Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre freestyle S9

Men's 100 metre freestyle S9
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates24 July 2014 (2014-07-24)
Competitors5 from 3 nations
Winning time54.58 WR
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Australia
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The men's 100 metre freestyle S9 event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee and the quaichs were presented by David Grevemberg, CEO of Glasgow 2014.

Records

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

World record  Matthew Cowdrey (AUS) 55.20 Adelaide, Australia 19 March 2012 [1]
Commonwealth record
Games record N/A N/A N/A N/A

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
24 July Heat Rowan Crothers  Australia 54.58 WR

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Rowan Crothers  Australia 55.31 Q
2 1 5 Matthew Cowdrey  Australia 56.99 Q
3 1 3 Brenden Hall  Australia 57.14 Q
4 1 6 Prasanta Karmakar  India 1:04.86 Q
5 1 2 Scody Victor  Mauritius 1:19.08 Q

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Rowan Crothers  Australia 54.58 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Matthew Cowdrey  Australia 56.33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Brenden Hall  Australia 56.85
4 6 Prasanta Karmakar  India 1:04.73
5 2 Scody Victor  Mauritius 1:18.89

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Olympic Trials: James Magnussen Drops Textile Best; Many Paralympic World Records". Swimming World Magazine. 19 March 2012.