Men's 100m Backstroke Semifinals

Glad to see Irie in; he is actually really young (22) and should be in his best form. Hope he bags a medal. Last Olympic's bronze medalist Arkady Vytachanin failed to make it to the finals. 1s faster than the rest of his competitors, Grevers looks set to take the gold, don't you think? ;)

1. Matthew Grevers (Usa) 52.66
2. Camille Lacourt (Fra) 53.03
3. Liam Tancock (Gbr) 53.25
4. Ryosuke Irie (Jpn) 53.29
5. Nick Thoman (Usa) 53.47
6. Cheng Fengyi (Chn) 53.50
7. Helge Meeuw (Ger) 53.52
8. Hayden Stoeckel 53.74