Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
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The Men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
took place on October 7 and 8 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex
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Five heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen advanced to the semifinals and the top eight from there qualified for the finals.
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
took place on October 7 and 8 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex
SPM Swimming Pool Complex
The Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium or SPM Swimming Pool Complex is a swimming complex in New Delhi, India, that is hosting the aquatics events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games...
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Five heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen advanced to the semifinals and the top eight from there qualified for the finals.
Heats summary
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Marco Loughran Marco Loughran Marco Antonio Loughran is a British swimmer from Guildford, a county town in Surrey, England. In high school, he was awarded a swimming scholarship to The Southport School in Queensland, Australia... |
54.95 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:... |
55.03 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science... |
55.15 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Christopher Walker-Hebborn | 55.18 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Ashley Delaney Ashley Delaney Ashley Jason Delaney is a national-record holding and Olympic and World Championship medal-winning swimmer from Australia... |
55.35 | Q | |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Daniel Arnamnart | 55.63 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Charl Crous | 55.69 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Gareth Kean | 55.85 | Q | |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Charles Francis | 56.06 | Q | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Ryan Bennett | 56.07 | Q | |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Craig McNally | 56.92 | Q | |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | Tobias Oriwol | 57.15 | Q | |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Ian Kumarakulasinghe | 58.54 | Q | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Balakrishnan Melkote | 59.03 | Q | |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Bandara Unamboowe is a Sri Lankan swimmer who has represented his country at international competitions. He was born in the town of Kandy to parents Dudley and Priyanga.... |
59.35 | Q | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Zane Jordan Zane Jordan Zane Jordan is an Olympic swimmer from Zambia. He swam for Zambia at the 2008 Olympics, finishing 65th in the 50 m freestyle .... |
59.89 | Q |
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:... |
54.38 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Christopher Walker-Hebborn | 54.76 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | Gareth Kean | 55.26 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Ryan Bennett | 55.50 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Arnamnart | 55.66 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Tobias Oriwol | 55.76 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Balakrishnan Melkote | 59.25 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Zane Jordan Zane Jordan Zane Jordan is an Olympic swimmer from Zambia. He swam for Zambia at the 2008 Olympics, finishing 65th in the 50 m freestyle .... |
59.42 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ashley Delaney Ashley Delaney Ashley Jason Delaney is a national-record holding and Olympic and World Championship medal-winning swimmer from Australia... |
54.31 | Q, CG | |
| 2 | 5 | Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science... |
54.32 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | Marco Loughran Marco Loughran Marco Antonio Loughran is a British swimmer from Guildford, a county town in Surrey, England. In high school, he was awarded a swimming scholarship to The Southport School in Queensland, Australia... |
54.45 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Charl Crous | 55.28 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Charles Francis | 55.88 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Craig McNally | 56.45 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Ian Kumarakulasinghe | 58.46 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Bandara Unamboowe is a Sri Lankan swimmer who has represented his country at international competitions. He was born in the town of Kandy to parents Dudley and Priyanga.... |
58.96 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science... |
53.59 | CG | ||
| 3 | Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:... |
54.43 | |||
| 4 | Ashley Delaney Ashley Delaney Ashley Jason Delaney is a national-record holding and Olympic and World Championship medal-winning swimmer from Australia... |
54.51 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Marco Loughran Marco Loughran Marco Antonio Loughran is a British swimmer from Guildford, a county town in Surrey, England. In high school, he was awarded a swimming scholarship to The Southport School in Queensland, Australia... |
54.68 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Gareth Kean | 54.91 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Christopher Walker-Hebborn | 55.04 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Ryan Bennett | 55.85 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Charl Crous | 55.90 |