Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships |
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Victory Ceremony
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| Dates | 8 August (heats and semifinals) 9 August (final) |
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| Competitors | 68 from 61 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.23 | |||||||||
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The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 8 August with the heats and the semifinals and 9 August with the final.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
The heats were held at 09:54.
It was established that there would be a swim-off between the Brazilian Guilherme Guido and the Spanish Miguel Ortiz. However Guido chose not to swim the race, preferring to rest and focus on the 4 × 100 medley relay.
The semifinals were held on 8 August at 18.45.
The final was held on 9 August at 16:32.
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