Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre breaststroke
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| Men's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 April (heats, semifinals) 9 April (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 26.58 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7/S8 | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | men | women |
| 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 S9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB8/SB9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7 | 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 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 9 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Adam Peaty (GBR) | 25.95 | Budapest, Hungary | 25 July 2017 |
| Commonwealth record | Adam Peaty (GBR) | 25.95 | Budapest, Hungary | 25 July 2017 |
| Games record |  Adam Peaty (ENG) | 26.74 | Gold Coast, Australia | 7 April 2018 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April | Semifinal | Adam Peaty | England | 26.49 | GR |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
The heats were held on 8 April at 10:46.[1]
Semifinals[edit]
The semifinals were held on 8 April at 20:19.[2]
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Cameron van der Burgh |  South Africa | 26.95 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | James McKechnie |  Australia | 27.67 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Euan Inglis |  Scotland | 27.85 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Craig Benson | Scotland | 28.00 | |
| 5 | 2 | Liam Hunter | Australia | 28.05 | |
| 6 | 7 | Elijah Wall |  Canada | 28.52 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie Graham |  Northern Ireland | 28.66 | |
| 8 | 8 | Izaak Bastian |  Bahamas | 29.79 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Adam Peaty | England | 26.49 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 3 | James Wilby | England | 27.41 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Jake Packard | Australia | 27.55 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Houlie | South Africa | 27.64 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Brad Tandy | South Africa | 27.99 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Mark Campbell | Scotland | 28.07 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ludovico Corsini |  Mozambique | 28.53 | |
| 8 | 8 | Epeli Rabua Herbert |  Fiji | 29.28 |
Final[edit]
The final was held on 9 April at 21:07.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 26.58 | |
 | 4 | Adam Peaty | England | 26.62 | |
 | 3 | James Wilby | England | 27.37 | |
| 4 | 6 | Jake Packard | Australia | 27.53 | |
| 5 | 7 | James McKechnie | Australia | 27.59 | |
| 6 | 2 | Michael Houlie | South Africa | 27.83 | |
| 7 | 1 | Euan Inglis | Scotland | 28.03 | |
| 8 | 8 | Brad Tandy | South Africa | 28.37 |