Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
Appearance
Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 24 July 2014 25 July 2014 (final) | (heats & semis)||||||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 26 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 53.12 GR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
100 m S8 | women | |
100 m S9 | 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 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 |
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.
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
[edit]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 | ![]() |
52.73 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 | |
Games record | ![]() |
53.59 | Delhi, India | 8 October 2010 | [3] |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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24 July | Heat | Chris Walker-Hebborn | ![]() |
53.30 | GR |
25 July | Final | Chris Walker-Hebborn | ![]() |
53.12 | GR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes[9][10] |
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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
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes[11] |
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3 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | ![]() |
53.12 | GR |
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4 | Mitch Larkin | ![]() |
53.59 | |
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5 | Liam Tancock | ![]() |
53.75 | |
6 | Josh Beaver | ![]() |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Peirsol reclaims 100 back record". ESPN. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "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.