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

The Men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 4 and 5 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.^[1]

Four heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen times qualified for the semi-finals and, the top eight from there qualified for the finals.

Heats

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Heat	Lane	Notes
1			25.47	4	4
2			25.52	4	5
3			25.56	2	4
4			25.62	2	5
5			25.80	4	3
6			25.90	3	5
7			25.94	2	4
8			26.04	3	3
9			26.62	3	6
10			27.12	2	3
11			27.45	4	1
12			27.46	2	7
13			27.50	2	6
14			27.52	3	2
15			27.53	4	7
16			27.60	4	6
17			27.87	2	2
18			28.07	4	8
19			28.77	2	1
20			29.16	1	6
21			29.35	3	7
22			29.27	3	1
23			29.47	1	2
24			30.06	2	8
25			30.89	3	8
26			31.54	1	4
27			31.98	1	5
28			33.62	1	3
-			DNS	4	2

Semifinals

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Heat	Lane	Notes
1			25.04	2	6
2			25.27	2	5
3			25.39	1	4
4			25.43	1	5
5			25.44	1	3
6			25.62	2	4
7			25.87	2	3
8			26.20	1	6
9			26.56	2	2
10			26.99	1	2
11			27.21	2	7
12			27.26	1	1
13			27.35	2	1
14			27.70	1	7
15			27.74	1	8
16			28.24	2	8

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Lane	Time	Notes
			7	24.62	CGR
			5	25.08
			4	25.21
4			2	25.27
5			6	25.58
6			3	25.66
7			8	25.87
8			1	25.89

Notes and References

1. Web site: Detailed Schedule: Aquatics Swimming. CWG Delhi 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101008060230/http://results.cwgdelhi2010.org/en/Comp.mvc/DetailedScheduleByDate?sportCode=SW&day=05-10-2010&expandAll=False. 8 October 2010.