Swimming at the 2026 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre freestyle
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The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games will be held on 27 and 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre.
Dates27 July (heats, semifinals)
28 July (final)
28 July (final)
| Men's 100 metre freestyle at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates | 27 July (heats, semifinals) 28 July (final) |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| Record | Time | Athlete (nation) | Meet | Location | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 46.40 |  Pan Zhanle (CHN) |
2024 Olympics | Paris, France | 31 July 2024 | [1][2] |
| Commonwealth record | 47.04 |  Cameron McEvoy (AUS) |
2016 Australian Championships | Adelaide, Australia | 11 April 2016 | [3][4][5] |
| Games record | 47.36 |  Kyle Chalmers (AUS) |
2022 Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | 31 July 2022 | [6][7] |
Schedule
The schedule is as follows:[8][9]
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 27 July 2026 | 10:30 | Heats |
| 19:00 | Semifinals | |
| Tuesday 28 July 2026 | 19:00 | Final |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on the morning of 27 July 2026.[10]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 3 | Gabriel Shepherd |  England | 48.44 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | Flynn Southam | Australia | 48.58 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | Matt Richards |  Wales | 48.72 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | Jacob Whittle | England | 48.78 | Q |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | Kyle Chalmers | Australia | 49.06 | Q |
| 6 | 9 | 5 | Jacob Mills | England | 49.13 | Q |
| 7 | 7 | 5 | Kai Taylor | Australia | 49.33 | Q |
| 7 | 9 | 6 | Lamar Taylor |  Bahamas | 49.33 | Q |
| 9 | 9 | 2 | Carter Swift |  New Zealand | 49.40 | Q |
| 10 | 9 | 3 | Jack McMillan |  Northern Ireland | 49.51 | Q |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Harry Milne | Wales | 49.66 | Q |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | Dan Jones | Wales | 49.75 | Q |
| 13 | 9 | 7 | Joshua Liendo |  Canada | 49.79 | Q |
| 14 | 7 | 6 | Mikkel Jun Jie Lee |  Singapore | 49.82 | Q |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Guy Brooks |  South Africa | 49.86 | Q |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | Jensen Norris |  Scotland | 50.11 | Q |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Cameron Gray | New Zealand | 50.19 | R |
| 18 | 9 | 8 | Stefan Krawiec | Scotland | 50.25 | R |
| 19 | 6 | 3 | James Allison |  Cayman Islands | 50.38 | |
| 20 | 8 | 8 | Abdul Jabar Adama |  Nigeria | 50.43 | |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | Matthew Hamilton | Northern Ireland | 50.46 | |
| 22 | 6 | 4 | Bradley Vincent |  Mauritius | 50.54 | |
| 22 | 6 | 6 | Marvin Johnson | Bahamas | 50.54 | |
| 24 | 6 | 1 | Joel Watterson |  Isle of Man | 50.66 | |
| 25 | 6 | 2 | L.A.M. Beukes |  Namibia | 50.69 | |
| 26 | 8 | 7 | David Young |  Fiji | 50.84 | |
| 27 | 6 | 7 | Colins Obi Ebingha | Nigeria | 50.86 | |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | Clinton Opute | Nigeria | 51.03 | |
| 29 | 7 | 8 | Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal |  Malaysia | 51.08 | |
| 30 | 4 | 4 | Harry Robinson | Isle of Man | 51.18 | |
| 31 | 6 | 5 | Yin Chuen Lim | Malaysia | 51.19 | |
| 32 | 5 | 4 | Daniel Kish | Cayman Islands | 51.48 | |
| 33 | 5 | 1 | Tendo Kaumi |  Uganda | 51.51 | |
| 34 | 5 | 3 | Cleyton Munguambe |  Mozambique | 51.95 | |
