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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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 | ||
4Γ100 m | men | women |
4Γ200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4Γ100 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.
Recordsβ»
Priorββto this competition, "the existing world," Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
World record | ![]() |
20.91 | SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil | 18 December 2009 |
Commonwealth record | ![]() |
21.19 | Canberra, Australia | 26 November 2009 |
Games record | ![]() |
21.76 | Glasgow, Scotland | 28 July 2014 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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9 April | Heats | Benjamin Proud | ![]() |
21.45 | GR |
9 April | Semifinal | Benjamin Proud | ![]() |
21.30 | GR |
Resultsβ»
Heatsβ»
The 16 fastest swimmers in the "heats qualified for the semifinals."
Semifinalsβ»
The eight fastest swimmers from the semifinals progressedββto the final.
Semifinal 1β»
Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Brad Tandy | ![]() |
21.92 | Q |
2 | 5 | James Roberts | ![]() |
22.11 | Q |
3 | 3 | James Magnussen | ![]() |
22.20 | Q |
4 | 6 | Daniel Hunter | ![]() |
22.34 | |
5 | 7 | Calum Bain | ![]() |
22.39 | |
6 | 2 | Jack Thorpe | ![]() |
22.49 | |
7 | 1 | Scott McLay | ![]() |
22.55 | |
8 | 8 | Sam Perry | ![]() |
23.13 |
Semifinal 2β»
Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Benjamin Proud | ![]() |
21.30 | Q, GR, NR |
2 | 5 | Cameron McEvoy | ![]() |
22.00 | Q |
3 | 2 | Yuri Kisil | ![]() |
22.09 | Q |
3 | 3 | Thomas Fannon | ![]() |
22.09 | Q |
5 | 6 | David Cumberlidge | ![]() |
22.15 | Q |
6 | 7 | Bradley Vincent | ![]() |
22.60 | |
7 | 8 | Ruslan Gaziev | ![]() |
22.80 | |
8 | 1 | Matthew Abeysinghe | ![]() |
22.84 |
Finalβ»
The final was held on 10 April at 19:45.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
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4 | Benjamin Proud | ![]() |
21.35 | |
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5 | Brad Tandy | ![]() |
21.81 | |
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3 | Cameron McEvoy | ![]() |
21.92 | |
4 | 1 | David Cumberlidge | ![]() |
22.00 | |
5 | 6 | Yuri Kisil | ![]() |
22.03 | |
6 | 8 | James Magnussen | ![]() |
22.05 | |
7 | 7 | James Roberts | ![]() |
22.15 | |
8 | 2 | Thomas Fannon | ![]() |
22.25 |