Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke
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The Men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
took place on October 4 and 5 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex
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Four heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen times qualified for the semi-finals and, the top eight from there qualified for the finals.
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
took place on October 4 and 5 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex
SPM Swimming Pool Complex
The Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium or SPM Swimming Pool Complex is a swimming complex in New Delhi, India, that is hosting the aquatics events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games...
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Four heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen times qualified for the semi-finals and, the top eight from there qualified for the finals.
Heats
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Heat | Lane | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science... |
25.47 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Daniel Arnamnart | 25.52 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Hayden Stoeckel Hayden Stoeckel Hayden Ernest Stoeckel is an Olympic and National Record holding backstroke swimmer from Australia... |
25.56 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Marco Loughran Marco Loughran Marco Antonio Loughran is a British swimmer from Guildford, a county town in Surrey, England. In high school, he was awarded a swimming scholarship to The Southport School in Queensland, Australia... |
25.62 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Gareth Kean | 25.80 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:... |
25.90 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Ashley Delaney Ashley Delaney Ashley Jason Delaney is a national-record holding and Olympic and World Championship medal-winning swimmer from Australia... |
25.94 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Charles Francis | 26.04 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Tobias Oriwol | 26.62 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Christian-Paul Homer | 27.12 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Kuamarakulsinghe Barr | 27.45 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Zane Jordan Zane Jordan Zane Jordan is an Olympic swimmer from Zambia. He swam for Zambia at the 2008 Olympics, finishing 65th in the 50 m freestyle .... |
27.46 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 13 | Joshua McLeod | 27.50 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 14 | Badrinath Melkote | 27.52 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Caryle Blondell | 27.53 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 16 | Dzulhaili Mohammed | 27.60 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 17 | Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Bandara Unamboowe is a Sri Lankan swimmer who has represented his country at international competitions. He was born in the town of Kandy to parents Dudley and Priyanga.... |
27.87 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 18 | Amini Fonua | 28.07 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 19 | Alexandar Beaton | 28.77 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Praveen Tokas | 29.16 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 21 | Benjamin Loundes | 29.35 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 22 | Nicholas Coard | 29.27 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Kurtis Tulia | 29.47 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 24 | Peter Pokawin | 30.06 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 25 | Milimo Mweeta | 30.89 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 26 | Akshay Shah | 31.54 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 27 | Daniel Pryke | 31.98 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 28 | Ryan Govinden | 33.62 | 1 | 3 | ||
| - | Marios Panagi | DNS | 4 | 2 |
Semifinals
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Heat | Lane | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Delaney Ashley Delaney Ashley Jason Delaney is a national-record holding and Olympic and World Championship medal-winning swimmer from Australia... |
25.04 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Hayden Stoeckel Hayden Stoeckel Hayden Ernest Stoeckel is an Olympic and National Record holding backstroke swimmer from Australia... |
25.27 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Daniel Arnamnart | 25.39 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Marco Loughran Marco Loughran Marco Antonio Loughran is a British swimmer from Guildford, a county town in Surrey, England. In high school, he was awarded a swimming scholarship to The Southport School in Queensland, Australia... |
25.43 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:... |
25.44 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science... |
25.62 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Gareth Kean | 25.87 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Charles Francis | 26.20 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 9 | Tobias Oriwol | 26.56 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Christian-Paul Homer | 26.99 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Kuamarakulsinghe Barr | 27.21 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 12 | Badrinath Melkote | 27.26 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | Joshua McLeod | 27.35 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Zane Jordan Zane Jordan Zane Jordan is an Olympic swimmer from Zambia. He swam for Zambia at the 2008 Olympics, finishing 65th in the 50 m freestyle .... |
27.70 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 15 | Dzulhaili Mohammed | 27.74 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 16 | Caryle Blondell | 28.24 | 2 | 8 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science... |
7 | 24.62 | CGR | ||
| Hayden Stoeckel Hayden Stoeckel Hayden Ernest Stoeckel is an Olympic and National Record holding backstroke swimmer from Australia... |
5 | 25.08 | |||
| Ashley Delaney Ashley Delaney Ashley Jason Delaney is a national-record holding and Olympic and World Championship medal-winning swimmer from Australia... |
4 | 25.21 | |||
| 4 | Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:... |
2 | 25.27 | ||
| 5 | Marco Loughran Marco Loughran Marco Antonio Loughran is a British swimmer from Guildford, a county town in Surrey, England. In high school, he was awarded a swimming scholarship to The Southport School in Queensland, Australia... |
6 | 25.58 | ||
| 6 | Daniel Arnamnart | 3 | 25.66 | ||
| 7 | Charles Francis | 8 | 25.87 | ||
| 8 | Gareth Kean | 1 | 25.89 |