The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 and 8 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 April (heats, semifinals) 8 April (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.68 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Liam Tancock (GBR) |
24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
| Commonwealth record | Liam Tancock (GBR) |
24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
| Games record |  Liam Tancock (ENG) |
24.62 | Delhi, India | 5 October 2010 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 7 April at 11:15.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Zac Incerti |  Australia |
25.05 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | Australia |
25.32 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Ben Treffers | Australia |
25.52 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Conor Ferguson |  Northern Ireland |
25.79 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Jian Han Tern |  Malaysia |
25.83 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Xavier Castelli |  Wales |
25.91 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Harry Shalamon |  Jersey |
26.08 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Craig McNally |  Scotland |
26.11 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Srihari Nataraj |  India |
26.47 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Thomas Hollingsworth |  Guernsey |
26.78 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Akalanka Peiris |  Sri Lanka |
26.83 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq |  Pakistan |
27.39 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Erico Cuna |  Mozambique |
28.03 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Jordan Gonzalez |  Gibraltar |
28.19 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Alexandros Axiotis |  Zambia |
28.77 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Dillon Gooding |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
29.96 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | 1 | Finau Ohuafi |  Tonga |
29.97 | |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Cruz Halbich | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
31.24 | |
| 19 | 1 | 7 | Joshua Yon |  Saint Helena |
34.30 | |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | Faletiute Tinapa |  Tuvalu |
34.94 |
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 7 April at 20:19.[2]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | Australia |
24.91 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Conor Ferguson | Northern Ireland |
25.60 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Xavier Castelli | Wales |
25.74 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Craig McNally | Scotland |
26.00 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Thomas Hollingsworth | Guernsey |
27.08 | |
| 6 | 7 | Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq | Pakistan |
27.23 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jordan Gonzalez | Gibraltar |
28.29 | |
| 8 | 8 | Dillon Gooding | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
29.74 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ben Treffers | Australia |
24.99 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Zac Incerti | Australia |
25.19 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Harry Shalamon | Jersey |
25.52 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Jian Han Tern | Malaysia |
25.60 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | Srihari Nataraj | India |
26.50 | |
| 6 | 7 | Akalanka Peiris | Sri Lanka |
26.52 | NR |
| 7 | 1 | Erico Cuna | Mozambique |
28.10 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alexandros Axiotis | Zambia |
28.57 |
Final
editThe final was held on 8 April at 21:31.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Mitch Larkin | Australia |
24.68 | |
 |
5 | Ben Treffers | Australia |
24.84 | |
 |
3 | Zac Incerti | Australia |
25.06 | |
| 4 | 1 | Xavier Castelli | Wales |
25.44 | |
| 5 | 2 | Conor Ferguson | Northern Ireland |
25.72 | |
| 6 | 6 | Harry Shalamon | Jersey |
25.73 | |
| 7 | 8 | Craig McNally | Scotland |
25.80 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jian Han Tern | Malaysia |
25.96 |