Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle S7

The men's 50m freestyle S7 event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 9 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. This was the first time the event had been held at a Commonwealth Games. Matthew Levy of Australia won gold, swimming a time of 28.60 seconds in the final.[1]

Men's 50m Freestyle S7
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates9 April
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Winning time28.60
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    Singapore
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Schedule

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The schedule was as follows:[2]

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

DateTimeRound
Friday 9 April 201811:33Qualifying
Friday 9 April 201820:06Final

Records

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

World record  Pan Shiyun (CHN)27.35Rio de Janeiro, Brazil9 September 2016[3]
Commonwealth record
Games record

Results

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Heat

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As only 6 swimmers entered, all competitors advanced to the final.

RankLaneNameNationResultNotes
14Matthew Levy  Australia28.68Q
25Christian Sadie  South Africa29.54Q
36Toh Wei Soong  Singapore30.35Q
42Jean-Michel Lavalliere  Canada30.37Q
57Rohan Bright  Australia30.86Q
63Matthew Haanappel  Australia30.92Q

Final

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RankLaneNameNationResultNotes
4Matthew Levy  Australia28.60
5Christian Sadie  South Africa29.65
3Toh Wei Soong  Singapore29.83
46Jean-Michel Lavalliere  Canada30.14
52Rohan Bright  Australia30.71
67Matthew Haanappel  Australia30.75

References

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  1. ^ "Ariarne Titmus leads way as Australia cash in more Commonwealth Games gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Swimming — Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ Agranum, Ritz. "Paralympic swimmer Pan Shiyun of China sets new world record to win 50m freestyle S7 gold at Rio". chinatopix.