The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre. It was won by Australian Olympic champion Cameron McEvoy in a new Commonwealth Games record, leading an Australian clean sweep of the podium.

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

Schedule The schedule is as follows:

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date Time Round Saturday 25 July 2026 10:30 Heats 19:00 Semifinals Sunday 26 July 2026 19:00 Final

Results Heats The heats will be held on the morning of 25 July 2026. + Heat results Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 1 9 6 21.80 Q 2 9 4 21.87 Q 3 8 4 21.95 Q 4 9 3 22.00 Q 5 7 4 22.03 Q 6 8 5 22.16 Q 7 8 3 22.20 Q 8 7 5 22.40 Q 9 6 1 22.63 Q 9 9 5 22.63 Q 11 7 3 22.67 Q 12 8 6 22.77 Q 13 7 7 22.80 Q 14 9 2 22.94 Q 15 8 2 22.99 Q 16 7 2 23.02 Q 17 9 1 23.03 R 18 8 7 23.15 R 19 6 4 23.27 20 8 8 23.28 21 6 5 23.32 22 7 8 23.36 23 6 6 23.47 23 9 8 23.47 25 6 3 23.50 26 8 1 23.51 27 7 1 23.70 28 2 7 23.82 29 1 3 23.85 30 6 8 23.86 31 6 7 23.89 32 6 2 23.90 33 2 2 23.98 34 4 4 23.99 35 5 3 24.00 36 5 2 24.03 37 4 5 24.07 37 5 4 24.07 39 1 7 24.17 39 1 8 24.17 41 4 3 24.34 42 4 2 24.40 43 3 5 24.42 44 5 6 24.46 45 4 8 24.48 46 4 6 24.58 47 5 5 24.59 48 5 8 24.66 49 1 2 24.76 50 2 5 24.83 50 5 1 24.83 52 1 1 24.98 53 4 1 25.04 54 4 7 25.15 55 3 1 25.83 56 3 4 26.08 57 2 6 26.22 58 3 3 26.25 59 3 7 26.97 60 3 8 27.41 61 3 6 27.52 62 2 8 27.56 63 3 2 28.30 64 1 5 28.36 65 2 1 29.03 66 1 4 30.27 67 1 6 31.87 68 2 4 34.92 - 2 3 DNS - 5 7 DNS - 7 6 DNS - 9 7 DNS

Semifinals The semi-finals took place during the evening of 25 July 2026. + Semifinal results Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 1 2 5 21.55 Q 2 2 4 21.61 Q 3 1 4 21.64 Q 4 1 5 21.86 Q 4 2 3 21.86 Q 6 1 3 22.09 Q 7 1 6 22.24 Q 8 2 2 22.25 Q 9 2 6 22.30 R 10 2 7 22.44 R 11 1 2 22.51 12 2 1 22.60 13 2 8 22.62 14 1 7 22.68 15 1 1 22.85 16 1 8 22.86

Final The final took place during the evening of 26 July 2026. + Final results Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 3 20.97 GR 2 21.44 4 21.47 4 5 21.55 5 6 22.17 6 7 22.18 7 1 22.19 8 8 22.23

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