Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle
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| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 April (semifinals, heats) 10 April (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 37 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.35 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Sample picture of the event (unofficial) | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7/S8 | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | men | women |
| 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 S9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB8/SB9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7 | 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 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 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg César Cielo (BRA) | 20.91 | São Paulo, Brazil | 18 December 2009 |
| Commonwealth record | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Callus (AUS) | 21.19 | Canberra, Australia | 26 November 2009 |
| Games record | File:Flag of England.svg Benjamin Proud (ENG) | 21.76 | Glasgow, Scotland | 28 July 2014 |
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The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 9 April | Heats | Benjamin Proud | File:Flag of England.svg England | 21.45 | GR |
| 9 April | Semifinal | Benjamin Proud | File:Flag of England.svg England | 21.30 | GR |
Results
Heats
The 16 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[1]
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Semifinals
The eight fastest swimmers from the semifinals progressed to the final.[2]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Brad Tandy | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 21.92 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | James Roberts | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 22.11 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | James Magnussen | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 22.20 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Daniel Hunter | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 22.34 | |
| 5 | 7 | Calum Bain | File:Ulster banner.svg Northern Ireland | 22.39 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jack Thorpe | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 22.49 | |
| 7 | 1 | Scott McLay | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 22.55 | |
| 8 | 8 | Sam Perry | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 23.13 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Benjamin Proud | File:Flag of England.svg England | 21.30 | Q, GR, NR |
| 2 | 5 | Cameron McEvoy | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 22.00 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Yuri Kisil | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 22.09 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Thomas Fannon | File:Flag of England.svg England | 22.09 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | David Cumberlidge | File:Flag of England.svg England | 22.15 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Bradley Vincent | File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius | 22.60 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ruslan Gaziev | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 22.80 | |
| 8 | 1 | Matthew Abeysinghe | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 22.84 |
Final
The final was held on 10 April at 19:45.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
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| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 4 | Benjamin Proud | File:Flag of England.svg England | 21.35 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 5 | Brad Tandy | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 21.81 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 3 | Cameron McEvoy | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 21.92 | |
| 4 | 1 | David Cumberlidge | File:Flag of England.svg England | 22.00 | |
| 5 | 6 | Yuri Kisil | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 22.03 | |
| 6 | 8 | James Magnussen | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 22.05 | |
| 7 | 7 | James Roberts | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 22.15 | |
| 8 | 2 | Thomas Fannon | File:Flag of England.svg England | 22.25 |