Competitors 68 from 61 nations Dates 8 Aug 2015 – 9 Aug 2015 | Winning time 24.23 | |
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Location Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia | ||
The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 8 August with the heats and the semifinals and 9 August with the final.
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Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Heats
The heats were held at 09:54.
Swim-off
It was established that there would be a swim-off between the Brazilian Guilherme Guido and the Spanish Miguel Ortiz. However Guido chose not to swim the race, preferring to rest and focus on the 4 × 100 medley relay.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 8 August at 18.45.
Final
The final was held on 9 August at 16:32.
References
Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA