100 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 2003 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Barcelona ESP
Held 21 – 22 July 2003
Status Medal
Competitors 85
Countries 64
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Aaron Peirsol USA 54.99
(3 h11)		 54.28
(1 h2)		 53.61
(1 F)
🥈 Matt Welsh AUS 54.79
(1 h12)		 54.77
(=4 h2)		 53.92
(=2 F)
🥈 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 54.81
(2 h10)		 54.49
(2 h1)		 53.92
(=2 F)
4 Steffen Driesen GER 55.56
(=13 h10)		 54.60
(3 h1)		 54.17
(4 F)
5 Markus Rogan AUT 55.42
(9 h11)		 55.11
(6 h2)		 54.53
(5 F)
6 Tomomi Morita JPN 55.06
(4 h12)		 55.17
(8 h1)		 54.86
(6 F)
7 László Cseh, Jr. HUN 55.11
(5 h11)		 55.12
(7 h2)		 54.95
(7 F)
8 Alex Lim MAS 55.62
(15 h11)		 54.77
(=4 h2)		 55.18
(8 F)
9 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 55.29
(7 h11)		 55.21
(9 h2)		 —
10 Blaž Medvešek SLO 55.28
(6 h10)		 55.30
(10 h1)		 —
11 Simon Dufour FRA 55.49
(12 h11)		 55.31
(11 h1)		 —
12 Atsushi Nishikori JPN 55.67
(16 h12)		 55.36
(12 h1)		 —
13 Răzvan Florea ROU 55.56
(=13 h9)		 55.42
(13 h2)		 —
14 Örn Arnarson ISL 55.47
(=10 h9)		 55.67
(14 h1)		 —
15 Yoav Gath ISR 55.41
(8 h8)		 55.71
(15 h1)		 —
16 Péter Horváth HUN 55.47
(=10 h10)		 55.83
(16 h2)		 —
17 Riley Janes CAN 55.76
(17 h10)		 — —
18 Gerhard Zandberg RSA 55.80
(18 h12)		 — —
19 Josh Watson AUS 55.81
(19 h12)		 — —
20 Karel Novy SUI 55.82
(20 h9)		 — —
21 David Ortega ESP 55.85
(21 h12)		 — —
22 Toni Helbig GER 55.90
(22 h12)		 — —
23 Gordan Kožulj CRO 55.94
(23 h10)		 — —
24 Ahmed Hussain EGY 55.95
(24 h9)		 — —
25 Darius Grigalionis LTU 56.00
(25 h8)		 — —
26 Ryan Pini PNG 56.06
(26 h8)		 — —
27 Volodymyr Nikolaichuk UKR 56.14
(27 h10)		 — —
28 Cam Gibson NZL 56.22
(28 h9)		 — —
29 Yevgeny Alyoshin RUS 56.31
(29 h12)		 — —
30 Pierre Roger FRA 56.34
(30 h11)		 — —
31 Seong Min KOR 56.38
(31 h11)		 — —
32 Pavel Suškov LTU 56.42
(32 h7)		 — —
33 Jorge Sánchez ESP 56.44
(33 h9)		 — —
34 Klaas-Erik Zwering NED 56.58
(34 h8)		 — —
35 Pavlo Illichov UKR 56.60
(35 h7)		 — —
36 Yu Rui CHN 56.77
(36 h9)		 — —
37 Paulo Machado BRA 57.01
(37 h9)		 — —
38 Nuno Laurentino POR 57.10
(38 h8)		 — —
39 Flori Lang SUI 57.12
(39 h8)		 — —
40 Jens Petersson SWE 57.36
(40 h7)		 — —
41 Keith Beavers CAN 57.54
