Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke
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The Men's 100 Backstroke event at the 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships swam 21 – 22 July 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. Preliminary[1] and Semifinal[2] heats swam on July 21; the Final[3] was held on July 22.
Quick Facts Men's 100m Backstroke at the 2003 FINA World Aquatics Championships, Dates ...
Men's 100m Backstroke at the 2003 FINA World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | 21 July (prelims, semifinals) 22 July (final) | |||||||||
Winning time | 53.61 seconds | |||||||||
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At the start of the event, the existing World (WR) and Championship (CR) records were:
- WR: 53.60 swum by Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) on August 24, 1999 in Sydney, Australia
- CR: 54.31 swum by Matt Welsh (Australia) on July 23, 2001 in Fukuoka, Japan