Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke
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| 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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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | women | |
| 100 m S9 | 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 SM10 | 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 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. 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 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Tancock (GBR) | 24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 | [1][2] |
| Commonwealth record | File:Flag of England.svg Liam Tancock (ENG) | 24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 | |
| Games record | File:Flag of England.svg Liam Tancock (ENG) | 24.62 | Delhi, India | 5 October 2010 | [3] |
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 4 | Ben Treffers | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 24.67 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 7 | Mitch Larkin | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 24.80 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 2 | Liam Tancock | File:Flag of England.svg England | 24.98 | |
| 4 | 5 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | File:Flag of England.svg England | 25.14 | |
| 5 | 6 | Josh Beaver | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 25.19 | |
| 6 | 3 | Marco Loughran | File:Flag of Wales 2.svg Wales | 25.36 | |
| 7 | 1 | Russell Wood | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 25.55 | |
| 8 | 8 | Quah Zheng Wen | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 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.
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.
