The men's 50 backstroke at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 18 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2010 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Aoti Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 18 November 2010 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.08 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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There were 31 competitors from 21 countries who took part in this event. Four heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.
Junya Koga and Ryosuke Irie from Japan finished with one and two, Cheng Feiyi from China won the bronze medal.
Schedule
editAll times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 18 November 2010 | 09:00 | Heats |
| 18:00 | Final |
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Liam Tancock (GBR) |
24.04 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
| Asian Record |  Junya Koga (JPN) |
24.24 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
| Games Record |  Junya Koga (JPN) |
25.40 | Doha, Qatar | 7 December 2006 |
Results
edit- Legend
- DNS — Did not start
Heats
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Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Junya Koga (JPN) |
25.08 | GR |
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Ryosuke Irie (JPN) |
25.16 | |
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 Cheng Feiyi (CHN) |
25.30 | |
| 4 |  Park Seon-kwan (KOR) |
25.75 | |
| 5 | Zhang Yu (CHN) |
25.95 | |
| 6 |  Stanislav Ossinskiy (KAZ) |
26.21 | |
| 7 |  Glenn Victor Sutanto (INA) |
26.31 | |
| 8 |  Rainer Ng (SIN) |
26.48 |
References
editExternal links
edit- Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Official Website
- Men's 50m Backstroke Ev.No.33 Final Official Website