| Event: | Men's 50 metre freestyle |
| Games: | 2002 |
| Venue: | Manchester Aquatics Centre |
| Dates: | 1 August |
| Competitors: | 21 |
| Nations: | 26 |
| Win Value: | 22.33 |
| Gold: | Roland Schoeman |
| Goldcga: | RSA |
| Silver: | Brett Hawke |
| Silvercga: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Mark Foster |
| Bronzecga: | ENG |
| Prev: | 1998 |
| Next: | 2006 |
The Men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 3 and 4 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.
Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows;
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Semifinal | 22.52 | GR | |||
| 3 August | Semifinal | 22.29 | GR |
The 16 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 22.67 | Q | |||
| 2 | 7 | 4 | 22.88 | Q | |||
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 22.93 | Q | |||
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 23.10 | Q | |||
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 23.26 | Q | |||
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 23.27 | Q | |||
| 7 | 7 | 5 | 23.33 | Q | |||
| 6 | 5 | Q | |||||
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 23.37 | Q | |||
| 10 | 7 | 6 | 23.43 | Q | |||
| 11 | 7 | 2 | 23.59 | Q | |||
| 12 | 6 | 2 | 23.61 | Q | |||
| 6 | 8 | Q, | |||||
| 14 | 7 | 7 | 23.66 | Q | |||
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 23.80 | Q | |||
| 16 | 4 | 5 | 23.89 | Q | |||
| 17 | 4 | 7 | 23.91 | ||||
| 18 | 6 | 3 | 23.93 | ||||
| 19 | 5 | 3 | 24.04 | ||||
| 20 | 5 | 1 | 24.08 | ||||
| 21 | 6 | 1 | 24.21 | ||||
| 22 | 5 | 7 | 24.29 | ||||
| 23 | 4 | 3 | 24.37 | ||||
| 24 | 4 | 6 | 24.42 | ||||
| 25 | 7 | 1 | 24.43 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | 8 | 24.55 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 29 | 4 | 8 | 24.63 | ||||
| 30 | 2 | 4 | 24.67 | ||||
| 31 | 6 | 8 | 24.70 | ||||
| 32 | 4 | 1 | 24.79 | ||||
| 33 | 3 | 4 | 24.87 | ||||
| 34 | 4 | 2 | 24.96 | ||||
| 35 | 2 | 5 | 25.14 | ||||
| 36 | 3 | 5 | 25.27 | ||||
| 37 | 3 | 7 | 25.46 | ||||
| 38 | 3 | 2 | 25.48 | ||||
| 39 | 3 | 3 | 25.52 | ||||
| 40 | 3 | 1 | 25.58 | ||||
| 41 | 3 | 6 | 25.59 | ||||
| 42 | 3 | 8 | 25.82 | ||||
| 43 | 2 | 6 | 26.00 | ||||
| 44 | 2 | 3 | 26.35 | ||||
| 45 | 2 | 7 | 26.50 | ||||
| 46 | 2 | 1 | 26.61 | ||||
| 47 | 2 | 8 | 27.24 | ||||
| 48 | 1 | 5 | 27.36 | ||||
| 49 | 2 | 2 | 27.44 | ||||
| 50 | 1 | 3 | 32.08 | ||||
| - | 1 | - |
The eight fastest swimmers from the semifinals progressed to the final.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 22.52 | Q, GR | |||
| 2 | 5 | 22.62 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 22.96 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 23.06 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 23.32 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 23.66 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 24.10 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 24.13 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 22.29 | Q, GR | |||
| 2 | 6 | 22.45 | Q | |||
| 3 | 5 | 22.67 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 23.23 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 23.30 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 23.38 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 23.77 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 23.92 |
The final was held on 4 August at 17:30.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 22.33 | |||||
| 4 | 22.34 | |||||
| 5 | 22.47 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 22.49 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 22.67 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 22.93 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 23.03 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 23.40 |