50 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 2026 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Paris FRA
Held 13 – 14 August 2026
Status Medal
Competitors 72
Countries 32
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Swim-Off Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Miroslav Knedla CZE 24.19
(2 h7)
— 24.20
(2 h2)
24.11
(1 F)
🥈 Kliment Kolesnikov
Team: NAB
NEU 24.12
(1 h8)
— 24.14
(1 h2)
24.12
(2 F)
🥉 Pavel Samusenko
Team: NAB
NEU 24.13
(1 h7)
— 24.03
(1 h1)
24.14
(3 F)
4 Apostolos Christou GRE 24.52
(1 h6)
— 24.44
(4 h2)
24.15
(4 F)
5 Tomer Shuster ISR 24.62
(4 h7)
— 24.36
(3 h2)
24.44
(5 F)
6 Iván Martínez ESP 24.88
(6 h7)
— 24.40
(2 h1)
24.49
(6 F)
7 Thomas Ceccon ITA 24.75
(5 h8)
— 24.45
(5 h2)
24.54
(7 F)
8 Yohann Ndoye-Brouard FRA 24.65
(5 h7)
— 24.43
(3 h1)
24.65
(8 F)
9 Ksawery Masiuk POL 24.46
(2 h8)
— 24.47
(4 h1)
—
10 Michele Lamberti ITA 24.56
(4 h8)
— 24.57
(6 h2)
—
11 Robert Falborg Pedersen DEN 24.55
(3 h8)
— 24.60
(5 h1)
—
12 Oliver Morgan GBR 24.90
(=4 h6)
24.63
(1 F)
24.63
(6 h1)
—
13 Ralf Tribuntsov EST 24.66
(3 h6)
— 24.69
(7 h2)
—
14 Hubert Kós HUN 24.57
(2 h6)
— 24.73
(7 h1)
—
15 Jack Skerry GBR 24.90
(=4 h6)
24.75
(2 F)
24.82
(8 h2)
—
16 Rémi Fabiani LUX 24.73
(1 h4)
— 24.96
(8 h1)
—
17 Ole Braunschweig GER 24.90
(=4 h6)
24.81
(3 F)
— —
18 Georgy Yakovlev
Team: NAB
NEU 24.47
(3 h7)
— — — *
19 Mewen Tomac FRA 24.94
(6 h8)
— — —
20 Mantas Kaušpėdas LTU 24.95
(7 h8)
— — —
21 Hugo González ESP 24.96
(1 h3)
— — —
22 Francesco Lazzari ITA 24.98
(7 h7)
— — —
23 Adrián Santos ESP 25.06
(8 h8)
— — —
24 Aleksey Tkachev
Team: NAB
NEU 25.09
(8 h7)
— — —
=25 John Shortt IRL 25.11
(1 h5)
— — —
=25 Artsiom Yarmak
Team: NAA
NEU 25.11
(9 h7)
— — —
27 Michael Laitarovsky ISR 25.14
(2 h5)
— — —
28 Matthew Ward GBR 25.18
(7 h6)
— — —
29 Denis Popescu ROU 25.19
(8 h6)
— — —
=30 Jan Čejka CZE 25.25
(2 h3)
— — —
=30 Jakub Krischke CZE 25.25
(10 h7)
— — —
32 Evangelos Makrygiannis GRE 25.27
(3 h5)
— — —
33 Lukas Edl AUT 25.29
(4 h5)
— — —
34 Rufus Bernhardt LIE 25.30
(2 h4)
— — —
=35 Inbar Danziger ISR 25.36
(=3 h3)
— — —
=35 Luka Čarapović CRO 25.36
(=3 h3)
— — —
=35 Max Halbeisen AUT 25.36
(=3 h3)
— — —
=35 Thierry Bollin SUI 25.36
(9 h6)
— — —
39 Noah Verreth BEL 25.39
(5 h5)
— — —
40 Uladzimir Mamekin
Team: NAA
NEU 25.40
(9 h8)
— — —
41 Vidar Carlbaum SWE 25.42
(3 h4)
— — —
42 Nikola Aćin SRB 25.43
(4 h4)
— — —
=43 Noe Pantskhava GEO 25.46
(=6 h5)
— — —
=43 Giovanni Phillipson NED 25.46
(=6 h5)
— — —
45 Aleksander Styś POL 25.47
(10 h6)
— — —
46 Rio Daodu GBR 25.51
(5 h4)
— — —
47 Tomasz Polewka POL 25.54
(6 h4)
— — —
48 Daniel Zaitsev EST 25.55
(8 h5)
— — —
=49 Leon Opatril AUT 25.58
(7 h4)
— — —
=49 Roman Mityukov SUI 25.58
(9 h5)
— — —
51 Aukan Goldin ISR 25.62
(6 h3)
— — —
52 Daniele del Signore ITA 25.73
(10 h8)
— — —
53 Szymon Mróz POL 25.77
(8 h4)
— — —
54 Frederik Lentz DEN 25.79
(7 h3)
— — —
55 Bernhard Reitshammer AUT 25.83
(9 h4)
— — —
=56 Nikodim Markovic NED 25.84
(8 h3)
— — —
=56 Fritz Dietz GER 25.84
(10 h5)
— — —
=58 Tudor Iordache ROU 25.87
(=1 h2)
— — —
=58 Ronny Brännkärr FIN 25.87
(=1 h2)
— — —
60 Kristians Brenčs LAT 25.97
(3 h2)
— — —
61 Alexandru Constantinescu ROU 25.98
(9 h3)
— — —
62 Roope Koskela FIN 26.04
(10 h3)
— — —
63 Ārons Roderts LAT 26.07
(4 h2)
— — —
64 Ajjuub Ezzat FIN 26.15
(5 h2)
— — —
=65 Guðmundur Rafnsson ISL 26.19
(1 h1)
— — —
=65 Flavio Bucca SUI 26.19
(6 h2)
— — —
67 Daren Kirilov BUL 26.23
(7 h2)
— — —
68 Emīls Krampe LAT 26.30
(8 h2)
— — —
69 Dominik Grudinskij LTU 26.33
(9 h2)
— — —
70 Nikolass Deičmans LAT 26.72
(10 h2)
— — —
71 Zhulian Lavdaniti ALB 27.29
(2 h1)
— — —
72 Gevorg Tonoyan ARM 27.49
(3 h1)
— — —
DNS Cornelius JahnDNS GER —
(DNS h4)
— — —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Guðmundur Rafnsson ISL 26.19
2 Zhulian Lavdaniti ALB 27.29
3 Gevorg Tonoyan ARM 27.49

