Swimming at the 2026 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle
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The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre. It was won by Australian Olympic champion Cameron McEvoy in a new Commonwealth Games record, leading an Australian clean sweep of the podium.[1]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 25 July (heats, semifinals) 26 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 72 from 45 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 20.97 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 | 20.88 |  Cameron McEvoy (AUS) |
China Open | Shenzhen, China | 20 March 2026 | [2][3] |
| Commonwealth record | 20.88 | Cameron McEvoy (AUS) |
China Open | Shenzhen, China | 20 March 2026 | [4][2][3] |
| Games record | 21.30 |  Ben Proud (ENG) |
2018 Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 9 April 2018 | [5][6] |
Schedule
The schedule is as follows:[7][8]
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 25 July 2026 | 10:30 | Heats |
| 19:00 | Semifinals | |
| Sunday 26 July 2026 | 19:00 | Final |
Results
Heats
The heats will be held on the morning of 25 July 2026.[9]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 6 | Joshua Liendo |  Canada | 21.80 | Q |
| 2 | 9 | 4 | Cameron McEvoy |  Australia | 21.87 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | Jamie Jack | Australia | 21.95 | Q |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | Calvyn Justus |  South Africa | 22.00 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | 4 | Flynn Southam | Australia | 22.03 | Q |
| 6 | 8 | 5 | David Young |  Fiji | 22.16 | Q |
| 7 | 8 | 3 | Lamar Taylor |  Bahamas | 22.20 | Q |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | Jacob Mills | England | 22.40 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Tendo Kaumi |  Uganda | 22.63 | Q |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Mikkel Jun Jie Lee |  Singapore | 22.63 | Q |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Abdul Jabar Adama |  Nigeria | 22.67 | Q |
| 12 | 8 | 6 | Bradley Vincent |  Mauritius | 22.77 | Q |
| 13 | 7 | 7 | Antoine Sauve | Canada | 22.80 | Q |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | L.A.M. Beukes |  Namibia | 22.94 | Q |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Guy Brooks | South Africa | 22.99 | Q |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Marvin Johnson | Bahamas | 23.02 | Q |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Joel Watterson |  Isle of Man | 23.03 | R |
| 18 | 8 | 7 | Clinton Opute | Nigeria | 23.15 | R |
| 19 | 6 | 4 | James Allison |  Cayman Islands | 23.27 | |
| 20 | 8 | 8 | Michael Houlie | South Africa | 23.28 | |
| 21 | 6 | 5 | Harry Robinson | Isle of Man | 23.32 | |
| 22 | 7 | 8 | Sumbwanyambe Shamambo |  Zambia | 23.36 | |
| 23 | 6 | 6 | Adam Moncherry |  Seychelles | 23.47 | |
| 23 | 9 | 8 | Tendo Mukalazi | Uganda | 23.47 | |
| 25 | 6 | 3 | Amos Ferley | Seychelles | 23.50 | |
| 26 | 8 | 1 | Hansel McCaig | Fiji | 23.51 | |
| 27 | 7 | 1 | Jadon Wuilliez |  Antigua and Barbuda | 23.70 | |
| 28 | 2 | 7 | Yin Chuen Lim |  Malaysia | 23.82 | |
| 29 | 1 | 3 | Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal | Malaysia | 23.85 | |
| 30 | 6 | 8 | Johann Stickland |  Samoa | 23.86 | |
| 31 | 6 | 7 | Daniel Kish | Cayman Islands | 23.89 | |
| 32 | 6 | 2 | Gregory Anodin | Mauritius | 23.90 | |
| 33 | 2 | 2 | Alexander Joachim |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.98 | |
| 34 | 4 | 4 | Reuben Taylor | Fiji | 23.99 | |
| 35 | 5 | 3 | Zavv Xian Le Lee | Singapore | 24.00 | |
| 36 | 5 | 2 | Magnus Kelly | Isle of Man | 24.03 | |
| 37 | 4 | 5 | Cleyton Munguambe |  Mozambique | 24.07 | |
| 37 | 5 | 4 | Haniel Kudwoli |  Kenya | 24.07 | |
| 39 | 1 | 7 | Hamza Asif |  Pakistan | 24.17 | |
