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
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
DNS Ernesto RaveraDNS ITA —
DNS Draško VilfanDNS YUG —

Heat 2

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

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
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
DNS Luka CiganovićDNS YUG —

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
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
DNS Björn BorgDNS SWE —

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