Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke
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| 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 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2001 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| 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 |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | women | |
| Duet | women | |
| Team | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
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
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2001 | Heat 8 | Randall Bal |  United States |
25.43 | CR |
| 24 July 2001 | Semifinal 2 | Thomas Rupprath |  Germany |
25.31 | CR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]
Swim-off
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Willey |  United Kingdom |
26.13 | Q |
| 2 | Josh Watson |  Australia |
26.16 | Q |
| 3 | Ante Mašković |  Croatia |
26.24 |
Semifinals
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Randall Bal | United States |
25.34 | |
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Thomas Rupprath | Germany |
25.44 | |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Heats Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Semifinals Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Final Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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