Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle S7
The men's 50m freestyle S7 event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 9 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. This was the first time the event had been held at a Commonwealth Games. Matthew Levy of Australia won gold, swimming a time of 28.60 seconds in the final.[1]
| Men's 50m Freestyle S7 at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 April | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 28.60 | |||||||||
| 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 |
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:[2]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 9 April 2018 | 11:33 | Qualifying |
| Friday 9 April 2018 | 20:06 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  | 27.35 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9 September 2016 | [3] |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |
Results
Heat
As only 6 swimmers entered, all competitors advanced to the final.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Matthew Levy |  | 28.68 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Christian Sadie |  | 29.54 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Toh Wei Soong |  | 30.35 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jean-Michel Lavalliere |  | 30.37 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Rohan Bright | | 30.86 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Matthew Haanappel | | 30.92 | Q |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Matthew Levy | | 28.60 | |
 | 5 | Christian Sadie | | 29.65 | |
 | 3 | Toh Wei Soong | | 29.83 | |
| 4 | 6 | Jean-Michel Lavalliere | | 30.14 | |
| 5 | 2 | Rohan Bright | | 30.71 | |
| 6 | 7 | Matthew Haanappel | | 30.75 |
References
- "Ariarne Titmus leads way as Australia cash in more Commonwealth Games gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "Swimming — Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- Agranum, Ritz. "Paralympic swimmer Pan Shiyun of China sets new world record to win 50m freestyle S7 gold at Rio". chinatopix.
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