The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 and 19 May 2016.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 18–19 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.77 | |||||||||
| 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 | Liam Tancock |  Great Britain |
24.04 | Rome | 2 August 2009 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Camille Lacourt |  France |
24.07 | Budapest | 12 August 2010 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 18 May at 11:04.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 18 May at 19:49.[4]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Camille Lacourt | France |
24.79 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Robert Glință |  Romania |
24.97 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Nikita Ulyanov |  Russia |
25.06 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Jonatan Kopelev |  Israel |
25.20 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Viktar Staselovich |  Belarus |
25.25 | |
| 6 | 1 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | Great Britain |
25.36 | |
| 7 | 2 | Simone Sabbioni |  Italy |
25.37 | |
| 8 | 8 | Baskalov İskender |  Turkey |
25.94 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tomasz Polewka |  Poland |
24.87 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Grigory Tarasevich | Russia |
25.02 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Richárd Bohus |  Hungary |
25.04 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Guy Barnea | Israel |
25.09 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Apostolos Christou |  Greece |
25.28 | |
| 6 | 3 | Shane Ryan |  Ireland |
25.32 | |
| 7 | 7 | Carl-Louis Schwarz |  Germany |
25.77 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ralf Tribuntsov |  Estonia |
25.84 |
Final
editThe final was held on 19 May at 19:32.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Camille Lacourt | France |
24.77 | |
 |
2 | Richárd Bohus | Hungary |
24.82 | |
 |
6 | Grigoriy Tarasevich | Russia |
24.86 | |
| 4 | 7 | Nikita Ulyanov | Russia |
24.96 | |
| 5 | 8 | Jonatan Kopelev | Israel |
25.00 | |
| 6 | 1 | Guy Barnea | Israel |
25.02 | |
| 7 | 3 | Robert Glință | Romania |
25.03 | |
| 7 | 5 | Tomasz Polewka | Poland |
25.03 |