Swimming at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke
| 1997 European Aquatics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The final of the Men's 100 metres Backstroke event at the European LC Championships 1997 was held on Saturday 23 August 1997 in Seville, Spain.
Finals
| RANK | FINAL A | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Martin López-Zubero (ESP) | 55.71 | |
| Eithan Urbach (ISR) | 55.88 | |
| Vladimir Selkov (RUS) | 55.97 | |
| 4. | Emanuele Merisi (ITA) | 56.09 |
| 5. | Mariusz Siembida (POL) | 56.10 |
| 6. | Jani Sievinen (FIN) | 56.17 |
| 7. | Martin Harris (GBR) | 56.27 |
| 8. | Neil Willey (GBR) | 56.37 |
| RANK | FINAL B | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | Darius Grigalionis (LTU) | 56.26 |
| 10. | Ralf Braun (GER) | 56.31 |
| 11. | Carlos Ramos (ESP) | 56.72 |
| 12. | Mindaugas Spokas (LTU) | 56.98 |
| 13. | Volodymyr Nikolaychuk (UKR) | 57.20 |
| 14. | Marko Strahija (CRO) | 57.23 |
| 15. | Przemyslav Wilant (POL) | 57.32 |
| 16. | Nuno Laurentino (POR) | 57.58 |
Qualifying heats
| RANK | HEATS RANKING | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eithan Urbach (ISR) | 55.96 |
| 2. | Mariusz Siembida (POL) | 55.98 |
| 3. | Martin López-Zubero (ESP) | 56.21 |
| 4. | Emanuele Merisi (ITA) | 56.39 |
| 5. | Jani Sievinen (FIN) | 56.42 |
| 6. | Neil Willey (GBR) | 56.49 |
| 7. | Vladimir Selkov (RUS) | 56.63 |
| 8. | Martin Harris (GBR) | 56.64 |
| 9. | Darius Grigalionis (LTU) | 56.74 |
| 10. | Mindaugas Spokas (LTU) | 56.76 |
| 11. | Ralf Braun (GER) | 56.88 |
| 12. | Carlos Ramos (ESP) | 56.95 |
| 13. | Przemyslav Wilant (POL) | 57.09 |
| 14. | Volodymyr Nikolaychuk (UKR) | 57.16 |
| 15. | Marko Strahija (CRO) | 57.31 |
| 16. | Nuno Laurentino (POR) | 57.40 |
| 17. | Jakob Andersen (DEN) | 57.49 |
| 18. | Peter Mankoč (SLO) | 57.53 |
| 19. | Gordan Kožulj (CRO) | 57.54 |
| 20. | Sergey Ostapchuk (RUS) | 57.64 |
| 21. | Miroslav Machovic (SVK) | 57.86 |
| 22. | Lars Kalenka (GER) | 58.05 |
| 23. | Adrian O'Connor (IRL) | 58.17 |
| 24. | Hugh O'Connor (IRL) | 58.49 |
| 25. | Rolf Schwyter (SUI) | 58.55 |
| 26. | Yoav Gath (ISR) | 59.73 |