The men's 50 metre backstroke event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 3–4 August at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Palau Sant Jordi | |||||||||
| Dates | August 3, 2013 (heats & semifinals) August 4, 2013 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 52 from 47 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.42 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:
| World record |  Liam Tancock (GBR) |
24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 | [3][4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Liam Tancock (GBR) |
24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 | [3][4] |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10:18.[5]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 19.15.[6]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Guy Barnea |  Israel |
24.73 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Matt Grevers |  United States |
24.79 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Aschwin Wildeboer |  Spain |
24.90 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Jonatan Kopelev | Israel |
24.95 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Bastiaan Lijesen |  Netherlands |
24.99 | |
| 6 | 5 | Gerhard Zandberg |  South Africa |
25.24 | |
| 7 | 8 | Juan Miguel Rando | Spain |
25.28 | |
| 8 | 1 | Pavel Sankovich |  Belarus |
25.36 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Camille Lacourt |  France |
24.39 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jérémy Stravius | France |
24.45 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Daniel Orzechowski |  Brazil |
24.79 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Sun Xiaolei |  China |
24.95 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Federico Grabich |  Argentina |
25.16 | |
| 6 | 7 | Lavrans Solli |  Norway |
25.18 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ashley Delaney |  Australia |
25.21 | |
| 8 | 3 | David Plummer | United States |
26.00 |
Final edit
The final was held at 18:02.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Camille Lacourt | France |
24.42 | |
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5 | Jérémy Stravius | France |
24.54 | |
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6 | Matt Grevers | United States |
24.54 | |
| 4 | 7 | Aschwin Wildeboer | Spain |
24.58 | |
| 5 | 8 | Sun Xiaolei | China |
24.76 | NR |
| 6 | 2 | Daniel Orzechowski | Brazil |
24.87 | |
| 7 | 3 | Guy Barnea | Israel |
25.14 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jonatan Kopelev | Israel |
25.19 |
References edit
- ^ "BCN 2013 – Swimming: Schedule". FINA. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Start list
- ^ a b "Liam Tancock sets world record and claims gold at World Championships in Rome". The Daily Telegraph. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Tancock claims gold for Britain". BBC Sport. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ Heats Results
- ^ Semifinals Results
- ^ Final Results