Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 and 25 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 July 2014 (heats & semis) 25 July 2014 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 26 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 53.12 GR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | women | |
| 100 m S8 | men | |
| 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 SB9 | women | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m SM8 | men | |
| 200 m SM8 | 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 medals were presented by Judy Simons, President of the Bermuda Olympic Association and the quaichs were presented by Andrew Fraser, 2013 Jim Clark Memorial Award winner and Ford's Gasoline Calibration Manager.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  | 51.94 | Indianapolis, United States | 8 July 2009 | [1][2] |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |  | 53.59 | Delhi, India | 8 October 2010 | [3] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | Heat | Chris Walker-Hebborn | | 53.30 | GR |
| 25 July | Final | Chris Walker-Hebborn | | 53.12 | GR |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes[4][5][6][7][8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | | 53.30 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | Josh Beaver |  | 53.68 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | | 54.18 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | Corey Main |  | 54.40 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | Liam Tancock | | 54.51 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Ben Treffers | | 54.74 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | Russell Wood |  | 54.83 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Marco Loughran | .svg.png){kind=small} | 54.96 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Craig McNally |  | 55.28 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | Ryan Bennett | | 55.35 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Xavier Mohammed | | 55.67 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | Darren Murray |  | 55.78 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Quah Zheng Wen |  | 56.37 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | 7 | Otto Putland | | 57.31 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | Grant Halsall |  | 57.82 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Jordan Sloan |  | 58.01 | Q |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | Tern Jian Han |  | 58.50 | |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | Heshan Unamboowe |  | 58.76 | |
| 19 | 4 | 1 | Tom Gallichan |  | 58.92 | |
| 20 | 1 | 3 | Timothy Wynter |  | 58.97 | |
| 21 | 5 | 8 | Jordan Augier |  | 59.36 | |
| 22 | 3 | 1 | Christopher Courtis |  | 59.71 | |
| 23 | 5 | 7 | Hamdan Bayusuf |  | 1:00.07 | |
| 24 | 2 | 4 | James Jurkiewicz |  | 1:00.29 | |
| 25 | 2 | 6 | Igor Mogne |  | 1:00.74 | |
| 26 | 3 | 8 | Alex McCallum |  | 1:01.22 | |
| 27 | 2 | 3 | Alexandros Axiotis |  | 1:01.64 | |
| 28 | 4 | 8 | William Clark |  | 1:01.76 | |
| 29 | 2 | 5 | Mathieu Marquet |  | 1:02.55 | |
| 30 | 2 | 2 | Jordan Gonzalez |  | 1:04.50 | |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | Arnold Kisulo |  | 1:06.41 | |
| 32 | 2 | 7 | Milimo Mweetwa | | 1:07.22 | |
| 33 | 1 | 4 | Dean Hoffman |  | 1:09.60 |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes[9][10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Mitch Larkin | | 53.33 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Liam Tancock | | 53.49 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | | 53.57 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Josh Beaver | | 53.74 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Corey Main | | 54.28 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Craig McNally | | 54.40 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Russell Wood | | 54.45 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Ben Treffers | | 54.60 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Ryan Bennett | | 54.87 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Marco Loughran | | 55.09 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Xavier Mohammed | | 55.26 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Darren Murray | | 55.68 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Quah Zheng Wen | | 56.43 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Grant Halsall | | 56.78 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Otto Putland | | 56.83 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Jordan Sloan | | 57.03 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes[11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | | 53.12 | GR |
 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | | 53.59 | |
= | 5 | Liam Tancock | | 53.75 | |
| 6 | Josh Beaver | | |||
| 5 | 8 | Ben Treffers | | 53.84 | |
| 6 | 2 | Corey Main | | 54.40 | |
| 7 | 7 | Craig McNally | | 54.54 | |
| 8 | 1 | Russell Wood | | 54.56 |
References
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- "Aaron Peirsol's stunning swim steals limelight from Michael Phelps". Guardian.co.uk. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- "Commonwealth Games: Rebecca Adlington Breaks 24-Year-Old Record; Geoff Huegill, Leisel Jones and Yolane Kukla Make History". SwimmingWorldMagazine. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- "Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke - Heat 1". Glasgow2014. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke - Heat 2". Glasgow2014. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke - Heat 3". Glasgow2014. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke - Heat 4". Glasgow2014. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke - Heat 5". Glasgow2014. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke Semi-final 1". Glasgow2014. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke Semi-final 2". Glasgow2014. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke Final". Glasgow2014. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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