Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

Women's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates5 April (heats, semifinals)
6 April (final)
Competitors24 from 14 nations
Winning time30.60
Medalists
gold medal    England
silver medal    Jamaica
bronze medal    Australia

The women's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 6 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

Records

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

World record  Lilly King (USA) 29.40 Budapest, Hungary 30 July 2017
Commonwealth record  Alia Atkinson (JAM) 30.11 Kazan, Russia 9 August 2015
Games record  Alia Atkinson (JAM) 30.17 Glasgow, United Kingdom 24 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:[1]

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Thursday 5 April 2018 11:38 Qualifying
21:02 Semifinals
Friday 6 April 2018 19:41 Final

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Sarah Vasey  England 30.77 Q
2 2 5 Leiston Pickett  Australia 30.87 Q
3 2 6 Tatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 30.92 Q
4 3 5 Jessica Hansen  Australia 30.93 Q
5 1 4 Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 30.98 Q
6 3 3 Georgia Bohl  Australia 31.00 Q
7 1 5 Faith Knelson  Canada 31.19 Q
8 1 6 Chloé Tutton  Wales 31.24 Q
9 2 3 Corrie Scott  Scotland 31.48 Q
10 2 4 Rachel Nicol  Canada 31.54 Q
11 1 3 Roanne Ho  Singapore 31.61 Q
12 1 2 Laura Kinley  Isle of Man 31.99 Q
13 3 6 Jocelyn Ulyett  England 32.14 Q
14 1 7 Tilka Paljk  Zambia 32.16 Q
15 3 7 Bronagh Ryan  New Zealand 32.18 Q
16 2 2 Molly Renshaw  England 32.22 Q
17 3 2 Kaylene Corbett  South Africa 32.51
18 1 1 Emily Visagie  South Africa 32.73
19 3 1 Niamh Robinson  Isle of Man 32.77
20 2 7 Beth Sloan  Wales 32.91
21 2 1 Stephanie Brew  Isle of Man 33.71
22 3 8 Kirsten Fisher-Marsters  Cook Islands 33.84
23 2 8 Oreoluwa Cherebin  Grenada 34.86
24 1 8 Bunturabie Jalloh  Sierra Leone 48.81

Semifinals

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 3 Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 30.53 Q
2 2 4 Sarah Vasey  England 30.75 Q
3 1 3 Georgia Bohl  Australia 30.92 Q
3 1 5 Jessica Hansen  Australia 30.92 Q
5 2 5 Tatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 31.01 Q
6 1 4 Leiston Pickett  Australia 31.02 Q
7 2 6 Faith Knelson  Canada 31.22 Q
8 2 7 Roanne Ho  Singapore 31.31 Q
9 2 2 Corrie Scott  Scotland 31.33
10 1 6 Chloé Tutton  Wales 31.43
11 1 2 Rachel Nicol  Canada 31.87
12 2 1 Jocelyn Ulyett  England 31.96
13 1 1 Tilka Paljk  Zambia 32.05
14 1 7 Laura Kinley  Isle of Man 32.15
15 1 8 Molly Renshaw  England 32.18
16 2 8 Bronagh Ryan  New Zealand 32.70

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Sarah Vasey  England 30.60
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 30.76
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Leiston Pickett  Australia 30.78
4 2 Tatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 30.82 AF
5 6 Jessica Hansen  Australia 30.83
6 3 Georgia Bohl  Australia 30.88
7 1 Faith Knelson  Canada 30.98
8 8 Roanne Ho  Singapore 31.32

References

  1. ^ "Swimming - Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 4 April 2018.