The Men's 50 metre breaststroke competition at the 2026 Mediterranean Games was held on 22 August 2026 at the in Taranto.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Mediterranean Games records were as follows:
World record 56.88 Gwangju, South Korea 21 July 2019 Mediterranean Games record 1:00.03 Oran, Algeria 30 June 2022
During the competition, Gabriele Mancini break the Mediterranean Games record in the final, winning the gold medal in 59.94. He improved the previous record of 1:00.03, set by Berkay Ömer Öğretir at the 2022 Mediterranean Games, by 0.09 seconds.
Record Athlete Time Location Date Improvement Mediterranean Games record 59.94 Taranto, Italy 22 August 2026 -0.09 s
Results Heats The heats were held at 11:09.
Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 1 2 4 Gabriele Mancini 1:00.58 Q 2 1 4 Christian Mantegazza 1:00.76 Q 3 1 3 Joaquín Pardo 1:01.07 Q 4 2 6 Filip Mujan 1:01.74 Q 5 2 5 Berkay Ömer Öğretir 1:01.82 Q 6 1 7 Gabriel Lopes 1:02.00 Q 7 2 3 Savvas Thomoglou 1:02.42 Q 8 2 2 Giacomo Casadei 1:02.51 Q 9 1 6 Uroš Živanović 1:02.55 10 1 5 Hüseyin Emre Sakçı 1:02.92 11 2 7 Vito Radoš 1:03.00 12 1 2 Marios Zafeiropoulos 1:03.23 13 2 1 Jaš Berložnik 1:03.70 14 1 1 Youssef Abboud 1:03.95
Final The final was held at 18:58.
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Gabriele Mancini GR 5 Christian Mantegazza 1:00.40 3 Joaquín Pardo 1:00.58 4 2 Berkay Ömer Öğretir 1:01.60 5 6 Filip Mujan 1:02.01 6 1 Savvas Thomoglou 1:02.11 7 7 Gabriel Lopes 1:02.39 8 8 Giacomo Casadei 1:02.43
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