Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke

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Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
DateAugust 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03)
Competitors28 from 19 nations
Winning time54.72
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Malaysia
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The Men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place between 2 August 2002 and 3 August 2002 at Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Schedule[]

All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Date Time Event
Friday, 2 August 2002 11:16 Heat 1
11:19 Heat 2
10:23 Heat 3
10:26 Heat 4
19:46 Semifinal 1
19:50 Semifinal 2
Saturday, 3 August 2002 19:58 Final

Records[]

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Lenny Krayzelburg  United States 53.60 Sydney 24 August 1999
Games record Mark Versfeld  Canada 55.52 Kuala Lumpur 16 September 1998

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
3 August Final Matt Welsh  Australia 54.72 GR

Results[]

Heats[]

The heats were held the morning session on 2 August.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 Matt Welsh  Australia 56.35 Q
2 3 4 Ian Thorpe  Australia 56.45 Q
3 3 3 Adam Ruckwood  England 56.87 Q
4 4 3  Australia 57.04 Q
5 4 2 Martin Harris  England 57.06 Q
6 2 6 Gerhard Zandberg   57.09 Q
7 2 4 Gregor Tait  Scotland 57.23 Q
8 3 2 Nicholas Neckles   57.49 Q
9 2 5 Tobias Oriwol  Canada 57.70 Q
10 4 6 Simon Burnett  England 57.79 Q
11 3 5 Alex Lim  Malaysia 57.88 Q
12 3 6  Canada 58.20 Q
13 4 5 Riley Janes  Canada 58.41 Q
14 2 3 Cameron Gibson  New Zealand 58.50 Q
15 4 7 Andrew Mackay  Cayman Islands 59.66 Q
16 3 7  Jamaica 1:00.29 Q
17 2 2   1:00.71
17 2 7  Isle of Man 1:00.71
19 4 1 Ian Powell   1:01.08
20 2 8   1:03.46
21 3 8   1:04.51
22 4 8 Rubel Rana  Bangladesh 1:05.05
23 1 5   1:05.26
24 1 3  Mauritius 1:05.92
25 1 4   1:06.07
26 2 1 Roy-Allan Burch   1:06.33
27 1 6   1:06.78
28 1 2   1:14.03

Semifinals[]

The semifinals were held the evening session on 2 August.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Matt Welsh  Australia 55.91 Q
2 2 7 Alex Lim  Malaysia 56.11 Q
3 2 6 Gregor Tait  Scotland 56.32 Q
4 1 4 Ian Thorpe  Australia 56.49 Q
5 2 5 Adam Ruckwood  England 56.61 Q
6 1 5  Australia 56.83 Q
7 1 3 Gerhard Zandberg   57.00 Q
8 2 3 Martin Harris  England 57.26 Q
9 2 1 Riley Janes  Canada 57.28
10 1 2 Simon Burnett  England 57.34
11 2 2 Tobias Oriwol  Canada 57.47
12 1 7  Canada 57.52
12 1 1 Cameron Gibson  New Zealand 57.62
14 1 6 Nicholas Neckles   57.84
15 2 8 Andrew Mackay  Cayman Islands 59.49
16 1 8  Jamaica 1:01.08

Final[]

The final were held the evening session on 3 August.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Matt Welsh  Australia 54.72 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Ian Thorpe  Australia 55.38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Alex Lim  Malaysia 55.44
4 1 Gerhard Zandberg   55.98
5 3 Gregor Tait  Scotland 56.08
6 2 Adam Ruckwood  England 56.65
7 7  Australia 56.98
8 8 Martin Harris  England 58.40

References[]

  1. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Semifinals Results". m2002.thecgf.com. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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