Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 17–18 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DateSeptember 17, 2000 (heats &
semifinals)
September 18, 2000 (final)
Competitors55 from 50 nations
Winning time53.72 OR
Medalists
Lenny Krayzelburg  United States
Matt Welsh  Australia
Stev Theloke  Germany
Swimming at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Lenny Krayzelburg, a Ukrainian-born American whose swimming career began in the old Soviet system, shattered a new Olympic record to claim a gold medal in the event, slashing 0.14 seconds off an eight-year-old standard set by Jeff Rouse in Barcelona.[2][3] He seized the lead on the first length, and held off a challenge from Australia's overwhelming favorite Matt Welsh down the final lap to touch the wall first in 53.72.[4][5] Delighted by the frenzied home crowd, Welsh took home with a silver medal in an Oceanian record of 54.07. Meanwhile, Germany's Stev Theloke stormed home from behind to wrest a bronze in 54.82, edging out another Aussie Josh Watson (55.01) by almost two-tenths of a second (0.20).[6]

Poland's Bartosz Kizierowski finished fifth with a time of 55.04, and was followed in the sixth spot by U.S. swimmer Neil Walker in 55.14. Theloke's teammate Steffen Driesen (55.27) and Israel's Eithan Urbach (55.74) closed out the field.[6]

Records

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

World record Lenny Krayzelburg (USA)53.60Sydney, Australia24 August 1999[7]
Olympic record Jeff Rouse (USA)53.86Barcelona, Spain31 July 1992[7]

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
18 SeptemberFinalLenny Krayzelburg United States53.72OR

Results

Heats

[7]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
174Lenny Krayzelburg United States54.38Q
264Matt Welsh Australia54.70Q, OC
355Stev Theloke Germany55.00Q
475Josh Watson Australia55.09Q
551Bartosz Kizierowski Poland55.14Q
654Neil Walker United States55.34Q
763Steffen Driesen Germany55.39Q
853Gordan Kožulj Croatia55.43Q
952Eithan Urbach Israel55.44Q, NR
1073Alexandre Massura Brazil55.58Q
1165Rodolfo Falcón Cuba55.61Q
1266David Ortega Spain55.80Q
1372Péter Horváth Hungary55.81Q
1478Chris Renaud Canada55.85Q
1545Simon Dufour France56.01Q
1671Adam Ruckwood Great Britain56.19Q
1761Derya Büyükuncu Turkey56.21
1867Marko Strahija Croatia56.26
1942Sergey Ostapchuk Russia56.26
2057Mariusz Siembida Poland56.27
2158Emanuele Merisi Italy56.35
47Răzvan Florea RomaniaNR
2356Rogério Romero Brazil56.44
2462Darius Grigalionis Lithuania56.47
2576Mark Versfeld Canada56.50
2677Volodymyr Nikolaychuk Ukraine56.71
2744Alex Lim Malaysia56.81
2841Miroslav Machovič Slovakia56.95
48Nuno Laurentino Portugal
3068Simon Thirsk South Africa57.06
3123Sung Min South Korea57.12
3232Blaž Medvešek Slovenia57.26
3337Markus Rogan Austria57.35
3446Ouyang Kunpeng China57.47
3534Philipp Gilgen Switzerland57.50
3633Mattias Ohlin Sweden57.51
3735Scott Talbot-Cameron New Zealand57.86
3812Alexandru Ivlev Moldova57.91
3938Ivan Angelov Bulgaria58.03
4043Eduardo Germán Otero Argentina58.09
4121Diego Gallo Uruguay58.18NR
4236Milorad Čavić Yugoslavia58.25
4328Dulyarit Phuangthong Thailand58.48
4431Haitham Hassan Egypt58.67
4524Gary Tan Singapore58.69
4622Mehdi Addadi Algeria58.74
4713Benjamin Lo-Pinto Seychelles58.90
4827Mike Fung-A-Wing Suriname59.06
4925Konstantin Priahin Kyrgyzstan59.86
5014Germán Martínez Colombia59.94
5126Nicholas Neckles Barbados1:00.19
5216Pavel Sidorov Kazakhstan1:01.02
5317Mauricio Prudencio Bolivia1:01.15
5415Faisal Al-Mahmeed Kuwait1:05.17
5511Welbert Samuel Federated States of Micronesia1:12.38

Semifinal 1
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Matt Welsh Australia54.52Q, OC
25Josh Watson Australia54.93Q
33Neil Walker United States55.20Q
41Chris Renaud Canada55.70
52Alexandre Massura Brazil56.07
66Gordan Kožulj Croatia56.26
77David Ortega Spain56.33
88Adam Ruckwood Great Britain56.34

Semifinal 2
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Lenny Krayzelburg United States54.32Q
25Stev Theloke Germany54.95Q
32Eithan Urbach Israel55.31Q, NR
43Bartosz Kizierowski Poland55.34Q
56Steffen Driesen Germany55.41Q
67Rodolfo Falcón Cuba55.59
71Péter Horváth Hungary55.65
88Simon Dufour France55.79

Final
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Lenny Krayzelburg United States53.72OR
5Matt Welsh Australia54.07OC
6Stev Theloke Germany54.82
43Josh Watson Australia55.01
51Bartosz Kizierowski Poland55.04
62Neil Walker United States55.14
78Steffen Driesen Germany55.27
87Eithan Urbach Israel55.74

References
  1. "Swimming schedule". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. Robertson, Linda (19 September 2000). "Krayzelburg, Quann Pan Olympic Gold". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  3. "Americans Krayzelburg, Quann up U.S. golds to five". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  4. "Krayzelburg sets Olympic record". ESPN. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  5. Longman, Jere (19 September 2000). "Sydney 2000: Swimming; Thorpe Comes Up a Big Hand Short to a Flying Dutchman". New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  6. Whitten, Phillip (18 September 2000). "Olympic Day 3 Finals (100 Breast, 100 Back M, 100 Back W, 200 Free)". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  7. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 278–279. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
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