Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre breaststroke
The women's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 and 25 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 24 July 2014 (heats & semis) 25 July 2014 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 30.59 | |||||||||
| 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 Sophie, Countess of Wessex and the quaichs were presented by Michael Fennell, Honorary Life Vice-President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and President of the Jamaica Olympic Association.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  | 29.48 | Barcelona, Spain | 3 August 2013 |
| Commonwealth record | ||||
| Games record |  | 30.51 | Melbourne, Australia | 16 March 2006 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | Semifinal | Alia Atkinson |  | 30.17 | GR |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Alia Atkinson | | 30.49 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Sophie Taylor |  | 30.56 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Corrie Scott |  | 30.64 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Leiston Pickett | | 30.70 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | Sycerika McMahon |  | 31.12 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | Sally Hunter | | 31.13 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Tera van Beilen |  | 31.31 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Kathryn Johnstone | | 31.38 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | 6 | Tara-Lynn Nicholas |  | 31.48 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | Lorna Tonks | | 31.70 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Andrea Strachan | | 31.90 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | 6 | Laura Kinley |  | 31.97 | Q |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Molly Renshaw | | 32.72 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | 8 | Bethan Sloan | .svg.png){kind=small} | 33.22 | Q |
| 15 | 5 | 7 | Samantha Yeo |  | 33.26 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | Niamh Robinson | | 33.28 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | 2 | Erika Kong |  | 33.51 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | Christina Loh | | 33.64 | |
| 19 | 2 | 2 | Rebecca Kamau |  | 33.83 | |
| 20 | 2 | 3 | Jamila Lunkuse |  | 34.62 | |
| 21 | 4 | 1 | Irene Chrysostomou |  | 34.68 | |
| 22 | 3 | 1 | Izzy Joachim |  | 34.80 | |
| 23 | 3 | 7 | Tilka Paljk |  | 35.19 | |
| 24 | 2 | 5 | Lianna Swan |  | 35.72 | NR[1] |
| 25 | 2 | 4 | Oreoluwa Cherebin |  | 35.78 | |
| 26 | 2 | 7 | Mahfuza Khatun |  | 35.88 | |
| 27 | 5 | 8 | Nadia Adrianna Redza Goh | | 35.95 | |
| 28 | 5 | 1 | Barbara Vali-Skelton |  | 36.13 | |
| 29 | 4 | 8 | Tegan McCarthy | | 36.32 | |
| 30 | 2 | 8 | Jocelyn Flynn | | 36.44 | |
| 31 | 2 | 1 | Nadeera Jayasekera |  | 36.52 | |
| 32 | 1 | 5 | Martha Opiyo | | 36.81 | |
| 33 | 1 | 4 | Mariam Foum |  | 37.61 | |
| 34 | 2 | 6 | Anum Bandey | | 38.93 | |
| 35 | 1 | 3 | Aishath Sajina |  | 40.81 |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Alia Atkinson | | 30.17 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Leiston Pickett | | 30.64 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Tera van Beilen | | 30.74 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Corrie Scott | | 30.79 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Sophie Taylor | | 30.86 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Kathryn Johnstone | | 31.12 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Lorna Tonks | | 31.44 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | Andrea Strachan | | 31.52 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Sycerika McMahon | | 31.56 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Sally Hunter | | 31.60 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Laura Kinley | | 32.05 | |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Tara-Lynn Nicholas | | 32.32 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Molly Renshaw | | 32.47 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Samantha Yeo | | 32.83 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Niamh Robinson | | 33.38 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | Bethan Sloan | | 33.87 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Leiston Pickett | | 30.59 | |
 | 4 | Alia Atkinson | | 30.67 | |
 | 6 | Corrie Scott | | 30.75 | |
| 4 | 2 | Sophie Taylor | | 31.08 | |
| 5 | 3 | Tera van Beilen | | 31.22 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kathryn Johnstone | | 31.47 | |
| 7 | 1 | Lorna Tonks | | 31.48 | |
| 8 | 8 | Andrea Strachan | | 31.99 |
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References
- Hammond, Ashley (31 July 2014). "UAE-based Pakistani swimmer Lianna Swan breaks records at Commonwealth Games". Gulf News. Dubai: Al Nisr Publishing. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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