Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke explained

Event:	Men's 50 metre backstroke
Games:	2010 Asian Games
Venue:	Aoti Aquatics Centre
Date:	18 November 2010
Competitors:	31
Nations:	21
Win Value:	25.08
Gold:	Junya Koga
Goldnoc:	JPN
Silver:	Ryosuke Irie
Silvernoc:	JPN
Bronze:	Cheng Feiyi
Bronzenoc:	CHN
Prev:	2006
Next:	2014

See main article: Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games.

The men's 50 backstroke at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 18 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

There were 31 competitors from 21 countries who took part in this event. Four heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.

Junya Koga and Ryosuke Irie from Japan finished with one and two, Cheng Feiyi from China won the bronze medal.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time

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Thursday, 18 November 2010	09:00	Heats
	18:00	Final

Results

Legend

• DNS — Did not start

Heats

width=40	Rank	width=40	Heat	width=250	Athlete	width=80	Time	width=50	Notes
1	4		25.42
2	3		25.67
3	2		25.74
4	4		26.16
5	3		26.23
6	2		26.32
7	2		26.52
8	3		26.56
9	4		26.62
10	4		26.72
11	2		26.79
12	3		26.84
13	4		26.86
14	2		26.99
15	3		27.01
16	3		27.46
17	3		27.63
18	3		27.70
19	4		27.76
20	2		28.01
21	1		28.05
22	4		28.13
23	2		28.49
24	1		28.74
25	2		28.89
26	1		30.37
27	1		30.95
28	1		31.22
29	1		34.85
30	1		35.15
—	4		DNS

Final

width=40	Rank	width=250	Athlete	width=80	Time	width=50	Notes
		25.08
		25.16
		25.30
4		25.75
5		25.95
6		26.21
7		26.31
8		26.48

References

• 16th Asian Games Results

External links

• Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Official Website
• Men's 50m Backstroke Ev.No.33 Final Official Website