Men's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2001 FINA World Championships
Dates24 July 2001 (heats, semifinals)
25 July 2001 (final)
Competitors58
Winning time25.34 seconds
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    Australia

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.

NameNationTimeLocationDate
World recordLenny Krayzelburg United States24.99Sydney13 Aug 1999
Championship recordNew event

The following record was established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
24 July 2001HeatsRandall Bal United States25.43CR
24 July 2001SemifinalThomas Rupprath Germany25.31CR

Results

Heats

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Randall Bal United States 25.43Q, CR
2Riley Janes Canada 25.90Q
3Matt Welsh Australia 25.91Q
4Thomas Rupprath Germany25.92Q
5Mariusz Siembida Poland 25.93Q
6Darius Grigalionis Lithuania 25.97Q
7Tomomi Morita Japan26.05Q
8Vyacheslav Shyrshov Ukraine 26.08Q
9Péter Horváth Hungary 26.14Q
10Neil Walker United States 26.17Q
11Alexandre Massura Brazil 26.22Q
11Stev Theloke Germany 26.22Q
13Pablo Martín Abal Argentina 26.23Q
14Daniel Lönnberg Sweden 26.27Q
15Neil Willey United Kingdom 26.33QSO
15Josh Watson Australia 26.33QSO
15Ante Mašković Croatia26.33QSO
18Atsushi Nishikori Japan 26.34
19Markus Rogan Austria 26.36
20Rodolfo Falcón Cuba 26.44
20Eduardo Otero Argentina 26.44
20Blaž Medvešek Slovenia 26.44
23Miroslav Machovič Slovakia 26.51
24Vladislav Aminov Russia 26.54
25Peter Mankoč Slovenia 26.55
26Eithan Urbach Israel 26.56
27Pierre Roger France 26.57
28Kim Min-Suk South Korea 26.58
29Mindaugas Špokas Lithuania 26.59
30Sean Sepulis Canada 26.62
31Alex Lim Keng Liat Malaysia 26.88
32Martin Viilep Estonia 27.09
33Mark Chay Singapore 27.21
34Philipp Gilgen  Switzerland 27.22
35Diego Gallo Uruguay 27.23
36Mattias Ohlin Sweden 27.36
37Derya Büyükuncu Turkey 27.38
38Gary Tan Singapore 27.51
39Brendan Ashby Zimbabwe 28.13
40Wu Nien-Pin Chinese Taipei 28.28
41Ismael Ortiz Panama 28.40
42Aziz Toumi Morocco 28.53
43Eduardo Gil El Salvador 28.74
44Chi Lon Lei Macau 28.86
45Christopher Backhaus Dominican Republic 28.97
46Wing Cheung Victor Wong Macau 30.10
47Davy Bisslik Aruba 30.26
48Hsu Kuo-Tung Chinese Taipei 30.93
49João Aguiar Angola 30.95
50Rainui Teriipaia Tahiti 31.32
51Nuno Miguel Rola Angola 31.55
52William Kang Guam 31.63
53Hamid Nassir Kenya 32.52
54Fand Bayusuf Kenya 33.74
55Mahamad Ahmad Sudan 34.64
56Hojamamed Hojamamedov Turkmenistan 37.41
57Carlos Notarianni Marshall Islands 38.13
Mohammad Nazeri Iran DSQ
Gregory Arkhurst Ivory Coast DNS

Swim-off

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Neil Willey United Kingdom 26.13Q
2Josh Watson Australia26.16Q
3Ante Mašković Croatia26.24

Semifinals

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Thomas Rupprath Germany25.31Q, CR
2Randall Bal United States 25.59Q
3Matt Welsh Australia 25.72Q
4Mariusz Siembida Poland 25.82Q
5Riley Janes Canada 25.83Q
6Vyacheslav Shyrshov Ukraine 25.95Q
6Josh Watson Australia 25.95Q
6Stev Theloke Germany 25.95Q
9Tomomi Morita Japan25.97
10Neil Willey United Kingdom 25.98
11Pablo Martín Abal Argentina 26.00
12Darius Grigalionis Lithuania 26.08
13Alexandre Massura Brazil 26.12
14Péter Horváth Hungary 26.30
15Neil Walker United States 26.40
16Daniel Lönnberg Sweden 26.48

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Randall Bal United States25.34
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Thomas Rupprath Germany25.44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Matt Welsh Australia25.49
4Stev Theloke Germany25.69
5Mariusz Siembida Poland25.82
6Riley Janes Canada25.98
7Josh Watson Australia26.05
8Vyacheslav Shyrshov Ukraine26.40

References

  1. "Heats Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. "Semifinals Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. "Final Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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