Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke explained

The Men's 100 metre backstroke 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	2	6			54.95	Q
2	4	5			55.03	Q
3	4	4			55.15	Q
4	4	3			55.18	Q
5	2	4			55.35	Q
6	3	5			55.63	Q
7	2	3			55.69	Q
8	2	5			55.85	Q
9	3	3			56.06	Q
10	3	6			56.07	Q
11	4	2			56.92	Q
12	4	6			57.15	Q
13	3	7			58.54	Q
14	3	2			59.03	Q
15	2	7			59.35	Q
16	2	8			59.89	Q

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4			54.38	Q, CG
2	5			54.76	Q
3	6			55.26	Q
4	2			55.50	Q
5	3			55.66
6	7			55.76
7	1			59.25
8	8			59.42

Semifinal 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			54.31	Q, CG
2	5			54.32	Q
3	4			54.45	Q
4	6			55.28	Q
5	2			55.88
6	7			56.45
7	1			58.46
8	8			58.96

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5			53.59	CG
	3			54.43
	4			54.51
4	6			54.68
5	7			54.91
6	2			55.04
7	8			55.85
8	1			55.90

Notes and References

1. Web site: XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |.