# Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle

The men's 50 m freestyle was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) on the 20th and 21 March 2006.

## Men's 50 m Freestyle - Final

| Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | Tbh. |
| | 5 | Roland Schoeman (RSA) | 0.66 | 22.03 (GR) | |
| | 3 | Brent Hayden (CAN) | 0.75 | 22.19 | 0.16 |
| | 4 | Brett Hawke (AUS) | 0.73 | 22.31 | 0.28 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Foster (ENG) | 0.85 | 22.49 | 0.46 |
| 5 | 8 | Eamon Sullivan (AUS) | 0.68 | 22.61 | 0.58 |
| 6 | 6 | Matthew Rose (CAN) | 0.68 | 22.65 | 0.62 |
| 6 | 7 | Ryk Neethling (RSA) | 0.68 | 22.65 | 0.62 |
| 8 | 1 | Ashley Callus (AUS) | 0.65 | 22.71 | 0.68 |

## Men's 50 m Freestyle - SemiFinals
### Men's 50 m Freestyle - Semifinal 01

| Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | Tbh. |
| 1 | 4 | Roland Schoeman (RSA) | 0.63 | 22.47 | |
| 2 | 5 | Ryk Neethling (RSA) | 0.75 | 22.80 | 0.33 |
| 3 | 3 | Ashley Callus (AUS) | 0.62 | 22.90 | 0.43 |
| 4 | 2 | Craig Houston (SCO) | 0.80 | 23.31 | 0.84 |
| 5 | 6 | Yannick Lupien (CAN) | 0.78 | 23.43 | 0.96 |
| 6 | 7 | Carl Probert (FIJ) | 0.72 | 23.65 | 1.18 |
| 7 | 1 | David Dunford (KEN) | 0.89 | 24.05 | 1.58 |
| 8 | 8 | Zhirong Tay (SIN) | 0.64 | 24.29 | 1.82 |

### Men's 50 m Freestyle - Semifinal 02

| Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | Tbh. |
| 1 | 5 | Brett Hawke (AUS) | 0.73 | 22.30 (GR) | |
| 2 | 4 | Roland Schoeman (RSA) | 0.81 | 22.43 | 0.13 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Foster (ENG) | 0.86 | 22.61 | 0.31 |
| 4 | 3 | Ryk Neethling (RSA) | 0.77 | 22.70 | 0.40 |
| 5 | 2 | Karl Thaning (RSA) | 0.75 | 23.06 | 0.76 |
| 6 | 1 | Yannick Lupien (CAN) | 0.75 | 23.15 | 0.85 |
| 7 | 7 | Craig Houston (SCO) | 0.80 | 23.33 | 1.03 |
| 8 | 8 | Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou (CYP) | 0.79 | 23.68 | 1.38 |

## Men's 50 m Freestyle - Heats
### Men's 50 m Freestyle - Heat 01

| Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | Tbh. |
| 1 | 5 | Brent Hayden (CAN) | 0.76 | 22.52 | |
| 2 | 3 | Matthew Rose (CAN) | 0.71 | 22.76 | 0.24 |
| 3 | 4 | Eamon Sullivan (AUS) | 0.65 | 22.94 | 0.42 |
| 4 | 6 | Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou (CYP) | 0.78 | 23.70 | 1.18 |
| 5 | 1 | Alexis Militis (JER) | 0.80 | 24.31 | 1.79 |
| 6 | 8 | Shirong Su (SIN) | 0.68 | 24.35 | 1.83 |
| 7 | 7 | Brad Hamilton (JAM) | 0.65 | 24.57 | 2.05 |
| DNS | 2 | Cameron Gibson (NZL) | | | |

