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)
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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