Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke
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.
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 July 2014 (heats & semis) 27 July 2014 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 28 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.67 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | women | |
| 100 m S8 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m S14 | men | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB9 | women | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m SM8 | men | |
| 200 m SM8 | women | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
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.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  | 24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 | [1][2] |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |  | 24.62 | Delhi, India | 5 October 2010 | [3] |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | | 25.12 | Q |
| =2 | 3 | 5 | Josh Beaver |  | 25.28 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Ben Treffers | | |||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Marco Loughran | .svg.png){kind=small} | 25.37 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Liam Tancock | | 25.49 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | George Bovell |  | 25.50 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | Mitch Larkin | | 25.53 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Russell Wood |  | 25.75 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | 6 | Andrew McGovern |  | 25.98 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Quah Zheng Wen |  | 25.99 | Q, NR |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | Jordan Sloan |  | 26.25 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Jack Ness | | 26.47 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | Grant Halsall |  | 26.51 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | Rory Lamont | | 26.56 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Jordan Augier |  | 26.82 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Tom Gallichan |  | 27.19 | Q |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Tern Jian Han |  | 27.32 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | Timothy Wynter |  | 27.47 | |
| 19 | 4 | 1 | Hamdan Bayusuf |  | 27.53 | |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | Christopher Courtis |  | 27.70 | |
| 21 | 5 | 1 | Heshan Unamboowe |  | 27.86 | |
| 22 | 5 | 8 | James Jurkiewicz |  | 27.89 | |
| 23 | 2 | 5 | Igor Mogne |  | 28.19 | |
| 24 | 2 | 3 | Alexandros Axiotis |  | 28.24 | |
| 25 | 4 | 8 | Alex McCallum |  | 28.27 | |
| 26 | 3 | 8 | Xander Beaton | | 28.86 | |
| 27 | 2 | 4 | Jordan Gonzalez |  | 29.83 | |
| 28 | 2 | 6 | Hilal Hemed Hilal |  | 30.11 | |
| 29 | 2 | 8 | Arnold Kisulo |  | 30.73 | |
| =30 | 1 | 3 | Dean Hoffman |  | 30.87 | |
| 2 | 7 | Milimo Mweetwa | | |||
| 32 | 1 | 4 | Andrew Hopkin |  | 30.97 | |
| 33 | 1 | 6 | Storm Halbich |  | 31.80 | |
| 34 | 2 | 2 | Haris Bandey |  | 32.05 | |
| 35 | 2 | 1 | Nikolas Sylvester | | 32.28 | |
| 36 | 1 | 2 | Dillon Gooding | | 32.64 | |
| 37 | 1 | 5 | Nana Antwi |  | 33.63 |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Ben Treffers | | 24.78 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | | 24.92 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Marco Loughran | | 25.12 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Josh Beaver | | 25.20 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Liam Tancock | | 25.21 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Mitch Larkin | | 25.22 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Russell Wood | | 25.29 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | George Bovell | | 25.39 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Quah Zheng Wen | | 26.15 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Jack Ness | | 26.17 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Andrew McGovern | | 26.19 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Jordan Sloan | | 26.28 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Rory Lamont | | 26.69 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Grant Halsall | | 26.72 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Jordan Augier | | 26.82 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Tom Gallichan | | 27.16 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Ben Treffers | | 24.67 | |
 | 7 | Mitch Larkin | | 24.80 | |
 | 2 | Liam Tancock | | 24.98 | |
| 4 | 5 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | | 25.14 | |
| 5 | 6 | Josh Beaver | | 25.19 | |
| 6 | 3 | Marco Loughran | | 25.36 | |
| 7 | 1 | Russell Wood | | 25.55 | |
| 8 | 8 | Quah Zheng Wen | | 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.
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References
- "Liam Tancock sets world record and claims gold at World Championships in Rome". The Daily Telegraph. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- "Tancock claims gold for Britain". BBC Sport. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- "Commonwealth Games: Brent Hayden Sweeps Sprint Frees on Day Six Finals". SwimmingWorldMagazine. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- "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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