The men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 and 14 December 2018.[1]
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 December (heats and semifinals) 14 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 50 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.58 | |||||||||
| 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 started on 13 December at 9:56.[2]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were started on 13 December at 20:22.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ryan Murphy |  United States |
22.87 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Xu Jiayu |  China |
22.91 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Shane Ryan |  Ireland |
22.96 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Kliment Kolesnikov |  Russia |
23.15 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Dylan Carter |  Trinidad and Tobago |
23.19 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | Mitch Larkin |  Australia |
23.22 | |
| 7 | 6 | Robert Glință |  Romania |
23.25 | |
| 8 | 8 | Viktar Staselovich |  Belarus |
23.80 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Evgeny Rylov | Russia |
22.68 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Guilherme Guido |  Brazil |
23.00 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Simone Sabbioni |  Italy |
23.10 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Christian Diener |  Germany |
23.18 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Matt Grevers | United States |
23.22 | |
| 6 | 7 | Guilherme Basseto | Brazil |
23.39 | |
| 7 | 1 | Apostolos Christou |  Greece |
23.64 | |
| 8 | 8 | Gabriel Lópes |  Portugal |
23.69 | =NR |
Final edit
The final was held on 14 December at 20:30.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Evgeny Rylov | Russia |
22.58 | NR |
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5 | Ryan Murphy | United States |
22.63 | |
 |
3 | Shane Ryan | Ireland |
22.76 | NR |
| 4 | 7 | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia |
22.77 | WJ |
| 5 | 6 | Guilherme Guido | Brazil |
22.79 | |
| 6 | 2 | Simone Sabbioni | Italy |
23.26 | |
| 7 | 8 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago |
23.44 | |
| 8 | 1 | Christian Diener | Germany |
23.49 |
References edit
- ^ "Competition Schedule". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results