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

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Men's EAD 50 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre[1]
Dates3 August (semifinals, heats)
4 August (final)
Competitors51 from 13 nations
Winning time−0.34
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Canada
bronze medal    Canada
2006 →

The Men's EAD 50 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 1 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Classification

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The events were run on a multi-disability format, which included both physically disabled and visually impaired swimmers i.e. the International Paralympic Committee’s Swimming Classification S1 – S13.[2]

  • Classes S1 – S10 are allocated to swimmers with a physical disability ranging from swimmers with a severe disability (S1) to those with a minimal disability (S10).
  • Classes S11 – S13 are allocated to swimmers with a visual impairment ranging from swimmers with no vision or may have light perception (S11) to those with some visual acuity (S13).

Format

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All classes, 1 through 13 swan together in 3 heats and a final event. Positions were determined by each athlete’s time relative to the current world record for the appropriate classification of the swimmer. This may have meant that the swimmer touching first may not have been the winner.

World records were time standardised to identify both the finalists and medal winners throughout the competition. This meant that the same ‘time marker’ was used in the heats and the final irrespective of whether the world record had been broken during the course of competition.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows;

Class Name Time Location Date
S1  Itzhak Mamistalov (ISR) 1:11.30 Stockholm, Sweden 31 July 2001
S2  Curtis Lovejoy (USA) 1:10.11 Sydney, Australia 27 October 2000
S3  Jamie Eurlert (PER) 49.03 Sydney, Australia 27 October 2000
S4  Richard Orive (ESP) 38.84 Sydney, Australia 27 October 2000
S5  Sebastian Rodriguez Veloso (ESP) 33.33 Spain 26 July 2002
S6  Peter Lund Andersen (DEN) 31.26 Atlanta, United States 25 August 1996
S7  David Roberts (WAL) 28.58 Sydney, Australia 28 October 2000
S8 27.93
S9  Xiaoming Xiong (CHN) 26.36 Sydney, Australia 28 October 2000
S10  Benoit Huot (CAN) 25.04 Winnipeg, Canada 24 March 2002
S11  John Morgan (USA) 25.96 New York, United States 1 January 1987
S12  Ebert Phillipus Kleynhans (RSA) 25.79 Sydney, Australia 28 October 2000
S13  Andrey Strokin (RUS) 24.67 Sydney, Australia 28 October 2000

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Class Name Nationality Time Result Record
1 August Heats S5 Chee Kin Wong  Malaysia 47.34 +13.20 GR
1 August Heats S6 Yusup Dewa  Malaysia 37.31 +6.05 GR
1 August Heats S6 Andreas Potamitis  Cyprus 35.74 +4.48 GR
1 August Heats S7 Alex Harris  Australia 29.50 +0.92 GR
1 August Final S7 David Roberts  Wales 28.71 +0.13 GR
1 August Heats S8 Ben Austin  Australia 27.48 −0.45 WR
1 August Heats S9 Aidan McGlynn  Northern Ireland 28.88 +2.52 GR
1 August Heats S10 Philippe Gagnon  Canada 25.41 +0.37 GR
1 August Heats S10 Benoit Huot  Canada 25.23 +0.19 GR
1 August Final S10 Philippe Gagnon  Canada 25.04 0.00 GR
1 August Heats S11 Ou Dona  Papua New Guinea 40.74 +14.78 GR
1 August Heats S12 Darren Leach  England 26.10 +0.31 GR
1 August Final S12  England 25.91 +0.12 GR
1 August Heats S13 Scott Field  South Africa 26.09 +1.42 GR

Results

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Heats

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The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Class Nationality Time Result Notes
1 3 3 Ben Austin S8  Australia 27.48 −0.45 Q, WR, GR
2 2 6 David Roberts S7  Wales 28.75 +0.17 Q, GR
3 3 4 Benoit Huot S10  Canada 25.23 +0.19 Q, GR
4 1 4 Darren Leach S12  England 26.10 +0.31 Q, GR
5 2 4 Philippe Gagnon S10  Canada 25.41 +0.37 Q, GR
6 2 5 Ebert Phillipus Kleynhans S12  South Africa 26.35 +0.56 Q
7 1 6 Alex Harris S7  Australia 29.50 +0.92 Q, GR
3 6 Matt Walker S7  England 29.50 Q
9 2 3 Ian Sharpe S12  Isle of Man 27.21 +1.42
3 5 Scott Field S13  South Africa 26.09 GR
11 1 3 Aidan McGlynn S9  Northern Ireland 28.88 +2.52 GR
12 2 2 Andrew Lindsay S7  Scotland 31.52 +2.94
13 1 5 Paul Noble S10  Scotland 28.03 +2.99 GR
14 3 2 Nick Gibbon S10  Wales 29.34 +4.30
15 3 7 Andreas Potamitis S6  Cyprus 35.74 +4.48 GR
16 2 7 Meng Ee Wong S12  Singapore 31.27 +5.48
17 1 7 Yusup Dewa S6  Malaysia 37.31 +6.05 GR
18 1 2 Abdulgani Ashur Abeid S10  Kenya 36.11 +11.07
19 1 1 Chee Kin Wong S5  Malaysia 47.34 +13.20 GR
20 2 1 Ioannis Mavrou S6  Cyprus 44.90 +13.64
21 3 1 Ou Dona S11  Papua New Guinea 40.74 +14.78 GR

Final

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The final was held on 1 August at 19:37.[4]

Rank Lane Name Class Nation Time Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Ben Austin S8  Australia 27.59 −0.34
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 Philippe Gagnon S10  Canada 25.04 0.00 GR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Benoit Huot S10  Canada 25.07 +0.03 GR
4 6 Darren Leach S12  England 25.91 +0.12 GR
5 5 David Roberts S7  Wales 28.71 +0.13 GR
6 1 Alex Harris S7  Australia 29.00 +0.42
7 7 Ebert Phillipus Kleynhans S12  South Africa 26.55 +0.76
8 8 Matt Walker S7  England 29.55 +0.97

References

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  1. ^ "The interior of the Manchester Aquatics Centre, showing the competition pool with the arched roof above, at around the time of its completion (JLP01/20/003/12/008) Archive Item - John Laing Photographic Collection | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ "EAD". m2002.thecgf.com.
  3. ^ "Results". m2002.thecgf.com.
  4. ^ "Results". m2002.thecgf.com.