The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 and 8 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

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

Results Heats The heats were held on 7 April at 11:15.Heats results Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes124 25.05 Q214 25.32 Q334 25.52 Q435 25.79 Q533 25.83Q615 25.91 Q726 26.08 Q825 26.11 Q913 26.47 Q1036 26.78 Q1123 26.83 Q1216 27.39 Q1332 28.03 Q1412 28.19 Q, NR1537 28.77 Q1622 29.96 Q1721 29.971827 31.24 1917 34.30 2031 34.94

Semifinals The semifinals were held on 7 April at 20:19.Semifinals results

Semifinal 1 Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes14 24.91 Q25 25.60 Q33 25.74 Q46 26.00 Q52 27.08 67 27.23 71 28.29 88 29.74

Semifinal 2 Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes15 24.99 Q24 25.19 Q36 25.52 Q43 25.60 Q, NR52 26.50 67 26.52 NR71 28.10 88 28.57

Final The final was held on 8 April at 21:31.Final results Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes4 24.68 5 24.84 3 25.06 41 25.44 52 25.72 66 25.73 78 25.80 87 25.96

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