The men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 9 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
Men's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
Dates | 8 April (heats, semifinals) 9 April (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 34 from 21 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 26.58 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
World record | Adam Peaty (GBR) | 25.95 | Budapest, Hungary | 25 July 2017 |
Commonwealth record | Adam Peaty (GBR) | 25.95 | Budapest, Hungary | 25 July 2017 |
Games record | Adam Peaty (ENG) | 26.74 | Gold Coast, Australia | 7 April 2018 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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8 April | Semifinal | Adam Peaty | England | 26.49 | GR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 8 April at 10:46.[1]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 8 April at 20:19.[2]
Semifinal 1
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 26.95 | Q |
2 | 5 | James McKechnie | Australia | 27.67 | Q |
3 | 3 | Euan Inglis | Scotland | 27.85 | Q |
4 | 6 | Craig Benson | Scotland | 28.00 | |
5 | 2 | Liam Hunter | Australia | 28.05 | |
6 | 7 | Elijah Wall | Canada | 28.52 | |
7 | 1 | Jamie Graham | Northern Ireland | 28.66 | |
8 | 8 | Izaak Bastian | Bahamas | 29.79 |
Semifinal 2
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Adam Peaty | England | 26.49 | Q, GR |
2 | 3 | James Wilby | England | 27.41 | Q |
3 | 5 | Jake Packard | Australia | 27.55 | Q |
4 | 6 | Michael Houlie | South Africa | 27.64 | Q |
5 | 7 | Brad Tandy | South Africa | 27.99 | Q |
6 | 2 | Mark Campbell | Scotland | 28.07 | |
7 | 1 | Ludovico Corsini | Mozambique | 28.53 | |
8 | 8 | Epeli Rabua Herbert | Fiji | 29.28 |
Final
editThe final was held on 9 April at 21:07.[3]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 26.58 | ||
4 | Adam Peaty | England | 26.62 | ||
3 | James Wilby | England | 27.37 | ||
4 | 6 | Jake Packard | Australia | 27.53 | |
5 | 7 | James McKechnie | Australia | 27.59 | |
6 | 2 | Michael Houlie | South Africa | 27.83 | |
7 | 1 | Euan Inglis | Scotland | 28.03 | |
8 | 8 | Brad Tandy | South Africa | 28.37 |