The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 8 and 9 December 2016.[1]
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | WFCU Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 December (heats and semifinals) 9 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 46 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.85 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record Championship record |
Florent Manaudou |  France |
22.22 | Doha | 6 December 2014 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10:06.[2]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 19:51.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jérémy Stravius | France |
23.16 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Miguel Ortiz-Cañavate |  Spain |
23.33 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Albert Subirats |  Venezuela |
23.37 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Tomasz Polewka |  Poland |
23.47 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Jacob Pebley |  United States |
23.63 | |
| 6 | 2 | Robert Glință |  Romania |
23.64 | |
| 7 | 7 | Iskender Baslakov |  Turkey |
23.85 | |
| 8 | 8 | Viktar Staselovich |  Belarus |
24.08 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Junya Koga |  Japan |
22.81 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Pavel Sankovich | Belarus |
23.07 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Robert Hurley |  Australia |
23.20 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Xu Jiayu |  China |
23.39 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Mitch Larkin | Australia |
23.57 | |
| 6 | 2 | Grigory Tarasevich |  Russia |
23.64 | |
| 7 | 8 | Masaki Kaneko | Japan |
23.65 | |
| 8 | 1 | Michael Taylor | United States |
23.84 |
Final edit
The final was held at 19:32[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Junya Koga | Japan |
22.85 | |
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3 | Jérémy Stravius | France |
22.99 | |
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5 | Pavel Sankovich | Belarus |
23.03 | |
| 4 | 7 | Albert Subirats | Venezuela |
23.26 | |
| 5 | 6 | Robert Hurley | Australia |
23.32 | |
| 6 | 2 | Miguel Ortiz-Cañavate | Spain |
23.40 | |
| 6 | 8 | Tomasz Polewka | Poland |
23.40 | |
| 8 | 1 | Xu Jiayu | China |
23.54 |
References edit
- ^ "Schedule". Archived from the original on 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ "Semifinals results". Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
- ^ "Final results". Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2016-12-26.