### Men's 50 m Freestyle - Heat 02

| Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | Tbh. |
| 1 | 3 | Luke Hall (SWZ) | 0.68 | 25.13 | |
| 1 | 4 | Ian Hubert (GUE) | 0.68 | 25.13 | |
| 3 | 6 | Jeremy Osborne (GUE) | 0.84 | 25.17 | 0.04 |
| 4 | 7 | Ben Lowndes (GUE) | 0.80 | 25.33 | 0.20 |
| 5 | 1 | Stefan Lee (SRI) | 0.81 | 25.58 | 0.45 |
| 6 | 5 | Adrian Nanty (SEY) | 0.80 | 25.87 | 0.74 |
| 7 | 2 | Anthony Wickramasinghe (SRI) | 0.76 | 26.17 | 1.04 |
| 8 | 8 | Hassan Ashraf (MDV) | 0.69 | 29.18 | 4.05 |

### Men's 50 m Freestyle - Heat 03

| Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | Tbh. |
| 1 | 4 | Chris Vythoulkas (BAH) | 0.72 | 24.84 | |
| 2 | 6 | Gael Adam (MRI) | 0.79 | 25.42 | 0.58 |
| 3 | 3 | Arun Karunaratne (SRI) | 0.80 | 25.56 | 0.72 |
| 4 | 5 | Monirul Kazi (BAN) | 0.83 | 25.69 | 0.85 |
| 5 | 1 | Alexander Ray (NAM) | 0.68 | 25.70 | 0.86 |
| 5 | 2 | Leonel Matonse (MOZ) | 0.68 | 25.70 | 0.86 |
| 5 | 8 | Md Jewel Ahmed (BAN) | 0.68 | 25.70 | 0.86 |
| 8 | 7 | Naji Ferguson (GRN) | 0.86 | 25.76 | 0.92 |

### Men's 50 m Freestyle - Heat 04

| Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | Tbh. |
| 1 | 5 | Brent Hayden (CAN) | 0.76 | 22.52 | |
| 2 | 3 | Matthew Rose (CAN) | 0.71 | 22.76 | 0.24 |
| 3 | 4 | Eamon Sullivan (AUS) | 0.65 | 22.94 | 0.42 |
| 4 | 6 | Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou (CYP) | 0.78 | 23.70 | 1.18 |
| 5 | 1 | Alexis Militis (JER) | 0.80 | 24.31 | 1.79 |
| 6 | 8 | Shirong Su (SIN) | 0.68 | 24.35 | 1.83 |
| 7 | 7 | Brad Hamilton (JAM) | 0.65 | 24.57 | 2.05 |
| DNS | 2 | Cameron Gibson (NZL) | | | |

### Men's 50 m Freestyle - Heat 05

| Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | Tbh. |
| 1 | 4 | Brett Hawke (AUS) | 0.69 | 22.72 | |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Foster (ENG) | 0.83 | 22.91 | 0.19 |
| 3 | 2 | Karl Thaning (RSA) | 0.76 | 22.97 | 0.25 |
| 4 | 3 | Christopher Cozens (ENG) | 0.75 | 23.14 | 0.42 |
| 5 | 7 | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 0.77 | 23.41 | 0.69 |
| 6 | 6 | Owen Morgan (WAL) | 0.75 | 23.71 | 0.99 |
| 7 | 8 | Ramadhan Vyombo (KEN) | 0.72 | 24.40 | 1.68 |
| 8 | 1 | Ronald Cowen (BER) | 0.80 | 24.58 | 1.86 |

### Men's 50 m Freestyle - Heat 06

| Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | Tbh. |
| 1 | 4 | Roland Schoeman (RSA) | 0.63 | 22.47 | |
| 2 | 5 | Ryk Neethling (RSA) | 0.75 | 22.80 | 0.33 |
| 3 | 3 | Ashley Callus (AUS) | 0.62 | 22.90 | 0.43 |
| 4 | 2 | Craig Houston (SCO) | 0.80 | 23.31 | 0.84 |
| 5 | 6 | Yannick Lupien (CAN) | 0.78 | 23.43 | 0.96 |
| 6 | 7 | Carl Probert (FIJ) | 0.72 | 23.65 | 1.18 |
| 7 | 1 | David Dunford (KEN) | 0.89 | 24.05 | 1.58 |
| 8 | 8 | Zhirong Tay (SIN) | 0.64 | 24.29 | 1.82 |