Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The Men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 16 and 17 May 2016.Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 16 May at 10:37.Swim-off
The Swim-off were held on 16 May at 12:18.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Dávid Földházi | | 55.26 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Ádám Telegdy | | 55.58 | |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 16 May at 18:17.Semifinal 2
Final
The final was on 17 May at 18:15.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 6 | Camille Lacourt | | 53.79 | |
| 5 | Grigoriy Tarasevich | | 53.89 | |
| 3 | Simone Sabbioni | | 54.19 | |
| 4 | Apostolos Christou | | 54.19 | |
| 5 | 1 | Gábor Balog | | 54.35 | |
| 6 | 2 | Robert Glință | | 54.36 | |
| 6 | 7 | Yakov Toumarkin | | 54.36 | |
| 8 | 8 | Shane Ryan | | 54.49 | |
