Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 1 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.33 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m EAD | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m EAD | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | women | |
| 100 m | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | women | |
| 400 m | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | |
| 4×200 m | women | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | ||
The Men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 3 and 4 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows;
| World record |  Alexander Popov (RUS) |
21.64 | Moscow, Russia | 1 June 2000 |
| Commonwealth record | ' | |||
| Games record | ' |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Semifinal | Roland Schoeman |  |
22.52 | GR |
| 3 August | Semifinal | Brett Hawke |  Australia |
22.29 | GR |
Results[]
Heats[]
The 16 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Brett Hawke | Australia |
22.67 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | Roland Schoeman | |
22.88 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | Ashley Callus | Australia |
22.93 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Ryk Neethling | |
23.10 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | Nicholas Folker | |
23.26 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | 6 |  Canada |
23.27 | Q | |
| 7 | 7 | 5 | Mark Foster |  England |
23.33 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | England |
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| 9 | 6 | 6 | Chris Cozens | England |
23.37 | Q |
| 10 | 7 | 6 | Matthew Rose | Canada |
23.43 | Q |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Todd Pearson | Australia |
23.59 | Q |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Brent Hayden | Canada |
23.61 | Q |
| 6 | 8 | Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou |  |
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| 14 | 7 | 7 | Stavros Michaelides | |
23.66 | Q |
| 15 | 5 | 2 |  Wales |
23.80 | Q | |
| 16 | 4 | 5 | Jonathan Winter |  New Zealand |
23.89 | Q |
| 17 | 4 | 7 |  |
23.91 | ||
| 18 | 6 | 3 | Ryan Pini |  |
23.93 | |
| 19 | 5 | 3 | Carl Probert |  |
24.04 | |
| 20 | 5 | 1 | Demetris Demetriou | |
24.08 | |
| 21 | 6 | 1 | Musa Bakare |  |
24.21 | |
| 22 | 5 | 7 | New Zealand |
24.29 | ||
| 23 | 4 | 3 |  |
24.37 | ||
| 24 | 4 | 6 | |
24.42 | ||
| 25 | 7 | 1 |  Mauritius |
24.43 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Christopher Vythoulkas |  Bahamas |
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| 27 | 7 | 8 | Cameron Gibson | New Zealand |
24.55 | |
| 4 | 4 | Roy-Allan Burch |  |
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| 29 | 4 | 8 | Mark Chay |  |
24.63 | |
| 30 | 2 | 4 |  Jamaica |
24.67 | ||
| 31 | 6 | 8 | |
24.70 | ||
| 32 | 4 | 1 | Jamie Peterkin |  Saint Lucia |
24.79 | |
| 33 | 3 | 4 | Saint Lucia |
24.87 | ||
| 34 | 4 | 2 | |
24.96 | ||
| 35 | 2 | 5 |  Isle of Man |
25.14 | ||
| 36 | 3 | 5 | Bahamas |
25.27 | ||
| 37 | 3 | 7 |  |
25.46 | ||
| 38 | 3 | 2 | |
25.48 | ||
| 39 | 3 | 3 | |
25.52 | ||
| 40 | 3 | 1 | |
25.58 | ||
| 41 | 3 | 6 | |
25.59 | ||
| 42 | 3 | 8 |  |
25.82 | ||
| 43 | 2 | 6 | Isle of Man |
26.00 | ||
| 44 | 2 | 3 |  |
26.35 | ||
| 45 | 2 | 7 |  |
26.50 | ||
| 46 | 2 | 1 | |
26.61 | ||
| 47 | 2 | 8 |  Zambia |
27.24 | ||
| 48 | 1 | 5 | |
27.36 | ||
| 49 | 2 | 2 |  Mozambique |
27.44 | ||
| 50 | 1 | 3 | Yona Walesi | |
32.08 | |
| - | 1 | - |  Uganda |
DSQ |
Semifinals[]
The eight fastest swimmers from the semifinals progressed to the final.[2]
Semifinal 1[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Roland Schoeman | |
22.52 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 5 | Ryk Neethling | |
22.62 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Craig Hutchison | Canada |
22.96 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | England |
23.06 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Matthew Rose | Canada |
23.32 | |
| 6 | 7 | Stavros Michaelides | |
23.66 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ryan Pini | |
24.10 | |
| 8 | 1 | New Zealand |
24.13 |
Semifinal 2[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Brett Hawke | Australia |
22.29 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Foster | England |
22.45 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Ashley Callus | Australia |
22.67 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Nicholas Folker | |
23.23 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Chris Cozens | England |
23.30 | |
| 6 | 7 | Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou | |
23.38 | |
| 7 | 1 | Wales |
23.77 | ||
| 8 | 8 | |
23.92 |
Final[]
The final was held on 4 August at 17:30.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Roland Schoeman | |
22.33 | |
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4 | Brett Hawke | Australia |
22.34 | |
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5 | Mark Foster | England |
22.47 | |
| 4 | 6 | Ryk Neethling | |
22.49 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ashley Callus | Australia |
22.67 | |
| 6 | 1 | England |
22.93 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Craig Hutchison | Canada |
23.03 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nicholas Folker | |
23.40 |
References[]
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