This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2023) |
The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 25 July. The heats[1] and semifinals[2] took place 24 July, with the final being held on 25 July.[3]
Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2001 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dates | 24 July 2001 (heats, semifinals) 25 July 2001 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 58 | |||||||||
Winning time | 25.34 seconds | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
World record | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 24.99 | Sydney, Australia | 13 August 1999 | |
Championship record | New event |
The following record was established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 July 2001 | Heat 8 | Randall Bal | United States | 25.43 | CR |
24 July 2001 | Semifinal 2 | Thomas Rupprath | Germany | 25.31 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editSwim-off
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Neil Willey | United Kingdom | 26.13 | Q |
2 | Josh Watson | Australia | 26.16 | Q |
3 | Ante Mašković | Croatia | 26.24 |
Semifinals
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Rupprath | Germany | 25.31 | Q, CR |
2 | Randall Bal | United States | 25.59 | Q |
3 | Matt Welsh | Australia | 25.72 | Q |
4 | Mariusz Siembida | Poland | 25.82 | Q |
5 | Riley Janes | Canada | 25.83 | Q |
6 | Vyacheslav Shyrshov | Ukraine | 25.95 | Q |
6 | Josh Watson | Australia | 25.95 | Q |
6 | Stev Theloke | Germany | 25.95 | Q |
9 | Tomomi Morita | Japan | 25.97 | |
10 | Neil Willey | United Kingdom | 25.98 | |
11 | Pablo Martín Abal | Argentina | 26.00 | |
12 | Darius Grigalionis | Lithuania | 26.08 | |
13 | Alexandre Massura | Brazil | 26.12 | |
14 | Péter Horváth | Hungary | 26.30 | |
15 | Neil Walker | United States | 26.40 | |
16 | Daniel Lönnberg | Sweden | 26.48 |
Final
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Randall Bal | United States | 25.34 | ||
Thomas Rupprath | Germany | 25.44 | ||
Matt Welsh | Australia | 25.49 | ||
4 | Stev Theloke | Germany | 25.69 | |
5 | Mariusz Siembida | Poland | 25.82 | |
6 | Riley Janes | Canada | 25.98 | |
7 | Josh Watson | Australia | 26.05 | |
8 | Vyacheslav Shyrshov | Ukraine | 26.40 |
References
edit- ^ "Heats Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Semifinals Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Final Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.