(41 h7)		 — —
=42 Martin Viilep EST 57.69
(=42 h7)		 — —
=42 Sander Ganzevles NED 57.69
(=42 h8)		 — —
44 Mattias Ohlin SWE 57.75
(44 h1)		 — —
45 Gabriel Mangabeira BRA 58.08
(45 h8)		 — —
46 Alexandru Ivlev MDA 58.53
(46 h7)		 — —
47 Andrei Mihailov MDA 58.67
(47 h7)		 — —
48 Nick Bovell TTO 59.42
(48 h7)		 — —
49 Mauricio Prudencio BOL 59.62
(49 h6)		 — —
50 Jared Heine MHL 1:00.13
(50 h6)		 — —
51 Brendan Ashby ZIM 1:00.21
(51 h6)		 — —
52 Fai Yau Sun HKG 1:00.87
(52 h6)		 — —
53 Guillermo Ramírez COL 1:01.38
(53 h6)		 — —
54 Gustavo Vera PAR 1:01.44
(54 h6)		 — —
55 Đỗ Huy Long VIE 1:02.06
(55 h5)		 — —
56 Mikhail Alekseyev UZB 1:02.38
(56 h6)		 — —
57 Roberto Sansó CRC 1:02.40
(57 h5)		 — —
58 Khaly Ciss SEN 1:02.49
(58 h4)		 — —
59 Danil Bugakov UZB 1:02.67
(59 h5)		 — —
60 Mohammad Nazeri IRI 1:02.75
(60 h5)		 — —
61 Yury Zakharov KGZ 1:02.91
(61 h6)		 — —
62 James Walsh PHI 1:03.72
(62 h4)		 — —
63 Abdel Rahman Al-Kaaki LBN 1:03.77
(63 h5)		 — —
64 Oleg Deikrishvili GEO 1:03.84
(64 h5)		 — —
65 Lei Chi Lon MAC 1:03.86
(65 h4)		 — —
66 Onan Orlando Thom GUY 1:03.91
(66 h3)		 — —
67 Ammar Al-Tamini UAE 1:04.31
(67 h4)		 — —
68 Omar Abu-Fares JOR 1:04.45
(68 h4)		 — —
69 Seung Gin Lee NMI 1:04.80
(69 h3)		 — —
70 Olufolahan Oluwole NGR 1:05.35
(70 h5)		 — —
71 Kabir Singh Walia KEN 1:05.50
(71 h4)		 — —
72 Mohammed Rana BAN 1:05.62
(72 h4)		 — —
73 Rony Bakale CGO 1:05.82
(73 h5)		 — —
74 Nuno Rola ANG 1:06.49
(74 h3)		 — —
75 Patrick Boustany LBN 1:07.14
(75 h2)		 — —
76 Daniel Kang GUM 1:07.92
(76 h3)		 — —
77 Urnultsaikhan Ganbold MGL 1:08.19
(77 h3)		 — —
78 Sean Chow FIJ 1:09.18
(78 h3)		 — —
79 Muzeya Muzyamba ZAM 1:10.71
(79 h2)		 — —
80 Kin Duenas GUM 1:11.15
(80 h2)		 — —
81 Peter Lynch ZAM 1:12.30
(81 h1)		 — —
82 Leonel Matonse MOZ 1:13.11
(82 h2)		 — —
83 Mohammed Abbas IRQ 1:13.75
(83 h2)		 — —
84 Hojamamed Hojamamedov TKM 1:14.23
(84 h3)		 — —
AC Randall Bal USA 55.14
(DQ h10)		 — —
DNS Landry EnokorinDNS CIV —
(DNS h3)		 — —
DNS Gibrilla KanuDNS SLE —
(DNS h2)		 — —
DNS Awsan QardaaDNS YEM —
(DNS h1)		 — —
DNS Hem LumphatDNS CAM —
(DNS h1)		 — —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
44 Mattias Ohlin SWE 57.75
81 Peter Lynch ZAM 1:12.30
DNS Awsan QardaaDNS YEM —
DNS Hem LumphatDNS CAM —

