Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke
Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2001 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | 24 July 2001 (heats, semifinals) 25 July 2001 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 58 | |||||||||
Winning time | 25.34 seconds | |||||||||
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The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 25 July. The heats[1] and semifinals[2] took place 24 July, with the final being held on 25 July.[3]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
World record | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 24.99 | Sydney, Australia | 13 August 1999 | |
Championship record | New event |
The following record was established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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24 July 2001 | Heat 8 | Randall Bal | United States | 25.43 | CR |
24 July 2001 | Semifinal 2 | Thomas Rupprath | Germany | 25.31 | CR |
Results
Heats
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Randall Bal | United States | 25.43 | Q, CR |
2 | Riley Janes | Canada | 25.90 | Q |
3 | Matt Welsh | Australia | 25.91 | Q |
4 | Thomas Rupprath | Germany | 25.92 | Q |
5 | Mariusz Siembida | Poland | 25.93 | Q |
6 | Darius Grigalionis | Lithuania | 25.97 | Q |
7 | Tomomi Morita | Japan | 26.05 | Q |
8 | Vyacheslav Shyrshov | Ukraine | 26.08 | Q |
9 | Péter Horváth | Hungary | 26.14 | Q |
10 | Neil Walker | United States | 26.17 | Q |
11 | Alexandre Massura | Brazil | 26.22 | Q |
11 | Stev Theloke | Germany | 26.22 | Q |
13 | Pablo Martín Abal | Argentina | 26.23 | Q |
14 | Daniel Lönnberg | Sweden | 26.27 | Q |
15 | Neil Willey | United Kingdom | 26.33 | QSO |
15 | Josh Watson | Australia | 26.33 | QSO |
15 | Ante Mašković | Croatia | 26.33 | QSO |
18 | Atsushi Nishikori | Japan | 26.34 | |
19 | Markus Rogan | Austria | 26.36 | |
20 | Rodolfo Falcón | Cuba | 26.44 | |
20 | Eduardo Otero | Argentina | 26.44 | |
20 | Blaž Medvešek | Slovenia | 26.44 | |
23 | Miroslav Machovič | Slovakia | 26.51 | |
24 | Vladislav Aminov | Russia | 26.54 | |
25 | Peter Mankoč | Slovenia | 26.55 | |
26 | Eithan Urbach | Israel | 26.56 | |
27 | Pierre Roger | France | 26.57 | |
28 | Kim Min-Suk | South Korea | 26.58 | |
29 | Mindaugas Špokas | Lithuania | 26.59 | |
30 | Sean Sepulis | Canada | 26.62 | |
31 | Alex Lim Keng Liat | Malaysia | 26.88 | |
32 | Martin Viilep | Estonia | 27.09 | |
33 | Mark Chay | Singapore | 27.21 | |
34 | Philipp Gilgen | Switzerland | 27.22 | |
35 | Diego Gallo | Uruguay | 27.23 | |
36 | Mattias Ohlin | Sweden | 27.36 | |
37 | Derya Büyükuncu | Turkey | 27.38 | |
38 | Gary Tan | Singapore | 27.51 | |
39 | Brendan Ashby | Zimbabwe | 28.13 | |
40 | Wu Nien-Pin | Chinese Taipei | 28.28 | |
41 | Ismael Ortiz | Panama | 28.40 | |
42 | Aziz Toumi | Morocco | 28.53 | |
43 | Eduardo Gil | El Salvador | 28.74 | |
44 | Chi Lon Lei | Macau | 28.86 | |
45 | Christopher Backhaus | Dominican Republic | 28.97 | |
46 | Wing Cheung Victor Wong | Macau | 30.10 | |
47 | Davy Bisslik | Aruba | 30.26 | |
48 | Hsu Kuo-Tung | Chinese Taipei | 30.93 | |
49 | João Aguiar | Angola | 30.95 | |
50 | Rainui Teriipaia | Tahiti | 31.32 | |
51 | Nuno Miguel Rola | Angola | 31.55 | |
52 | William Kang | Guam | 31.63 | |
53 | Hamid Nassir | Kenya | 32.52 | |
54 | Fand Bayusuf | Kenya | 33.74 | |
55 | Mahamad Ahmad | Sudan | 34.64 | |
56 | Hojamamed Hojamamedov | Turkmenistan | 37.41 | |
57 | Carlos Notarianni | Marshall Islands | 38.13 | |
– | Mohammad Nazeri | Iran | DSQ | |
– | Gregory Arkhurst | Ivory Coast | DNS |
Swim-off
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Neil Willey | United Kingdom | 26.13 | Q |
2 | Josh Watson | Australia | 26.16 | Q |
3 | Ante Mašković | Croatia | 26.24 |
Semifinals
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Thomas Rupprath | Germany | 25.31 | Q, CR |
2 | Randall Bal | United States | 25.59 | Q |
3 | Matt Welsh | Australia | 25.72 | Q |
4 | Mariusz Siembida | Poland | 25.82 | Q |
5 | Riley Janes | Canada | 25.83 | Q |
6 | Vyacheslav Shyrshov | Ukraine | 25.95 | Q |
6 | Josh Watson | Australia | 25.95 | Q |
6 | Stev Theloke | Germany | 25.95 | Q |
9 | Tomomi Morita | Japan | 25.97 | |
10 | Neil Willey | United Kingdom | 25.98 | |
11 | Pablo Martín Abal | Argentina | 26.00 | |
12 | Darius Grigalionis | Lithuania | 26.08 | |
13 | Alexandre Massura | Brazil | 26.12 | |
14 | Péter Horváth | Hungary | 26.30 | |
15 | Neil Walker | United States | 26.40 | |
16 | Daniel Lönnberg | Sweden | 26.48 |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Randall Bal | United States | 25.34 | ||
Thomas Rupprath | Germany | 25.44 | ||
Matt Welsh | Australia | 25.49 | ||
4 | Stev Theloke | Germany | 25.69 | |
5 | Mariusz Siembida | Poland | 25.82 | |
6 | Riley Janes | Canada | 25.98 | |
7 | Josh Watson | Australia | 26.05 | |
8 | Vyacheslav Shyrshov | Ukraine | 26.40 |