Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke
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The men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
was held on July 30 with the heats and the semifinals and July 31 with the final.
No new world or competition records were set during this competition.
Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
The Swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.-Qualifying criteria:...
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
2011 World Aquatics Championships
The 14th FINA World Championships were held at July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming...
was held on July 30 with the heats and the semifinals and July 31 with the final.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record 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... |
24.04 | Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... |
August 2, 2009 |
No new world or competition records were set during this competition.
Heats
39 swimmers participated in 6 heats.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Gerhardus Zandberg Gerhardus Zandberg Gerhardus Zandberg is a South African swimmer.-External links:*... |
24.72 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Camille Lacourt Camille Lacourt Camille Lacourt is a French backstroke swimmer. He was born in Narbonne, France.-2010:Lacourt collected 3 gold medal at the European Championships, Lacourt became European Champion in the 100 m backstroke before French compatriot Jérémy Stravius in a time of 52.11... |
25.03 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Helge Meeuw Helge Meeuw Helge Meeuw is a German swimmer from Wiesbaden. At the 2008 German Swimming Championships in Berlin, he swam in 53.10 sec a new European record at 100 m backstroke... |
25.04 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | Flori Lang | 25.12 | Q | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber is a Spanish Olympic backstroke swimmer of Dutch origin.-Biography:His parents, both born and raised in Netherlands, moved to Spain in 1978 and settled in Sabadell, where his father Paulus Wildeboer became the head coach of the local swimming club, called Club Natació... |
25.14 | Q | |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Junya Koga Junya Koga is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is currently a Waseda University student in Tokyo.In May 2009, he set the Japanese records in the 50 m and 100 m backstrokes at the 2009 Japan Championships, qualifying for Japan's team to the 2009 World Championships.... |
25.17 | Q | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 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 :*... |
25.18 | Q | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | Nicholas Thoman | 25.22 | Q | |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | David Plummer David Plummer (swimmer) David Plummer is an American backstroke swimmer.-Swimming career:At the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai, Plummer won a gold medal in the 4×100 m medley relay for his contributions in the heats... |
25.22 | Q | |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | 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... |
25.26 | Q | |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Aristeidis Grigoriadis Aristeidis Grigoriadis Aristeidis Grigoriadis is a Greek swimmer from Thessaloniki.-Career:Grigoriadis was the first Greek swimmer to be crowned world champion in the 50 m backstroke event of the 2005 World Championships in Montreal... |
25.26 | Q | |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Mirco di Tora | 25.28 | Q | |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | Hayden Stoeckel Hayden Stoeckel Hayden Ernest Stoeckel is an Olympic and National Record holding backstroke swimmer from Australia... |
25.29 | Q | |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Ashley Delaney Ashley Delaney Ashley Jason Delaney is a national-record holding and Olympic and World Championship medal-winning swimmer from Australia... |
25.33 | Q | |
| 14 | 6 | 6 | Bastiaan Lijesen | 25.33 | Q | |
| 16 | 5 | 8 | Charles Francis | 25.43 | Q | |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | Sun Xiaolei Sun Xiaolei Sun Xiaolei is a Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5527... |
25.44 | ||
| 18 | 5 | 7 | Cheng Feiyi | 25.52 | ||
| 19 | 4 | 1 | Guilherme Guido Guilherme Guido Guilherme Guido is a Brazilian backstroke swimmer who specializes in sprint events.-See also:*Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships*List of South American records in swimming... |
25.58 | ||
| 20 | 5 | 2 | Vitaly Borisov | 25.60 | ||
| 21 | 4 | 8 | Pavel Sankovich | 25.80 | ||
| 22 | 6 | 7 | Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:... |
25.91 | ||
| 23 | 3 | 3 | Roko Simunic | 26.07 | ||
| 24 | 3 | 4 | Pedro Medel | 26.08 | ||
| 25 | 6 | 8 | Federico Grabich | 26.13 | ||
| 26 | 3 | 6 | Jean-François Schneiders | 26.70 | ||
| 27 | 3 | 7 | Oliver Elliot Banados | 26.72 | NR | |
| 28 | 3 | 1 | Zane Jordan Zane Jordan Zane Jordan is an Olympic swimmer from Zambia. He swam for Zambia at the 2008 Olympics, finishing 65th in the 50 m freestyle .... |
27.12 | ||
| 29 | 3 | 2 | Boris Kirillov | 27.25 | ||
| 30 | 2 | 4 | Emile Bakale | 28.34 | ||
| 31 | 3 | 8 | Antonio Tong | 28.46 | ||
| 32 | 2 | 5 | Alban Laye-Joseph Diop | 29.02 | ||
| 33 | 1 | 3 | Kerson Hadley | 30.46 | ||
| 34 | 2 | 2 | Ahmed Atari | 32.37 | ||
| 35 | 2 | 7 | Husam Ahmed | 33.44 | ||
| 36 | 2 | 1 | Mulualem Girma | 33.85 | ||
