The men's 50 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 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

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....

 and 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...

 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, Cheng Feiyi 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
24.04	Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science...	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	2 August 2009
Asian record
24.24	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....	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	2 August 2009

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4	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....		25.42
2	3	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...		25.67
3	2	4	Cheng Feiyi		25.74
4	4	5	Park Seon-Kwan		26.16
5	3	5	Zhang Yu		26.23
6	2	3	Ng Kai Wee Rainer		26.32
7	2	6	Stanislav Ossinskiy		26.52
8	3	6	Glenn Victor Sutanto		26.56
9	4	3	Abdullah Altuwaini		26.62
10	4	2	Gede Siman Sudartawa		26.72
11	2	2	Yuan Ping		26.79
12	3	3	Chung Lai Yeung		26.84
13	4	6	Danil Bugakov		26.86
14	2	5	Kim Ji-Heun		26.99
15	3	2	Ong Wei Shien Zach		27.01
16	3	8	Barr Kumarakulasinghe		27.46
17	3	7	Balak Melkote Badrinath		27.63
18	3	1	Jamal Chavoshifar		27.70
19	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....		27.76
20	2	7	Antonio Tong		28.01
21	1	2	Shuaib A M A H Althuwaini		28.05
22	4	8	Yury Zaharov		28.13
23	2	8	Mohammed Abdulla Al Ghaferi		28.49
24	1	4	Lao Kuan Fong		28.74
25	2	1	Obaid Ahmad Al Jasmi		28.89
26	1	5	Dulguun Batsaikhan		30.37
27	1	1	Mohammed Hassan		30.95
28	1	7	Mohammed Ali Almahmoud		31.22
29	1	6	Ammar Ghanim		34.85
30	1	3	Saylom Souvannala		35.15
	4	7	Daniil Bukin			DNS

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	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....		25.08
	5	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...		25.16
	3	Cheng Feiyi		25.30
4	6	Park Seon-Kwan		25.75
5	2	Zhang Yu		25.95
6	1	Stanislav Ossinskiy		26.21
7	8	Glenn Sutanto		26.31
8	7	Ng Kai Wee Rainer		26.48

External links

• Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Official Website
• Men's 50m Backstroke Ev.No.33 Final Official Website