Swimming_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_–_Men's_50_metre_freestyle
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.
Quick Facts Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Venue ...
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 | |||||||||
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Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
World record | César Cielo (BRA) | 20.91 | São Paulo, Brazil | 18 December 2009 |
Commonwealth record | Ashley Callus (AUS) | 21.19 | Canberra, Australia | 26 November 2009 |
Games record | Benjamin Proud (ENG) | 21.76 | Glasgow, Scotland | 28 July 2014 |
The following records were established during the competition:
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Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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9 April | Heats | Benjamin Proud | England | 21.45 | GR |
9 April | Semifinal | Benjamin Proud | England | 21.30 | GR |
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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
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Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Brad Tandy | South Africa | 21.92 | Q |
2 | 5 | James Roberts | Australia | 22.11 | Q |
3 | 3 | James Magnussen | Australia | 22.20 | Q |
4 | 6 | Daniel Hunter | New Zealand | 22.34 | |
5 | 7 | Calum Bain | Northern Ireland | 22.39 | |
6 | 2 | Jack Thorpe | Scotland | 22.49 | |
7 | 1 | Scott McLay | Scotland | 22.55 | |
8 | 8 | Sam Perry | New Zealand | 23.13 |
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Semifinal 2
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Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Benjamin Proud | England | 21.30 | Q, GR, NR |
2 | 5 | Cameron McEvoy | Australia | 22.00 | Q |
3 | 2 | Yuri Kisil | Canada | 22.09 | Q |
3 | 3 | Thomas Fannon | England | 22.09 | Q |
5 | 6 | David Cumberlidge | England | 22.15 | Q |
6 | 7 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius | 22.60 | |
7 | 8 | Ruslan Gaziev | Canada | 22.80 | |
8 | 1 | Matthew Abeysinghe | Sri Lanka | 22.84 |
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Final
The final was held on 10 April at 19:45.[3]
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Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
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4 | Benjamin Proud | England | 21.35 | ||
5 | Brad Tandy | South Africa | 21.81 | ||
3 | Cameron McEvoy | Australia | 21.92 | ||
4 | 1 | David Cumberlidge | England | 22.00 | |
5 | 6 | Yuri Kisil | Canada | 22.03 | |
6 | 8 | James Magnussen | Australia | 22.05 | |
7 | 7 | James Roberts | Australia | 22.15 | |
8 | 2 | Thomas Fannon | England | 22.25 |
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