{{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men’s 50 metre breaststroke}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men’s 50 metre breaststroke}}
[[Category:Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|Breaststroke 050 metre, men’s]]
[[Category:Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|Breaststroke 050 metre, men’s]]
[[Category:2011 in men’s swimming|Breaststroke 050 metre, men’s]]
[[Category:Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships – Men’s events|Breaststroke 050 metre, men’s]]
[[Category:Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships – Men’s events|Breaststroke 050 metre, men’s]]
[[Category:Men’s 50 metre breaststroke|World Aquatics Championships]]
[[Category:Men’s 50 metre breaststroke|World Aquatics Championships]]
| Men’s 50 metre breaststroke at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships |
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|---|---|
| Dates | July 26, 2011 (heats and semifinals) July 27, 2011 (final) |
| Competitors | 51 from 48 nations |
| Winning time | 27.01 |
The men’s 50 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 26 with the heats and the semifinals and July 27 with the final.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record Championship record |
Cameron van der Burgh |  South Africa |
26.67 | Rome | July 29, 2009 |
51 swimmers participated in 7 heats.[1]
The semifinals were held at 18:19.[2]
The final was held at 19:37.[3] Video replay shows Felipe França Silva using an illegal dolphin kick at the finish; however the official on deck did not see it and so the results stand.[4]
