title: Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
text: # Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
  
  The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 and 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
  
  The medals were presented by David Wilkie, Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion and the quaichs were presented by Dursley Stott, Honorary President of the Commonwealth Games Association of the Isle of Man. Adam Peaty of England won the Commonwealth title, just ahead of South Africa's Olympic champion and world record holder Cameron van der Burgh, with 200 metre breaststroke Commonwealth champion Ross Murdoch of Scotland third. The same three athletes finished in the same three positions in the event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
  
  | World record | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) | 58.46 | London, United Kingdom | 29 July 2012 |
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  | Commonwealth record | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) | 58.46 | London, United Kingdom | 29 July 2012 |
  | Games record | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) | 1:00.10 | Delhi, India | 6 October 2010 |
  
  The following records were established during the competition:
  
  | Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 July | Heat | Adam Peaty | England | 59.47 | GR |
  | 25 July | Semifinal | Adam Peaty | England | 59.16 | GR |
  | 26 July | Final | Adam Peaty | England | 58.94 | GR |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 5 | 5 | Adam Peaty | England | 59.47 | Q, GR |
  | 2 | 3 | 4 | Ross Murdoch | Scotland | 1:00.63 | Q |
  | 3 | 4 | 5 | Glenn Snyders | New Zealand | 1:00.75 | Q |
  | 4 | 4 | 4 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 1:00.99 | Q |
  | 5 | 3 | 3 | Richard Funk | Canada | 1:01.25 | Q |
  | 6 | 5 | 3 | Craig Benson | Scotland | 1:01.30 | Q |
  | 7 | 4 | 3 | James Wilby | England | 1:01.40 | Q |
  | 8 | 4 | 6 | Andrew Willis | England | 1:01.48 | Q |
  | 9 | 5 | 6 | Robert Holderness | Wales | 1:01.52 | Q |
  | 10 | 3 | 5 | Michael Jamieson | Scotland | 1:01.98 | Q |
  | 11 | 5 | 4 | Christian Sprenger | Australia | 1:02.30 | Q |
  | 12 | 3 | 6 | Sandeep Sejwal | India | 1:02.97 | Q |
  | 13 | 3 | 2 | Michael Dawson | Northern Ireland | 1:04.37 | Q |
  | 14 | 4 | 7 | Dustin Tynes | Bahamas | 1:04.42 | Q |
  | 15 | 5 | 7 | Ian Black | Jersey | 1:04.43 | Q |
  | 16 | 5 | 1 | Julian Fletcher | Bermuda | 1:04.92 | Q |
  | 17 | 5 | 2 | Christopher Cheong | Singapore | 1:05.14 | |
  | 18 | 5 | 8 | Luke Belton | Guernsey | 1:05.17 | |
  | 19 | 4 | 1 | Thomas Hollingsworth | Guernsey | 1:05.73 | |
  | 20 | 3 | 1 | Guy Davies | Isle of Man | 1:05.92 | |
  | 21 | 4 | 8 | Alexandros Axiotis | Zambia | 1:06.03 | |
  | 22 | 4 | 2 | Shaun Yap | Malaysia | 1:06.49 | |
  | 23 | 3 | 7 | Micah Fernandes | Kenya | 1:07.09 | |
  | 24 | 2 | 4 | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 1:07.54 | |
  | 25 | 2 | 5 | David Ebanks | Cayman Islands | 1:08.36 | |
  | 26 | 2 | 3 | Tory Pragassa | Kenya | 1:09.26 | |
  | 27 | 2 | 6 | Corey Ollivierre | Grenada | 1:09.39 | |
  | 28 | 2 | 1 | Matthew Shone | Zambia | 1:10.71 | |
  | 29 | 3 | 8 | Colin Bensadon | Gibraltar | 1:11.55 | |
  | 30 | 2 | 7 | Nikolas Sylvester | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1:12.80 | |
  | 31 | 2 | 2 | Joshua Tibatemwa | Uganda | 1:16.49 | |
  | 32 | 1 | 4 | Mark Hoare | Swaziland | 1:17.08 | |
  | 33 | 1 | 5 | Shane Cadogan | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1:18.29 | |
  | 34 | 1 | 3 | Storm Halbich | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1:20.24 | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | 4 | Adam Peaty | England | 59.16 | Q, GR |
  | 2 | 1 | 4 | Ross Murdoch | Scotland | 59.72 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | 5 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 59.91 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | 5 | Glenn Snyders | New Zealand | 59.98 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | 3 | Craig Benson | Scotland | 1:00.40 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | 3 | Richard Funk | Canada | 1:00.51 | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | 2 | Robert Holderness | Wales | 1:00.71 | Q |
  | 8 | 2 | 6 | James Wilby | England | 1:00.94 | Q |
  | 9 | 1 | 6 | Andrew Willis | England | 1:01.35 | |
  | 10 | 2 | 7 | Christian Sprenger | Australia | 1:01.73 | |
  | 11 | 1 | 2 | Michael Jamieson | Scotland | 1:02.04 | |
  | 12 | 1 | 7 | Sandeep Sejwal | India | 1:03.24 | |
  | 13 | 1 | 1 | Dustin Tynes | Bahamas | 1:03.39 | |
  | 14 | 2 | 8 | Ian Black | Jersey | 1:04.00 | |
  | 15 | 1 | 8 | Julian Fletcher | Bermuda | 1:04.48 | |
  | 16 | 2 | 1 | Michael Dawson | Northern Ireland | 1:04.65 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Adam Peaty | England | 58.94 | GR |
  | | 3 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 59.28 | |
  | | 5 | Ross Murdoch | Scotland | 59.47 | |
  | 4 | 2 | Craig Benson | Scotland | 1:00.44 | |
  | 5 | 6 | Glenn Snyders | New Zealand | 1:00.64 | |
  | 6 | 7 | Richard Funk | Canada | 1:00.75 | |
  | 7 | 8 | James Wilby | England | 1:01.07 | |
  | | 1 | Robert Holderness | Wales | | DSQ |
  