Apostolos Christou Swims 52.23 100 Backstroke, #3 Time In World This Season
By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
2024 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Monday, June 17th – Sunday, June 23th
Belgrade, Serbia
Prelims: 9:30 am local time/Finals: 6:30 pm local time
LCM (50 meters)
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MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL
World Record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022)
European Record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022)
Championship Record: 52.11 – Camille LaCourt, France (2010)
Apostolos Christou (GRE) – 52.23
Evangelos Makrygiannis (GRE) – 52.83
Ksawery Masiuk (POL) – 53.56
Oleksandr Zheltiakov (UKR) – 53.85
Kacper Stokowski (POL) – 53.90
Adam Jaszo (HUN) – 54.56
Matthew Ward (GBR) – 54.93
Michael Laitarovsky (ISR) – 55.23
Apostolos Christou of Greece posted the #3 time in the World so far this season in the men’s 100 backstroke, clocking a 52.23 to win the European Title.
Christou holds a lifetime best of a 52.09 that he swam in semifinals at the 2022 World Championships to hold the time top into finals. He ended up finishing 5th in finals, clocking a 52.57. Christou notably swam a 52.24 at the 2022 European Championships, about two months after 2022 Worlds.
Since then, Christou has missed semifinals in the event at the 2023 World Championships as he swam a 54.01 for 19th. This past February, he captured his first Worlds medal swimming a 53.36 for bronze.
Split Comparison:
2024 Euros
2022 Worlds
50
25.39
25.26
100
26.84
26.83
52.23
52.09
Christou’s time from today sits only behind Xu Jiayu from China and Ryan Murphy of the US this season. Christou’s previous season best of a 53.17 from Greek Nationals last month sat at #19 in the World this season.
2023-2024 LCM Men 100 Back
XU
52.05
2Ryan
MURPHY USA52.2206/173Apostolos
CHRISTOY GRE52.2306/234 Thomas
CECCONITA52.2710/085Miron
LifinstsevRUS52.34 WJR04/15View Top 32»
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