Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke

The men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 30 with the heats and the semifinals and July 31 with the final.

Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Heats
39 swimmers participated in 6 heats.

Semifinals
The semifinals were held at 19:14.

Final
The final was held at 18:35.