Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
Appearance
Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
Dates | 5 April (heats, semifinals) 6 April (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 53.18 | |||||||||
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 | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 6 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
World record | ![]() |
51.85 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 August 2016 |
Commonwealth record | ![]() |
52.11 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 6 November 2015 |
Games record | ![]() |
53.12 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 25 July 2014 |
Schedule
The schedule is as follows:[1]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Date | Time | Round |
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Thursday 5 April 2018 | 11:47 | Qualifying |
21:22 | Semifinals | |
Friday 6 April 2018 | 21:36 | Final |
Results
Heats
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | ![]() |
54.02 | Q |
2 | 3 | 3 | Luke Greenbank | ![]() |
54.62 | Q |
3 | 3 | 5 | Bradley Woodward | ![]() |
54.71 | Q |
4 | 2 | 4 | Corey Main | ![]() |
54.99 | Q |
5 | 1 | 3 | Elliot Clogg | ![]() |
55.08 | Q |
6 | 2 | 3 | Markus Thormeyer | ![]() |
55.26 | Q |
7 | 1 | 4 | Ben Treffers | ![]() |
55.30 | Q |
8 | 1 | 5 | Xavier Castelli | ![]() |
55.51 | Q |
9 | 2 | 5 | Conor Ferguson | ![]() |
55.54 | Q |
10 | 2 | 6 | Calvyn Justus | ![]() |
55.69 | Q |
11 | 3 | 6 | Craig McNally | ![]() |
56.19 | Q |
12 | 1 | 6 | Martin Binedell | ![]() |
56.37 | Q |
13 | 3 | 7 | Harry Shalamon | ![]() |
56.41 | Q |
14 | 2 | 7 | Jason Arthur | ![]() |
56.52 | Q |
15 | 1 | 2 | Srihari Nataraj | ![]() |
56.71 | Q |
16 | 1 | 7 | Thomas Hollingsworth | ![]() |
57.61 | Q |
17 | 3 | 2 | Jian Han Tern | ![]() |
58.10 | |
18 | 2 | 2 | Akalanka Peiris | ![]() |
58.68 | |
19 | 2 | 1 | Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq | ![]() |
59.39 | |
20 | 1 | 1 | Erico Cuna | ![]() |
1:01.27 | |
21 | 3 | 8 | Jordan Gonzalez | ![]() |
1:01.38 | |
22 | 3 | 1 | Steven Maina | ![]() |
1:01.65 | |
23 | 2 | 8 | Cruz Halbich | ![]() |
1:08.08 | |
24 | 1 | 8 | Joshua Yon | ![]() |
1:13.01 |
Semifinals
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | ![]() |
53.15 | Q |
2 | 1 | 3 | Markus Thormeyer | ![]() |
53.86 | Q |
3 | 2 | 5 | Bradley Woodward | ![]() |
54.22 | Q |
4 | 2 | 2 | Conor Ferguson | ![]() |
54.48 | Q |
5 | 1 | 4 | Luke Greenbank | ![]() |
54.54 | Q |
6 | 2 | 6 | Ben Treffers | ![]() |
54.62 | Q |
7 | 1 | 5 | Corey Main | ![]() |
55.02 | Q |
8 | 1 | 6 | Xavier Castelli | ![]() |
55.13 | Q |
9 | 1 | 7 | Martin Binedell | ![]() |
55.25 | |
9 | 1 | 2 | Calvyn Justus | ![]() |
55.25 | |
11 | 2 | 7 | Craig McNally | ![]() |
55.28 | |
12 | 2 | 3 | Elliot Clogg | ![]() |
55.42 | |
13 | 2 | 1 | Harry Shalamon | ![]() |
56.47 | |
14 | 2 | 8 | Srihari Nataraj | ![]() |
56.65 | |
15 | 1 | 1 | Jason Arthur | ![]() |
56.85 | |
16 | 1 | 8 | Thomas Hollingsworth | ![]() |
58.14 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Mitch Larkin | ![]() |
53.18 | |
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3 | Bradley Woodward | ![]() |
53.95 | |
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5 | Markus Thormeyer | ![]() |
54.14 | |
4 | 2 | Luke Greenbank | ![]() |
54.37 | |
5 | 8 | Xavier Castelli | ![]() |
54.60 | |
6 | 7 | Ben Treffers | ![]() |
54.62 | |
7 | 1 | Corey Main | ![]() |
54.88 | |
8 | 6 | Conor Ferguson | ![]() |
55.01 |
References
- ^ "Swimming - Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.