1997 FINA Short Course World Championships – Men's 100m Backstroke

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The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 100 metres Backstroke event at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships were held on the last day of the competition, on Sunday 20 April 1997 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Finals

RANKFINAL ATIME
Med 1.png Flag of Cuba.svg  Neisser Bent  (CUB)52.77
Med 2.png Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Retterer  (USA)53.06
Med 3.png Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Adrian Radley  (AUS)53.36
4.Flag of Cuba.svg  Rodolfo Falcón  (CUB)53.48
5.Flag of Japan.svg  Keitaro Konnai  (JPN)53.53
6.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wei Wang  (CHN)53.75
7.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Josh Watson  (AUS)54.36
8.Flag of Lithuania.svg  Darius Grigalionis  (LTU)54.80


RANKFINAL BTIME
9.Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Selkov  (RUS)53.29
10.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Martin Harris  (GBR)54.04
11.Flag of Germany.svg  Stev Theloke  (GER)54.06
12.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Ruckwood  (GBR)54.32
13.Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Ostapchuk  (RUS)54.52
14.Flag of Italy.svg  Emanuele Merisi  (ITA)54.65
15.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Versfeld  (CAN)56.62
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Shamek Pietucha  (CAN)DSQ

Qualifying heats

RANKHEATS RANKINGTIME
1.Flag of Cuba.svg  Neisser Bent  (CUB)52.94
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Retterer  (USA)53.05
3.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Adrian Radley  (AUS)53.06
4.Flag of Cuba.svg  Rodolfo Falcón  (CUB)53.22
5.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wei Wang  (CHN)53.74
6.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Josh Watson  (AUS)53.75
7.Flag of Japan.svg  Keitaro Konnai  (JPN)53.87
8.Flag of Lithuania.svg  Darius Grigalionis  (LTU)54.11
9.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Ruckwood  (GBR)54.16
10.Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Selkov  (RUS)54.23
11.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Martin Harris  (GBR)54.30
12.Flag of Italy.svg  Emanuele Merisi  (ITA)54.64
13.Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Ostapchuk  (RUS)54.80
14.Flag of Germany.svg  Stev Theloke  (GER)54.91
15.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Versfeld  (CAN)55.01
16.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Shamek Pietucha  (CAN)55.02
17.Flag of Slovakia.svg  Miroslav Machovic  (SVK)55.13
18.Flag of the United States.svg  Nate Dusing  (USA)55.21
19.Flag of Sweden.svg  Daniel Carlsson  (SWE)55.31
20.Flag of Norway.svg  Tom Karlsen  (NOR)55.32
Flag of Sweden.svg  Daniel Lonnberg  (SWE)55.32
22.Flag of Lithuania.svg  Mindaugas Spokas  (LTU)55.34
23.Flag of Portugal.svg  Nuno Laurentino  (POR)55.43
24.Flag of Brazil.svg  Leonardo Costa  (BRA)55.51
25.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Vitazka  (CZE)55.71
26.Flag of South Africa.svg  Greg Main-Baillie  (RSA)55.88
27.Flag of Croatia.svg  Tomislav Karlo  (CRO)55.98
28.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Philippe Meyer  (SUI)56.18
29.Flag of Argentina.svg  Pablo Abal  (ARG)56.64
30.Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Alexis Perdomo  (VEN)56.78
31.Flag of Chile.svg  Nicolas Rajcevich  (CHI)56.79
32.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tane Strickland  (NZL)56.90
33.Flag of Norway.svg  Allan Jørgensen  (NOR)57.77

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