The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 14 and 15 August 2022.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 August (heats and semifinals) 15 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 28 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.36 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Hunter Armstrong |  United States |
23.71 | Greensboro | 28 April 2022 |
| European record Championship record |
Kliment Kolesnikov |  Russia |
23.80 | Budapest | 18 May 2021 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 14 August at 09:35.[3]
Swim-off edit
The swim-off was held on 14 August at 10:15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | David Gerchik |  Israel |
25.11 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Jonathon Adam |  Great Britain |
25.26 |
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were started on 14 August at 18:30.[5]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Apostolos Christou |  Greece |
24.48 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Thomas Ceccon |  Italy |
24.65 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | Michael Laitarovsky | Israel |
24.74 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Ole Braunschweig |  Germany |
24.75 | q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Michele Lamberti | Italy |
24.82 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Yohann Ndoye Brouard |  France |
24.96 | q |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Kacper Stokowski |  Poland |
24.98 | q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Tomasz Polewka | Poland |
25.04 | q |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | Björn Seeliger |  Sweden |
25.09 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Roman Mityukov |  Switzerland |
25.11 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Tomáš Franta |  Czech Republic |
25.12 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Andrei Anghel |  Romania |
25.14 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Shane Ryan |  Ireland |
25.19 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Jonathon Marshall | Great Britain |
25.26 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | David Gerchik | Israel |
25.27 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Juan Segura |  Spain |
25.48 |
Final edit
The final was held on 15 August at 19:24.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Apostolos Christou | Greece |
24.36 | NR |
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5 | Thomas Ceccon | Italy |
24.40 | NR |
 |
6 | Ole Braunschweig | Germany |
24.68 | |
| 4 | 3 | Michael Laitarovsky | Israel |
24.75 | |
| 5 | 2 | Michele Lamberti | Italy |
24.85 | |
| 6 | 1 | Kacper Stokowski | Poland |
24.99 | |
| 7 | 7 | Yohann Ndoye Brouard | France |
25.06 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tomasz Polewka | Poland |
25.08 |