Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke

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Men's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2001 FINA World Championships
Dates22 July 2001
Winning time25.34 seconds
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    Australia
2003 →

The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 25 July. The heats and swmi-finals took place 24 July, with the final being held on 25 July.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Lenny Krayzelburg  United States 24.99 Sydney 13 August 1999

Results

Heats

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Randall Bal  United States 25.34
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Rupprath  Germany 25.44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matt Welsh  Australia 25.49
4 Stev Theloke  Germany 25.69
5 Mariusz Siembida  Poland 25.82
6 Riley Janes  Canada 25.98
7 Josh Watson  Australia 26.05
8 Vyacheslav Shyrshov  Ukraine 26.40

References