| 35 | 5 | 7 | Ethan Stubbs-Green |  Antigua and Barbuda | 52.31 | |
| 36 | 4 | 5 | Magnus Kelly | Isle of Man | 52.33 | |
| 37 | 5 | 2 | Gregory Anodin | Mauritius | 52.36 | |
| 38 | 1 | 7 | Johann Stickland |  Samoa | 52.46 | |
| 39 | 4 | 6 | Hansel McCaig | Fiji | 52.47 | |
| 40 | 1 | 6 | Samiul Islam Rafi |  Bangladesh | 52.49 | |
| 41 | 5 | 6 | Matthew Deffains |  Jersey | 52.58 | |
| 42 | 5 | 8 | Tendo Mukalazi | Uganda | 52.63 | |
| 43 | 2 | 8 | Muhammad Mohamed Fidhyan |  Sri Lanka | 53.00 | |
| 44 | 2 | 6 | Muhammad Ahmed Durrani |  Pakistan | 53.09 | |
| 45 | 4 | 3 | Collins Phillip Saliboko |  Tanzania | 53.10 | |
| 46 | 4 | 8 | Reuben Taylor | Fiji | 53.29 | |
| 47 | 1 | 3 | Hamza Asif | Pakistan | 53.43 | |
| 48 | 4 | 2 | Joel Ling |  Brunei | 53.69 | |
| 49 | 3 | 3 | Henry Bolton |  Guernsey | 54.20 | |
| 50 | 3 | 6 | Josh Tarere |  Papua New Guinea | 54.25 | |
| 51 | 3 | 5 | Luka Smit |  Malawi | 54.39 | |
| 52 | 4 | 7 | Adam Moncherry |  Seychelles | 54.52 | |
| 53 | 3 | 4 | Finau Ohuafi |  Tonga | 54.54 | |
| 54 | 2 | 2 | James Sanderson |  Gibraltar | 54.78 | |
| 55 | 4 | 1 | Amos Ferley | Seychelles | 55.04 | |
| 56 | 2 | 3 | Thomas Chen | Papua New Guinea | 55.83 | |
| 57 | 1 | 2 | William Caswell |  Saint Helena | 58.46 | |
| 58 | 3 | 1 | Kean Murenzi Sheja |  Rwanda | 58.54 | |
| 59 | 3 | 2 | Leo Lebot |  Vanuatu | 58.68 | |
| 60 | 3 | 7 | Asher Banda | Malawi | 1:00.15 | |
| 61 | 2 | 4 | Jayden Ntwali | Rwanda | 1:01.09 | |
| 62 | 3 | 8 | Ousman Jobe |  The Gambia | 1:01.34 | |
| 63 | 2 | 7 | Nolan George | Saint Helena | 1:02.85 | |
| 64 | 1 | 4 | Lukas Robbertse | Saint Helena | 1:03.83 | |
| 65 | 2 | 5 | Pap D Jonga | The Gambia | 1:05.81 | |
| 66 | 1 | 5 | Moses Yongai |  Sierra Leone | 1:09.96 | |
| 67 | 2 | 1 | Josiah Minott |  Anguilla | 1:17.57 | |
| 7 | 2 | Antoine Sauve | Canada | - | DSQ | |
| 6 | 8 | Benjamin Winterborn | Canada | DNS | ||
| 8 | 5 | Pieter Coetze | South Africa | DNS | ||
| 7 | 6 | Matthew Hamilton | Northern Ireland | DNS | ||
| 9 | 7 | Kyle Martyn Micallef |  Malta | DNS |
Semifinals
The semifinals took place during of the evening of 27 July 2026.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Kyle Chalmers | Australia | 47.87 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Flynn Southam | Australia | 48.08 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Joshua Liendo | Canada | 48.20 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Matt Richards | Wales | 48.21 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Gabriel Shepherd | England | 48.36 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Jacob Mills | England | 48.54 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Jacob Whittle | England | 48.60 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Carter Swift | New Zealand | 48.77 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Lamar Taylor | Bahamas | 49.04 | R |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Kai Taylor | Australia | 49.10 | R |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Jack McMillan | Northern Ireland | 49.13 | |
| 12 | 2 | 8 | Guy Brooks | South Africa | 49.29 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Harry Milne | Wales | 49.45 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Mikkel Jun Jie Lee | Singapore | 49.74 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Jensen Norris | Scotland | 49.79 | |
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Dan Jones | Wales | 49.98 |
Final
The final will take place during of the evening of 28 July 2026.
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