The Men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 3 and 4 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 1 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.33 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows;
| World record |  Alexander Popov (RUS) |
21.64 | Moscow, Russia | 1 June 2000 |
| Commonwealth record | ' | |||
| Games record | ' |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Semifinal | Roland Schoeman |  South Africa |
22.52 | GR |
| 3 August | Semifinal | Brett Hawke |  Australia |
22.29 | GR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The 16 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[1]
Semifinals edit
The eight fastest swimmers from the semifinals progressed to the final.[2]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Roland Schoeman | South Africa |
22.52 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 5 | Ryk Neethling | South Africa |
22.62 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Craig Hutchison |  Canada |
22.96 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Matt Kidd |  England |
23.06 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Matthew Rose | Canada |
23.32 | |
| 6 | 7 | Stavros Michaelides |  Cyprus |
23.66 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ryan Pini |  Papua New Guinea |
24.10 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jonathon Winter |  New Zealand |
24.13 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Brett Hawke | Australia |
22.29 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Foster | England |
22.45 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Ashley Callus | Australia |
22.67 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Nicholas Folker | South Africa |
23.23 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Chris Cozens | England |
23.30 | |
| 6 | 7 | Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou | Cyprus |
23.38 | |
| 7 | 1 | Steven Evans |  Wales |
23.77 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alexis Militis |  Jersey |
23.92 |
Final edit
The final was held on 4 August at 17:30.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Roland Schoeman | South Africa |
22.33 | |
 |
4 | Brett Hawke | Australia |
22.34 | |
 |
5 | Mark Foster | England |
22.47 | |
| 4 | 6 | Ryk Neethling | South Africa |
22.49 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ashley Callus | Australia |
22.67 | |
| 6 | 1 | Matt Kidd | England |
22.93 | |
| 7 | 7 | Craig Hutchison | Canada |
23.03 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nicholas Folker | South Africa |
23.40 |