The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 and 21 June 2024.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sports Centre Milan Gale Muškatirović | |||||||||
| Dates | 20 June (heats and semifinals) 21 June (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.39 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kliment Kolesnikov |  Russia |
23.55 | Kazan | 27 July 2023 |
| European record Championship record |
23.80 | Budapest | 18 May 2021 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 20 June at 10:05.
Qualification Rules: The 16 fastest from the heats qualify to the semifinals.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were started on 20 June at 19:00.
Qualification Rules: The first 2 competitors of each semifinal and the remaining fastest (up to a total of 8 qualified competitors) from the semifinals advance to the final.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Apostolos Christou |  Greece |
24.52 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Ksawery Masiuk |  Poland |
24.72 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Evangelos Makrygiannis | Greece |
24.73 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Michael Laitarovsky |  Israel |
24.87 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | Ralf Tribuntsov |  Estonia |
24.89 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Ádám Jászó |  Hungary |
24.97 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | Conor Ferguson |  Ireland |
25.01 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Hubert Kós | Hungary |
25.07 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Oleksandr Zheltyakov |  Ukraine |
25.21 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Thierry Bollin |  Switzerland |
25.33 | |
| 11 | 2 | 8 | Cornelius Jahn |  Germany |
25.38 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | Tomer Shuster | Israel |
25.39 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Kacper Stokowski | Poland |
25.43 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | Robert Falborg Pedersen |  Denmark |
25.53 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Dino Hasibović Sirotanović |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
26.09 | |
| 16 | 2 | 1 | Denis-Laurean Popescu |  Romania |
26.81 |
Final
editThe final was held on 21 June at 19:54.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Apostolos Christou | Greece |
24.39 | |
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5 | Ksawery Masiuk | Poland |
24.63 | |
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3 | Evangelos Makrygiannis | Greece |
24.74 | |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Laitarovsky | Israel |
24.76 | |
| 5 | 8 | Hubert Kós | Hungary |
24.85 | |
| 6 | 1 | Conor Ferguson | Ireland |
24.87 | |
| 7 | 7 | Ádám Jászó | Hungary |
24.91 | |
| 8 | 2 | Ralf Tribuntsov | Estonia |
25.18 |