Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre butterfly
| Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 5 April (heats, semifinals) 6 April (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 33 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.37 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 6 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Rafael Muñoz (ESP) | 22.43 | Málaga, Spain | 5 April 2009 |
| Commonwealth record |  Matt Targett (AUS) | 22.73 | Rome, Italy | 27 July 2009 |
| Games record |  Benjamin Proud (ENG) | 22.93 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 25 July 2014 |
Schedule
The schedule is as follows:[1]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 5 April 2018 | 11:23 | Qualifying |
| 20:52 | Semifinals | |
| Friday 6 April 2018 | 19:37 | Final |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 5 | Chad Le Clos |  South Africa | 23.53 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Dylan Carter |  Trinidad and Tobago | 23.62 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | Ryan Coetzee | South Africa | 23.94 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | Grant Irvine |  Australia | 23.95 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Daniel Hunter |  New Zealand | 24.01 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | Jacob Peters | England | 24.19 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | David Morgan | Australia | 24.21 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 8 | Sam Perry | New Zealand | 24.23 | Q |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | Sean Campsie |  Scotland | 24.32 | Q |
| 10 | 5 | 7 | Bradley Tandy | South Africa | 24.41 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Calum Bain |  Northern Ireland | 24.45 | Q |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Scott McLay | Scotland | 24.49 | Q |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | Virdhawal Khade |  India | 24.52 | Q |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Josiah Binnema |  Canada | 24.57 | Q |
| 15 | 7 | 7 | Ralph Goveia |  Zambia | 24.62 | Q |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | Abeiku Jackson |  Ghana | 24.68 | Q |
| 17 | 6 | 7 | Miles Munro |  Guernsey | 24.76 | |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | David Thompson | Northern Ireland | 24.77 | |
| 19 | 7 | 8 | Mackenzie Darragh | Canada | 24.81 | |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | Darren Lim |  Singapore | 24.86 | |
| 21 | 5 | 1 | Sajan Prakash | India | 25.11 | |
| 22 | 6 | 5 | Cherantha de Silva |  Sri Lanka | 25.13 | |
| 23 | 5 | 8 | Jie Chan |  Malaysia | 25.20 | |
| 24 | 4 | 6 | Igor Mogne |  Mozambique | 25.23 | |
| 25 | 4 | 3 | Keith Kit Sern Lim | Malaysia | 25.25 | |
| 26 | 4 | 2 | Bradley Vincent |  Mauritius | 25.30 | |
| 27 | 6 | 1 | Akalanka Peiris | Sri Lanka | 25.32 | |
| 28 | 6 | 8 | N'Nhyn Fernander |  Bahamas | 25.39 | |
| 29 | 4 | 8 | Curtis Coulter | Northern Ireland | 25.53 | |
| 30 | 4 | 5 | Issa Mohamed |  Kenya | 25.77 | |
| 31 | 4 | 7 | Samuel Seghers |  Papua New Guinea | 25.81 | |
| 32 | 4 | 1 | Iain McCallum |  Cayman Islands | 25.99 | |
| 33 | 3 | 6 | Steven Maina | Kenya | 26.02 | |
| 34 | 3 | 4 | Erico Cuna | Mozambique | 26.11 | |
| 35 | 3 | 2 | Hilal Hilal |  Tanzania | 26.32 | |
| 36 | 3 | 8 | Epeli Rabua Herbert |  Fiji | 26.33 | |
| 37 | 3 | 5 | Stefano Mitchell |  Antigua and Barbuda | 26.43 | |
| 38 | 3 | 3 | Md Nahid |  Bangladesh | 26.56 | |
| 39 | 3 | 1 | Matt Savitz |  Gibraltar | 26.85 | |
| 40 | 2 | 2 | Paul Elaisa | Fiji | 26.94 | |
| 41 | 3 | 7 | James Sanderson | Gibraltar | 26.95 | |
| 42 | 2 | 4 | Gregory Anodin | Mauritius | 27.09 | |
| 43 | 1 | 4 | Joshua Tibatemwa |  Uganda | 27.17 | |
| 44 | 2 | 8 | Andrew Fowler |  Guyana | 27.23 | |
| 45 | 2 | 1 | Josh Tarere | Papua New Guinea | 27.43 | |
| 46 | 2 | 5 | Jadon Wuilliez | Antigua and Barbuda | 27.78 | |
| 47 | 2 | 6 | Nikolas Sylvester |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27.93 | |
| 1 | 5 | Dillon Gooding | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |||
| 49 | 2 | 7 | Moonakala Kumaren | Zambia | 27.96 | |
| 50 | 1 | 7 | Finau Ohuafi |  Tonga | 28.00 | |
| 51 | 1 | 6 | Alexander Cyrus | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28.12 | |
| 52 | 1 | 3 | Ashley Seeto | Papua New Guinea | 28.33 | |
| 53 | 1 | 1 | Ishmael Koroma |  Sierra Leone | 28.73 | |
| 54 | 1 | 2 | Ben Dillon |  Saint Helena | 29.71 | |
| 2 | 3 | Adam Moncherry |  Seychelles | DSQ | ||
| 7 | 4 | Benjamin Proud | England | DSQ |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Chad Le Clos | South Africa | 23.53 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Grant Irvine | Australia | 23.79 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Ryan Coetzee | South Africa | 23.79 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.90 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Daniel Hunter | New Zealand | 23.93 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Sam Perry | New Zealand | 23.99 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Jacob Peters | England | 24.05 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | David Morgan | Australia | 24.17 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Josiah Binnema | Canada | 24.30 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Bradley Tandy | South Africa | 24.35 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Calum Bain | Northern Ireland | 24.43 | |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Sean Campsie | Scotland | 24.48 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Scott McLay | Scotland | 24.49 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 24.49 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Virdhawal Khade | India | 24.50 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana | 24.86 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Chad Le Clos | South Africa | 23.37 | |
 | 6 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.67 | |
 | 3 | Ryan Coetzee | South Africa | 23.73 | |
| 4 | 5 | Grant Irvine | Australia | 23.76 | |
| 5 | 2 | Daniel Hunter | New Zealand | 23.87 | |
| 6 | 7 | Sam Perry | New Zealand | 23.96 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jacob Peters | England | 24.00 | |
| 8 | 8 | David Morgan | Australia | 24.01 |
References
- ^ "Swimming - Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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