The men's 50m freestyle S7 event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 9 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. This was the first time the event had been held at a Commonwealth Games. Matthew Levy of Australia won gold, swimming a time of 28.60 seconds in the final.[1]
| Men's 50m Freestyle S7 at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 April | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 28.60 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Schedule
editThe schedule was as follows:[2]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 9 April 2018 | 11:33 | Qualifying |
| Friday 9 April 2018 | 20:06 | Final |
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Pan Shiyun (CHN) |
27.35 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9 September 2016 | [3] |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |
Results
editHeat
editAs only 6 swimmers entered, all competitors advanced to the final.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Matthew Levy |  Australia |
28.68 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Christian Sadie |  South Africa |
29.54 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Toh Wei Soong |  Singapore |
30.35 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jean-Michel Lavalliere |  Canada |
30.37 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Rohan Bright | Australia |
30.86 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Matthew Haanappel | Australia |
30.92 | Q |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Matthew Levy | Australia |
28.60 | |
 |
5 | Christian Sadie | South Africa |
29.65 | |
 |
3 | Toh Wei Soong | Singapore |
29.83 | |
| 4 | 6 | Jean-Michel Lavalliere | Canada |
30.14 | |
| 5 | 2 | Rohan Bright | Australia |
30.71 | |
| 6 | 7 | Matthew Haanappel | Australia |
30.75 |
References
edit- ^ "Ariarne Titmus leads way as Australia cash in more Commonwealth Games gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Swimming — Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Agranum, Ritz. "Paralympic swimmer Pan Shiyun of China sets new world record to win 50m freestyle S7 gold at Rio". chinatopix.