Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
Men's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||||||
Date | August 10, 2008 (heats) August 11, 2008 (semifinals) August 12, 2008 (final) | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 45 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 52.54 WR | ||||||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
Marathon | ||
10 km | men | women |
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 10–12 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China.[1]
Aaron Peirsol established a new world record of 52.54 to defend his Olympic title in the event. His teammate Matt Grevers earned a silver in 53.11, giving the United States a one-two finish.[2][3] Meanwhile, Australia's Hayden Stoeckel and Russia's Arkady Vyatchanin, who both finished behind Grevers by 0.07 of a second, tied for the bronze medal in a matching time of 53.18.[4]
Stoeckel's teammate Ashley Delaney finished fifth in 53.31, while Great Britain's Liam Tancock, who led a field in the first 50 metres, faded only to sixth place in 53.39.[5] Spain's Aschwin Wildeboer (53.51) and Japan's Junichi Miyashita (53.99) rounded out the finale. For the first time in Olympic history, all eight swimmers went faster than a winning time of 54.09, previously set by Peirsol in Athens four years earlier.[2]
Earlier, Grevers erased Peirsol's 2004 Olympic record of 53.45 to pick up a top seed in the prelims, until Stoeckel broke a 53-second barrier, and eventually lowered the record to 52.97 in the semifinals.[6]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
52.89 | Omaha, United States | 1 July 2008 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
53.45 | Athens, Greece | 21 August 2004 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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August 10 | Heat 4 | Matt Grevers | ![]() |
53.41 | OR |
August 11 | Semifinal 1 | Arkady Vyatchanin | ![]() |
53.06 | OR |
August 11 | Semifinal 2 | Hayden Stoeckel | ![]() |
52.97 | OR |
August 12 | Final | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
52.54 | WR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]Semifinal 1
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Arkady Vyatchanin | ![]() |
53.06 | Q, OR, EU |
2 | 5 | Aschwin Wildeboer | ![]() |
53.51 | Q |
3 | 3 | Liam Tancock | ![]() |
53.61 | Q |
4 | 2 | Junichi Miyashita | ![]() |
53.69 | Q, AS |
5 | 7 | Tomomi Morita | ![]() |
53.95 | |
6 | 8 | Gregor Tait | ![]() |
54.37 | |
7 | 6 | Ľuboš Križko | ![]() |
54.38 | |
8 | 1 | Mirco Di Tora | ![]() |
54.92 |
Semifinal 2
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Hayden Stoeckel | ![]() |
52.97 | Q, OR |
2 | 4 | Matt Grevers | ![]() |
52.99 | Q |
3 | 5 | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
53.56 | Q |
4 | 2 | Ashley Delaney | ![]() |
53.76 | Q |
5 | 1 | Markus Rogan | ![]() |
53.80 | |
6 | 3 | Gerhard Zandberg | ![]() |
53.98 | |
7 | 7 | Stanislav Donets | ![]() |
54.57 | |
8 | 8 | Guy Barnea | ![]() |
54.93 |
Final
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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2 | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
52.54 | WR |
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5 | Matt Grevers | ![]() |
53.11 | |
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3 | Arkady Vyatchanin | ![]() |
53.18 | |
4 | Hayden Stoeckel | ![]() |
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5 | 8 | Ashley Delaney | ![]() |
53.31 | |
6 | 7 | Liam Tancock | ![]() |
53.39 | NR |
7 | 6 | Aschwin Wildeboer | ![]() |
53.51 | |
8 | 1 | Junichi Miyashita | ![]() |
53.99 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic Swimming Schedule". USA Today. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b Lohn, John (11 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Aaron Peirsol Crushes 100 Back World Record En Route To Win". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Aaron Peirsol wins gold in 100m backstroke; Matt Grevers takes silver". Los Angeles Times. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Dead-heat bronze for Stoeckel, Peirsol wins backstroke gold". ABC News. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Peirsol wins 100m backstroke gold". BBC Sport. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Lohn, John (10 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Club 52 Grows to Four, Hayden Stoeckel Wins Semifinal Round of 100 Back". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2013.