Event: | Men's 50 metre backstroke |
Championship: | 2015 World Aquatics Championships |
Dates: | 8 August (heats and semifinals) 9 August (final) |
Competitors: | 68 |
Nations: | 61 |
Win Value: | 24.23 |
Gold: | Camille Lacourt |
Goldnoc: | FRA |
Silver: | Matt Grevers |
Silvernoc: | USA |
Bronze: | Ben Treffers |
Bronzenoc: | AUS |
Prev: | 2013 |
Next: | 2017 |
The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 8 August with the heats and the semifinals and 9 August with the final.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
The heats were held at 09:54.[2]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 4 | 24.56 | Q | |||
2 | 5 | 3 | 24.68 | Q | |||
3 | 6 | 4 | 24.74 | Q | |||
4 | 5 | 5 | 24.77 | Q | |||
5 | 6 | 5 | 24.79 | Q | |||
6 | 6 | 6 | 24.91 | Q | |||
7 | 7 | 5 | 24.95 | Q | |||
8 | 7 | 7 | 24.97 | Q, NR | |||
9 | 7 | 6 | 25.12 | Q | |||
10 | 6 | 2 | 25.14 | Q | |||
11 | 7 | 2 | 25.21 | Q | |||
12 | 7 | 3 | 25.25 | Q | |||
13 | 5 | 1 | 25.27 | Q | |||
13 | 7 | 4 | 25.27 | Q | |||
15 | 5 | 7 | 25.28 | Q | |||
16 | 6 | 3 | 25.29 | ||||
16 | 6 | 1 | 25.29 | ||||
18 | 5 | 6 | 25.31 | ||||
19 | 5 | 0 | 25.33 | ||||
20 | 7 | 8 | 25.44 | ||||
21 | 4 | 6 | 25.45 | ||||
22 | 4 | 4 | 25.48 | ||||
23 | 4 | 5 | 25.49 | ||||
24 | 6 | 8 | 25.50 | ||||
25 | 5 | 2 | 25.54 | ||||
26 | 6 | 0 | 25.55 | ||||
27 | 4 | 1 | 25.60 | ||||
28 | 3 | 1 | 25.70 | ||||
29 | 7 | 1 | 25.71 | ||||
30 | 5 | 8 | 25.77 | ||||
31 | 6 | 7 | 25.79 | ||||
32 | 7 | 0 | 25.85 | ||||
33 | 4 | 7 | 25.94 | ||||
34 | 4 | 3 | 26.07 | ||||
35 | 4 | 8 | 26.11 | ||||
36 | 7 | 9 | 26.14 | ||||
37 | 5 | 9 | 26.19 | ||||
38 | 4 | 2 | 26.20 | ||||
39 | 4 | 9 | 26.27 | ||||
40 | 3 | 5 | 26.42 | ||||
40 | 3 | 3 | 26.42 | ||||
42 | 3 | 8 | 26.53 | ||||
43 | 3 | 7 | 26.54 | ||||
44 | 4 | 0 | 26.57 | ||||
45 | 2 | 5 | 26.64 | ||||
46 | 3 | 6 | 26.66 | ||||
47 | 3 | 0 | 26.73 | ||||
48 | 3 | 4 | 26.84 | ||||
49 | 2 | 6 | 26.88 | ||||
50 | 3 | 2 | 27.20 | ||||
51 | 3 | 9 | 27.20 | ||||
52 | 2 | 3 | 27.21 | ||||
53 | 2 | 7 | 27.35 | ||||
54 | 2 | 2 | 27.74 | ||||
55 | 2 | 4 | 28.04 | ||||
56 | 2 | 8 | 28.69 | ||||
57 | 2 | 1 | 28.70 | ||||
58 | 2 | 9 | 29.10 | ||||
59 | 2 | 0 | 29.66 | ||||
60 | 1 | 3 | 29.91 | ||||
61 | 1 | 4 | 29.98 | ||||
62 | 1 | 5 | 30.42 | ||||
63 | 1 | 6 | 31.08 | ||||
64 | 1 | 7 | 33.15 | ||||
65 | 1 | 8 | 33.24 | ||||
66 | 1 | 2 | 33.92 | ||||
67 | 1 | 0 | 34.19 | ||||
68 | 1 | 1 | 35.85 | ||||
6 | 9 | DNS |
It was established that there would be a swim-off between the Brazilian Guilherme Guido and the Spanish Miguel Ortiz. However Guido chose not to swim the race, preferring to rest and focus on the 4 × 100 medley relay.[3]
The semifinals were held on 8 August at 18.45.[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 24.59 | Q | |||
2 | 5 | 24.65 | Q | |||
3 | 3 | 24.75 | Q | |||
4 | 1 | 24.77 | Q | |||
5 | 6 | 25.02 | ||||
6 | 2 | 25.04 | ||||
7 | 7 | 25.11 | NR | |||
8 | 8 | 25.19 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 24.27 | Q | |||
2 | 5 | 24.64 | Q | |||
3 | 3 | 24.82 | Q | |||
4 | 8 | 24.93 | Q, NR | |||
5 | 6 | 24.94 | ||||
6 | 7 | 25.05 | ||||
7 | 2 | 25.20 | ||||
8 | 1 | 25.42 |
The final was held on 9 August at 16:32.[5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 24.23 | |||||
5 | 24.61 | |||||
3 | 24.69 | |||||
4 | 6 | 24.70 | ||||
5 | 7 | 24.73 | ||||
6 | 8 | 24.84 | NR | |||
7 | 2 | 24.88 | ||||
8 | 1 | 24.95 |