Swimming_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_–_Men's_50_metre_backstroke
The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 and 8 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
Quick Facts Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Venue ...
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 April (heats, semifinals) 8 April (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.68 | |||||||||
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Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Liam Tancock (GBR) | 24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
| Commonwealth record | Liam Tancock (GBR) | 24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
| Games record |  Liam Tancock (ENG) | 24.62 | Delhi, India | 5 October 2010 |
Heats
The heats were held on 7 April at 11:15.[1]
More information Rank, Heat ...
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 | 4 | Zac Incerti |  Australia | 25.05 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 25.32 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Ben Treffers | Australia | 25.52 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Conor Ferguson |  Northern Ireland | 25.79 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Jian Han Tern |  Malaysia | 25.83 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Xavier Castelli |  Wales | 25.91 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Harry Shalamon |  Jersey | 26.08 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Craig McNally |  Scotland | 26.11 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Srihari Nataraj |  India | 26.47 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Thomas Hollingsworth |  Guernsey | 26.78 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Akalanka Peiris |  Sri Lanka | 26.83 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq |  Pakistan | 27.39 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Erico Cuna |  Mozambique | 28.03 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Jordan Gonzalez |  Gibraltar | 28.19 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Alexandros Axiotis |  Zambia | 28.77 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Dillon Gooding |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29.96 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | 1 | Finau Ohuafi |  Tonga | 29.97 | |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Cruz Halbich | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31.24 | |
| 19 | 1 | 7 | Joshua Yon |  Saint Helena | 34.30 | |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | Faletiute Tinapa |  Tuvalu | 34.94 |
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Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 7 April at 20:19.[2]
Semifinal 1
More information Rank, Lane ...
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 24.91 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Conor Ferguson | Northern Ireland | 25.60 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Xavier Castelli | Wales | 25.74 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Craig McNally | Scotland | 26.00 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Thomas Hollingsworth | Guernsey | 27.08 | |
| 6 | 7 | Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq | Pakistan | 27.23 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jordan Gonzalez | Gibraltar | 28.29 | |
| 8 | 8 | Dillon Gooding | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29.74 |
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Semifinal 2
More information Rank, Lane ...
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Ben Treffers | Australia | 24.99 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Zac Incerti | Australia | 25.19 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Harry Shalamon | Jersey | 25.52 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Jian Han Tern | Malaysia | 25.60 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | Srihari Nataraj | India | 26.50 | |
| 6 | 7 | Akalanka Peiris | Sri Lanka | 26.52 | NR |
| 7 | 1 | Erico Cuna | Mozambique | 28.10 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alexandros Axiotis | Zambia | 28.57 |
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Final
The final was held on 8 April at 21:31.[3]
More information Rank, Lane ...
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 24.68 | |
 | 5 | Ben Treffers | Australia | 24.84 | |
 | 3 | Zac Incerti | Australia | 25.06 | |
| 4 | 1 | Xavier Castelli | Wales | 25.44 | |
| 5 | 2 | Conor Ferguson | Northern Ireland | 25.72 | |
| 6 | 6 | Harry Shalamon | Jersey | 25.73 | |
| 7 | 8 | Craig McNally | Scotland | 25.80 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jian Han Tern | Malaysia | 25.96 |
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