The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place between 30 July and 1 August, at the Swimming Stadium.[1] This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:07.8 | ||||
| 2 | 1:08.9 | ||||
| 3 | 1:09.9 | ||||
| 4 | 1:10.5 | ||||
| 5 | 1:10.7 | ||||
| 6 | 1:10.8 | ||||
| 7 | 1:14.2 | ||||
| 8 | 1:18.3 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:08.1 | ||||
| 2 | 1:10.1 | ||||
| 3 | 1:10.7 | ||||
| 4 | 1:11.9 | ||||
| 5 | 1:12.6 | ||||
| 6 | 1:13.4 | ||||
| 7 | 1:13.7 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:07.2 | ||||
| 2 | 1:07.5 | ||||
| 3 | 1:09.7 | ||||
| 4 | 1:10.2 | ||||
| 5 | 1:10.6 | ||||
| 6 | 1:13.8 | ||||
| 7 | 1:15.4 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:06.0 | ||||
| 2 | 1:08.5 | ||||
| 3 | 1:09.1 | ||||
| 4 | 1:09.1 | ||||
| 5 | 1:27.3 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:08.8 | ||||
| 2 | 1:09.7 | ||||
| 3 | 1:09.9 | ||||
| 4 | 1:11.4 | ||||
| 5 | 1:12.3 | ||||
| 6 | 1:13.0 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:08.8 | ||||
| 2 | 1:09.5 | ||||
| 3 | 1:09.6 | ||||
| 4 | 1:10.0 | ||||
| 5 | 1:10.5 | ||||
| 6 | 1:15.2 |
Tie-breaker
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:07.8 | ||||
| 2 | 1:09.5 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:05.4 | OR | ||||
| 1:06.2 | |||||
| 1:06.4 | |||||
| 4 | 1:07.6 | ||||
| 5 | 1:07.7 | ||||
| 6 | 1:07.8 | ||||
| 7 | 1:08.1 | ||||
| 8 | 1:08.3 |
Key: OR = Olympic record