The men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats and semifinals took place on May 23, the final on May 24.[1]
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | May 23, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 24, 2012 (final) | |||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 25 nations | |||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 24.73 | |||||||||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Liam Tancock |  Great Britain |
24.04 | Rome | August 2, 2009 |
| Championship record | Camille Lacourt |  France |
24.07 | Budapest | August 12, 2010 |
Results
editHeats
edit43 swimmers participated in 6 heats.[2]
Semifinals
editThe eight fasters swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jonatan Kopelev |  Israel |
24.98 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Guy Barnea | Israel |
25.29 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Pavel Sankovich |  Belarus |
25.36 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | Lavrans Solli |  Norway |
25.40 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 6 | Stefano Mauro Pizzamiglio |  Italy |
25.54 | |
| 6 | 8 | Flori Lang |  Switzerland |
25.75 | |
| 7 | 1 | Karl Burdis |  Ireland |
25.78 | |
| 8 | 7 | Juan Miguel Rando Galvez |  Spain |
25.88 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Mirco Di Tora | Italy |
25.23 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Aristeidis Grigoriadis |  Greece |
25.29 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Richárd Bohus |  Hungary |
25.36 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 5 | Dorian Gandin | France |
25.39 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Christian Diener |  Germany |
25.51 | |
| 6 | 1 | Vitaly Borisov |  Russia |
25.70 | |
| 7 | 2 | Helge Meeuw | Germany |
25.78 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alexis Manacas Santos |  Portugal |
26.01 |
Final
editThe final was held at 18:19.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Jonatan Kopelev | Israel |
24.73 | |
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5 | Mirco Di Tora | Italy |
24.95 | |
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1 | Dorian Gandin | France |
25.14 | |
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3 | Guy Barnea | Israel |
25.14 | |
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7 | Richárd Bohus | Hungary |
25.14 | NR |
| 6 | 2 | Pavel Sankovich | Belarus |
25.25 | NR |
| 7 | 8 | Lavrans Solli | Norway |
25.28 | NR |
| 8 | 6 | Aristeidis Grigoriadis | Greece |
25.46 |
References
edit- ^ "Men's 50 Metre Backstroke – Entry list" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Men's 50 Metre Backstroke – Heats results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Men's 50 Metre Backstroke – Semifinals results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Men's 50 Metre Backstroke – Final results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.