The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Asian Games

2010 Asian Games

The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...

 took place on 16 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

There were 29 competitors from 19 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.

Ryosuke Irie

Ryosuke Irie

is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is a Kinki University student in Osaka.-History:He was born in Osaka prefecture and started his actual swimming carrier in his junior high school years. In 2005 he won the national high school championships in 200 meter backstroke when he was a first year grade...

 and Junya Koga

Junya Koga

is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is currently a Waseda University student in Tokyo.In May 2009, he set the Japanese records in the 50 m and 100 m backstrokes at the 2009 Japan Championships, qualifying for Japan's team to the 2009 World Championships....

 from Japan

Japan at the 2010 Asian Games

Japan will participate in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on 12 November – 27 November 2010.-Medal Table:-Canoeing:-Gymnastics:-Table Tennis:-Volleyball:-weightlifting:-Wushu:...

 finished with one and two, Sun Xiaolei

Sun Xiaolei

Sun Xiaolei is a Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5527...

 from China

China at the 2010 Asian Games

China participated and hosted the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou on 12 November – 27 November 2010.-Medalists:- Aquatics – Diving:MenWomen- Aquatics – Swimming:Men30 swimmersWomen22 swimmers...

 won the bronze medal.

Records

World record
51.94	Aaron Peirsol Aaron Peirsol Aaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay...	Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...	8 July 2009
Asian record
52.24	Ryosuke Irie Ryosuke Irie is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is a Kinki University student in Osaka.-History:He was born in Osaka prefecture and started his actual swimming carrier in his junior high school years. In 2005 he won the national high school championships in 200 meter backstroke when he was a first year grade...	Kumamoto	5 September 2009

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	4	Junya Koga Junya Koga is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is currently a Waseda University student in Tokyo.In May 2009, he set the Japanese records in the 50 m and 100 m backstrokes at the 2009 Japan Championships, qualifying for Japan's team to the 2009 World Championships....		54.45
2	4	4	Ryosuke Irie Ryosuke Irie is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is a Kinki University student in Osaka.-History:He was born in Osaka prefecture and started his actual swimming carrier in his junior high school years. In 2005 he won the national high school championships in 200 meter backstroke when he was a first year grade...		55.57
3	2	4	Sun Xiaolei Sun Xiaolei Sun Xiaolei is a Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5527...		55.75
4	4	5	Park Seon-Kwan		55.77
5	3	5	He Jianbin		55.91
6	2	3	Kim Ji-Heun		56.61
7	4	3	Stanislav Ossinskiy		56.94
8	4	7	Yuan Ping		57.25
9	2	5	Abdullah Altuwaini		57.29
10	2	6	Ng Kai Wee Rainer		57.50
11	4	2	Ong Wei Shien Zach		57.57
12	3	7	Barr Kumarakulasinghe		57.94
13	2	2	Chung Lai Yeung		58.10
14	4	6	Danil Bugakov		58.93
15	4	1	Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Bandara Unamboowe is a Sri Lankan swimmer who has represented his country at international competitions. He was born in the town of Kandy to parents Dudley and Priyanga....		59.00
16	3	1	Daniil Bukin		59.09
17	2	1	Rehan Jehangir Poncha		59.38
18	3	6	Charles William Walker		59.57
19	2	7	Balak Melkote Badrinath		59.62
20	2	8	Chu Kevin Kam Yin		1:00.04
21	3	8	Jamal Chavoshifar		1:00.39
22	1	6	Shuaib A M A H Althuwaini		1:00.43
23	4	8	Antonio Tong		1:00.70
24	1	4	Mohammed Abdulla Al Ghaferi		1:02.60
25	3	3	Glenn Victor Sutanto		1:04.11
26	3	2	Guntur Pratama Putera		1:04.81
27	1	5	Dulguun Batsaikhan		1:05.61
28	1	2	Mohammed Hassan		1:06.35
29	1	3	Abdulrahman Al Ollan		1:10.09

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Ryosuke Irie Ryosuke Irie is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is a Kinki University student in Osaka.-History:He was born in Osaka prefecture and started his actual swimming carrier in his junior high school years. In 2005 he won the national high school championships in 200 meter backstroke when he was a first year grade...		53.61
	5	Junya Koga Junya Koga is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is currently a Waseda University student in Tokyo.In May 2009, he set the Japanese records in the 50 m and 100 m backstrokes at the 2009 Japan Championships, qualifying for Japan's team to the 2009 World Championships....		53.88
	3	Sun Xiaolei Sun Xiaolei Sun Xiaolei is a Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5527...		54.46
4	6	Park Seon-Kwan		54.57
5	2	He Jianbin		55.36
6	8	Kim Ji-Heun		56.11
7	1	Stanislav Ossinskiy		56.30
8	7	Yuan Ping		57.03

External links

• Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Official Website
• Men's 100m Backstroke Ev.No.24 Final Official Website