Swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 50 metre backstroke explained

Event:	Boys' 50 metre backstroke
Competition:	2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Year:	2018
Type:	Summer Youth Olympics
Venue:	Natatorium
Dates:	9 October (heats, semifinals) 10 October (final)
Competitors:	26
Nations:	25
Win Value:	24.40
Gold:	Kliment Kolesnikov
Goldnoc:	RUS
Silver:	Thomas Ceccon
Silvernoc:	ITA
Bronze:	Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas
Bronzenoc:	NOR
Prev:	2014
Next:	2026

The boys' 50 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics took place on 9 and 10 October at the Natatorium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[1]

Results

The heats were started on 9 October at 10:38.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Notes
1	4	4	24.74	Q
2	3	4	25.93	Q
3	4	5	26.14	Q
4	2	4	26.24	Q
5	3	1	26.27	Q
6	4	2	26.29	Q
7	3	3	26.30	Q
8	2	1	26.32	Q
9	2	2	26.33	Q, NR
10	3	2	26.35	Q
11	3	6	26.38	Q
11	4	3	26.38	Q
13	3	5	26.41	Q
14	2	3	26.44	Q
15	4	1	26.46	Q
16	2	5	26.48	Q
17	4	6	26.50
18	2	6	26.55
19	2	7	26.63
20	4	8	26.84
21	4	7	26.97
22	3	7	27.07
23	3	8	28.09
24	1	5	28.90
25	1	4	29.26
26	1	3	29.79

The semifinals were started on 9 October at 19:08.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Notes
1	2	4	24.56	Q
2	2	5	25.12	Q
3	2	1	25.81	Q
4	1	5	25.98	Q
5	1	4	26.05	Q
6	1	1	26.10	Q
7	1	3	26.17	Q
8	1	2	26.20	Q
9	2	3	26.33
10	2	2	26.36
11	2	6	26.45
12	2	7	26.59
13	1	7	26.64
14	1	8	26.77
15	1	6	26.79
16	2	8	26.93

The final was held on 10 October at 18:34.^[4]