| 37 | 1 | 4 | Pathana Inthavong | 35.30 | ||
| 38 | 2 | 8 | Mohamed Eltayeb | 35.98 | ||
| 39 | 1 | 5 | Thierry Videgni | 42.95 | ||
| – | 2 | 3 | Adbulrahman Alishaq | DNS | ||
| – | 2 | 6 | Folarin Ogunsola | DNS | ||
| – | 3 | 5 | Omar Pinzón Omar Pinzón Omar Andrés Pinzón García is a Colombian international swimmer. He competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Pinzón attended college in the United States, where he swam for the University of Florida.At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Pinzón finished... |
DNS | ||
| – | 4 | 6 | Ryosuke Irie Ryosuke Irie is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is a Kinki University student in Osaka.-History:He was born in Osaka prefecture and started his actual swimming carrier in his junior high school years. In 2005 he won the national high school championships in 200 meter backstroke when he was a first year grade... |
DNS |
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 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... |
24.62 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Camille Lacourt Camille Lacourt Camille Lacourt is a French backstroke swimmer. He was born in Narbonne, France.-2010:Lacourt collected 3 gold medal at the European Championships, Lacourt became European Champion in the 100 m backstroke before French compatriot Jérémy Stravius in a time of 52.11... |
24.85 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | Nicholas Thoman | 25.03 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 | Flori Lang | 25.07 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Junya Koga Junya Koga is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is currently a Waseda University student in Tokyo.In May 2009, he set the Japanese records in the 50 m and 100 m backstrokes at the 2009 Japan Championships, qualifying for Japan's team to the 2009 World Championships.... |
25.14 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Mirco di Tora | 25.40 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Ashley Delaney Ashley Delaney Ashley Jason Delaney is a national-record holding and Olympic and World Championship medal-winning swimmer from Australia... |
25.43 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Charles Francis | 25.56 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Gerhardus Zandberg Gerhardus Zandberg Gerhardus Zandberg is a South African swimmer.-External links:*... |
24.91 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber is a Spanish Olympic backstroke swimmer of Dutch origin.-Biography:His parents, both born and raised in Netherlands, moved to Spain in 1978 and settled in Sabadell, where his father Paulus Wildeboer became the head coach of the local swimming club, called Club Natació... |
24.99 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | David Plummer David Plummer (swimmer) David Plummer is an American backstroke swimmer.-Swimming career:At the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai, Plummer won a gold medal in the 4×100 m medley relay for his contributions in the heats... |
25.03 | Q | |
| 4 | 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 :*... |
25.09 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Hayden Stoeckel Hayden Stoeckel Hayden Ernest Stoeckel is an Olympic and National Record holding backstroke swimmer from Australia... |
25.20 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Helge Meeuw Helge Meeuw Helge Meeuw is a German swimmer from Wiesbaden. At the 2008 German Swimming Championships in Berlin, he swam in 53.10 sec a new European record at 100 m backstroke... |
25.20 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Aristeidis Grigoriadis Aristeidis Grigoriadis Aristeidis Grigoriadis is a Greek swimmer from Thessaloniki.-Career:Grigoriadis was the first Greek swimmer to be crowned world champion in the 50 m backstroke event of the 2005 World Championships in Montreal... |
25.46 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Bastiaan Lijesen | align=left | | 25.51 |
Final
The final was held at 18:35.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 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... |
24.50 | |||
| 5 | Camille Lacourt Camille Lacourt Camille Lacourt is a French backstroke swimmer. He was born in Narbonne, France.-2010:Lacourt collected 3 gold medal at the European Championships, Lacourt became European Champion in the 100 m backstroke before French compatriot Jérémy Stravius in a time of 52.11... |
24.57 | |||
| 3 | Gerhardus Zandberg Gerhardus Zandberg Gerhardus Zandberg is a South African swimmer.-External links:*... |
24.66 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber is a Spanish Olympic backstroke swimmer of Dutch origin.-Biography:His parents, both born and raised in Netherlands, moved to Spain in 1978 and settled in Sabadell, where his father Paulus Wildeboer became the head coach of the local swimming club, called Club Natació... |
24.82 | ||
| 5 | 7 | David Plummer David Plummer (swimmer) David Plummer is an American backstroke swimmer.-Swimming career:At the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai, Plummer won a gold medal in the 4×100 m medley relay for his contributions in the heats... |
24.92 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Nicholas Thoman | 25.01 | ||
| 6 | 8 | 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 :*... |
25.01 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Flori Lang | 25.15 |
External links
- 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre backstroke start list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-24.