| Event: | Men's 50 metre backstroke |
| Competition: | 2018 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates: | 3 August (heats and semifinals) 4 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 53 |
| Nations: | 28 |
| Win Value: | 24.00 |
| Gold: | Kliment Kolesnikov |
| Gold Nation: | RUS |
| Silver: | Robert Glință |
| Silver Nation: | ROU |
| Bronze: | Shane Ryan |
| Bronze Nation: | IRL |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 3 and 4 August 2018.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record | Liam Tancock | 24.04 | Rome | 2 August 2009 | ||
| Championship record | Camille Lacourt | 24.07 | Budapest | 12 August 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 3 August at 10:24.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 24.32 | Q, NR | |||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 24.58 | Q | |||
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 24.59 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 24.65 | Q | |||
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 24.89 | Q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 24.92 | Q | |||
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 24.95 | Q | |||
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 25.01 | ||||
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 25.02 | Q | |||
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 25.05 | Q | |||
| 11 | 5 | 7 | 25.08 | Q | |||
| 12 | 6 | 2 | 25.17 | Q | |||
| 13 | 6 | 7 | 25.22 | Q | |||
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 25.25 | Q | |||
| 15 | 5 | 3 | 25.29 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | 7 | 25.40 | Q | |||
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 25.49 | Q | |||
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 25.50 | Q | |||
| 19 | 4 | 0 | 25.54 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | 2 | 25.60 | ||||
| 20 | 4 | 9 | 25.60 | ||||
| 22 | 3 | 3 | 25.62 | ||||
| 23 | 4 | 8 | 25.65 | ||||
| 24 | 3 | 5 | 25.68 | ||||
| 25 | 3 | 4 | 25.69 | ||||
| 25 | 6 | 0 | 25.69 | ||||
| 27 | 3 | 6 | 25.73 | ||||
| 28 | 5 | 1 | Georgios Spanoudakis | 25.74 | |||
| 29 | 3 | 8 | 25.78 | ||||
| 30 | 4 | 2 | 25.80 | ||||
| 31 | 6 | 8 | 25.81 | ||||
| 32 | 4 | 1 | 25.82 | ||||
| 33 | 3 | 7 | 25.85 | ||||
| 34 | 2 | 5 | 25.99 | ||||
| 35 | 5 | 0 | 26.01 | ||||
| 36 | 2 | 6 | 26.16 | ||||
| 37 | 5 | 9 | 26.26 | ||||
| 38 | 3 | 1 | 26.22 | ||||
| 39 | 3 | 0 | 26.23 | ||||
| 40 | 1 | 6 | 26.30 | ||||
| 41 | 2 | 4 | 26.41 | ||||
| 42 | 6 | 9 | 26.50 | ||||
| 43 | 3 | 9 | 26.53 | ||||
| 44 | 1 | 4 | 26.59 | ||||
| 45 | 2 | 8 | 26.62 | ||||
| 46 | 2 | 2 | 26.66 | ||||
| 47 | 2 | 7 | 26.82 | ||||
| 48 | 2 | 9 | 26.83 | ||||
| 49 | 2 | 3 | 26.96 | ||||
| 50 | 2 | 1 | 27.33 | ||||
| 51 | 2 | 0 | 27.35 | ||||
| 52 | 1 | 5 | 28.14 | ||||
| 53 | 1 | 3 | 29.78 | ||||
| — | 6 | 6 | Did not start | ||||
The semifinals were held on 3 August at 17:25.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kliment Kolesnikov | 24.25 | Q, WJR, NR | ||
| 2 | 5 | Vladimir Morozov | 24.29 | Q | ||
| 3 | 3 | 24.88 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | Jonatan Kopelev | 24.92 | Q | ||
| 5 | 2 | Conor Ferguson | 24.99 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Kacper Stokowski | 25.46 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Thierry Bollin | 25.47 | |||
| 8 | 8 | 25.50 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Robert Glință | 24.12 | Q | ||
| 2 | 4 | Shane Ryan | 24.57 | Q | ||
| 3 | 6 | Mikita Tsmyh | 24.66 | Q | ||
| 4 | 2 | Apostolos Christou | 24.96 | Q | ||
| 5 | 7 | Simone Sabbioni | 24.99 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Yakov Toumarkin | 25.09 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Nicholas Pyle | 25.10 | |||
| 8 | 3 | Christian Diener | 25.13 |
The final was held on 4 August at 18:18.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kliment Kolesnikov | 24.00 | WR | |||
| 4 | Robert Glință | 24.55 | ||||
| 6 | Shane Ryan | 24.64 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | Vladimir Morozov | 24.69 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Jérémy Stravius | 24.83 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Mikita Tsmyh | 25.04 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Apostolos Christou | 25.14 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Jonatan Kopelev | 25.41 |