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Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre breaststroke

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Men's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
DateAugust 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03)
Competitors19 from 14 nations
Winning time27.72
Medalists
gold medal    England
silver medal    England
bronze medal    England
2006 →

The Men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place between 2 August 2002 and 3 August 2002 at Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Schedule

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All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Date Time Event
Friday, 2 August 2002 10:00 Heat 1
10:03 Heat 2
10:06 Heat 3
19:06 Semifinal 1
19:09 Semifinal 2
Saturday, 3 August 2002 19:16 Final

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Ed Moses  United States 27.39 Austin 31 March 2001
Games record First time held

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
2 August Heats Morgan Knabe  Canada 28.95 GR
2 August Heats James Gibson  England 28.42 GR
2 August Heats Darren Mew  England 27.99 GR
2 August Semifinals James Gibson  England 27.56 GR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were held the morning session on 2 August.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Darren Mew  England 27.99 Q GR
2 2 4 James Gibson  England 28.42 Q
3 3 5 Adam Whitehead  England 28.64 Q
4 1 4 Morgan Knabe  Canada 28.95 Q
5 2 5 Brett Petersen  South Africa 29.06 Q
6 3 3 Robert van der Zant  Australia 29.55 Q
7 1 5 Jim Piper  Australia 29.96 Q
8 2 3 Andrei Cross  Barbados 30.07 Q
9 3 1 Wickus Nienaber  Swaziland 30.54 Q
10 1 6 Travano McPhee  Bahamas 31.05 Q
11 1 3 Dave Batty  Isle of Man 31.25 Q
12 2 6 Eric Williams  Nigeria 31.37 Q
13 3 6 Afolabi Adeleke-Adedoyin  Nigeria 31.40 Q
14 3 2 Graham Smith  Bermuda 31.60 Q
15 2 2 Mohammad Niaz Ali  Bangladesh 32.09 Q
16 1 2 Jamie Zammitt  Gibraltar 32.98 Q
17 2 7 Chisela Kanchela  Zambia 33.07
18 3 7 Gavin Santos  Gibraltar 34.26
1 7 Joel Kisuule  Uganda Disqualified

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held the evening session on 2 August.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 James Gibson  England 27.56 Q GR
2 2 4 Darren Mew  England 27.57 Q
3 1 5 Morgan Knabe  Canada 28.36 Q
4 2 5 Adam Whitehead  England 28.48 Q
5 2 3 Brett Petersen  South Africa 28.62 Q
6 1 3 Robert van der Zant  Australia 28.93 Q WD
7 1 6 Andrei Cross  Barbados 29.96 Q
8 2 6 Jim Piper  Australia 30.03 Q
9 2 2 Wickus Nienaber  Swaziland 30.24 Q
10 1 2 Travano McPhee  Bahamas 30.90
11 2 7 Dave Batty  Isle of Man 31.24
12 2 1 Afolabi Adeleke-Adedoyin  Nigeria 31.54
12 1 1 Graham Smith  Bermuda 31.54
14 1 7 Eric Williams  Nigeria 31.67
15 2 8 Mohammad Niaz Ali  Bangladesh 32.13
16 1 8 Jamie Zammitt  Gibraltar 32.69

Final

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The final were held the evening session on 3 August.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 James Gibson  England 27.72
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Adam Whitehead  England 27.79
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Darren Mew  England 27.80
4 2 Brett Petersen  South Africa 28.64
5 3 Morgan Knabe  Canada 28.67
6 7 Andrei Cross  Barbados 29.73
7 8 Wickus Nienaber  Swaziland 30.38
8 1 Jim Piper  Australia 30.45

References

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  1. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results". m2002.thecgf.com. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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