On the wake of Aaron Peirsol's official retirement in 2011, U.S. swimmer Matt Grevers continued to build an American supremacy in the event by following the former champion's footsteps towards his first individual gold. He held off a challenge from France's Camille Lacourt down the final stretch to touch the wall first in a sterling time of 52.16, eclipsing Peirsol's 2008 Olympic record by 0.38 seconds.[2][3] Grevers also enjoyed his teammate Nick Thoman taking home the silver in 52.92, as the Americans climbed again on top of the podium for an eleventh time in the event's Olympic history and for a second straight 1–2 finish since 2008.[4][5] Moving from behind at the final turn, Japan's Ryosuke Irie came up with a stalwart swim to capture the bronze in 52.97.[6][7]
Leading the race early on the initial length, Lacourt dropped off the podium to a fourth-place time in 53.08. Great Britain's Liam Tancock (53.35), Germany's Helge Meeuw (53.48), Australia's defending bronze medalist Hayden Stoeckel (53.55), and China's Cheng Feiyi (53.77) also vied for an Olympic medal to round out the finale.[7][8][9]
Other notable swimmers featured Russian duo Arkady Vyatchanin, reigning Olympic bronze medalist, who missed the final roster with a ninth-place effort (53.79); and Vladimir Morozov, who later scratched the semifinals to focus on his 4×100 m freestyle relay duty, allowing Greece's three-time Olympian Aristeidis Grigoriadis to occupy his slot.[10][11]
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The men s 100 metre backstroke event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 29 30 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London United Kingdom 1 Men s 100 metre backstrokeat the Games of the XXX OlympiadVenueLondon Aquatics CentreDateJuly 29 2012 heats amp semifinals July 30 2012 final Competitors43 from 33 nationsWinning time52 16 ORMedalistsMatt Grevers United StatesNick Thoman United StatesRyosuke Irie Japan 20082016 On the wake of Aaron Peirsol s official retirement in 2011 U S swimmer Matt Grevers continued to build an American supremacy in the event by following the former champion s footsteps towards his first individual gold He held off a challenge from France s Camille Lacourt down the final stretch to touch the wall first in a sterling time of 52 16 eclipsing Peirsol s 2008 Olympic record by 0 38 seconds 2 3 Grevers also enjoyed his teammate Nick Thoman taking home the silver in 52 92 as the Americans climbed again on top of the podium for an eleventh time in the event s Olympic history and for a second straight 1 2 finish since 2008 4 5 Moving from behind at the final turn Japan s Ryosuke Irie came up with a stalwart swim to capture the bronze in 52 97 6 7 Leading the race early on the initial length Lacourt dropped off the podium to a fourth place time in 53 08 Great Britain s Liam Tancock 53 35 Germany s Helge Meeuw 53 48 Australia s defending bronze medalist Hayden Stoeckel 53 55 and China s Cheng Feiyi 53 77 also vied for an Olympic medal to round out the finale 7 8 9 Other notable swimmers featured Russian duo Arkady Vyatchanin reigning Olympic bronze medalist who missed the final roster with a ninth place effort 53 79 and Vladimir Morozov who later scratched the semifinals to focus on his 4 100 m freestyle relay duty allowing Greece s three time Olympian Aristeidis Grigoriadis to occupy his slot 10 11 Contents 1 Records 2 Results 2 1 Heats 2 2 Semifinals 2 2 1 Semifinal 1 2 2 2 Semifinal 2 2 3 Final 3 References 4 External linksRecords editPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record nbsp Aaron Peirsol USA 51 94 Indianapolis United States 8 July 2009 12 13 Olympic record nbsp Aaron Peirsol USA 52 54 Beijing China 12 August 2008 14 The following records were established during the competition Date Event Name Nationality Time Record 30 July Final Matt Grevers nbsp United States 52 16 ORResults editHeats edit 15 Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 6 4 Matt Grevers nbsp United States 52 92 Q 2 6 2 Cheng Feiyi nbsp China 53 22 Q NR 3 4 4 Nick Thoman nbsp United States 53 48 Q 4 5 4 Camille Lacourt nbsp France 53 51 Q 5 6 5 Ryosuke Irie nbsp Japan 53 56 Q 6 6 7 Nick Driebergen nbsp Netherlands 53 62 Q NR 7 4 5 Helge Meeuw nbsp Germany 53 83 Q 8 5 5 Liam Tancock nbsp Great Britain 53 86 Q 9 6 6 Hayden Stoeckel nbsp Australia 53 88 Q 10 4 2 Vladimir Morozov nbsp Russia 54 01 Q WD 5 2 Arkady Vyatchanin nbsp Russia Q 12 5 3 Jan Philip Glania nbsp Germany 54 07 Q 13 5 8 Charles Francis nbsp Canada 54 08 Q 14 6 3 Gareth Kean nbsp New Zealand 54 26 Q 15 6 1 Daniel Arnamnart nbsp Australia 54 28 Q 16 4 3 Aschwin Wildeboer nbsp Spain 54 36 Q 17 5 6 Aristeidis Grigoriadis nbsp Greece 54 52 Q 18 3 1 Pavel Sankovich nbsp Belarus 54 53 NR 19 3 5 Mirco di Tora