Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

Women's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Venue Tollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates 24 July 2014 (2014-07-24) (heats & semis)
25 July 2014 (2014-07-25) (final)
Competitors 35 from 23 nations
Winning time 30.59
Medalists
 Leiston Pickett  Australia
 Alia Atkinson  Jamaica
 Corrie Scott  Scotland
Swimming at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
Freestyle
50 m   men   women
100 m men women
100 m S8 women
100 m S9 men
200 m men women
200 m S14 men
400 m men women
800 m women
1500 m men
Backstroke
50 m men women
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
50 m men women
100 m men women
100 m SB9 women
200 m men women
Butterfly
50 m men women
100 m men women
200 m men women
Individual medley
200 m men women
200 m SM8 men
200 m SM10 women
400 m men women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m men women
4×200 m men women
Medley relay
4×100 m men women

The women's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 and 25 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Sophie, Countess of Wessex and the quaichs were presented by Michael Fennell, Honorary Life Vice-President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and President of the Jamaica Olympic Association.

Records

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

World record  Rūta Meilutytė (LTU) 29.48 Barcelona, Spain 3 August 2013
Games record  Jade Edmistone (AUS) 30.51 Melbourne, Australia 16 March 2006
Commonwealth record '

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
24 July Semifinal Alia Atkinson Jamaica 30.17 GR

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson Jamaica 30.49 Q
2 4 4 Taylor, SophieSophie Taylor England 30.56 Q
3 3 5 Scott, CorrieCorrie Scott Scotland 30.64 Q
4 5 4 Pickett, LeistonLeiston Pickett Australia 30.70 Q
5 4 6 McMahon, SycerikaSycerika McMahon Northern Ireland 31.12 Q
6 5 5 Hunter, SallySally Hunter Australia 31.13 Q
7 5 3 van Beilen, TeraTera van Beilen Canada 31.31 Q
8 4 3 Johnstone, KathrynKathryn Johnstone Scotland 31.38 Q
9 5 6 Nicholas, Tara-LynnTara-Lynn Nicholas South Africa 31.48 Q
10 4 5 Tonks, LornaLorna Tonks Australia 31.70 Q
11 3 3 Strachan, AndreaAndrea Strachan Scotland 31.90 Q
12 3 6 Kinley, LauraLaura Kinley Isle of Man 31.97 Q
13 5 2 Renshaw, MollyMolly Renshaw England 32.72 Q
14 3 8 Sloan, BethanBethan Sloan Wales 33.22 Q
15 5 7 Yeo, SamanthaSamantha Yeo Singapore 33.26 Q
16 4 7 Robinson, NiamhNiamh Robinson Isle of Man 33.28 Q
17 3 2 Kong, ErikaErika Kong Malaysia 33.51
18 4 2 Loh, ChristinaChristina Loh Malaysia 33.64
19 2 2 Kamau, RebeccaRebecca Kamau Kenya 33.83
20 2 3 Lunkuse, JamilaJamila Lunkuse Uganda 34.62
21 4 1 Chrysostomou, IreneIrene Chrysostomou Cyprus 34.68
22 3 1 Joachim, IzzyIzzy Joachim Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 34.80
23 3 7 Paljk, TilkaTilka Paljk Zambia 35.19
24 2 5 Swan, LiannaLianna Swan Pakistan 35.72 NR[1]
25 2 4 Cherebin, OreoluwaOreoluwa Cherebin Grenada 35.78
26 2 7 Khatun, MahfuzaMahfuza Khatun Bangladesh 35.88
27 5 8 Redza Goh, Nadia AdriannaNadia Adrianna Redza Goh Malaysia 35.95
28 5 1 Vali-Skelton, BarbaraBarbara Vali-Skelton Papua New Guinea 36.13
29 4 8 McCarthy, TeganTegan McCarthy Papua New Guinea 36.32
30 2 8 Flynn, JocelynJocelyn Flynn Papua New Guinea 36.44
31 2 1 Jayasekera, NadeeraNadeera Jayasekera Sri Lanka 36.52
32 1 5 Opiyo, MarthaMartha Opiyo Kenya 36.81
33 1 4 Foum, MariamMariam Foum Tanzania 37.61
34 2 6 Bandey, AnumAnum Bandey Pakistan 38.93
35 1 3 Sajina, AishathAishath Sajina Maldives 40.81

Semifinals

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson Jamaica 30.17 Q, GR
2 1 5 Pickett, LeistonLeiston Pickett Australia 30.64 Q
3 2 6 van Beilen, TeraTera van Beilen Canada 30.74 Q
4 2 5 Scott, CorrieCorrie Scott Scotland 30.79 Q
5 1 4 Taylor, SophieSophie Taylor England 30.86 Q
6 1 6 Johnstone, KathrynKathryn Johnstone Scotland 31.12 Q
7 1 2 Tonks, LornaLorna Tonks Australia 31.44 Q
8 2 7 Strachan, AndreaAndrea Strachan Scotland 31.52 Q
9 2 3 McMahon, SycerikaSycerika McMahon Northern Ireland 31.56
10 1 3 Hunter, SallySally Hunter Australia 31.60
11 1 7 Kinley, LauraLaura Kinley Isle of Man 32.05
12 2 2 Nicholas, Tara-LynnTara-Lynn Nicholas South Africa 32.32
13 2 1 Renshaw, MollyMolly Renshaw England 32.47
14 2 8 Yeo, SamanthaSamantha Yeo Singapore 32.83
15 1 8 Robinson, NiamhNiamh Robinson Isle of Man 33.38
16 1 1 Sloan, BethanBethan Sloan Wales 33.87

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 5 Pickett, LeistonLeiston Pickett Australia 30.59
2nd, silver medalist(s) 4 Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson Jamaica 30.67
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 6 Scott, CorrieCorrie Scott Scotland 30.75
4 2 Taylor, SophieSophie Taylor England 31.08
5 3 van Beilen, TeraTera van Beilen Canada 31.22
6 7 Johnstone, KathrynKathryn Johnstone Scotland 31.47
7 1 Tonks, LornaLorna Tonks Australia 31.48
8 8 Strachan, AndreaAndrea Strachan Scotland 31.99

References

  1. ↑ Hammond, Ashley (31 July 2014). "UAE-based Pakistani swimmer Lianna Swan breaks records at Commonwealth Games". Gulf News. Dubai: Al Nisr Publishing. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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