Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre breaststroke

The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 and 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

Men's 100 metre breaststroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates25 July 2014 (2014-07-25) (heats & semis)
26 July 2014 (2014-07-26) (final)
Competitors34 from 24 nations
Winning time58.94 GR
Medalists
    England
    South Africa
    Scotland

The medals were presented by David Wilkie, Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion and the quaichs were presented by Dursley Stott, Honorary President of the Commonwealth Games Association of the Isle of Man. Adam Peaty of England won the Commonwealth title, just ahead of South Africa's Olympic champion and world record holder Cameron van der Burgh, with 200 metre breaststroke Commonwealth champion Ross Murdoch of Scotland third. The same three athletes would go on to finish in the same three positions in the event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World record Cameron van der Burgh (RSA)58.46London, United Kingdom29 July 2012[1][2]
Commonwealth record
Games record Cameron van der Burgh (RSA)1:00.10Delhi, India6 October 2010[3]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
25 JulyHeatAdam Peaty England59.47GR
25 JulySemifinalAdam Peaty England59.16GR
26 JulyFinalAdam Peaty England58.94GR

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
155Adam Peaty England59.47Q, GR
234Ross Murdoch Scotland1:00.63Q
345Glenn Snyders New Zealand1:00.75Q
444Cameron van der Burgh South Africa1:00.99Q
533Richard Funk Canada1:01.25Q
653Craig Benson Scotland1:01.30Q
743James Wilby England1:01.40Q
846Andrew Willis England1:01.48Q
956Robert Holderness Wales1:01.52Q
1035Michael Jamieson Scotland1:01.98Q
1154Christian Sprenger Australia1:02.30Q
1236Sandeep Sejwal India1:02.97Q
1332Michael Dawson Northern Ireland1:04.37Q
1447Dustin Tynes Bahamas1:04.42Q
1557Ian Black Jersey1:04.43Q
1651Julian Fletcher Bermuda1:04.92Q
1752Christopher Cheong Singapore1:05.14
1858Luke Belton Guernsey1:05.17
1941Thomas Hollingsworth Guernsey1:05.73
2031Guy Davies Isle of Man1:05.92
2148Alexandros Axiotis Zambia1:06.03
2242Shaun Yap Malaysia1:06.49
2337Micah Fernandes Kenya1:07.09
2424Ralph Goveia Zambia1:07.54
2525David Ebanks Cayman Islands1:08.36
2623Tory Pragassa Kenya1:09.26
2726Corey Ollivierre Grenada1:09.39
2821Matthew Shone Zambia1:10.71
2938Colin Bensadon Gibraltar1:11.55
3027Nikolas Sylvester Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1:12.80
3122Joshua Tibatemwa Uganda1:16.49
3214Mark Hoare Swaziland1:17.08
3315Shane Cadogan Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1:18.29
3413Storm Halbich Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1:20.24

Semifinals

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
124Adam Peaty England59.16Q, GR
214Ross Murdoch Scotland59.72Q
315Cameron van der Burgh South Africa59.91Q
425Glenn Snyders New Zealand59.98Q
513Craig Benson Scotland1:00.40Q
623Richard Funk Canada1:00.51Q
722Robert Holderness Wales1:00.71Q
826James Wilby England1:00.94Q
916Andrew Willis England1:01.35
1027Christian Sprenger Australia1:01.73
1112Michael Jamieson Scotland1:02.04
1217Sandeep Sejwal India1:03.24
1311Dustin Tynes Bahamas1:03.39
1428Ian Black Jersey1:04.00
1518Julian Fletcher Bermuda1:04.48
1621Michael Dawson Northern Ireland1:04.65

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Adam Peaty England58.94GR
3Cameron van der Burgh South Africa59.28
5Ross Murdoch Scotland59.47
42Craig Benson Scotland1:00.44
56Glenn Snyders New Zealand1:00.64
67Richard Funk Canada1:00.75
78James Wilby England1:01.07
1Robert Holderness WalesDSQ

References

  1. "Vollmer, van der Burgh break world records at finals". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. Ferreira-Marques, Clara (29 July 2012). "Swimming: Van der Burgh ends South African men's gold drought". Reuters. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. "Commonwealth Games: Matthew Cowdrey Sets ParaSport World Record During Day Three Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
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