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

Men's 50 metre freestyle
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates9 April (semifinals, heats)
10 April (final)
Competitors60 from 37 nations
Winning time21.35
Medalists
gold medal Benjamin Proud   England
silver medal Brad Tandy   South Africa
bronze medal Cameron McEvoy   Australia
Swimming at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Freestyle
50 mwomen
50 m S7/S8menwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m S9menwomen
200 mmenwomen
200 m S14men
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
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 freestyle event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 9 and 10 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

Records

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

World record  César Cielo (BRA) 20.91 São Paulo, Brazil 18 December 2009
Commonwealth record  Ashley Callus (AUS) 21.19 Canberra, Australia 26 November 2009
Games record  Benjamin Proud (ENG) 21.76 Glasgow, Scotland 28 July 2014

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
9 April Heats Benjamin Proud  England 21.45 GR
9 April Semifinal Benjamin Proud  England 21.30 GR

Results

Heats

The 16 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 8 4 Benjamin Proud  England 21.45 Q, GR
2 6 4 Brad Tandy  South Africa 21.78 Q
3 7 4 Cameron McEvoy  Australia 22.06 Q
4 8 5 James Roberts  Australia 22.11 Q
5 8 3 Thomas Fannon  England 22.12 Q
6 7 5 James Magnussen  Australia 22.23 Q
7 6 5 David Cumberlidge  England 22.25 Q
8 6 3 Daniel Hunter  New Zealand 22.32 Q
9 7 3 Yuri Kisil  Canada 22.40 Q
10 6 6 Jack Thorpe  Scotland 22.48 Q
11 8 7 Bradley Vincent  Mauritius 22.50 Q
12 8 2 Calum Bain  Northern Ireland 22.53 Q
13 7 8 Matthew Abeysinghe  Sri Lanka 22.65 Q, NR
14 6 1 Scott McLay  Scotland 22.79 Q
15 8 6 Ruslan Gaziev  Canada 22.80 Q
16 7 6 Sam Perry  New Zealand 22.93 Q
17 7 2 Miles Munro  Guernsey 22.94
18 8 8 Kieran McGuckin  Scotland 22.96
19 6 2 Virdhawal Khade  India 23.11
20 7 1 Jordan Sloan  Northern Ireland 23.19
21 6 8 David Thompson  Northern Ireland 23.29
22 5 3 Keith Kit Sern Lim  Malaysia 23.33
23 4 4 Jean-Luc Zephir  Saint Lucia 23.45
24 5 2 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 23.47
25 6 7 Darren Lim  Singapore 23.50
26 5 4 Igor Mogne  Mozambique 23.58
27 5 5 Kyle Abeysinghe  Sri Lanka 23.73
28 4 1 Alex Sobers  Barbados 23.75
29 5 6 Issa Mohamed  Kenya 23.80
30 3 4 Harry Shalamon  Jersey 24.01
31 5 7 Izaak Bastian  Bahamas 24.07
32 4 5 Denilson da Costa  Mozambique 24.12
33 5 8 Stefano Mitchell  Antigua and Barbuda 24.14
34 2 4 Brandon Schuster  Samoa 24.19
35 5 1 Samuel Seghers  Papua New Guinea 24.25
36 8 1 Cherantha de Silva  Sri Lanka 24.29
37 4 3 Hilal Hilal  Tanzania 24.37
38 4 6 Epeli Rabua Herbert  Fiji 24.38
39 4 7 Gregory Anodin  Mauritius 24.52
40 3 6 Josh Tarere  Papua New Guinea 24.68
41 3 1 James Sanderson  Gibraltar 24.72
42 2 5 Paul Elaisa  Fiji 24.77
43 4 2 Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq  Pakistan 24.82
44 3 5 Andrew Fowler  Guyana 24.87
45 3 7 Adam Moncherry  Seychelles 24.88
45 4 8 Dean Hoffman  Seychelles 24.88
47 2 6 Joshua Tibatemwa  Uganda 24.93
48 2 3 Jadon Wuilliez  Antigua and Barbuda 25.15
49 2 2 Ashley Seeto  Papua New Guinea 25.42
50 3 8 Nikolas Sylvester  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25.44
51 2 7 Alexander Cyrus  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25.57
52 2 1 Corey Ollivierre  Grenada 25.71
53 3 2 Temaruata Strickland  Cook Islands 25.96
54 1 7 Finau Ohuafi  Tonga 26.07
55 2 8 Cruz Halbich  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.15
56 1 5 Ben Dillon  Saint Helena 26.28
57 1 4 Duwaine Yon  Saint Helena 26.47
58 3 3 Clayment Lafiara  Solomon Islands 27.07
59 1 6 Colby Thomas  Saint Helena 27.88
1 2 Ishmael Koroma  Sierra Leone DNS
7 7 Ryan Coetzee  South Africa DNS
1 3 Faletiute Tinapa  Tuvalu DSQ

Semifinals

The eight fastest swimmers from the semifinals progressed to the final.[2]

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nation Result Notes
1 4 Brad Tandy  South Africa 21.92 Q
2 5 James Roberts  Australia 22.11 Q
3 3 James Magnussen  Australia 22.20 Q
4 6 Daniel Hunter  New Zealand 22.34
5 7 Calum Bain  Northern Ireland 22.39
6 2 Jack Thorpe  Scotland 22.49
7 1 Scott McLay  Scotland 22.55
8 8 Sam Perry  New Zealand 23.13

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nation Result Notes
1 4 Benjamin Proud  England 21.30 Q, GR, NR
2 5 Cameron McEvoy  Australia 22.00 Q
3 2 Yuri Kisil  Canada 22.09 Q
3 3 Thomas Fannon  England 22.09 Q
5 6 David Cumberlidge  England 22.15 Q
6 7 Bradley Vincent  Mauritius 22.60
7 8 Ruslan Gaziev  Canada 22.80
8 1 Matthew Abeysinghe  Sri Lanka 22.84

Final

The final was held on 10 April at 19:45.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nation Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Benjamin Proud  England 21.35
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Brad Tandy  South Africa 21.81
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Cameron McEvoy  Australia 21.92
4 1 David Cumberlidge  England 22.00
5 6 Yuri Kisil  Canada 22.03
6 8 James Magnussen  Australia 22.05
7 7 James Roberts  Australia 22.15
8 2 Thomas Fannon  England 22.25

References

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