Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre breaststroke

Men's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates27 July 2014 (2014-07-27) (heats & semis)
28 July 2014 (2014-07-28) (final)
Competitors38 from 27 nations
Winning time26.76 GR
Medalists
gold medal Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa
silver medal Adam Peaty   England
bronze medal Christian Sprenger   Australia
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Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m S8women
100 m S9men
200 mmenwomen
200 m S14men
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m SB9women
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
200 m SM8men
200 m SM10women
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

The men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as part of the swimming programme, took place on 27 and 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Dr. Sharad Rao, Honorary Legal Advisor of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the quaichs were presented by Prof. Lorne Crerar, Chairman of Harper Macleod.

Records

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

World record  Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) 26.67 Rome, Italy 29 July 2009 [1][2]
Commonwealth record  Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) 26.67 Rome, Italy 29 July 2009 [3][4]
Games record  Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) 27.18 Delhi, India 8 October 2010 [5]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
27 July Heat Adam Peaty  England 27.00 GR
27 July Semifinal Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 26.80 GR
28 July Final Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 26.76 GR

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 5 Adam Peaty  England 27.00 Q, GR
2 4 4 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 27.39 Q
3 5 5 Ross Murdoch  Scotland 27.44 Q
4 3 4 Glenn Snyders  New Zealand 27.45 Q
5 5 4 Christian Sprenger  Australia 27.57 Q
6 3 5 Mark Tully  Scotland 27.77 Q
7 4 3 Joe Welstead  Scotland 27.90 Q
8 5 6 Robert Holderness  Wales 27.93 Q
9 5 3 Richard Funk  Canada 28.02 Q
10 3 3 Sandeep Sejwal  India 28.17 Q
11 4 6 James Wilby  England 28.36 Q
12 5 2 Bradley Tandy  South Africa 28.57 Q
13 3 6 Ian Black  Jersey 28.64 Q
14 5 7 Michael Dawson  Northern Ireland 28.92 Q
15 4 7 Dustin Tynes  Bahamas 29.08 Q
16 3 2 Kenneth To  Australia 29.17 Q
17 4 2 Shaun Yap  Malaysia 29.60
18 4 1 Meli Malani  Fiji 29.87
=19 3 7 David Ebanks  Cayman Islands 30.04
5 8 Luke Belton  Guernsey
21 4 8 Micah Fernandes  Kenya 30.08
22 3 8 Alexandros Axiotis  Zambia 30.25
23 2 5 Guy Davies  Isle of Man 30.28
24 5 1 Christopher Cheong  Singapore 30.50
25 3 1 Thomas Hollingsworth  Guernsey 30.64
26 2 4 Tory Pragassa  Kenya 30.73
27 2 6 Corey Ollivierre  Grenada 31.12
28 2 7 Kyle Dougan  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.16
29 2 3 Colin Bensadon  Gibraltar 31.90
30 1 4 Matthew Shone  Zambia 32.08
31 1 6 Andrew Hopkin  Grenada 32.89
32 2 2 Nikolas Sylvester  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.49
33 2 1 J'air Smith  Antigua and Barbuda 33.62
34 2 8 Joshua Tibatemwa  Uganda 33.72
35 1 5 Mark Hoare  Swaziland 33.77
36 1 2 Shane Cadogan  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 34.00
37 1 7 Patrick Rukundo  Rwanda 34.33
1 3 Shakil Fakir  Mozambique DNS

Semifinals

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 26.80 Q, GR
2 2 4 Adam Peaty  England 26.99 Q
3 2 3 Christian Sprenger  Australia 27.11 Q
4 1 3 Mark Tully  Scotland 27.37 Q
5 2 5 Ross Murdoch  Scotland 27.41 Q
6 1 5 Glenn Snyders  New Zealand 27.43 Q
7 2 6 Joe Welstead  Scotland 27.73 Q
8 2 2 Richard Funk  Canada 27.93 Q
9 1 2 Sandeep Sejwal  India 28.12
10 1 6 Robert Holderness  Wales 28.26
11 2 7 James Wilby  England 28.60
=12 1 1 Michael Dawson  Northern Ireland 28.87
2 1 Ian Black  Jersey
14 1 8 Kenneth To  Australia 29.33
15 2 8 Dustin Tynes  Bahamas 29.53
1 7 Bradley Tandy  South Africa DSQ

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 26.76 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Adam Peaty  England 26.78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Christian Sprenger  Australia 27.46
4 6 Mark Tully  Scotland 27.47
5 7 Glenn Snyders  New Zealand 27.53
6 2 Ross Murdoch  Scotland 27.65
7 1 Joe Welstead  Scotland 27.99
8 8 Richard Funk  Canada 28.21

References

  1. ^ "SA's Cameron tops himself and grabs the gold". Independent Online (South Africa). 30 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. ^ "SA's Cameron tops himself and grabs the gold". Independent Online (South Africa). 30 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Rebecca Adlington Breaks 24-Year-Old Record; Geoff Huegill, Leisel Jones and Yolane Kukla Make History". Swimming World Magazine. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.