Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre breaststroke

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Men's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2009 FINA World Championships
Venue Foro Italico
Dates28 July 2009 (heats, semifinals)
29 July 2009 (final)
Competitors161
Winning time26.67 seconds
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2007
2011  

The heats for the men's 50 metre breaststroke race at the 2009 World Championships took place in the morning and evening of 28 July. The final took place in the evening session of 29 July at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and competition records were as follows:

World recordFlag of Brazil.svg  Felipe França Silva  (BRA)26.89 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8 May 2009
Championship recordFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  James Gibson  (GBR)27.46 Barcelona, Spain22 July 2003

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
28 JulyHeat 12 Barry Murphy Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 27.26 CR
28 JulyHeat 15 Brenton Rickard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 27.15 CR
28 JulyHeat 16 Cameron van der Burgh Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 26.92 CR
28 JulySemifinal 1 Felipe França Silva Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 26.92=CR
28 JulySemifinal 2 Cameron van der Burgh Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 26.74 WR
29 JulyFinal Cameron van der Burgh Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 26.67 WR

Results

Heats

RankNameNationalityTimeHeatLaneNotes
1 Cameron van der Burgh Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa26.92164 CR , AF
2 Felipe França Silva Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil27.12174
3 Brenton Rickard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia27.15152 OC
4 Matjaž Markič Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 27.19173
5 Alessandro Terrin Flag of Italy.svg Italy27.20165 NR
5 Dimitrios Xynadas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 27.20177 NR
7 Hendrik Feldwehr Flag of Germany.svg Germany 27.25155 NR
8 Barry Murphy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 27.26127 NR
9 Mark Gangloff Flag of the United States.svg USA27.27153
9 Johannes Neumann Flag of Germany.svg Germany27.27163
11 Emil Tahirovič Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 27.29175
12 João Gomes Jr. Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil27.30154
13 Čaba Silađi Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 27.35145
14 Oleg Lisogor Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 27.37171
15 Viktor Vabishchevich Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 27.38144
16 Yuki Honda Flag of Japan.svg Japan27.43156 AS
17 Scott Dickens Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada27.45161 NR
18 Igor Borysik Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 27.48157
19 Ryo Tateishi Flag of Japan.svg Japan27.52166
20 Giedrius Titenis Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 27.57130 NR
20 Vladislav Polyakov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 27.57151
22 Petr Bartunek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 27.58147
23 Filippo Magnini Flag of Italy.svg Italy27.59162
24 Michael Malul Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 27.60170
25 Lennart Stekelenburg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands27.63168
26 Robin van Aggele Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands27.64172
27 Alejandro Jacobo Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico27.71142 NR
28 Glenn Snyders Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand27.73150 NR
29 James Gibson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain27.78135
29 Alexander Dale Oen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 27.78178
31 Stanislav Lakhtyukhov Flag of Russia.svg Russia27.79132
32 Damien Courtois Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland27.81146
33 Indra Gunawan Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 27.82133
33 Mathieu Bois Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada27.82148
35 Yevgeniy Ryzhkov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 27.83126
36 Sławomir Wolniak Flag of Poland.svg Poland27.86143 NR
37 Christian Sprenger Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia27.88167
38 Sandeep Sejwal Flag of India.svg India27.92109
39 Dragos Agache Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 27.93169
40 Hunor Mate Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 28.00136 NR
41 Jakob Sveinsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 28.03113 NR
42 Genaro Prono Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 28.05134
43 Kristopher Gilchrist Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain28.07117
44 Maxim Podoprigora Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 28.09129
44 Malick Fall Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 28.09140
46 Grigory Falko Flag of Russia.svg Russia28.10114
47 Martti Aljand Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 28.14159
48 Wang Shuai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China28.16125
49 Martin Melconian Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 28.22121 NR
50 Adam Klein Flag of the United States.svg USA28.24149
51 Thabang Moeketsane Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa28.27128
52 Filipp Provorkov Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 28.39107
52 Gonzalo Acuna Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina28.39124 NR
54 Dániel Gyurta Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 28.41120
55 Ivan Demyanenko Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 28.42115
56 David Szele Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 28.47158
57 Vaidotas Blazys Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 28.52102
58 Joshua Arreguin Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico28.58131
59 Jorge Murillo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 28.62138 NR
60 Parker Lam Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 28.66101 NR
60 Dinko Geshev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 28.66110
60 Andrew Bree Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 28.66112
63 Benjamin Le Maguet Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland28.72123
64 Laurent Carnol Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 28.75108
65 Xue Jiajia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China28.89160
66 Chan Wing Lim Eric Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 28.96105
67 Édgar Crespo Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 29.01139
68 Terrence Haynes Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 29.03111
69 Rodion Davelaar Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 29.0476
70 Tomáš Klobučník Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 29.08103
70 Vorrawuti Aumpiwan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 29.08137
72 Diego Santander Caballero Flag of Chile.svg Chile29.12106
73 Daniel Velez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 29.1684
74 Jani Rusi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 29.1990
75 Ömer Aslanoğlu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 29.23116
76 Sergiu Postica Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 29.26141
77 Sławomir Kuczko Flag of Poland.svg Poland29.34100
78 Renato Prono Fernandez Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 29.37118
79 Hocine Haciane Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 29.3893 NR
80 Agnishwar Jayaprakash Flag of India.svg India29.3982
81 Brad Hamilton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 29.4089 NR
82 Ng Jia Hao Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 29.4194
83 Timothy Ferris Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 29.4874
84 Tudor Postolachi Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 29.5395
85 Julian Fletcher Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 29.5675 NR
86 Rainui Teriipaia Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 29.5796
87 Wong Chun Yan Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 29.6192
88 Ma Chan Wai Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 29.7197
89 Abdulrahman Albader Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 29.7591
90 Pedro Luna Llamosas Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 29.8987 NR
91 Nazih Mezayek Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 30.0481
92 Eric Arturo Medina Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 30.2164
93 Wang Wei-Wen Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 30.4099
94 Wael Koubrousli Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 30.4386
95 Byron Briedenhann Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 30.5569
95 Andrea Agius Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 30.5577
97 Erik Rajohnson Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 30.6478
98 Hemra Nurmyradov Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 30.7298
99 Awolowo Shedrack Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 30.8273
100 Dmitrii Aleksandrov Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 30.85119
101 Mubarak Al-Besher Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 30.9270
102 Maximilian Siedentopf Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 30.9463
103 Andranik Harutyunyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 30.9762
104 Vaughn Forsythe Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 31.0665
105 Peter James Lynch Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 31.2667
106 Humoud Alhumoud Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 31.3688
107 Boldbaatar Butekhuils Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 31.4185
108 Eli Ebenezer Wong Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 31.6253 NR
109 Filip Velkovski Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 31.6415
110 Diguan Pigot Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 31.7066
111 Kevin Cheung Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 31.8055
112 Kailan Staal Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 31.9054
113 Ian Bond Nakmai Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 31.9360
114 Norayr Ghazaryan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 32.0879
115 Lao Kuan Fong Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 32.1171
116 Jamie Peterkin Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 32.1352 NR
116 Ivo Chilaule Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 32.1357
116 Ronny Vencatachellum Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 32.1361
119 Petero Okotai Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 32.2335
120 Timur Kartabaev Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 32.2883
121 Jonny Bishop Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 32.6444
122 Jurgen Fici Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 33.0856
123 Serdar Mopyyev Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 33.1658
124 Shailesh Shumsher Rana Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 33.4251
125 Julien Brice Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 33.4641
126 Douglas Miller Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 33.5359
127 Kerson Hadley Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 33.5748
127 Ganzi Mugula Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 33.5749
129 Evan Isam Jameel Balyos Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 33.6036
130 Adama Ouedraogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 33.9320
131 Mark Paul Thompson Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 33.9850
132 Ron Roucou Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 34.2842
133 Siu Kent Chung Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 34.5347
134 Shawn Brady Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 34.6140
135 Dionisio Augustine Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 34.6531
136 Mohamed Coulibaly Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 35.1025
137 Abib Sereme Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 35.5114
138 Sharif Kakooza Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 35.5546
139 Omar Abdalla Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 36.0237
140 Ibrahim Maliki Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 36.2027
141 Robert Scanlan Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 36.3134
142 Boubacar Alou Moussa Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 37.2024
143 Inayath Hassan Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 37.4232
144 Ousmane Nani Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 37.9128
145 Abdoulkader Houssein Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 39.0938
146 Enea Murataj Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 40.1733
147 Saido Kamilov Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 40.8868
148 Pascal Zoundi Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 42.0813
Aiah Emerson Mansa Musai Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone DNS21
Abu Bakarr Jalloh Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone DNS22
Mamadou Cisse Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea DNS23
Hassan Ahmed Harbi Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti DNS39
Habonimana Yves Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi DNS43
Nduwimana Etienne Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi DNS45
Mohammad Alirezaei Flag of Iran.svg  Iran DNS179
Yacoub Bilal Salem Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania DSQ30
Hycinth Cijntje Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles DSQ72
Eric Williams Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DSQ80
Nguyen Huu Viet Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam DSQ104
Sofiane Daid Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria DSQ122
Eetu Karvonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland DSQ176

