Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

The women's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 6 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

Women's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates5 April (heats, semifinals)
6 April (final)
Competitors24 from 14 nations
Winning time30.60
Medalists
gold medal    England
silver medal    Jamaica
bronze medal    Australia
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Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record   Lilly King (USA) 29.40 Budapest, Hungary 30 July 2017
Commonwealth record   Alia Atkinson (JAM) 30.11 Kazan, Russia 9 August 2015
Games record   Alia Atkinson (JAM) 30.17 Glasgow, United Kingdom 24 July 2014

Schedule edit

The schedule is as follows:[1]

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Thursday 5 April 2018 11:38 Qualifying
21:02 Semifinals
Friday 6 April 2018 19:41 Final

Results edit

Heats edit

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Sarah Vasey   England 30.77 Q
2 2 5 Leiston Pickett   Australia 30.87 Q
3 2 6 Tatjana Schoenmaker   South Africa 30.92 Q
4 3 5 Jessica Hansen   Australia 30.93 Q
5 1 4 Alia Atkinson   Jamaica 30.98 Q
6 3 3 Georgia Bohl   Australia 31.00 Q
7 1 5 Faith Knelson   Canada 31.19 Q
8 1 6 Chloé Tutton   Wales 31.24 Q
9 2 3 Corrie Scott   Scotland 31.48 Q
10 2 4 Rachel Nicol   Canada 31.54 Q
11 1 3 Roanne Ho   Singapore 31.61 Q
12 1 2 Laura Kinley   Isle of Man 31.99 Q
13 3 6 Jocelyn Ulyett   England 32.14 Q
14 1 7 Tilka Paljk   Zambia 32.16 Q
15 3 7 Bronagh Ryan   New Zealand 32.18 Q
16 2 2 Molly Renshaw   England 32.22 Q
17 3 2 Kaylene Corbett   South Africa 32.51
18 1 1 Emily Visagie   South Africa 32.73
19 3 1 Niamh Robinson   Isle of Man 32.77
20 2 7 Beth Sloan   Wales 32.91
21 2 1 Stephanie Brew   Isle of Man 33.71
22 3 8 Kirsten Fisher-Marsters   Cook Islands 33.84
23 2 8 Oreoluwa Cherebin   Grenada 34.86
24 1 8 Bunturabie Jalloh   Sierra Leone 48.81

Semifinals edit

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 3 Alia Atkinson   Jamaica 30.53 Q
2 2 4 Sarah Vasey   England 30.75 Q
3 1 3 Georgia Bohl   Australia 30.92 Q
3 1 5 Jessica Hansen   Australia 30.92 Q
5 2 5 Tatjana Schoenmaker   South Africa 31.01 Q
6 1 4 Leiston Pickett   Australia 31.02 Q
7 2 6 Faith Knelson   Canada 31.22 Q
8 2 7 Roanne Ho   Singapore 31.31 Q
9 2 2 Corrie Scott   Scotland 31.33
10 1 6 Chloé Tutton   Wales 31.43
11 1 2 Rachel Nicol   Canada 31.87
12 2 1 Jocelyn Ulyett   England 31.96
13 1 1 Tilka Paljk   Zambia 32.05
14 1 7 Laura Kinley   Isle of Man 32.15
15 1 8 Molly Renshaw   England 32.18
16 2 8 Bronagh Ryan   New Zealand 32.70

Final edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Sarah Vasey   England 30.60
  4 Alia Atkinson   Jamaica 30.76
  7 Leiston Pickett   Australia 30.78
4 2 Tatjana Schoenmaker   South Africa 30.82 AF
5 6 Jessica Hansen   Australia 30.83
6 3 Georgia Bohl   Australia 30.88
7 1 Faith Knelson   Canada 30.98
8 8 Roanne Ho   Singapore 31.32

References edit

  1. ^ "Swimming - Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.