The men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events

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 26 with the heats and the semifinals and July 27 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	Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals...		26.67	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...	July 29, 2009

No new world or competition records were set during this competition.

Heats

51 swimmers participated in 7 heats.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	6	4	Felipe França Silva Felipe França Silva Felipe Alves França da Silva is a breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his country at the 2008 Olympics....		27.19	Q
2	5	3	Matjaž Markič Matjaž Markič Matjaž Markič is a male breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 m breaststroke event at the 2008 European SC Championships in Rijeka. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, finishing in 24th place in the men's 100 m...		27.36	Q
3	7	5	Damir Dugonjič Damir Dugonjic Damir Dugonjič is a swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in 100 metre breaststroke, where he finished 16th....		27.47	Q
4	7	6	Mark Gangloff Mark Gangloff Mark Gangloff is an American swimmer who earned a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics by swimming in the 4x100m medley relay preliminaries. He came in fourth place for the 100m breaststroke...		27.49	Q
5	6	6	Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen is a Norwegian swimmer. He represents the club Vestkantsvømmerne. Dale Oen's gold at the 2008 European Championships made him the first Norwegian male to win a medal at a major international long course championship.Oen got his international breakthrough in 2005, placing seventh...		27.51	Q, NR
6	6	2	Glenn Snyders		27.52	Q, NR
7	7	4	Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals...		27.58	Q
8	5	4	Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr is a German swimmer from Bremerhaven.-References:...		27.67	Q
9	6	3	Dragos Agache		27.75	Q
10	6	5	Fabio Scozzoli Fabio Scozzoli -External links:* *...		27.84	Q
10	7	7	Aleksandr Triznov		27.84	Q
12	4	6	Petr Bartůněk		27.86	Q
13	5	5	Brenton Rickard Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games...		27.89	Q
14	6	7	Csaba Szilágyi Csaba Szilágyi Csaba Szilágyi is a Serbian swimmer of Hungarian origin. Siladji mainly competes in the breaststroke.- Career :Szilágyi finished elementary school and gymnasium in Bečej. He began to practice swimming since 1997, and until 2004 he also trained water polo alongside...		27.93	Q
15	7	3	Lennart Stekelenburg Lennart Stekelenburg Lennart Stekelenburg is a Dutch swimmer who is specialized in breaststroke. He is the current national recordholder in the 50 m and 100 m breaststroke at the long course.-Swimming career:...		27.95	Q
16	7	8	Vladislav Polyakov Vladislav Polyakov Vlad Polyakov is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Kazakhstan. He swam for his native country at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics....		28.00	Q
17	5	2	Ryo Tateishi		28.01
18	5	6	Barry Murphy Barry Murphy (swimmer) Barry Murphy Barry Murphy Barry Murphy (born October 5, 1982 is an Irish swimmer from Dublin, Ireland. Despite his setting of the 50 m and 100 m freestyle national records in 2008, Murphy just missed qualifying for Ireland's team at the 2008 Summer Olympics....		28.13
19	4	4	Gu Biaorong		28.14
20	6	1	Giedrius Titenis Giedrius Titenis Giedrius Titenis is a swimmer from Lithuania. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics and won bronze in the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, tying Australia's Christian Sprenger.-External links:*...		28.14
21	4	7	Edgar Crespo		28.15
22	5	1	Mohammad Alirezaei Mohammad Alirezaei Mohammad Alirezaei Dizicheh is an Iranian breaststroke swimmer.By qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Alirezaei became the first Iranian ever to qualify for an Olympic swimming event without using wildcard. However, according to team officials, Alirezaei fell ill before his event, and was...		28.18
23	7	2	Andrew Dickens		28.19
24	4	1	Rodion Davelaar		28.21
25	3	4	Amini Fonua		28.23
26	4	8	Nabil Kebbab Nabil Kebbab Nabil Kebbab is an Algerian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events. He won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native African country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* *...		28.25	NR
27	6	8	Malick Fall Malick Fall Malick Fall is a former Senegal international football forward.-Career:Born in Matam, Fall moved to France as a youth and played for several clubs in Ligue 2, including Amiens SC, SC Abbeville and Angers SCO....		28.33
28	4	5	Dawid Szulich		28.34
29	4	3	Filipp Provorkov		28.39
30	4	2	Jakob Dorch		28.42
31	7	1	Valerii Dymo		28.44
32	5	8	Iisakki Ratilainen		28.58
33	3	5	Laurent Carnol		28.63	NR
34	5	7	Indra Gunawan		28.81
35	3	6	Tomas Klobucnik		28.95
36	3	7	Julian Fletcher		29.11
37	3	3	Diego Santander		29.85
38	2	4	Mubarak Al-Besher		30.02
39	3	1	Andrea Agius		30.47
40	3	2	Shajahan Ali		30.88
41	2	7	Mamadou Fofana		32.03
42	2	2	Ponloeu Hem Thon		33.48
43	2	1	Fdingue Ekane		34.34
44	2	6	Ganzi Semu Mugula		34.38
45	2	3	Ruslan Oliftaev		37.56
46	3	8	Abdoulrahman Mohamed Osman		37.60
47	1	3	Yao Messa Roger Amegbeto		41.43
48	1	4	Mohamed Mamaiv Sani		41.86
49	2	5	Iourhanta Mohamed Osman		43.37
50	2	8	Razak Marafa		47.58
	1	5	Mohamed Camara		DSQ

