| Event: | Men's 100 metre backstroke |
| Competition: | 2013 World Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Palau Sant Jordi |
| Date: | July 29, 2013 (heats &<br/>semifinals) July 30, 2013 (final) |
| Competitors: | 53 |
| Nations: | 49 |
| Win Value: | 52.93 |
| Gold: | Matt Grevers |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | David Plummer |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Jérémy Stravius |
| Bronzenoc: | FRA |
| Prev: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2015 |
The men's 100 metre backstroke event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 29–30 July at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.[1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:
The heats were held at 10:14.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 53.60 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 53.62 | Q | |||
| 3 | 6 | 7 | 53.63 | Q | |||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 53.66 | Q | |||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 53.85 | Q | |||
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 53.92 | Q | |||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 53.94 | Q | |||
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 54.06 | Q | |||
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 54.07 | Q | |||
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 54.20 | Q | |||
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 54.20 | Q | |||
| 12 | 5 | 3 | 54.23 | Q | |||
| 13 | 4 | 5 | 54.30 | Q | |||
| 14 | 6 | 3 | 54.37 | Q | |||
| 15 | 1 | 5 | 54.64 | Q | |||
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 54.72 | Q | |||
| 17 | 6 | 2 | 54.75 | ||||
| 18 | 5 | 7 | 54.76 | ||||
| 19 | 6 | 1 | 54.85 | ||||
| 20 | 5 | 9 | 55.03 | ||||
| 21 | 5 | 1 | 55.09 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 7 | 55.13 | ||||
| 23 | 6 | 8 | 55.52 | ||||
| 24 | 6 | 9 | 55.55 | ||||
| 25 | 4 | 0 | 55.68 | ||||
| 26 | 5 | 0 | 55.70 | ||||
| 27 | 4 | 1 | 55.88 | ||||
| 28 | 6 | 0 | 56.11 | ||||
| 29 | 5 | 8 | 56.12 | ||||
| 30 | 3 | 5 | 56.19 | ||||
| 31 | 3 | 6 | 56.50 | ||||
| 32 | 3 | 3 | 56.63 | ||||
| 33 | 4 | 9 | 56.78 | ||||
| 34 | 3 | 4 | 56.88 | ||||
| 35 | 4 | 8 | 56.95 | ||||
| 36 | 3 | 9 | 58.17 | ||||
| 37 | 3 | 8 | 58.26 | ||||
| 38 | 3 | 7 | 58.49 | ||||
| 39 | 2 | 4 | 58.60 | ||||
| 40 | 3 | 0 | 59.30 | ||||
| 41 | 3 | 1 | 59.75 | ||||
| 42 | 3 | 2 | 59.79 | NR | |||
| 43 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 44 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 45 | 2 | 6 | NR | ||||
| 46 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 47 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| 48 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 49 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 50 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| 51 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 52 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 53 | 2 | 9 |
The semifinals were held at 18:18.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 52.97 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 53.10 | Q | |||
| 3 | 5 | 53.41 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 53.81 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 53.82 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 53.96 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 54.00 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 54.96 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 53.23 | Q | |||
| 2 | 7 | 53.42 | Q | |||
| 3 | 6 | 53.68 | Q | |||
| 4 | 4 | 53.74 | Q | |||
| 5 | 5 | 53.84 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 53.92 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 54.20 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 55.02 |
The final was held at 19:06.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 52.93 | |||||
| 5 | 53.12 | |||||
| 3 | 53.21 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 53.29 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 53.51 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 53.55 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 53.93 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 54.25 |