Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke
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The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 and 27 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
27 July 2014 (final)
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 July 2014 (heats & semis) 27 July 2014 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 28 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.67 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The medals were presented by Antonio Gopal, President of the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association and the quaichs were presented by Mike Summers, Chairman of the Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Liam Tancock (GBR) | 24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 | [1][2] |
| Commonwealth record |  Liam Tancock (ENG) | 24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 | |
| Games record | Liam Tancock (ENG) | 24.62 | Delhi, India | 5 October 2010 | [3] |
Results
Heats
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Ben Treffers |  Australia | 24.78 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | England | 24.92 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Marco Loughran |  Wales | 25.12 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Josh Beaver | Australia | 25.20 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Liam Tancock | England | 25.21 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 25.22 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Russell Wood |  Canada | 25.29 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | George Bovell |  Trinidad and Tobago | 25.39 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Quah Zheng Wen |  Singapore | 26.15 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Jack Ness |  Scotland | 26.17 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Andrew McGovern | Scotland | 26.19 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Jordan Sloan |  Northern Ireland | 26.28 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Rory Lamont | Scotland | 26.69 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Grant Halsall |  Isle of Man | 26.72 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Jordan Augier |  Saint Lucia | 26.82 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Tom Gallichan |  Jersey | 27.16 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Ben Treffers | Australia | 24.67 | |
 | 7 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 24.80 | |
 | 2 | Liam Tancock | England | 24.98 | |
| 4 | 5 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | England | 25.14 | |
| 5 | 6 | Josh Beaver | Australia | 25.19 | |
| 6 | 3 | Marco Loughran | Wales | 25.36 | |
| 7 | 1 | Russell Wood | Canada | 25.55 | |
| 8 | 8 | Quah Zheng Wen | Singapore | 26.26 |
George Bovell, who qualified in eighth place, pulled out of the final to concentrate on the 50 m freestyle[4] where he finished fifth in the final. He was replaced by the first reserve, Singapore's Quah Zheng Wen.