Heat 10

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 54.81
6 Blaž Medvešek SLO 55.28
=10 Péter Horváth HUN 55.47
=13 Steffen Driesen GER 55.56
17 Riley Janes CAN 55.76
23 Gordan Kožulj CRO 55.94
27 Volodymyr Nikolaichuk UKR 56.14
DQ Randall Bal USA 55.14

Heat 11

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Aaron Peirsol USA 54.99
5 László Cseh, Jr. HUN 55.11
7 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 55.29
9 Markus Rogan AUT 55.42
12 Simon Dufour FRA 55.49
15 Alex Lim MAS 55.62
30 Pierre Roger FRA 56.34
31 Seong Min KOR 56.38

Heat 12

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Matt Welsh AUS 54.79
4 Tomomi Morita JPN 55.06
16 Atsushi Nishikori JPN 55.67
18 Gerhard Zandberg RSA 55.80
19 Josh Watson AUS 55.81
21 David Ortega ESP 55.85
22 Toni Helbig GER 55.90
29 Yevgeny Alyoshin RUS 56.31

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
75 Patrick Boustany LBN 1:07.14
79 Muzeya Muzyamba ZAM 1:10.71
80 Kin Duenas GUM 1:11.15
82 Leonel Matonse MOZ 1:13.11
83 Mohammed Abbas IRQ 1:13.75
DNS Gibrilla KanuDNS SLE —

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
66 Onan Orlando Thom GUY 1:03.91
69 Seung Gin Lee NMI 1:04.80
74 Nuno Rola ANG 1:06.49
76 Daniel Kang GUM 1:07.92
77 Urnultsaikhan Ganbold MGL 1:08.19
78 Sean Chow FIJ 1:09.18
84 Hojamamed Hojamamedov TKM 1:14.23
DNS Landry EnokorinDNS CIV —

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
58 Khaly Ciss SEN 1:02.49
62 James Walsh PHI 1:03.72
65 Lei Chi Lon MAC 1:03.86
67 Ammar Al-Tamini UAE 1:04.31
68 Omar Abu-Fares JOR 1:04.45
71 Kabir Singh Walia KEN 1:05.50
72 Mohammed Rana BAN 1:05.62

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
55 Đỗ Huy Long VIE 1:02.06
57 Roberto Sansó CRC 1:02.40
59 Danil Bugakov UZB 1:02.67
60 Mohammad Nazeri IRI 1:02.75
63 Abdel Rahman Al-Kaaki LBN 1:03.77
64 Oleg Deikrishvili GEO 1:03.84
70 Olufolahan Oluwole NGR 1:05.35
73 Rony Bakale CGO 1:05.82

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
49 Mauricio Prudencio BOL 59.62
50 Jared Heine MHL 1:00.13
51 Brendan Ashby ZIM 1:00.21
52 Fai Yau Sun HKG 1:00.87
53 Guillermo Ramírez COL 1:01.38
54 Gustavo Vera PAR 1:01.44
56 Mikhail Alekseyev UZB 1:02.38
61 Yury Zakharov KGZ 1:02.91

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
32 Pavel Suškov LTU 56.42
35 Pavlo Illichov UKR 56.60
40 Jens Petersson SWE 57.36
41 Keith Beavers CAN 57.54
=42 Martin Viilep EST 57.69
46 Alexandru Ivlev MDA 58.53
47 Andrei Mihailov MDA 58.67
48 Nick Bovell TTO 59.42

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
8 Yoav Gath ISR 55.41
25 Darius Grigalionis LTU 56.00
26 Ryan Pini PNG 56.06
34 Klaas-Erik Zwering NED 56.58
38 Nuno Laurentino POR 57.10
39 Flori Lang SUI 57.12
=42 Sander Ganzevles NED 57.69
45 Gabriel Mangabeira BRA 58.08

Heat 9

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=10 Örn Arnarson ISL 55.47
=13 Răzvan Florea ROU 55.56
20 Karel Novy SUI 55.82
24 Ahmed Hussain EGY 55.95
28 Cam Gibson NZL 56.22
33 Jorge Sánchez ESP 56.44
36 Yu Rui CHN 56.77
37 Paulo Machado BRA 57.01

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 54.49
3 Steffen Driesen GER 54.60
8 Tomomi Morita JPN 55.17
10 Blaž Medvešek SLO 55.30
11 Simon Dufour FRA 55.31
12 Atsushi Nishikori JPN 55.36
14 Örn Arnarson ISL 55.67
15 Yoav Gath ISR 55.71

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Aaron Peirsol USA 54.28
=4 Matt Welsh AUS 54.77
=4 Alex Lim MAS 54.77
6 Markus Rogan AUT 55.11
7 László Cseh, Jr. HUN 55.12
9 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 55.21
13 Răzvan Florea ROU 55.42
16 Péter Horváth HUN 55.83

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Aaron Peirsol USA 53.61
=2 Matt Welsh AUS 53.92
=2 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 53.92
4 Steffen Driesen GER 54.17
5 Markus Rogan AUT 54.53
6 Tomomi Morita JPN 54.86
7 László Cseh, Jr. HUN 54.95
8 Alex Lim MAS 55.18