Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke
The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place 30-31 July. The heats and the semi were held on 30 July, the final on 31 July.
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 30-31 July 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.65 s | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Results
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Matt Welsh | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 25.65 | GR |
 | 6 | Alex Lim |  Malaysia | 25.67 | |
 | 3 | Gerhard Zandberg |  South Africa | 25.89 | |
| 4 | 5 | Riley Janes | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 26.05 | |
| 5 | 7 | James Veldman | Canada | 26.20 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ethan Rolff | Australia | 26.47 | |
| 7 | 8 | Martin Harris |  England | 26.56 | |
| 8 | 1 | Robert van der Zant | Australia | 26.67 | |
Key: WR = World record
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Matt Welsh | Australia | 25.86 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Riley Janes | Canada | 25.96 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Gerhard Zandberg | South Africa | 26.05 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Alex Lim | Malaysia | 26.20 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Ethan Rolff | Australia | 26.23 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | James Veldman | Canada | 26.33 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Robert van der Zant | Australia | 26.45 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Martin Harris | England | 26.49 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Gregor Tait |  Scotland | 26.52 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Adam Ruckwood | England | 26.54 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Ryan Pini |  Papua New Guinea | 26.64 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Simon Burnett | England | 26.78 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Cameron Gibson |  New Zealand | 26.97 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Nicholas Neckles |  Barbados | 27.12 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Jonathan Winter | New Zealand | 27.43 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Mark Chay |  Singapore | 27.50 |
Preliminaries
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Matt Welsh | Australia | 26.04 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Riley Janes | Canada | 26.06 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | Alex Lim | Malaysia | 26.14 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Gerhard Zandberg | South Africa | 26.25 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Ethan Rolff | Australia | 26.52 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Martin Harris | England | 26.60 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Gregor Tait | Scotland | 26.65 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 26.69 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Adam Ruckwood | England | 26.70 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | 6 | James Veldman | Canada | 26.70 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Ryan Pini | Papua New Guinea | 26.75 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | Simon Burnett | England | 26.75 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | Nicholas Neckles | Barbados | 26.88 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | 3 | Robert van der Zant | Australia | 26.91 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | Cameron Gibson | New Zealand | 26.98 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Jonathan Winter | New Zealand | 27.46 | Q |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | Mark Chay | Singapore | 27.70 | |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | Tobias Oriwol | Canada | 27.82 | |
| 19 | 3 | 2 | Ramon James |  Jamaica | 27.99 | |
| 20 | 5 | 1 | Alexis Militis |  Jersey | 28.07 | |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Dane Harrop |  Isle of Man | 28.28 | |
| 22 | 4 | 8 | Andrew Mackay |  Cayman Islands | 28.55 | |
| 23 | 5 | 8 | Carl Probert |  Fiji | 28.97 | |
| 24 | 3 | 8 | Ian Powel |  Guernsey | 29.06 | |
| 25 | 2 | 7 | Folahan Oluwole |  Nigeria | 29.26 | |
| 26 | 2 | 5 | Roy-Allan Burch |  Bermuda | 29.53 | |
| 27 | 2 | 4 | Mohammad Rubel Rana |  Bangladesh | 29.59 | |
| 28 | 1 | 5 | Jonathon Le Noury | Guernsey | 29.68 | |
| 29 | 1 | 4 | Lateef Aliasau | Nigeria | 30.34 | |
| 30 | 2 | 6 | Jamie Zammitt |  Gibraltar | 30.37 | |
| 31 | 1 | 3 | Rama Vyombo |  Kenya | 30.52 | |
| 32 | 2 | 3 | Kabir Walia | Kenya | 30.79 | |
| 33 | 2 | 2 | Jean Francois Wai Choon |  Mauritius | 31.15 |
References
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