Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | May 21, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 22, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 43 from 24 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 53.86 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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Swimming | ||
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 | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
Diving | ||
Individual | ||
1 m | men | women |
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Synchronised | ||
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Team | team | |
Synchronised swimming | ||
Individual | Solo | Duet |
Team | Team | Combination |
The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 21 and 22. The heats and semifinals took place on May 21, the final on May 22. [1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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World record | Aaron Peirsol | United States | 51.94 | Indianapolis | July 8, 2009 |
European record Championship record | Camille Lacourt | France | 52.11 | Budapest | August 10, 2010 |
43 swimmers participated in 6 heats. [2]
The swim-off took place to determine the last semifinal participant. [3]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Mikhail Zvyagin | Russia | 55.97 | Q |
2 | 5 | Andres Olvik | Estonia | 56.15 |
The eight fasters swimmers advanced to the final. [4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Richárd Bohus | Hungary | 54.35 | Q |
2 | 3 | Vitaly Borisov | Russia | 54.74 | Q |
3 | 7 | Jérémy Stravius | France | 54.79 | Q |
4 | 5 | Mirco di Tora | Italy | 54.88 | Q |
5 | 6 | Lavrans Solli | Norway | 54.90 | |
6 | 4 | Guy Barnea | Israel | 54.95 | |
7 | 2 | Matteo Milli | Italy | 55.25 | |
8 | 8 | Mikhail Zvyagin | Russia | 56.02 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Helge Meeuw | Germany | 53.80 | Q |
2 | 5 | Aristeidis Grigoriadis | Greece | 53.90 | Q |
3 | 4 | Yakov-Yan Toumarkin | Israel | 54.26 | Q |
4 | 6 | Péter Bernek | Hungary | 54.47 | Q |
5 | 2 | Pavel Sankovich | Belarus | 55.06 | |
6 | 1 | Olexandr Isakov | Ukraine | 55.33 | |
7 | 7 | Felix Wolf | Germany | 55.40 | |
8 | 8 | Pedro Oliveira | Portugal | 55.90 |
The final was held at 17:14. [5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Aristeidis Grigoriadis | Greece | 53.86 | ||
4 | Helge Meeuw | Germany | 54.06 | ||
3 | Yakov-Yan Toumarkin | Israel | 54.14 | NR | |
4 | 2 | Péter Bernek | Hungary | 54.77 | |
5 | 7 | Vitaly Borisov | Russia | 54.78 | |
5 | 8 | Mirco di Tora | Italy | 54.78 | |
7 | 1 | Jérémy Stravius | France | 54.96 | |
8 | 6 | Richárd Bohus | Hungary | 55.00 |
The men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 21 and 22. The heats and semifinals took place on May 21, the final on May 22.
The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 21 and 22. The heats and semifinals took place on May 21, the final on May 22.
The men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 21 and 22. The heats and semifinals took place on May 21, the final on May 22.
The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 22 and 23. The heats and semifinals took place on May 22, the final on May 23.
The women's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 22 and 23. The heats and semifinals took place on May 22, the final on May 23.
The men's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 22 and 23. The heats and semifinals took place on May 22, the final on May 23.
The women's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 22, 2012 (heats) and May 23, 2012 (final).
The men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats and semifinals took place on May 23, the final on May 24.
The men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats and semifinals took place on May 23, the final on May 24.
The women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats and semifinals took place on May 23, the final on May 24.
The men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats and semifinals took place on May 23, the final on May 24.
The men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 24 and 25. The heats and semifinals took place on May 24, the final on May 25.
The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 25 and 26. The heats and semifinals took place on May 25, the final on May 26.
The men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 25 and 26. The heats and semifinals took place on May 25, the final on May 26.
The women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 25 and 26. The heats and semifinals took place on May 25, the final on May 26.
The men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 25 and 26. The heats and semifinals took place on May 25, the final on May 26.
Evgeny Mikhailovich Rylov is a Russian competitive swimmer and Olympic champion specializing in backstroke events. He won three gold medals at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, and a bronze medal at his senior international debut at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan. He also won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, both were in the 200 metre backstroke event. In 2018, at the 2018 World Short Course Championships, he won gold medals in the 200 metre backstroke and 50 metre backstroke. At the 2019 World Championships, he won a gold medal in the 200 metre backstroke, silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke, and silver medal in the 50 metre backstroke. He won the gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke and 200 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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