2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre backstroke
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The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) will take place 17 December – 18 December. The heats and semifinals were held on 17 December. The final was held on 18 December.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Peter Marshall
Peter Marshall (swimmer)
Peter Jeffrey Marshall is an American swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. He is the current world record holder in the 50-meter backstroke and former world record holder in the 100-meter backstroke ....

22.61 Singapore
Singapore
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12 November 2009
Championship record Liam Tancock
Liam Tancock
Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science...

 
23.41 Manchester
Manchester
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11 April 2008


The following records were established during the competition:
DateRoundNameNationTimeWRCR
17 December 2010 Heats Stanislav Donets
Stanislav Donets
Stanislav Donets is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. He was the world record holder for the 100m backstroke .-References:...

23.24 CR
17 December 2010 Semifinals Stanislav Donets 23.02 CR
18 December 2010 Final Stanislav Donets 22.93 CR

Heats

76 swimmers participated in 10 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:
Rank Heat Lane Name Time Notes
1 10 4 23.24 Q, CR
2 1 3 23.41 Q
3 10 2 23.49 Q
4 10 3 23.66 Q
5 8 3 23.73 Q
6 9 4 23.75 Q
7 9 3 23.78 Q
8 8 2 23.88 Q
8 10 5 23.88 Q
10 8 6 23.98 Q
11 8 4 24.01 Q
12 9 5 24.07 Q
13 2 7 24.09 Q
14 10 1 24.16 Q
15 6 3 24.20 Q
15 9 6 24.20 Q

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Time Notes
1 4 23.23 Q
2 5 23.44 Q
3 3 23.74 Q
4 6 23.86
5 7 23.96
6 2 24.01
7 1 24.10
8 8 24.23

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Time Notes
1 4 23.02 Q, CR
2 6 23.37 Q
3 2 23.53 Q
3 5 23.53 Q
5 3 23.63 Q
6 7 23.93
6 1 23.93
8 8 23.96

Final

Rank Lane Name Time Notes
4 22.93 CR
5 23.13
6 23.13
4 3 23.16
5 7 23.28
6 2 23.39
7 8 23.53
8 1 23.68

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