nbsp Italy 54 70 20 3 7 Chris Walker Hebborn nbsp Great Britain 54 78 21 3 4 He Jianbin nbsp China 54 81 22 3 3 Richard Bohus nbsp Hungary 54 84 23 4 6 Bastiaan Lijesen nbsp Netherlands 54 88 24 4 1 Yakov Yan Toumarkin nbsp Israel 54 91 25 4 7 Juan Miguel Rando Galvez nbsp Spain 54 93 26 3 8 Lavrans Solli nbsp Norway 55 00 27 5 1 Marcin Tarczynski nbsp Poland 55 06 28 4 8 Daniel Orzechowski nbsp Brazil 55 16 29 2 8 George Bovell nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 55 22 NR 30 3 2 Mathias Gydesen nbsp Denmark 55 31 31 5 7 Benjamin Stasiulis nbsp France 55 36 32 2 5 Omar Pinzon nbsp Colombia 55 37 33 6 8 Charl Crous nbsp South Africa 55 37 34 2 1 Pedro Medel nbsp Cuba 55 40 NR 35 2 2 Oleksandr Isakov nbsp Ukraine 55 43 36 2 7 Park Seon kwan nbsp South Korea 55 51 37 3 6 Daniel Bell nbsp New Zealand 55 53 38 2 4 Alexandr Tarabrin nbsp Kazakhstan 55 55 39 2 6 I Gede Siman Sudartawa nbsp Indonesia 55 99 40 1 4 Bradley Ally nbsp Barbados 56 27 41 2 3 Federico Grabich nbsp Argentina 56 56 42 1 5 Heshan Unamboowe nbsp Sri Lanka 57 94 43 1 3 Zane Jordan nbsp Zambia 58 77 Semifinals edit 16 Semifinal 1 edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 5 Camille Lacourt nbsp France 53 03 Q 2 6 Liam Tancock nbsp Great Britain 53 25 Q 3 4 Cheng Feiyi nbsp China 53 50 Q 4 2 Arkady Vyatchanin nbsp Russia 53 79 5 3 Nick Driebergen nbsp Netherlands 53 81 6 8 Aristeidis Grigoriadis nbsp Greece 54 20 7 7 Charles Francis nbsp Canada 54 42 8 1 Daniel Arnamnart nbsp Australia 54 48 Semifinal 2 edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 4 Matt Grevers nbsp United States 52 66 Q 2 3 Ryosuke Irie nbsp Japan 53 29 Q 3 5 Nick Thoman nbsp United States 53 47 Q 4 6 Helge Meeuw nbsp Germany 53 52 Q 5 2 Hayden Stoeckel nbsp Australia 53 72 Q 6 7 Jan Philip Glania nbsp Germany 53 90 7 8 Aschwin Wildeboer nbsp Spain 53 99 8 1 Gareth Kean nbsp New Zealand 54 00 Final edit 17 Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes nbsp 4 Matt Grevers nbsp United States 52 16 OR nbsp 2 Nick Thoman nbsp United States 52 92 nbsp 6 Ryosuke Irie nbsp Japan 52 97 4 5 Camille Lacourt nbsp France 53 08 5 3 Liam Tancock nbsp Great Britain 53 35 6 1 Helge Meeuw nbsp Germany 53 48 7 8 Hayden Stoeckel nbsp Australia 53 55 8 7 Cheng Feiyi nbsp China 53 77References edit Swimming Results amp Schedules London 2012 NBC Olympics 29 July 2012 Archived from the original on 3 July 2013 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Grevers wins 100m backstroke gold Reuters 30 July 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2013 Americans Missy Franklin and Matt Grevers win gold in backstroke Ryan Lochte falters CBS News 30 July 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2013 Lochte falters again but Franklin Grevers shine for U S London 2012 NBC Olympics 30 July 2012 Archived from the original on 8 July 2013 Retrieved 8 July 2013 Auerbach Nicole 30 July 2012 Matt Grevers leads 1 2 sweep by Americans in 100 back USA Today Retrieved 7 July 2013 Kano Shintaro 31 July 2012 Irie Terakawa Suzuki haul in bronze from the pool The Japan Times Retrieved 8 July 2013 a b 2012 London Olympics Matt Grevers Sets Olympic Record in 100 Back Win Nick Thoman Gives U S 1 2 Finish Swimming World Magazine 30 July 2012 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Spofforth Tancock and Renwick miss out Team GB 30 July 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2013 Frenchman continues to fry his opposition in the pool The Age 31 July 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2013 2012 London Olympics Matt Grevers Clears 53 To Lead Men s 100 Back Qualifying Swimming World Magazine 29 July 2012 Archived from the original on 2013 01 28 Retrieved 7 July 2013 2012 London Olympics Matt Grevers Breaks 53 Seconds Again to Lead 100 Back Semisg Swimming World Magazine 29 July 2012 Archived from the original on 2012 10 04 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Peirsol reclaims 100 back record ESPN 8 July 2009 Retrieved 8 July 2013 Aaron Peirsol s stunning swim steals limelight from Michael Phelps Guardian co uk 9 July 2009 Retrieved 8 July 2013 Dead heat bronze for Stoeckel Peirsol wins backstroke gold ABC News 12 August 2008 Retrieved 16 May 2013 Men s 100m Backstroke Heats London2012 com LOCOG Archived from the original on 9 December 2012 Retrieved 27 July 2012 Men s 100m Backstroke Semifinals London2012 com LOCOG Archived from the original on 8 December 2012 Retrieved 29 July 2012 Men s 100m Backstroke Final London2012 com LOCOG Archived from the original on 8 December 2012 Retrieved 29 July 2012 External links editNBC Olympics Coverage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics Men 27s 100 metre backstroke amp oldid 1175603466, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
