Swimming at the 2009 Maccabiah Games - Men's 100 metre backstroke
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The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2009 Maccabiah Games took place on 9 July, at the Wingate Institute
. This swimming
event used the backstroke
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Three heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top sixteen times from the entire field qualified for the semifinals. Two semifinal heats of eight swimmers each were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times again advanced to the finals; there, they all competed in a single final heat to earn final placements.
Nations with three or more swimmers meeting the standard could enter only three such swimmers in the final.
The following new Maccabiah records were set during this competition.
Wingate Institute
The Wingate Institute is a sports training facility located south of Netanya, Israel, established in 1957. Named after Orde Wingate, the facility serves as the host facility for numerous Israeli national teams as well as a military training base....
. This swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event used the backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Three heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top sixteen times from the entire field qualified for the semifinals. Two semifinal heats of eight swimmers each were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times again advanced to the finals; there, they all competed in a single final heat to earn final placements.
Nations with three or more swimmers meeting the standard could enter only three such swimmers in the final.
Medalists
| 100 m backstroke |  Israel Guy BarneaGuy Barnea Guy Marcos Barnea is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:Barnea is Jewish. He currently attends UC Berkeley.He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- External links :*... Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
 United States Joshua HafkinUnited States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
Israel Itai Chammah Itai Chammah Itai Chammah is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:He is Jewish.He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- External links :*... Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing Maccabiah record was as follows.The following new Maccabiah records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | MR | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21 | Final | Guy Barnea Guy Barnea Guy Marcos Barnea is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:Barnea is Jewish. He currently attends UC Berkeley.He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- External links :*... |
Israel |
54.22 | MR | NR |
Heats
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Heat | Lane | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itai Chammah Itai Chammah Itai Chammah is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:He is Jewish.He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- External links :*... |
Israel |
56.79 | 3 | 3 | Q |
| 2 | Joshua Hafkin | United States |
56.98 | 3 | 4 | Q |
| 3 | Ilia Ayzenshtok | Israel |
57.20 | 3 | 5 | Q |
| 4 | Guy Barnea Guy Barnea Guy Marcos Barnea is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:Barnea is Jewish. He currently attends UC Berkeley.He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- External links :*... |
Israel |
57.29 | 2 | 4 | Q |
| 5 | Iouri Samouilich | Israel |
58.08 | 2 | 3 | Q |
| 6 | Shaun Weinberg | United States |
58.09 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Doron Benjamin |  South Africa |
59.06 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Dashiell Rothberg | United States |
59.59 | 2 | 5 | |
| 9 | David Schnabl |  Australia |
59.65 | 2 | 6 | |
| 10 | Adam Pluemer | United States |
1:01.51 | 1 | 5 | Q |
| 11 | Jason Galet |  Canada |
1:01.84 | 3 | 6 | Q |
| 12 | Andrew Novakoff | United States |
1:02.04 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Yuriy Burunov | Australia |
1:02.76 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Gregory Shein | Australia |
1:02.94 | 3 | 2 | |
| 15 | Iosif Emil Horvath | Canada |
1:05.62 | 3 | 7 | |
| 16 | Ilan Levy |  Mexico |
1:10.20 | 1 | 7 | |
| 17 | Nathan Hirshbein |  Venezuela |
1:10.75 | 2 | 7 | |
| 18 | Luis Roberto Schoenfeld | Mexico |
1:11.66 | 2 | 1 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Guy Barnea Guy Barnea Guy Marcos Barnea is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:Barnea is Jewish. He currently attends UC Berkeley.He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- External links :*... |
Israel |
54.22 | ||
| 5 | Joshua Hafkin | United States |
56.43 | ||
| 4 | Itai Chammah Itai Chammah Itai Chammah is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:He is Jewish.He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- External links :*... |
Israel |
57.15 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Ilia Ayzenshtok | Israel |
57.63 | |
| 5 | 2 | Shaun Weinberg | United States |
58.37 | |
| 6 | 7 | Doron Benjamin | South Africa |
59.25 | |
| 7 | 8 | Adam Pluemer | United States |
1:00.24 | |