50 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 1999 World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Hong Kong HKG
Held 1 April 1999
Status Medal
Competitors 42
Countries 30
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Rodolfo Falcón CUB 24.71
(1 h6)
24.43
(1 h2)
24.34
(1 F)
🥈 Mariusz Siembida POL 24.79
(2 h6)
24.51
(1 h1)
24.41
(2 F)
🥉 Matt Welsh AUS 24.81
(3 h6)
24.68
(=2 h2)
24.70
(3 F)
=4 Daniel Carlsson SWE 25.16
(4 h6)
24.75
(2 h1)
24.78
(=4 F)
=4 Darius Grigalionis LTU 25.23
(1 h4)
24.68
(=2 h2)
24.78
(=4 F)
6 Nuno Laurentino POR 25.06
(1 h5)
24.91
(3 h1)
24.91
(6 F)
7 Aleksandr Popov RUS 25.24
(1 h1)
24.87
(4 h2)
25.04
(7 F)
8 Dan Westcott USA 25.51
(1 h3)
25.02
(4 h1)
25.15
(8 F)
9 Adrian Radley AUS 25.26
(3 h5)
25.08
(5 h1)
—
10 Neil Willey GBR 25.31
(4 h5)
25.09
(5 h2)
—
11 Miro Žeravica CRO 25.24
(2 h4)
25.10
(6 h1)
—
12 Tom Karlsen NOR 25.34
(5 h6)
25.11
(7 h1)
—
=13 Sergey Ostapchuk RUS 25.36
(4 h4)
25.21
(=6 h2)
—
=13 Mark Versfeld CAN 25.10
(2 h5)
25.21
(=6 h2)
—
15 Tomislav Karlo CRO 25.34
(5 h5)
25.22
(8 h2)
—
16 Martin Harris GBR 25.31
(3 h4)
25.44
(8 h1)
—
17 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 25.52
(5 h4)
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18 Simon Thirsk RSA 25.53
(6 h6)
— —
19 Ricardo Busquets PUR 25.54
(6 h5)
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20 Alexandre Massura BRA 25.57
(7 h5)
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=21 Jakob Andersen DEN 25.60
(2 h3)
— —
=21 Indrek Sei EST 25.60
(6 h4)
— —
23 Miroslav Machovič SVK 25.66
(7 h4)
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24 Philippe Demers USA 25.72
(1 h2)
— —
25 Gabriel Mangabeira BRA 25.75
(3 h3)
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26 Eithan Urbach ISR 25.92
(7 h6)
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=27 Mindaugas Špokas LTU 25.93
(8 h5)
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=27 Peter Mankoč SLO 25.93
(8 h6)
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29 Dustin Hersee CAN 26.07
(4 h3)
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30 Blaž Medvešek SLO 26.08
(8 h4)
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31 Mark Chay SGP 26.22
(2 h2)
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32 Nicky Neckles BAR 26.25
(5 h3)
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33 Scott Talbot NZL 26.52
(6 h3)
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34 Benjamin Lo-Pinto SEY 26.85
(3 h2)
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35 Thierry Wouters BEL 27.19
(4 h2)
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36 Billy Kwok HKG 27.28
(5 h2)
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37 Albert Galyautdinov UZB 27.38
(7 h3)
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38 Fergus Kuek SGP 27.76
(6 h2)
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39 Carl Probert FIJ 28.16
(8 h3)
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40 Chung Ka Bo HKG 28.69
(7 h2)
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41 Tai Ka Kin MAC 30.07
(2 h1)
— —
42 Tang Kok Wai MAC 31.14
(3 h1)
— —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Aleksandr Popov RUS 25.24
2 Tai Ka Kin MAC 30.07
3 Tang Kok Wai MAC 31.14

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Philippe Demers USA 25.72
2 Mark Chay SGP 26.22
3 Benjamin Lo-Pinto SEY 26.85
4 Thierry Wouters BEL 27.19
5 Billy Kwok HKG 27.28
6 Fergus Kuek SGP 27.76
7 Chung Ka Bo HKG 28.69

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Dan Westcott USA 25.51
2 Jakob Andersen DEN 25.60
3 Gabriel Mangabeira BRA 25.75
4 Dustin Hersee CAN 26.07
5 Nicky Neckles BAR 26.25
6 Scott Talbot NZL 26.52
7 Albert Galyautdinov UZB 27.38
8 Carl Probert FIJ 28.16

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Darius Grigalionis LTU 25.23
2 Miro Žeravica CRO 25.24
3 Martin Harris GBR 25.31
4 Sergey Ostapchuk RUS 25.36
5 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 25.52
6 Indrek Sei EST 25.60
7 Miroslav Machovič SVK 25.66
8 Blaž Medvešek SLO 26.08

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Nuno Laurentino POR 25.06
2 Mark Versfeld CAN 25.10
3 Adrian Radley AUS 25.26
4 Neil Willey GBR 25.31
5 Tomislav Karlo CRO 25.34
6 Ricardo Busquets PUR 25.54
7 Alexandre Massura BRA 25.57
8 Mindaugas Špokas LTU 25.93

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Rodolfo Falcón CUB 24.71
2 Mariusz Siembida POL 24.79
3 Matt Welsh AUS 24.81
4 Daniel Carlsson SWE 25.16
5 Tom Karlsen NOR 25.34
6 Simon Thirsk RSA 25.53
7 Eithan Urbach ISR 25.92
8 Peter Mankoč SLO 25.93

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Mariusz Siembida POL 24.51
2 Daniel Carlsson SWE 24.75
3 Nuno Laurentino POR 24.91
4 Dan Westcott USA 25.02
5 Adrian Radley AUS 25.08
6 Miro Žeravica CRO 25.10
7 Tom Karlsen NOR 25.11
8 Martin Harris GBR 25.44

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Rodolfo Falcón CUB 24.43
=2 Darius Grigalionis LTU 24.68
=2 Matt Welsh AUS 24.68
4 Aleksandr Popov RUS 24.87
5 Neil Willey GBR 25.09
=6 Sergey Ostapchuk RUS 25.21
=6 Mark Versfeld CAN 25.21
8 Tomislav Karlo CRO 25.22

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Rodolfo Falcón CUB 24.34
2 Mariusz Siembida POL 24.41
3 Matt Welsh AUS 24.70
=4 Daniel Carlsson SWE 24.78
=4 Darius Grigalionis LTU 24.78
6 Nuno Laurentino POR 24.91
7 Aleksandr Popov RUS 25.04
8 Dan Westcott USA 25.15