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=1 Tudor Iordache ROU 25.87
=1 Ronny Brännkärr FIN 25.87
3 Kristians Brenčs LAT 25.97
4 Ārons Roderts LAT 26.07
5 Ajjuub Ezzat FIN 26.15
6 Flavio Bucca SUI 26.19
7 Daren Kirilov BUL 26.23
8 Emīls Krampe LAT 26.30
9 Dominik Grudinskij LTU 26.33
10 Nikolass Deičmans LAT 26.72

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Hugo González ESP 24.96
2 Jan Čejka CZE 25.25
=3 Inbar Danziger ISR 25.36
=3 Luka Čarapović CRO 25.36
=3 Max Halbeisen AUT 25.36
6 Aukan Goldin ISR 25.62
7 Frederik Lentz DEN 25.79
8 Nikodim Markovic NED 25.84
9 Alexandru Constantinescu ROU 25.98
10 Roope Koskela FIN 26.04

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Rémi Fabiani LUX 24.73
2 Rufus Bernhardt LIE 25.30
3 Vidar Carlbaum SWE 25.42
4 Nikola Aćin SRB 25.43
5 Rio Daodu GBR 25.51
6 Tomasz Polewka POL 25.54
7 Leon Opatril AUT 25.58
8 Szymon Mróz POL 25.77
9 Bernhard Reitshammer AUT 25.83
DNS Cornelius JahnDNS GER —

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 John Shortt IRL 25.11
2 Michael Laitarovsky ISR 25.14
3 Evangelos Makrygiannis GRE 25.27
4 Lukas Edl AUT 25.29
5 Noah Verreth BEL 25.39
=6 Noe Pantskhava GEO 25.46
=6 Giovanni Phillipson NED 25.46
8 Daniel Zaitsev EST 25.55
9 Roman Mityukov SUI 25.58
10 Fritz Dietz GER 25.84

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Apostolos Christou GRE 24.52
2 Hubert Kós HUN 24.57
3 Ralf Tribuntsov EST 24.66
=4 Oliver Morgan GBR 24.90
=4 Jack Skerry GBR 24.90
=4 Ole Braunschweig GER 24.90
7 Matthew Ward GBR 25.18
8 Denis Popescu ROU 25.19
9 Thierry Bollin SUI 25.36
10 Aleksander Styś POL 25.47

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Pavel Samusenko
Team: NAB
NEU 24.13
2 Miroslav Knedla CZE 24.19
3 Georgy Yakovlev
Team: NAB
NEU 24.47
4 Tomer Shuster ISR 24.62
5 Yohann Ndoye-Brouard FRA 24.65
6 Iván Martínez ESP 24.88
7 Francesco Lazzari ITA 24.98
8 Aleksey Tkachev
Team: NAB
NEU 25.09
9 Artsiom Yarmak
Team: NAA
NEU 25.11
10 Jakub Krischke CZE 25.25

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Kliment Kolesnikov
Team: NAB
NEU 24.12
2 Ksawery Masiuk POL 24.46
3 Robert Falborg Pedersen DEN 24.55
4 Michele Lamberti ITA 24.56
5 Thomas Ceccon ITA 24.75
6 Mewen Tomac FRA 24.94
7 Mantas Kaušpėdas LTU 24.95
8 Adrián Santos ESP 25.06
9 Uladzimir Mamekin
Team: NAA
NEU 25.40
10 Daniele del Signore ITA 25.73

Swim-Off

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Oliver Morgan GBR 24.63
2 Jack Skerry GBR 24.75
3 Ole Braunschweig GER 24.81

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Pavel Samusenko
Team: NAB
NEU 24.03
2 Iván Martínez ESP 24.40
3 Yohann Ndoye-Brouard FRA 24.43
4 Ksawery Masiuk POL 24.47
5 Robert Falborg Pedersen DEN 24.60
6 Oliver Morgan GBR 24.63
7 Hubert Kós HUN 24.73
8 Rémi Fabiani LUX 24.96

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Kliment Kolesnikov
Team: NAB
NEU 24.14
2 Miroslav Knedla CZE 24.20
3 Tomer Shuster ISR 24.36
4 Apostolos Christou GRE 24.44
5 Thomas Ceccon ITA 24.45
6 Michele Lamberti ITA 24.57
7 Ralf Tribuntsov EST 24.69
8 Jack Skerry GBR 24.82

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Miroslav Knedla CZE 24.11
2 Kliment Kolesnikov
Team: NAB
NEU 24.12
3 Pavel Samusenko
Team: NAB
NEU 24.14
4 Apostolos Christou GRE 24.15
5 Tomer Shuster ISR 24.44
6 Iván Martínez ESP 24.49
7 Thomas Ceccon ITA 24.54
8 Yohann Ndoye-Brouard FRA 24.65