title: Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
text: # Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
  
  ## Men's 100 m Backstroke - Final
  
  | Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | 100 m | Tbh. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 5 | Liam Tancock (ENG) | 0.57 | 26.31 26.31 | 54.53 (GR) 28.22 | |
  | | 4 | Matthew Welsh (AUS) | 0.71 | 26.72 26.72 | 54.82 28.10 | 0.29 |
  | | 6 | Gregor Tait (SCO) | 0.64 | 26.58 26.58 | 54.89 28.31 | 0.36 |
  | 4 | 2 | Matthew Clay (ENG) | 0.59 | 26.57 26.57 | 54.97 28.40 | 0.44 |
  | 5 | 3 | Gerhard Zandberg (RSA) | 0.66 | 26.69 26.69 | 55.24 28.55 | 0.71 |
  | 6 | 7 | Andrew Lauterstein (AUS) | 0.65 | 26.85 26.85 | 55.32 28.47 | 0.79 |
  | 7 | 8 | Johannes Du Rand (RSA) | 0.75 | 27.37 27.37 | 56.01 28.64 | 1.48 |
  | 8 | 1 | Nicholas Neckles (BAR) | 0.55 | 27.14 27.14 | 56.12 28.98 | 1.59 |
  
  ## Men's 100 m Backstroke - Semifinals
  
  ### Men's 100 m Backstroke - Semifinal 01
  
  | Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | 100 m | Tbh. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Andrew Lauterstein (AUS) | 0.65 | 27.30 27.30 | 55.77 28.47 | |
  | 2 | 3 | Nicholas Neckles (BAR) | 0.57 | 27.21 27.21 | 56.23 29.02 | 0.46 |
  | 3 | 5 | Johannes Du Rand (RSA) | 0.70 | 27.24 27.24 | 56.33 29.09 | 0.56 |
  | 4 | 6 | Matthew Rose (CAN) | 0.58 | 27.17 27.17 | 56.36 29.19 | 0.59 |
  | 5 | 2 | Scott Talbot (NZL) | 0.63 | 27.59 27.59 | 56.58 28.99 | 0.81 |
  | 6 | 7 | Garth Tune (RSA) | 0.60 | 28.07 28.07 | 57.94 29.87 | 2.17 |
  | 7 | 1 | Desmond Strelzow (CAN) | 0.74 | 28.75 28.75 | 58.92 30.17 | 3.15 |
  | 8 | 8 | David Dunford (KEN) | 0.67 | 28.78 28.78 | 59.77 30.99 | 4.00 |
  
  ### Men's 100 m Backstroke - Semifinal 02
  
  | Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | 100 m | Tbh. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Matthew Welsh (AUS) | 0.67 | 26.69 26.69 | 54.82 28.13 | |
  | 2 | 3 | Liam Tancock (ENG) | 0.55 | 26.32 26.32 | 54.92 28.60 | 0.10 |
  | 3 | 6 | Gerhard Zandberg (RSA) | 0.65 | 26.97 26.97 | 55.41 28.44 | 0.59 |
  | 4 | 2 | Gregor Tait (SCO) | 0.68 | 26.76 26.76 | 55.45 28.69 | 0.63 |
  | 5 | 5 | Matthew Clay (ENG) | 0.62 | 26.90 26.90 | 55.59 28.69 | 0.77 |
  | 6 | 7 | Keng Liat Lim (MAS) | 0.69 | 26.62 26.62 | 56.55 29.93 | 1.73 |
  | 7 | 8 | Lee Yu Tan (SIN) | 0.64 | 29.02 29.02 | 59.38 30.36 | 4.56 |
  | 8 | 1 | Andrew Mackay (CAY) | 0.59 | 28.97 28.97 | 1:00.34 31.37 | 5.52 |
  
