Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke explained

Event:Men's 50 metre backstroke
Competition:2007 FINA World Championships
Venue:Rod Laver Arena
Dates:31 March 2007 (heats, semifinals)
1 April 2007 (final)
Competitors:107
Win Value:24.98 seconds
Gold:Gerhard Zandberg
Goldnoc:RSA
Silver:Thomas Rupprath
Silvernoc:GER
Bronze:Liam Tancock
Bronzenoc:GBR
Prev:2005
Next:2009

See main article: Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships.

The men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships took place on 31 March (prelims[1] and semifinals[2]) and on the evening of 1 April (final)[3] at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. 107 swimmers were entered in the event, of which 98 swam.

Existing records at the start of the event were:

24.80, Thomas Rupprath (Germany), 27 July 2003 in Barcelona, Spain.

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Results

Final

Place Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
bgcolor=gold3 24.98
6 25.20
4 25.23
4 5 25.29
5 2 25.32
6 1 25.52
7 7 25.56
8 8 25.61

Semifinals

Rank
Heat &<br> Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 H2-L3 25.08 Q
2 H2-L5 25.21 Q
3 H1-L4 25.26 Q
4 H2-L4 25.29 Q
5 H1-L5 25.48 Q
6 H2-L6 25.55 Q
7 H1-L3 25.66 Q
8 H1-L6 25.76 Q
8.5 H1.5 25.79 O
9 H2-L1 25.81
10 H2-L2 25.93
11 H1-L2 25.96
12 H2-L7 26.03
13 H2-L8 26.26
14 H1-L8 26.33
15 H1-L1 26.45
999 H1-L7 DQ

Heats

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 12 3 25.25 Q
2 13 6 25.47 Q
3 13 5 25.52 Q
4 13 4 25.66 Q
5 12 7 25.68 Q
(scratched semis)
5 14 4 25.68 Q
7 12 4 25.74 Q
8 14 3 25.88 Q
9 14 5 25.93 Q
10 14 8 25.96 Q
(scratched semis)
11 13 3 25.98 Q
12 13 2 26.03 Q
13 14 6 26.14 Q
14 12 5 26.20 Q
15 12 2 26.23 Q
16 13 8 26.24 Q
17 12 6 26.26
18 10 7 26.34 (scratched semis)
18 11 4 26.34
20 11 5 26.37
21 14 7 26.38
22 13 1 26.42
22 14 1 26.42
24 11 7 26.49
25 13 7 26.58
26 10 1 26.67
27 11 2 26.69
28 12 8 26.71
28 14 2 26.71
30 10 5 26.81
31 10 3 26.89
31 11 3 26.89
33 12 1 26.94
34 11 8 26.97
35 10 6 26.98
36 11 6 27.07
37 11 1 27.37
38 9 4 27.44
39 9 7 27.69
40 9 6 27.71
41 1 5 27.74
42 9 3 27.81
43 10 8 27.93
44 9 5 27.96
45 7 2 27.97
46 7 4 27.98
47 7 3 28.00
48 8 5 28.05
49 8 4 28.24
50 9 1 28.41
51 8 2 28.50
52 9 8 28.62
53 2 1 28.67
54 7 7 28.75
54 8 7 28.75
54 9 2 28.75
57 6 2 28.81
58 8 3 28.85
59 7 8 28.89
60 6 4 28.95
61 7 5 29.13
62 7 6 29.16
63 8 6 29.19
63 8 1 29.19
65 6 8 29.22
66 2 8 29.28
67 5 7 29.36
68 6 5 29.40
69 5 6 29.49
70 5 8 29.50
71 6 1 29.70
72 5 5 29.72
73 6 3 29.92
74 6 7 30.47
75 5 2 30.70
76 5 3 30.72
77 4 6 30.84
78 4 4 30.89
79 3 4 30.91
80 4 5 31.21
81 4 8 31.42
82 5 1 31.60
83 4 3 32.08
84 3 7 32.94
85 4 2 33.46
86 3 1 33.54
87 3 5 33.82
88 3 2 34.28
89 3 8 34.82
90 2 4 36.34
91 2 6 36.65
92 1 3 36.86
93 4 7 36.96
94 2 2 38.65
95 2 5 38.75
96 1 4 40.72 NR
97 2 7 43.67
999 2 3 DQ
998 3 3 DNS
998 3 6 DNS
998 4 1 DNS
998 5 4 DNS
998 6 6 DNS
998 7 1 DNS
998 8 8 DNS
998 10 2 DNS
998 10 4 DNS

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FINA World Championships Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Official Results. OmegaTiming (official timer of the 2007 Worlds).
  2. Web site: FINA World Championships Men's 50m Backstroke Semifinals Official Results. OmegaTiming (official timer of the 2007 Worlds).
  3. Web site: FINA World Championships Men's 50m Backstroke Final Official Results. OmegaTiming (official timer of the 2007 Worlds).

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