The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 and 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 25 July 2014 (heats & semis) 26 July 2014 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 58.94 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The medals were presented by David Wilkie, Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion and the quaichs were presented by Dursley Stott, Honorary President of the Commonwealth Games Association of the Isle of Man. Adam Peaty of England won the Commonwealth title, just ahead of South Africa's Olympic champion and world record holder Cameron van der Burgh, with 200 metre breaststroke Commonwealth champion Ross Murdoch of Scotland third. The same three athletes finished in the same three positions in the event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) |
58.46 | London, United Kingdom | 29 July 2012 | [1][2] |
| Commonwealth record | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) |
58.46 | London, United Kingdom | 29 July 2012 | |
| Games record |  Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) |
1:00.10 | Delhi, India | 6 October 2010 | [3] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | Heat | Adam Peaty |  England |
59.47 | GR |
| 25 July | Semifinal | Adam Peaty | England |
59.16 | GR |
| 26 July | Final | Adam Peaty | England |
58.94 | GR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Semifinals edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Adam Peaty | England |
59.16 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Ross Murdoch |  Scotland |
59.72 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa |
59.91 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Glenn Snyders |  New Zealand |
59.98 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Craig Benson | Scotland |
1:00.40 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Richard Funk |  Canada |
1:00.51 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Robert Holderness |  Wales |
1:00.71 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | James Wilby | England |
1:00.94 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Andrew Willis | England |
1:01.35 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Christian Sprenger |  Australia |
1:01.73 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Michael Jamieson | Scotland |
1:02.04 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Sandeep Sejwal |  India |
1:03.24 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Dustin Tynes |  Bahamas |
1:03.39 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Ian Black |  Jersey |
1:04.00 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Julian Fletcher |  Bermuda |
1:04.48 | |
| 16 | 2 | 1 | Michael Dawson |  Northern Ireland |
1:04.65 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Adam Peaty | England |
58.94 | GR |
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3 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa |
59.28 | |
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5 | Ross Murdoch | Scotland |
59.47 | |
| 4 | 2 | Craig Benson | Scotland |
1:00.44 | |
| 5 | 6 | Glenn Snyders | New Zealand |
1:00.64 | |
| 6 | 7 | Richard Funk | Canada |
1:00.75 | |
| 7 | 8 | James Wilby | England |
1:01.07 | |
| 1 | Robert Holderness | Wales |
DSQ |
References edit
- ^ "Vollmer, van der Burgh break world records at finals". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ Ferreira-Marques, Clara (29 July 2012). "Swimming: Van der Burgh ends South African men's gold drought". Reuters. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Matthew Cowdrey Sets ParaSport World Record During Day Three Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.