Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The Men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 3 August with the heats and the semifinals and 4 August with the final.[1]
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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 Victory Ceremony | ||||||||||
| Dates | 3 August (heats and semifinals) 4 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 68 from 58 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 52.40 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2015 FINA World Championships | ||
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| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| 3 m & 10 m | mixed team | |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 3 m | mixed | |
| 10 m | men | women |
| 10 m | mixed | |
| High diving | ||
| 20 m | women | |
| 27 m | men | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| Single | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | ||
| 5 km | mixed | |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | ||
| Technical | women | |
| Free | women | |
| Duet | ||
| Technical | women | |
| Technical | mixed | |
| Free | women | |
| Free | mixed | |
| Team | ||
| Technical | women | |
| Free | women | |
| Combination | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 51.94 | Indianapolis, United States | 8 July 2009 |
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| Competition record | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 52.19 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 3 August at 09:49.[2]
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Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 3 August at 17:48.[3]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Matt Grevers | United States | 52.73 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Liam Tancock |  Great Britain | 53.19 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | David Plummer | United States | 53.54 | |
| 4 | 6 | Grigory Tarasevich |  Russia | 53.64 | |
| 5 | 1 | Yakov Toumarkin |  Israel | 53.77 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jan-Philip Glania |  Germany | 53.78 | |
| 7 | 3 | Guilherme Guido |  Brazil | 53.88 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jérémy Stravius |  France | 54.54 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 52.38 | Q, OC |
| 2 | 1 | Camille Lacourt | France | 52.70 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ryosuke Irie |  Japan | 53.13 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Evgeny Rylov | Russia | 53.14 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Xu Jiayu |  China | 53.15 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | Great Britain | 53.39 | Q |
| 7 | 7 | Simone Sabbioni |  Italy | 53.60 | |
| 8 | Ben Treffers | Australia | DSQ |
Final
Larkin and Grevers after finishing the final heat
The final was held on 4 August at 18:36.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 52.40 | |
 | 5 | Camille Lacourt | France | 52.48 | |
 | 3 | Matt Grevers | United States | 52.66 | |
| 4 | 7 | Xu Jiayu | China | 52.89 | |
| 5 | 8 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | Great Britain | 53.02 | |
| 6 | 6 | Ryosuke Irie | Japan | 53.10 | |
| 7 | 2 | Evgeny Rylov | Russia | 53.23 | |
| 8 | 1 | Liam Tancock | Great Britain | 53.37 |
References
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