The men's 50 metre backstroke at the
2007 World Aquatics Championships
The 2007 World Aquatics Championships, or the XII FINA World Championships, were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007. The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic C ...
took place on 31 March (prelims
and semifinals
) and on the evening of 1 April (final)
at
Rod Laver Arena in
Melbourne, Australia
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. 107 swimmers were entered in the event, of which 98 swam.
Existing records at the start of the event were:
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World record (WR): 24.80,
Thomas Rupprath (Germany), 27 July 2003 in
Barcelona, Spain
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.
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Championship record (CR): ''same''
Results
Final
Semifinals
Heats
See also
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(previous Worlds)
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(next Worlds)
References
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Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships