100 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 1938 European Aquatics Championships
Venue London GBR
Held 8 – 12 August 1938
Status Medal
Competitors 16
Countries 9

Heats held on 8 August 1938, semi-finals held on 11 August 1938, final held on 12 August 1938.

Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Classification Round Final
🥇 Heinz Schlauch GER 1:09.6
(1 h1)
1:09.4
(1 h1)
1:09.0
(1 F)
🥈 Gerhard Nüske GER 1:10.6
(1 h2)
1:12.0
(1 h2)
1:10.8
(2 F)
🥉 Árpád Lengyel HUN 1:13.2
(3 h1)
1:12.7
(2 h2)
1:12.0
(=3 F)
🥉 Stans Scheffer NED 1:13.2
(2 h2)
1:12.2
(3 h1)
1:12.0
(=3 F)
5 Micky Taylor GBR 1:12.6
(2 h1)
1:12.0
(2 h1)
1:12.4
(5 F)
6 Dolf van Schouwen NED 1:13.0
(2 h3)
1:13.0
(3 h2)
1:13.0
(6 F)
7 György Erdélyi HUN 1:13.8
(3 h2)
1:13.7
(1 F)
8 Børge Bæth DEN 1:14.4
(4 h3)
1:15.6
(4 h1)
1:14.0
(2 F)
9 Mickey Ffrench-Williams GBR 1:13.4
(3 h3)
1:13.3
(4 h2)
1:14.4
(3 F)
10 Björn Borg SWE 1:10.4
(1 h3)

(DNS h1)
11 Marcel Neumann LUX 1:15.6
(4 h1)
12 Ernesto Ravera ITA
(DNS h1)
13 Draško Vilfan YUG
(DNS h1)
14 Per Carleson SWE
(DNS h2)
15 Italo De Zucco ITA
(DNS h2)
16 Luka Ciganović YUG
(DNS h3)

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
DNS Ernesto RaveraDNS ITA
DNS Draško VilfanDNS YUG
1 Heinz Schlauch GER 1:09.6
2 Micky Taylor GBR 1:12.6
3 Árpád Lengyel HUN 1:13.2
4 Marcel Neumann LUX 1:15.6

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
DNS Per CarlesonDNS SWE
DNS Italo De ZuccoDNS ITA
1 Gerhard Nüske GER 1:10.6
2 Stans Scheffer NED 1:13.2
3 György Erdélyi HUN 1:13.8

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
DNS Luka CiganovićDNS YUG
1 Björn Borg SWE 1:10.4
2 Dolf van Schouwen NED 1:13.0
3 Mickey Ffrench-Williams GBR 1:13.4
4 Børge Bæth DEN 1:14.4

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
DNS Björn BorgDNS SWE
1 Heinz Schlauch GER 1:09.4
2 Micky Taylor GBR 1:12.0
3 Stans Scheffer NED 1:12.2
4 Børge Bæth DEN 1:15.6

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Gerhard Nüske GER 1:12.0
2 Árpád Lengyel HUN 1:12.7
3 Dolf van Schouwen NED 1:13.0
4 Mickey Ffrench-Williams GBR 1:13.3

Classification Round

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 György Erdélyi HUN 1:13.7
2 Børge Bæth DEN 1:14.0
3 Mickey Ffrench-Williams GBR 1:14.4

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=3 Árpád Lengyel HUN 1:12.0
=3 Stans Scheffer NED 1:12.0
1 Heinz Schlauch GER 1:09.0
2 Gerhard Nüske GER 1:10.8
5 Micky Taylor GBR 1:12.4
6 Dolf van Schouwen NED 1:13.0