Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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Venue | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
Location | Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||
Dates | 15 December (heats and semifinals) 16 December (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 40 from 34 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 22.64 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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2022 FINA World Swimming Championships | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×50 m | men | women |
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×50 m | men | women |
4×100 m | men | women |
Mixed relay | ||
4×50 m | freestyle | medley |
The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 15 and 16 December 2022. [1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | Florent Manaudou (FRA) | 22.22 | Doha, Qatar | 6 December 2014 |
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Competition record | Florent Manaudou (FRA) | 22.22 | Doha, Qatar | 6 December 2014 |
The heats were started on 15 December at 11:19. [3]
The semifinals were started on 15 December at 19:59. [4]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | 4 | Isaac Cooper | Australia | 22.52 | Q, WJ, OC |
2 | 2 | 4 | Kacper Stokowski | Poland | 22.74 | Q, NR |
2 | 1 | 2 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 22.74 | Q |
4 | 2 | 5 | Pieter Coetze | South Africa | 22.86 | Q |
5 | 1 | 5 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.90 | Q |
5 | 2 | 3 | Lorenzo Mora | Italy | 22.90 | Q |
7 | 1 | 1 | Marek Ulrich | Germany | 23.03 | Q |
8 | 1 | 3 | Javier Acevedo | Canada | 23.05 | QSO, WD, NR |
8 | 1 | 6 | Apostolos Christou | Greece | 23.05 | QSO |
8 | 2 | 2 | Hunter Armstrong | United States | 23.05 | QSO |
11 | 2 | 7 | Ole Braunschweig | Germany | 23.08 | |
12 | 1 | 7 | Takeshi Kawamoto | Japan | 23.19 | |
13 | 2 | 8 | Ksawery Masiuk | Poland | 23.29 | |
14 | 1 | 8 | Ryosuke Irie | Japan | 23.49 | |
2 | 1 | Tomáš Franta | Czech Republic | Disqualified | ||
2 | 6 | Andrei Anghel | Romania |
The swim-off was held on 16 December at 12:55. [5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Apostolos Christou | Greece | 23.15 | Q |
2 | 5 | Hunter Armstrong | United States | 23.30 |
The final was held on 16 December at 21:11. [6]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 22.64 | ||
4 | Isaac Cooper | Australia | 22.73 | ||
3 | Kacper Stokowski | Poland | 22.74 | = NR | |
4 | 7 | Lorenzo Mora | Italy | 22.81 | |
5 | 6 | Pieter Coetze | South Africa | 22.84 | AF |
6 | 8 | Apostolos Christou | Greece | 23.10 | |
6 | 2 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.12 | |
8 | 1 | Marek Ulrich | Germany | 23.37 |
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The Women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships was held on 15 and 16 December 2022.
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