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Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke

Men's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2010 Asian Games
Venue Aoti Aquatics Centre
Date November 18, 2010 (2010-11-18)
Competitors 31 from 21 nations
Medalists
Gold medal    Japan
Silver medal    Japan
Bronze medal    China
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The men's 50 backstroke at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 18 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

There were 31 competitors from 21 countries who took part in this event. Four heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.

Junya Koga and Ryosuke Irie from Japan finished with one and two, Cheng Feiyi from China won the bronze medal.

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Asian records were as follows.


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