The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 May 2021.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 17 May 2021 (heats and semifinals) 18 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 54 from 31 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.80 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editBefore the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record Championship record |
Kliment Kolesnikov |  Russia |
24.00 | Glasgow | 4 August 2018 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | Semifinals | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia |
23.93 | WR, CR |
| 18 May | Final | 23.80 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 17 May at 10:53.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 17 May at 18:24.[4]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Robert Glință |  Romania |
24.57 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Grigoriy Tarasevich | Russia |
24.68 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Yohann Ndoye Brouard |  France |
25.11 | |
| 4 | 1 | Tomasz Polewka |  Poland |
25.23 | |
| 5 | 6 | Ksawery Masiuk | Poland |
25.25 | |
| 6 | 7 | Thomas Ceccon |  Italy |
25.26 | |
| 7 | 2 | Mikita Tsmyh |  Belarus |
25.36 | |
| 2 | 8 | Alexis Santos |  Portugal |
25.40 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia |
23.93 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 3 | Apostolos Christou |  Greece |
24.49 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 5 | Hugo González |  Spain |
24.60 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Conor Ferguson |  Ireland |
24.81 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Simone Sabbioni | Italy |
25.02 | q |
| 5 | 8 | Viktar Staselovich | Belarus |
25.02 | q |
| 7 | 6 | Marek Ulrich |  Germany |
25.03 | |
| 8 | 2 | Richárd Bohus |  Hungary |
25.19 |
Final
editThe final was held on 18 May at 19:18.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia |
23.80 | WR |
 |
3 | Robert Glință | Romania |
24.42 | |
 |
6 | Hugo González | Spain |
24.47 | NR |
| 4 | 5 | Apostolos Christou | Greece |
24.59 | |
| 5 | 2 | Grigoriy Tarasevich | Russia |
24.72 | |
| 6 | 1 | Viktar Staselovich | Belarus |
24.89 | |
| 7 | 7 | Conor Ferguson | Ireland |
24.92 | |
| 7 | 8 | Simone Sabbioni | Italy |
24.92 |