Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre breaststroke

The Men's 50 metre Breaststroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 7 and 8 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.[1]

Five heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen advanced to the semifinals and the top eight from there qualified for the finals.

Heats summary

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 5 Glenn Snyders  New Zealand 28.15 Q
2 4 4 Brenton Rickard  Australia 28.46 Q
3 2 5 Daniel Sliwinski  England 28.47 Q
4 2 3 Sandeep Sejwal  India 28.58 Q
5 2 4 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 28.73 Q
6 3 3 Amini Fonua  Tonga 28.90 Q
7 3 5 Christian Sprenger  Australia 28.94 Q
8 3 4 Scott Dickens  Canada 28.96 Q
9 4 3 Robert Holderness  Wales 29.01 Q
10 3 6 Michael Dawson  Northern Ireland 29.36 Q
11 4 6 Agnishwar Jayaprakash  India 29.66 Q
12 2 6 See Yap  Malaysia 29.92 Q
13 1 3 Puneet Rana  India 30.45 Q
14 3 2 Amar Shah  Kenya 31.14 Q
15 4 2 Richard Chng  Singapore 31.33 Q
16 2 2 Shajahan Ali  Bangladesh 31.36 Q

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Brenton Rickard  Australia 28.11 Q
2 6 Scott Dickens  Canada 28.35 Q
3 3 Amini Fonua  Tonga 28.73 Q
4 5 Sandeep Sejwal  India 28.82
5 2 Michael Dawson  Northern Ireland 29.53
6 7 See Yap  Malaysia 29.78
7 1 Amar Shah  Kenya 30.53 NR
8 8 Shajahan Ali  Bangladesh 30.57

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 27.86 Q
1 4 Glenn Snyders  New Zealand 27.86 Q
3 6 Christian Sprenger  Australia 28.10 Q
4 5 Daniel Sliwinski  England 28.53 Q
5 2 Robert Holderness  Wales 28.74 Q
6 7 Agnishwar Jayaprakash  India 28.74
7 1 Puneet Rana  India 30.12
8 8 Lijie Chng  Singapore 31.03

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 27.18 CG
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Glenn Snyders  New Zealand 27.67
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Brenton Rickard  Australia 27.67
4 3 Christian Sprenger  Australia 27.87
5 2 Scott Dickens  Canada 28.07
6 7 Daniel Sliwinski  England 28.12
7 1 Amini Fonua  Tonga 28.69
8 8 Sandeep Sejwal  India 28.85

References

  1. ^ "Detailed Schedule: Aquatics Swimming". CWG Delhi 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010.