The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20–21 August.[1]
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 20–21 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.64 | |||||||||
| 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 | Liam Tancock |  Great Britain |
24.04 | Rome | 2 August 2009 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Camille Lacourt |  France |
24.07 | Budapest | 12 August 2010 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10:30.[2]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 19:43.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Vladimir Morozov |  Russia |
24.61 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | Great Britain |
25.05 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jesse Puts |  Netherlands |
25.07 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Nicolas Grässer |  Germany |
25.11 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Viktar Staselovich |  Belarus |
25.41 | |
| 6 | 6 | Niccolò Bonacchi |  Italy |
25.47 | |
| 7 | 1 | Bastiaan Lijesen | Netherlands |
25.51 | |
| 8 | 7 | Miguel Ortiz-Cañavate |  Spain |
25.60 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Guy Barnea |  Israel |
24.99 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Lavrans Solli |  Norway |
25.14 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Jérémy Stravius | France |
25.21 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Pavel Sankovich | Belarus |
25.23 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Nikita Ulyanov | Russia |
25.24 | |
| 6 | 6 | Stefano Pizzamiglio | Italy |
25.27 | |
| 7 | 7 | Jonatan Kopelev | Israel |
25.37 | |
| 8 | 2 | Juan Miguel Rando | Spain |
25.40 |
Final edit
The final was held at 19:24.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Vladimir Morozov | Russia |
24.64 | |
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1 | Jérémy Stravius | France |
24.84 | |
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3 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | Great Britain |
25.00 | |
| 4 | 2 | Nicolas Grässer | Germany |
25.02 | |
| 5 | 5 | Guy Barnea | Israel |
25.05 | |
| 6 | 8 | Pavel Sankovich | Belarus |
25.11 | |
| 7 | 7 | Lavrans Solli | Norway |
25.28 | |
| 8 | 6 | Jesse Puts | Netherlands |
25.56 |