Semifinal 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Fabio Scozzoli Fabio Scozzoli -External links:* *...		27.37	Q
2	6	Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr is a German swimmer from Bremerhaven.-References:...		27.53	Q
3	5	Mark Gangloff Mark Gangloff Mark Gangloff is an American swimmer who earned a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics by swimming in the 4x100m medley relay preliminaries. He came in fourth place for the 100m breaststroke...		27.57	Q
4	3	Glenn Snyders		27.64
5	4	Matjaž Markič Matjaž Markič Matjaž Markič is a male breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 m breaststroke event at the 2008 European SC Championships in Rijeka. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, finishing in 24th place in the men's 100 m...		27.71
6	8	Vladislav Polyakov Vladislav Polyakov Vlad Polyakov is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Kazakhstan. He swam for his native country at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics....		27.81
7	7	Petr Bartůněk		27.87
8	1	Csaba Szilágyi Csaba Szilágyi Csaba Szilágyi is a Serbian swimmer of Hungarian origin. Siladji mainly competes in the breaststroke.- Career :Szilágyi finished elementary school and gymnasium in Bečej. He began to practice swimming since 1997, and until 2004 he also trained water polo alongside...		27.89

Semifinal 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	6	Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals...		26.90	Q
2	4	Felipe França Silva Felipe França Silva Felipe Alves França da Silva is a breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his country at the 2008 Olympics....		26.95	Q
3	3	Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen is a Norwegian swimmer. He represents the club Vestkantsvømmerne. Dale Oen's gold at the 2008 European Championships made him the first Norwegian male to win a medal at a major international long course championship.Oen got his international breakthrough in 2005, placing seventh...		27.33	Q, NR
4	5	Damir Dugonjič Damir Dugonjic Damir Dugonjič is a swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in 100 metre breaststroke, where he finished 16th....		27.51	Q
4	8	Lennart Stekelenburg Lennart Stekelenburg Lennart Stekelenburg is a Dutch swimmer who is specialized in breaststroke. He is the current national recordholder in the 50 m and 100 m breaststroke at the long course.-Swimming career:...		27.51	Q
6	2	Dragos Agache		27.71
7	7	Aleksandr Triznov		27.73
8	1	Brenton Rickard Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games...		27.80

Final

The final was held at 19:37. Video replay shows Felipe França Silva using an illegal dolphin kick at the finish; however the official on deck did not see it and so the results stand.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	Felipe França Silva Felipe França Silva Felipe Alves França da Silva is a breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his country at the 2008 Olympics....		27.01
	6	Fabio Scozzoli Fabio Scozzoli -External links:* *...		27.17	NR
	4	Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals...		27.19
4	1	Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr is a German swimmer from Bremerhaven.-References:...		27.41
5	3	Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen is a Norwegian swimmer. He represents the club Vestkantsvømmerne. Dale Oen's gold at the 2008 European Championships made him the first Norwegian male to win a medal at a major international long course championship.Oen got his international breakthrough in 2005, placing seventh...		27.43
6	8	Mark Gangloff Mark Gangloff Mark Gangloff is an American swimmer who earned a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics by swimming in the 4x100m medley relay preliminaries. He came in fourth place for the 100m breaststroke...		27.58
7	7	Lennart Stekelenburg Lennart Stekelenburg Lennart Stekelenburg is a Dutch swimmer who is specialized in breaststroke. He is the current national recordholder in the 50 m and 100 m breaststroke at the long course.-Swimming career:...		27.65
8	2	Damir Dugonjič Damir Dugonjic Damir Dugonjič is a swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in 100 metre breaststroke, where he finished 16th....		28.00

External links

• 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre breaststroke start list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.