The Men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 7 and 8 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.[1]
Five heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen advanced to the semifinals and the top eight from there qualified for the finals.
Heats summary
edit| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Marco Loughran |  Wales |
54.95 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Daniel Bell |  New Zealand |
55.03 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Liam Tancock |  England |
55.15 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Christopher Walker-Hebborn | England |
55.18 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Ashley Delaney |  Australia |
55.35 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Daniel Arnamnart | Australia |
55.63 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Charl Crous |  South Africa |
55.69 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Gareth Kean | New Zealand |
55.85 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Charles Francis |  Canada |
56.06 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Ryan Bennett | England |
56.07 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Craig McNally |  Scotland |
56.92 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | Tobias Oriwol | Canada |
57.15 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Ian Kumarakulasinghe |  Malaysia |
58.54 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Balakrishnan Melkote |  India |
59.03 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Heshan Unamboowe |  Sri Lanka |
59.35 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Zane Jordan |  Zambia |
59.89 | Q |
Semifinals
editSemifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Daniel Bell | New Zealand |
54.38 | Q, CG |
| 2 | 5 | Christopher Walker-Hebborn | England |
54.76 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Gareth Kean | New Zealand |
55.26 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ryan Bennett | England |
55.50 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Arnamnart | Australia |
55.66 | |
| 6 | 7 | Tobias Oriwol | Canada |
55.76 | |
| 7 | 1 | Balakrishnan Melkote | India |
59.25 | |
| 8 | 8 | Zane Jordan | Zambia |
59.42 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ashley Delaney | Australia |
54.31 | Q, CG |
| 2 | 5 | Liam Tancock | England |
54.32 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Marco Loughran | Wales |
54.45 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Charl Crous | South Africa |
55.28 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Charles Francis | Canada |
55.88 | |
| 6 | 7 | Craig McNally | Scotland |
56.45 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ian Kumarakulasinghe | Malaysia |
58.46 | |
| 8 | 8 | Heshan Unamboowe | Sri Lanka |
58.96 |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Liam Tancock | England |
53.59 | CG |
 |
3 | Daniel Bell | New Zealand |
54.43 | |
 |
4 | Ashley Delaney | Australia |
54.51 | |
| 4 | 6 | Marco Loughran | Wales |
54.68 | |
| 5 | 7 | Gareth Kean | New Zealand |
54.91 | |
| 6 | 2 | Christopher Walker-Hebborn | England |
55.04 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ryan Bennett | England |
55.85 | |
| 8 | 1 | Charl Crous | South Africa |
55.90 |