Index
Swimming
Backstroke - Men
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		50 Metres		100 Metres		200 Metres
1960	Olympics			Theile	AUS	¬
1962	European			¬		Barbier	URS
1962	Commonwealth			Sykes	GBR	Carroll	AUS
1964	Olympics			¬		Graef	USA
1966	European			¬		Gromak	URS
1966	Commonwealth			Reynolds	AUS	Reynolds	AUS
1968	Olympics			Matthes	DDR	Matthes	DDR
1970	European			Matthes	DDR	Matthes	DDR
1970	Commonwealth			Kennedy	CAN	Richards	GBR
1972	Olympics			Matthes	DDR	Matthes	DDR
1973	World			Matthes	DDR	Matthes	DDR
1974	European			Matthes	DDR	Matthes	DDR
1974	Commonwealth			Tonelli	CAN	Cooper	AUS
1975	World			Matthes	DDR	Verraszto	HUN
1976	Olympics			Naber	USA	Naber	USA
1977	European			Rolko	CZE	Verraszto	HUN
1978	Commonwealth			Patching	AUS	Hurring	NZL
1978	World			Jackson	USA	Vassallo	USA
1980	Olympics			Baron	SWE	Wladar	HUN
1981	European			Wladar	HUN	Wladar	HUN
1982	Commonwealth			West	CAN	Henning	CAN
1982	World			Richter	DDR	Carey	USA
1983	European			Richter	DDR	Zabalotnov	URS
1984	Olympics			Carey	USA	Carey	USA
1985	European			Poliansky	URS	Poliansky	URS
1985	Pan Pacific			Carey	USA	Carey	USA
1986	Commonwealth			Tewksbury	CAN	Goss	CAN
1986	World			Poliansky	URS	Poliansky	URS
1987	European			Zabolotnov	URS	Zabolotnov	URS
1987	Pan Pacific			Tewksbury	CAN	Veatch	USA
1988	Olympics			Suzuki	JPN	Poliansky	URS
1989	European			Lopez-Zubero	ESP	Battistelli	ITA
1989	Pan Pacific			Rouse	USA	Veatch	USA
1990	Commonwealth			Tewksbury	CAN	Anderson	CAN
1991	European			Lopez-Zubero	ESP	Lopez-Zubero	ESP
1991	Pan Pacific			Rouse	USA	Rouse	USA
1991	World			Rouse	USA	Lopez-Zubero	ESP
1992	Olympics			Tewksbury	CAN	Lopez-Zubero	ESP
1993	European			Lopez-Zubero	ESP	Selkov	RUS
1993	Pan Pacific			Rouse	USA	Sharp	USA
1994	World			Lopez-Zubero	ESP	Selkov	RUS
1994	Commonwealth			Harris	GBR	Ruckwood	GBR
1995	European			Selkov	RUS	Selkov	RUS
1995	Pan Pacific			Rouse	USA	Schwenk	USA
1996	Olympics			Rouse	USA	Bridgewater	USA
1997	European			Lopez-Zubero	ESP	Selkov	RUS
1997	Pan Pacific			Krayzelburg	USA	Krayzelburg	USA
1998	Commonwealth			Versfeld	CAN	Versfeld	CAN
1998	World			Krayzelburg	USA	Krayzelburg	USA
1999	European	Theloke	GER	Theloke	GER	Braun	GER
1999	Pan Pacific			Krayzelburg	USA	Krayzelburg	USA
2000	European	Theloke	GER	Ortega	ESP	Kozulj	CRO
2000	Olympics			Krayzelburg	USA	Krayzelburg	USA
2001	World	Bal	USA	Welsh	AUS	Peirsol	USA
2002	European	Rupprath	GER	Theloke	GER	Kozulj	CRO
2002	Commonwealth	Welsh	AUS	Welsh	AUS	Goddard	GBR
2002	Pan Pacific			Peirsol	USA	Peirsol	USA
2003	World	Rupprath	GER	Peirsol	USA	Peirsol	USA
2004	European	Theloke	GER	Cseh	HUN	Rogan	AUT
2004	Olympics			Peirsol	USA	Peirsol	USA
2005	World	Grigoriadis	GRE	Peirsol	USA	Peirsol	USA
2006	Commonwealth	Clay	GBR	Tancock	GBR	Tait	GBR
2006	European	Meeuw	GER	Vyatchanin	RUS	Vyatchanin	RUS
2006	Pan Pacific			Peirsol	USA	Peirsol	USA
2007	World	Zandberg	RSA	Peirsol	USA	Lochte	USA
2008	European	Grigoriadis	GRE	Rogan	AUT	Rogan	AUT
2008	Olympics			Peirsol	USA	Lochte	USA
2009	World	Tancock	GBR	Koga	JPN	Peirsol	USA
2010	European	Lacourt	FRA	Lacourt	FRA	Donets	RUS
2010	Pan Pacific	Koga	JPN	Peirsol	USA	Lochte	USA
2010	Commonwealth	Tancock	GBR	Tancock	GBR	Goddard	GBR
2011	World	Tancock	GBR	Lacourt	FRA	Lochte	USA
				Stravius	FRA
2012	European	Grigoriadis	GRE	Grigoriadis	GRE	Kawecki	POL
2012	Olympics			Grevers	USA	Clary	USA