Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke

Men's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships
DatesMay 23, 2012 (heats and semifinals)
May 24, 2012 (final)
Competitors43 from 25 nations
Winning time24.73
Medalists
gold medal Jonatan Kopelev   Israel
silver medal Mirco Di Tora   Italy
bronze medal Dorian Gandin   France
bronze medal Guy Barnea   Israel
bronze medal Richárd Bohus   Hungary
2012 European
Aquatics Championships
Swimming
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
50 mwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
Diving
Individual
1 mmenwomen
3 mmenwomen
10 mmenwomen
Synchronised
3 mmenwomen
10 mmenwomen
Teamteam
Synchronised swimming
IndividualSoloDuet
TeamTeamCombination

The men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats and semifinals took place on May 23, the final on May 24.[1]

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record
European record		 Liam Tancock  Great Britain 24.04 Rome August 2, 2009
Championship record Camille Lacourt  France 24.07 Budapest August 12, 2010

Results

Heats

43 swimmers participated in 6 heats.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 3 Mirco Di Tora  Italy 25.18 Q
2 6 5 Jonatan Kopelev  Israel 25.24 Q
3 6 6 Dorian Gandin  France 25.40 Q
4 6 4 Guy Barnea  Israel 25.44 Q
5 4 5 Aristeidis Grigoriadis  Greece 25.46 Q
6 6 2 Pavel Sankovich  Belarus 25.49 Q, NR
7 4 7 Christian Diener  Germany 25.52 Q
8 5 3 Stefano Mauro Pizzamiglio  Italy 25.59 Q
9 5 4 Helge Meeuw  Germany 25.62 Q
10 5 7 Lavrans Solli  Norway 25.67 Q, NR
11 5 6 Richárd Bohus  Hungary 25.68 Q
12 4 3 Juan Miguel Rando Galvez  Spain 25.71 Q
13 5 5 Vitaly Borisov  Russia 25.78 Q
14 6 1 David Gamburg  Israel 25.86
15 4 6 Karl Burdis  Ireland 25.87 Q
16 5 8 Alexis Manacas Santos  Portugal 25.88 Q, NR
17 4 4 Flori Lang  Switzerland 25.94 Q
18 6 7 Matteo Milli  Italy 25.99
19 5 2 Sebastiano Ranfagni  Italy 26.06
20 3 6 Jonathan Massacand  Switzerland 26.13
21 3 4 Jakub Jasiński  Poland 26.24
22 3 2 Martin Zhelev  Bulgaria 26.26 NR
23 4 1 Olexandr Isakov  Ukraine 26.30
24 2 5 Martin Baďura  Czech Republic 26.31 NR
25 3 5 Ádám Szilágyi  Hungary 26.32
25 6 8 Gábor Balog  Hungary 26.32
27 1 4 Itai Chammha  Israel 26.34
28 4 2 Andres Olvik  Estonia 26.41
29 2 6 Mikhail Zvyagin  Russia 26.43
30 2 3 Konstantīns Blohins  Latvia 26.47
31 5 1 Roko Šimunić  Croatia 26.48
32 3 8 Matas Andriekus  Lithuania 26.51
33 2 7 Pavels Vilcans  Latvia 26.61
34 3 1 Sasa Gerbec  Croatia 26.63
35 4 8 Mateusz Wysoczynski  Poland 26.64
36 2 4 Dominik Dür  Austria 26.69
37 2 8 Justinas Bilis  Lithuania 26.98
38 2 2 Jean-François Schneiders  Luxembourg 27.00
39 1 5 Petar Petrović  Serbia 27.04
39 3 3 Mindaugas Sadauskas  Lithuania 27.04
41 2 1 Lukas Räuftlin  Switzerland 27.22
42 3 7 Péter Bernek  Hungary 28.34
43 1 3 Ari-Pekka Liukkonen  Finland 28.53

Semifinals

The eight fasters swimmers advanced to the final.[3]

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Jonatan Kopelev  Israel 24.98 Q
2 5 Guy Barnea  Israel 25.29 Q
3 3 Pavel Sankovich  Belarus 25.36 Q, NR
4 2 Lavrans Solli  Norway 25.40 Q, NR
5 6 Stefano Mauro Pizzamiglio  Italy 25.54
6 8 Flori Lang  Switzerland 25.75
7 1 Karl Burdis  Ireland 25.78
8 7 Juan Miguel Rando Galvez  Spain 25.88

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Mirco Di Tora  Italy 25.23 Q
2 3 Aristeidis Grigoriadis  Greece 25.29 Q
3 7 Richárd Bohus  Hungary 25.36 Q, NR
4 5 Dorian Gandin  France 25.39 Q
5 6 Christian Diener  Germany 25.51
6 1 Vitaly Borisov  Russia 25.70
7 2 Helge Meeuw  Germany 25.78
8 8 Alexis Manacas Santos  Portugal 26.01

Final

The final was held at 18:19.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Jonatan Kopelev  Israel 24.73
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Mirco Di Tora  Italy 24.95
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 Dorian Gandin  France 25.14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Guy Barnea  Israel 25.14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Richárd Bohus  Hungary 25.14 NR
6 2 Pavel Sankovich  Belarus 25.25 NR
7 8 Lavrans Solli  Norway 25.28 NR
8 6 Aristeidis Grigoriadis  Greece 25.46

References

  1. ^ "Men's 50 Metre Backstroke – Entry list" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's 50 Metre Backstroke – Heats results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's 50 Metre Backstroke – Semifinals results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Men's 50 Metre Backstroke – Final results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
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