| 39 | 1 | 8 | Muhammad Fidhyan Mohamed |  Sri Lanka | 24.17 | |
| 41 | 4 | 3 | Matthew Deffains |  Jersey | 24.34 | |
| 42 | 4 | 2 | Josh Tarere |  Papua New Guinea | 24.40 | |
| 43 | 3 | 5 | Finau Ohuafi |  Tonga | 24.42 | |
| 44 | 5 | 6 | Luka Smit |  Malawi | 24.46 | |
| 45 | 4 | 8 | Filippos Iakovidis |  Cyprus | 24.48 | |
| 46 | 4 | 6 | Henry Bolton |  Guernsey | 24.58 | |
| 47 | 5 | 5 | Mohamed Aan Hussain |  Maldives | 24.59 | |
| 48 | 5 | 8 | Ivan Snowden |  Ghana | 24.66 | |
| 49 | 1 | 2 | James Sanderson |  Gibraltar | 24.76 | |
| 50 | 2 | 5 | Damien Selso de Sousa |  Swaziland | 24.83 | |
| 50 | 5 | 1 | Christien Kelly |  Barbados | 24.83 | |
| 52 | 1 | 1 | Delroy Tyrrell |  Guyana | 24.98 | |
| 53 | 4 | 1 | Thomas Chen | Papua New Guinea | 25.04 | |
| 54 | 4 | 7 | Luke Higgo | Cayman Islands | 25.15 | |
| 55 | 3 | 1 | Leo Lebot |  Vanuatu | 25.83 | |
| 56 | 3 | 4 | Ethan Gardiner |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 26.08 | |
| 57 | 2 | 6 | William Caswell |  Saint Helena | 26.22 | |
| 58 | 3 | 3 | Asher Banda | Malawi | 26.25 | |
| 59 | 3 | 7 | Kean Murenzi Sheja |  Rwanda | 26.97 | |
| 60 | 3 | 8 | Jayden Ntwali | Rwanda | 27.41 | |
| 61 | 3 | 6 | Ousman Jobe |  The Gambia | 27.52 | |
| 62 | 2 | 8 | Lukas Robbertse | Saint Helena | 27.56 | |
| 63 | 3 | 2 | Pap D Jonga | The Gambia | 28.30 | |
| 64 | 1 | 5 | Robsen Dick | Vanuatu | 28.36 | |
| 65 | 2 | 1 | Nolan George | Saint Helena | 29.03 | |
| 66 | 1 | 4 | Moses Yongai |  Sierra Leone | 30.27 | |
| 67 | 1 | 6 | Josiah Minott |  Anguilla | 31.87 | |
| 68 | 2 | 4 | Jonathan Irizarry | Anguilla | 34.92 | |
| - | 2 | 3 | Bijay Ghusa Garry |  Solomon Islands | DNS | |
| - | 5 | 7 | Ronny Hallett | Guernsey | DNS | |
| - | 7 | 6 | Matthew Hamilton |  Northern Ireland | DNS | |
| - | 9 | 7 | Kyle Martyn Micallef |  Malta | DNS |
Semifinals
The semi-finals took place during the evening of 25 July 2026.[10]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Jamie Jack | Australia | 21.55 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Joshua Liendo | Canada | 21.61 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Cameron McEvoy | Australia | 21.64 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Calvyn Justus | South Africa | 21.86 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Flynn Southam | Australia | 21.86 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | David Young | Fiji | 22.09 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Jacob Mills | England | 22.24 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Mikkel Jun Jie Lee | Singapore | 22.25 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Lamar Taylor | Bahamas | 22.30 | R |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Abdul Jabar Adama | Nigeria | 22.44 | R |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Tendo Kaumi | Uganda | 22.51 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Antoine Sauve | Canada | 22.60 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | Guy Brooks | South Africa | 22.62 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius | 22.68 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | L.A.M. Beukes | Namibia | 22.85 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Marvin Johnson | Bahamas | 22.86 |
Final
The final took place during the evening of 26 July 2026.[11]
| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Cameron McEvoy | Australia |
20.97 | GR |
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2 | Flynn Southam | Australia |
21.44 | |
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4 | Jamie Jack | Australia |
21.47 | |
| 4 | 5 | Joshua Liendo | Canada |
21.55 | |
| 5 | 6 | Calvyn Justus | South Africa |
22.17 | |
| 6 | 7 | David Young | Fiji |
22.18 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jacob Mills | England |
22.19 | |
| 8 | 8 | Mikkel Jun Jie Lee | Singapore |
22.23 |