Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 29–30 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
DateJuly 29, 2012 (heats &
semifinals)
July 30, 2012 (final)
Competitors43 from 33 nations
Winning time52.16 OR
Medalists
Matt Grevers  United States
Nick Thoman  United States
Ryosuke Irie  Japan
Swimming at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Qualification
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
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

On the wake of Aaron Peirsol's official retirement in 2011, U.S. swimmer Matt Grevers continued to build an American supremacy in the event by following the former champion's footsteps towards his first individual gold. He held off a challenge from France's Camille Lacourt down the final stretch to touch the wall first in a sterling time of 52.16, eclipsing Peirsol's 2008 Olympic record by 0.38 seconds.[2][3] Grevers also enjoyed his teammate Nick Thoman taking home the silver in 52.92, as the Americans climbed again on top of the podium for an eleventh time in the event's Olympic history and for a second straight 1–2 finish since 2008.[4][5] Moving from behind at the final turn, Japan's Ryosuke Irie came up with a stalwart swim to capture the bronze in 52.97.[6][7]

Leading the race early on the initial length, Lacourt dropped off the podium to a fourth-place time in 53.08. Great Britain's Liam Tancock (53.35), Germany's Helge Meeuw (53.48), Australia's defending bronze medalist Hayden Stoeckel (53.55), and China's Cheng Feiyi (53.77) also vied for an Olympic medal to round out the finale.[7][8][9]

Other notable swimmers featured Russian duo Arkady Vyatchanin, reigning Olympic bronze medalist, who missed the final roster with a ninth-place effort (53.79); and Vladimir Morozov, who later scratched the semifinals to focus on his 4×100 m freestyle relay duty, allowing Greece's three-time Olympian Aristeidis Grigoriadis to occupy his slot.[10][11]

Records

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

World record Aaron Peirsol (USA)51.94Indianapolis, United States8 July 2009[12][13]
Olympic record Aaron Peirsol (USA)52.54Beijing, China12 August 2008[14]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
30 JulyFinalMatt Grevers United States52.16OR

Results

Heats

[15]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
164Matt Grevers United States52.92Q
262Cheng Feiyi China53.22Q, NR
344Nick Thoman United States53.48Q
454Camille Lacourt France53.51Q
565Ryosuke Irie Japan53.56Q
667Nick Driebergen Netherlands53.62Q, NR
745Helge Meeuw Germany53.83Q
855Liam Tancock Great Britain53.86Q
966Hayden Stoeckel Australia53.88Q
1042Vladimir Morozov Russia54.01Q, WD
52Arkady Vyatchanin RussiaQ
1253Jan-Philip Glania Germany54.07Q
1358Charles Francis Canada54.08Q
1463Gareth Kean New Zealand54.26Q
1561Daniel Arnamnart Australia54.28Q
1643Aschwin Wildeboer Spain54.36Q
1756Aristeidis Grigoriadis Greece54.52Q
1831Pavel Sankovich Belarus54.53NR
1935Mirco di Tora Italy54.70
2037Chris Walker-Hebborn Great Britain54.78
2134He Jianbin China54.81
2233Richárd Bohus Hungary54.84
2346Bastiaan Lijesen Netherlands54.88
2441Yakov-Yan Toumarkin Israel54.91
2547Juan Miguel Rando Galvez Spain54.93
2638Lavrans Solli Norway55.00
2751Marcin Tarczyński Poland55.06
2848Daniel Orzechowski Brazil55.16
2928George Bovell Trinidad and Tobago55.22NR
3032Mathias Gydesen Denmark55.31
3157Benjamin Stasiulis France55.36
3225Omar Pinzón Colombia55.37
3368Charl Crous South Africa55.37
3421Pedro Medel Cuba55.40NR
3522Oleksandr Isakov Ukraine55.43
3627Park Seon-kwan South Korea55.51
3736Daniel Bell New Zealand55.53
3824Alexandr Tarabrin Kazakhstan55.55
3926I Gede Siman Sudartawa Indonesia55.99
4014Bradley Ally Barbados56.27
4123Federico Grabich Argentina56.56
4215Heshan Unamboowe Sri Lanka57.94
4313Zane Jordan Zambia58.77

Semifinals

[16]

Semifinal 1
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Camille Lacourt France53.03Q
26Liam Tancock Great Britain53.25Q
34Cheng Feiyi China53.50Q
42Arkady Vyatchanin Russia53.79
53Nick Driebergen Netherlands53.81
68Aristeidis Grigoriadis Greece54.20
77Charles Francis Canada54.42
81Daniel Arnamnart Australia54.48

Semifinal 2
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Matt Grevers United States52.66Q
23Ryosuke Irie Japan53.29Q
35Nick Thoman United States53.47Q
46Helge Meeuw Germany53.52Q
52Hayden Stoeckel Australia53.72Q
67Jan-Philip Glania Germany53.90
78Aschwin Wildeboer Spain53.99
81Gareth Kean New Zealand54.00

Final

[17]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Matt Grevers United States52.16OR
2Nick Thoman United States52.92
6Ryosuke Irie Japan52.97
45Camille Lacourt France53.08
53Liam Tancock Great Britain53.35
61Helge Meeuw Germany53.48
78Hayden Stoeckel Australia53.55
87Cheng Feiyi China53.77

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