The men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was held on 26 and 27 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre.

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 Sunday 26 July 2026 10:30 Heats 19:00 Semifinals Monday 27 July 2026 19:00 Final

Results Heats The heats were held on the morning of 26 July 2026. + Heat results Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 1 7 4 26.53 Q 2 8 4 26.75 Q 3 7 5 27.13 Q 4 8 5 27.17 Q 5 6 4 27.27 Q 6 6 5 27.29 Q 7 8 3 27.38 Q 8 6 3 27.47 Q 9 7 6 27.57 Q 10 6 6 27.69 Q 11 7 3 27.74 Q 12 8 7 27.87 Q 13 8 6 28.05 Q 14 8 2 28.06 Q 15 6 2 28.11 Q 15 6 7 28.11 Q 17 6 8 28.23 R 18 5 7 28.51 R 19 8 1 28.55 20 7 7 28.58 21 7 8 28.62 22 8 8 28.63 23 7 2 28.69 24 5 6 28.77 25 7 1 28.80 26 6 1 28.85 27 5 4 28.86 27 5 5 28.86 29 4 5 28.89 30 5 8 29.03 31 5 2 29.21 32 4 4 29.25 33 5 1 29.26 34 5 3 29.47 35 2 5 29.63 36 4 2 29.77 37 3 4 29.95 38 3 8 30.12 39 4 6 30.29 40 4 7 30.42 41 1 4 30.43 42 4 3 30.67 43 4 8 30.85 44 2 1 30.90 45 2 3 31.05 46 3 3 31.09 47 3 5 31.20 48 3 6 31.54 NR 49 4 1 31.63 50 2 4 32.78 51 2 6 34.20 52 3 2 34.78 53 3 7 36.93 54 2 7 37.10 55 1 5 37.68 56 2 2 37.82 57 1 3 42.33 58 3 1 44.37

Semifinals The semifinals took place during of the evening of 26 July 2026. + Semifinal results Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 1 2 4 26.61 Q 2 1 4 26.79 Q 3 2 3 26.82 Q 4 1 5 27.01 Q 5 2 5 27.21 Q 6 1 3 27.22 Q 7 2 6 27.31 Q 8 1 6 27.51 Q 9 2 2 27.64 R 10 2 7 27.93 R 11 1 1 27.94 12 1 2 28.01 13 2 1 28.06 14 2 8 28.23 15 1 8 28.26 16 1 7 28.57

Final The final took place during of the evening of 27 July 2026. + Final results Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 5 26.50 4 26.77 3 26.94 4 6 26.95 5 7 27.20 6 2 27.31 7 1 27.42 7 8 27.42

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