The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was held on 24 and 25 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
Schedule The schedule was as follows:
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date Time Round Friday 24 July 2026 11:26 Heats 19:59 Semifinals Saturday 25 July 2026 19:49 Final
Results Heats The heats were held at 11:26 on 24 July 2026. + Heat results Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 1 5 4 24.45 Q, GR 2 5 3 24.78 Q 3 4 4 24.91 Q 4 3 5 25.07 Q 5 4 5 25.08 Q 6 5 5 25.09 Q 7 3 4 25.11 Q 8 4 3 25.16 Q 9 3 3 25.18 Q 10 4 2 25.37 Q 11 3 2 25.38 Q 12 5 2 25.48 Q 13 1 7 25.50 Q 14 4 6 25.52 Q 5 6 Q 16 3 6 25.91 Q 17 4 7 26.16 R 18 4 1 26.48 R 19 5 1 26.57 20 5 7 26.61 21 3 1 27.01 22 3 7 27.35 23 3 8 27.49 24 1 5 27.61 25 4 8 27.82 26 2 5 28.09 27 2 6 28.12 28 2 3 28.22 29 1 3 28.30 30 5 8 28.31 31 2 4 28.44 32 2 7 29.18 NR 33 2 1 29.24 34 2 2 29.34 35 1 6 30.80 36 2 8 31.74 37 1 2 34.62 38 1 1 37.40 39 1 4 37.44 40 1 8 38.10
Semifinals The semifinals were held at 19:59 on 24 July 2026. + Semifinal results Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 1 2 4 24.29 Q, GR 2 1 4 24.56 Q 3 2 5 24.65 Q 4 2 6 24.85 Q 5 1 3 24.87 Q 6 1 5 24.92 Q 7 2 3 24.94 Q 8 1 6 24.95 Q 9 2 1 25.20 R 10 2 2 25.24 R 11 2 8 25.29 12 1 8 25.35 13 1 1 25.37 14 1 2 25.45 15 2 7 25.63 16 1 7 25.85
Final The finals was held at 19:49 on 25 July 2026. + Final results Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 4 24.18 GR 3 24.48 5 24.51 4 1 24.68 5 2 24.72 6 6 24.73 7 8 24.75 8 7 25.01
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