The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 27 and 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Men's 100 metre butterfly at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 July 2014 (heats & semis) 28 July 2014 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 51.29 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The medals were presented by Bruce Robertson, Vice-President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and Swimming at the 1974 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre butterfly|1974 Commonwealth bronze medallist in this event and the quaichs were presented by Paul Bush, Director of Commonwealth Games Scotland and former Chief Executive Officer of Scottish Swimming.
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
49.82 | Rome, Italy | 1 August 2009 | [1][2] |
| Commonwealth record |  Jason Dunford (KEN) |
50.78 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 | |
| Games record |  Geoff Huegill (AUS) |
51.69 | Delhi, India | 8 October 2010 | [3] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | Final | Chad le Clos |  South Africa |
51.29 | GR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Semifinals edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Adam Barrett |  England |
52.00 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Chad le Clos | South Africa |
52.12 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Joseph Schooling |  Singapore |
52.22 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Chris Wright | Australia |
52.58 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Tommaso D'Orsogna | Australia |
52.74 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | James Guy | England |
52.78 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Jason Dunford |  Kenya |
52.94 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | Jayden Hadler | Australia |
53.12 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Tom Laxton |  Wales |
53.14 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Joseph Roebuck | England |
53.29 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Evan White |  Canada |
53.54 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Coleman Allen | Canada |
53.63 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Grant Halsall |  Isle of Man |
54.15 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Quah Zheng Wen | Singapore |
54.29 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Gamal Assaad | Canada |
54.40 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | Dylan Carter |  Trinidad and Tobago |
54.45 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Chad le Clos | South Africa |
51.29 | GR |
 |
3 | Joseph Schooling | Singapore |
51.69 | NR |
 |
4 | Adam Barrett | England |
51.93 | |
| 4 | 8 | Jayden Hadler | Australia |
52.42 | |
| 5 | 2 | Tommaso D'Orsogna | Australia |
52.45 | |
| 6 | 7 | James Guy | England |
52.63 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jason Dunford | Kenya |
52.71 | |
| 8 | 6 | Chris Wright | Australia |
52.88 |
References edit
- ^ Crouse, Karen (2 August 2009). "Phelps Grabs Record in 100 Butterfly". New York Times. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Phelps 1st to break 50 seconds in event". ESPN. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Rebecca Adlington Breaks 24-Year-Old Record; Geoff Huegill, Leisel Jones and Yolane Kukla Make History". Swimming World Magazine. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.