Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
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The Men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
took place on October 5 and 6, 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex
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Four heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top sixteen times advanced to the semifinals and the top eight times 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 5 and 6, 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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Four heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top sixteen times advanced to the semifinals and the top eight times from there qualified for the finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Puneet Rana | 01:05.97 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Ron Roucou | 01:18.50 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Daisuke Ssegwanyi | 01:20.28 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Ganzi Mugula | 01:22.97 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Khosi Mokhesi | 01:37.73 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Boipelo Makhothi | 01:39.60 | ||
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Glenn Snyders | 01:01.30 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Kristopher Gilchrist Kristopher Gilchrist Kristopher Jon "Kris" Gilchrist is a British breaststroke swimmer.Gilchrist represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke swimming events.... |
01:01.87 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | Robert Holderness | 01:01.90 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Richard Webb | 01:02.89 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Michael Dawson | 01:03.80 | Q | |
| 6 | 7 | Ian Black Ian Black (swimmer) Ian MacIntosh Black is a Scottish former swimmer. He was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1958 at the age of only seventeen and is still to this date the youngest winner of the award... |
01:05.22 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Raymond Edwards | 01:09.33 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Hassan Hassan | 01:18.65 | ||
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Brenton Rickard Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games... |
01:01.91 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals... |
01:02.13 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Daniel Sliwinski | 01:03.20 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Craig Calder | 01:03.47 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Amini Fonua | 01:04.02 | Q | |
| 6 | 7 | See Yap | 01:04.87 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Amar Shah | 01:08.73 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Izudhaadh Ahmed | 01:30.09 | ||
Heat 4
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Christian Sprenger Christian Sprenger Christian David Sprenger is an Australian breaststroke swimmer. He trains at the Commercial Swimming Club under Stephan Widmar.-Swimming career:... |
01:00.61 | Q, CGR | |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Jamieson | 01:01.53 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Scott Dickens Scott Dickens Scott Dickens is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the breaststroke events. He claimed two medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... |
01:02.47 | Q | |
| 4 | 7 | Sandeep Sejwal Sandeep Sejwal Sandeep Sejwal , is an Indian swimmer. He contested in the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but failed to reach the finals in both events.-Career:... |
01:02.72 | Q | |
| 5 | 6 | Andrew Willis | 01:02.87 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Andrew Bree Andrew Bree Andrew Patrick Bree is a breaststroke swimmer from Helen's Bay, Co. Down Northern Ireland. He is a 2-time Irish Olympian, having swum at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics.... |
01:03.09 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | Agnishwar Jayaprakash | 01:06.28 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Adam Ampa´Oi | 01:15.83 | ||
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Glenn Snyders | 01:00.55 | Q, CGR | |
| 2 | 6 | Scott Dickens Scott Dickens Scott Dickens is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the breaststroke events. He claimed two medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... |
01:01.22 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Kristopher Gilchrist Kristopher Gilchrist Kristopher Jon "Kris" Gilchrist is a British breaststroke swimmer.Gilchrist represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke swimming events.... |
01:01.38 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Brenton Rickard Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games... |
01:01.39 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Andrew Willis | 01:01.84 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Andrew Bree Andrew Bree Andrew Patrick Bree is a breaststroke swimmer from Helen's Bay, Co. Down Northern Ireland. He is a 2-time Irish Olympian, having swum at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics.... |
01:02.91 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Craig Calder | 01:03.60 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Amini Fonua | 01:04.44 | ||
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Christian Sprenger Christian Sprenger Christian David Sprenger is an Australian breaststroke swimmer. He trains at the Commercial Swimming Club under Stephan Widmar.-Swimming career:... |
01:00.45 | Q, CGR | |
| 2 | 6 | Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals... |
01:00.52 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Michael Jamieson | 01:00.64 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Daniel Sliwinski | 01:01.60 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Robert Holderness | 01:01.64 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Richard Webb | 01:01.84 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Sandeep Sejwal Sandeep Sejwal Sandeep Sejwal , is an Indian swimmer. He contested in the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but failed to reach the finals in both events.-Career:... |
01:03.13 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Michael Dawson | 01:04.49 | ||
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals... |
1:00.10 | CG | ||
| 4 | Christian Sprenger Christian Sprenger Christian David Sprenger is an Australian breaststroke swimmer. He trains at the Commercial Swimming Club under Stephan Widmar.-Swimming career:... |
1:00.29 | |||
| 1 | Brenton Rickard Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games... |
1:00.46 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Michael Jamieson | 1:00.60 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Scott Dickens Scott Dickens Scott Dickens is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the breaststroke events. He claimed two medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... |
1:00.98 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Glenn Snyders | 1:01.39 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Kristopher Gilchrist Kristopher Gilchrist Kristopher Jon "Kris" Gilchrist is a British breaststroke swimmer.Gilchrist represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke swimming events.... |
1:01.43 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Daniel Sliwinski | 1:01.68 |