Semifinals

RankNameNationalityTimeHeatLaneNotes
1 Cameron van der Burgh Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa26.7424 WR
2 Hendrik Feldwehr Flag of Germany.svg Germany26.8326 ER
3 Felipe França Silva Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil26.9214
4 Brenton Rickard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia27.1325 OC
5 João Gomes Jr. Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil27.1617
5 Matjaž Markič Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 27.1615
7 Emil Tahirovič Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 27.1927
8 Mark Gangloff Flag of the United States.svg United States27.2422
9 Alessandro Terrin Flag of Italy.svg Italy27.3023
9 Viktor Vabishchevich Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 27.3028
11 Oleg Lisogor Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 27.3311
12 Čaba Silađi Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 27.3721
13 Barry Murphy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 27.3816
14 Dimitrios Xynadas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 27.4013
15 Johannes Neumann Flag of Germany.svg Germany27.4312
15 Yuki Honda Flag of Japan.svg Japan27.4318 =AS

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeLaneNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Cameron van der Burgh Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa26.674 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Felipe França Silva Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil26.763 AM
Bronze medal icon.svg Mark Gangloff Flag of the United States.svg United States26.868 NR
4 Hendrik Feldwehr Flag of Germany.svg Germany26.955
Brenton Rickard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia6 OC
6 Matjaž Markič Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 27.107
7 Emil Tahirovič Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 27.311
7 João Gomes Jr. Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil27.312

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