 25.52 Q
4 3 5 Conor Ferguson  Northern Ireland 25.79 Q
5 3 3 Jian Han Tern  Malaysia 25.83 Q
6 1 5 Xavier Castelli  Wales 25.91 Q
7 2 6 Harry Shalamon  Jersey 26.08 Q
8 2 5 Craig McNally  Scotland 26.11 Q
9 1 3 Srihari Nataraj  India 26.47 Q
10 3 6 Thomas Hollingsworth  Guernsey 26.78 Q
11 2 3 Akalanka Peiris  Sri Lanka 26.83 Q
12 1 6 Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq  Pakistan 27.39 Q
13 3 2 Erico Cuna  Mozambique 28.03 Q
14 1 2 Jordan Gonzalez  Gibraltar 28.19 Q
15 3 7 Alexandros Axiotis  Zambia 28.77 Q
16 2 2 Dillon Gooding  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 29.96 Q
17 2 1 Finau Ohuafi  Tonga 29.97
18 2 7 Cruz Halbich  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.24
19 1 7 Joshua Yon  Saint Helena 34.30
20 3 1 Faletiute Tinapa  Tuvalu 34.94

Semifinals

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

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Mitch Larkin  Australia 24.91 Q
2 5 Conor Ferguson  Northern Ireland 25.60 Q
3 3 Xavier Castelli  Wales 25.74 Q
4 6 Craig McNally  Scotland 26.00 Q
5 2 Thomas Hollingsworth  Guernsey 27.08
6 7 Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq  Pakistan 27.23
7 1 Jordan Gonzalez  Gibraltar 28.29
8 8 Dillon Gooding  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 29.74

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Ben Treffers  Australia 24.99 Q
2 4 Zac Incerti  Australia 25.19 Q
3 6 Harry Shalamon  Jersey 25.52 Q
4 3 Jian Han Tern  Malaysia 25.60 Q, NR
5 2 Srihari Nataraj  India 26.50
6 7 Akalanka Peiris  Sri Lanka 26.52 NR
7 1 Erico Cuna  Mozambique 28.10
8 8 Alexandros Axiotis  Zambia 28.57

Final

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Mitch Larkin  Australia 24.68
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Ben Treffers  Australia 24.84
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Zac Incerti  Australia 25.06
4 1 Xavier Castelli  Wales 25.44
5 2 Conor Ferguson  Northern Ireland 25.72
6 6 Harry Shalamon  Jersey 25.73
7 8 Craig McNally  Scotland 25.80
8 7 Jian Han Tern  Malaysia 25.96

References

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