The men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2013 Mediterranean Games took place on June 21 at the Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool in Mersin, Turkey.[1]
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2013 Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | June 21, 2013 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25:35 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The race consisted of one length of the pool in backstroke.
Schedule
editAll times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 21 June 2013 | 09:35 | Heats |
| 18:05 | Final |
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Mediterranean Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Liam Tancock (GBR)
|
24.04 | Rome, Italy | August 2, 2009 |
| Mediterranean Games record |  Aschwin Wildeboer (ESP)
|
24.73 | Pescara, Italy | June 27, 2009 |
Results
editAll times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
edit| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 |  Oscar Pereiro (ESP) |
25.51 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Juan Francisco Segura (ESP) |
25.86 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 |  Niccolò Bonacchi (ITA) |
25.87 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Mauro Pizzamiglio (ITA) |
26.06 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 |  Güven Duvan (TUR) |
26.07 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 |  Bilal Achelhi (MAR) |
26.24 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 |  Eric Ress (FRA) |
26.40 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Burak Kartal (TUR) |
26.94 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 |  Robert Žbogar (SLO) |
27.12 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 |  Gorazd Chepishevski (MKD) |
28.19 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 |  Sofyan El Gadi (LBA) |
28.61 |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Mauro Pizzamiglio (ITA) |
25:35 | |
 |
3 | Niccolò Bonacchi (ITA) |
25.42 | |
 |
5 | Juan Francisco Segura (ESP) |
25.66 | |
| 4 | 6 | Oscar Pereiro (ESP) |
25.76 | |
| 5 | 2 | Güven Duvan (TUR) |
25:89 | |
| 6 | 1 | Eric Ress (FRA) |
26.12 | |
| 7 | 7 | Bilal Achelhi (MAR) |
26.38 | |
| 8 | 8 | Burak Kartal (TUR) |
26.99 |
References
edit- ^ "Sessions". Mersin 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ Swimming - Men's 50m Backstroke Heat 1 (Startlist)
- ^ Swimming - Men's 50m Backstroke Heat 2 (Startlist)
- ^ Swimming - Men's 50m Backstroke Final (Official) Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine