The Men's 50m butterfly event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 26, with the heats at 10:00 and the Final at 18:00.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Albert Subirats Venezuela
|
Glauber Silva Brazil
|
Ben Hockin Paraguay
|
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Rafael Muñoz (ESP)
|
22.43 | Málaga, Spain | 5 April 2009 |
| Competition Record | Jader Silva (BRA)
|
24.80 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 15 November 2006 |
| South American record | Nicholas Santos (BRA)
|
22.87 | Palhoça, Brazil | 4 September 2009 |
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Subirats (VEN)
|
24.03 | Q CR |
| 2 | Glauber Silva (BRA)
|
24.18 | Q |
| 3 | Ben Hockin (PAR)
|
24.46 | Q |
| 4 |  Gustavo Daniel Paschetta (ARG)
|
24.76 | Q |
| 5 |  Daniel Cuellar (COL)
|
25.11 | Q |
| 6 | Jesus Casanova (VEN)
|
25.13 | Q |
| 7 | Guilherme Roth (BRA)
|
25.15 | Q |
| 8 |  Marcelino Richaards (SUR)
|
25.27 | Q |
| 9 | Marcos Barale (ARG)
|
25.36 | |
| 10 |  Rodrigo Caceres (URU)
|
25.40 | |
| 11 |  Diego Zambrano Macias (ECU)
|
25.48 | |
| 12 | Juan Cambindo (COL)
|
25.51 | |
| 13 |  Manuel Alonso Ericsson (PER)
|
26.19 | |
| 14 |  Philippe Rodriguez (CHI)
|
26.30 | |
| 15 |  Perry Lindo (AHO)
|
26.33 | |
| 15 | Favio Segovia (PAR)
|
26.33 | |
| 17 |  Niall Roberts (GUY)
|
26.60 | |
| 18 | Hycinth Cijntje (AHO)
|
26.84 | |
| 19 | Joel Romeu (URU)
|
26.93 | |
| 20 |  Alejandro Madde (BOL)
|
27.20 | |
| 21 | Mauricio Fiol (PER)
|
27.21 | |
| 22 | Martin Manattini (BOL)
|
27.45 | |
| 23 | Fabian Binns (GUY)
|
27.89 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Albert Subirats (VEN)
|
23.66 | CR |
|
Glauber Silva (BRA)
|
24.22 | |
|
Ben Hockin (PAR)
|
24.33 | |
| 4 | Guilherme Roth (BRA)
|
24.72 | |
| 5 | Gustavo Daniel Paschetta (ARG)
|
24.86 | |
| 6 | Jesus Casanova (VEN)
|
25.32 | |
| 7 | Daniel Cuellar (COL)
|
25.45 | |
| 8 | Marcelino Richaards (SUR)
|
25.53 |