Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sandwell Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 31 July (heats, semifinals) 1 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 33 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.65 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7 | men | |
| 50 m S13 | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | women | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m S14 | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | women | |
| 100 m S9 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB6 | women | |
| 100 m SB8 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S10 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m SM10 | women | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held between 31 July 2022 and 1 August 2022 at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:[1]
| World record |  Hunter Armstrong (USA) |
23.71 | Greensboro, United States |
28 April 2022 |
| Commonwealth record |  Johannes Zandberg (RSA ) |
24.34 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
| Games record |  Liam Tancock (ENG) |
24.62 | Delhi, India | 5 October 2010 |
Schedule
The schedule is as follows:[2]
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 31 July 2022 | 10:51 | Heats |
| 19:07 | Semi-final | |
| Monday 1 August 2022 | 20:37 | Final |
Results
Heats
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Pieter Coetze | South Africa |
24.81 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Andrew Jeffcoat |  New Zealand |
24.82 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Ben Armbuster |  Australia |
25.21 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Bradley Woodward | Australia |
25.25 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Scott Gibson |  Scotland |
25.29 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Javier Acevedo |  Canada |
25.29 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Joe Small |  Wales |
25.36 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Srihari Nataraj |  India |
25.38 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Joe Litchfield | England |
25.44 | R |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Liam White | Wales |
25.48 | R |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Mitch Larkin | Australia |
25.53 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Martyn Walton | Scotland |
25.58 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Cameron Gray | New Zealand |
25.76 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | Harry Shalamon |  Jersey |
25.85 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Quah Zheng Wen |  Singapore |
25.90 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Davante Carey |  Bahamas |
25.98 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Andrew Jeffcoat | New Zealand |
24.65 | NR |
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4 | Pieter Coetze | South Africa |
24.77 | |
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7 | Javier Acevedo | Canada |
24.97 | NR |
| 4 | 6 | Bradley Woodward | Australia |
25.08 | |
| 5 | 8 | Srihari Nataraj | India |
25.23 | |
| 6 | 2 | Scott Gibson | Scotland |
25.34 | |
| 7 | 3 | Ben Armbuster | Australia |
25.37 | |
| 8 | 1 | Joe Small | Wales |
25.44 |
References
- ^ "Current records - Men (as at 30 July 2022)" (PDF). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Swimming - Daily Schedule". Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals Results
- ^ Final results