Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke explained

Event:	Men's 100 metre backstroke
Games:	2014
Venue:	Tollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates:	(heats & semis) (final)
Competitors:	33
Nations:	26
Win Value:	53.12 GR
Gold:	Chris Walker-Hebborn
Goldcga:	ENG
Silver:	Mitch Larkin
Silvercga:	AUS
Bronze:	Liam Tancock
Bronzecga:	ENG
Bronze2:	Josh Beaver
Bronzecga2:	AUS
Prev:	2010
Next:	2018

The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 and 25 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Judy Simons, President of the Bermuda Olympic Association and the quaichs were presented by Andrew Fraser, 2013 Jim Clark Memorial Award winner and Ford's Gasoline Calibration Manager.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

The following records were established during the competition:

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record
24 July	Heat			53.30	GR
25 July	Final			53.12	GR

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
1	5	4			53.30	Q, GR
2	5	5			53.68	Q
3	4	4			54.18	Q
4	5	3			54.40	Q
5	4	5			54.51	Q
6	3	4			54.74	Q
7	5	6			54.83	Q
8	3	5			54.96	Q
9	3	3			55.28	Q
10	4	6			55.35	Q
11	5	2			55.67	Q
12	4	3			55.78	Q
13	4	2			56.37	Q
14	3	7			57.31	Q
15	3	6			57.82	Q
16	3	2			58.01	Q
17	4	7			58.50
18	5	1			58.76
19	4	1			58.92
20	1	3			58.97
21	5	8			59.36
22	3	1			59.71
23	5	7
24	2	4
25	2	6
26	3	8
27	2	3
28	4	8
29	2	5
30	2	2
31	1	5
32	2	7
33	1	4

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes^[6] ^[7]
1	2	5			53.33	Q
2	2	3			53.49	Q
3	2	4			53.57	Q
4	1	4			53.74	Q
5	1	5			54.28	Q
6	2	2			54.40	Q
7	2	6			54.45	Q
8	1	3			54.60	Q
9	1	2			54.87
10	1	6			55.09
11	2	7			55.26
12	1	7			55.68
13	2	1			56.43
14	2	8			56.78
15	1	1			56.83
16	1	8			57.03

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes^[8]
	3			53.12	GR
	4			53.59
	5			53.75
	6
5	8			53.84
6	2			54.40
7	7			54.54
8	1			54.56

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke - Heat 1 . Glasgow2014 . 24 July 2014 . 28 July 2014.
2. Web site: Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke - Heat 2 . Glasgow2014 . 24 July 2014 . 28 July 2014.
3. Web site: Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke - Heat 3 . Glasgow2014 . 24 July 2014 . 28 July 2014.
4. Web site: Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke - Heat 4 . Glasgow2014 . 24 July 2014 . 28 July 2014.
5. Web site: Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke - Heat 5 . Glasgow2014 . 24 July 2014 . 28 July 2014.
6. Web site: Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke Semi-final 1 . Glasgow2014 . 25 July 2014 . 28 July 2014.
7. Web site: Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke Semi-final 2 . Glasgow2014 . 24 July 2014 . 28 July 2014.
8. Web site: Swimming; Men's 100m Backstroke Final . Glasgow2014 . 25 July 2014 . 28 July 2014.