  ## Men's 100 m Backstroke - Heats
  
  ### Men's 100 m Backstroke - Heat 01
  
  | Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | 100 m | Tbh. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 5 | Jonathon Le Noury (GUE) | 0.68 | 29.87 29.87 | 1:01.03 31.16 | |
  | 2 | 4 | Mohammad Rana (BAN) | 0.71 | 31.02 31.02 | 1:03.53 32.51 | 2.50 |
  | 3 | 3 | Arun Karunaratne (SRI) | 0.64 | 31.04 31.04 | 1:04.56 33.52 | 3.53 |
  
  ### Men's 100 m Backstroke - Heat 02
  
  | Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | 100 m | Tbh. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Andrew Lauterstein (AUS) | 0.69 | 27.45 27.45 | 55.72 28.27 | |
  | 2 | 3 | Nicholas Neckles (BAR) | 0.58 | 27.62 27.62 | 56.32 28.70 | 0.60 |
  | 3 | 5 | Scott Talbot (NZL) | 0.64 | 28.40 28.40 | 57.38 28.98 | 1.66 |
  | 4 | 6 | Desmond Strelzow (CAN) | 0.77 | 28.98 28.98 | 59.01 30.03 | 3.29 |
  | 5 | 7 | Andrew Mackay (CAY) | 0.66 | 29.38 29.38 | 59.60 30.22 | 3.88 |
  | 6 | 2 | Chris Vythoulkas (BAH) | 0.68 | 28.89 28.89 | 59.62 30.73 | 3.90 |
  | 7 | 1 | Thomas Hollingsworth (GUE) | 0.59 | 29.56 29.56 | 1:01.22 31.66 | 5.50 |
  
  ### Men's 100 m Backstroke - Heat 03
  
  | Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | 100 m | Tbh. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 5 | Matthew Clay (ENG) | 0.61 | 27.07 27.07 | 55.94 28.87 | |
  | 2 | 4 | Liam Tancock (ENG) | 0.63 | 26.55 26.55 | 56.11 29.56 | 0.17 |
  | 3 | 3 | Matthew Rose (CAN) | 0.59 | 27.51 27.51 | 56.69 29.18 | 0.75 |
  | 4 | 2 | Garth Tune (RSA) | 0.58 | 27.64 27.64 | 57.99 30.35 | 2.05 |
  | 5 | 6 | Cameron Gibson (NZL) | 0.76 | 28.48 28.48 | 58.65 30.17 | 2.71 |
  | 6 | 7 | Lee Yu Tan (SIN) | 0.63 | 28.95 28.95 | 59.15 30.20 | 3.21 |
  | 7 | 1 | David Dunford (KEN) | 0.65 | 28.58 28.58 | 59.27 30.69 | 3.33 |
  
  ### Men's 100 m Backstroke - Heat 04
  
  | Pos. | Lane | Athlete | R.T. | 50 m | 100 m | Tbh. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Matthew Welsh (AUS) | 0.70 | 26.92 26.92 | 55.22 28.30 | |
  | 2 | 6 | Johannes Du Rand (RSA) | 0.74 | 27.60 27.60 | 56.10 28.50 | 0.88 |
  | 3 | 2 | Gerhard Zandberg (RSA) | 0.70 | 27.99 27.99 | 56.48 28.49 | 1.26 |
  | 4 | 3 | Gregor Tait (SCO) | 0.65 | 27.21 27.21 | 56.83 29.62 | 1.61 |
  | 5 | 5 | Keng Liat Lim (MAS) | 0.68 | 27.47 27.47 | 57.61 30.14 | 2.39 |
  | 6 | 7 | Ian Powell (GUE) | 0.64 | 28.72 28.72 | 59.52 30.80 | 4.30 |
  | 7 | 1 | Dane Harrop (IOM) | 0.73 | 29.63 29.63 | 1:00.71 31.08 | 5.49 |
  | 8 | 8 | Gael Adam (MRI) | 0.67 | 29.41 29.41 | 1:01.11 31.70 | 5.89 |
  