Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle

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Men's 50 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates30 July 2021 (heats)
31 July 2021 (semifinals)
1 August 2021 (final)
Competitors73 from 66 nations
Winning time21.07 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Caeleb Dressel  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Florent Manaudou  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bruno Fratus  Brazil
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Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen
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The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 30 July to 1 August 2021 at the Olympic Aquatics Centre.[1] It will be the event's tenth appearance, first held in 1904 (as 50 yards) and then at every edition since 1988. The event is nicknamed the "splash and dash" event.[2]

The medals for the competition were presented by Anant Singh, South Africa; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Cpt. Husain Al-Musallam, Kuwait; FINA President.

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  César Cielo (BRA) 20.91 São Paulo, Brazil 18 December 2009 [3][4]
Olympic record  César Cielo (BRA) 21.30 Beijing, China 16 August 2008 [5]

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Event Swimmer Nation Time Record
August 1 Final Caeleb Dressel  United States 21.07 OR

Qualification[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 22.01 seconds. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 22.67 seconds. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[6]

Competition format[]

The competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[7]

Schedule[]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
Friday, 30 July 2021 19:00 Heats
Saturday, 31 July 2021 11:11 Semifinals
Sunday, 1 August 2021 10:30 Final

Results[]

Heats[]

The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[8]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 10 4 Caeleb Dressel  United States 21.32 Q
2 10 3 Florent Manaudou  France 21.65 Q
3 9 5 Kristian Gkolomeev  Greece 21.66 Q
4 8 4 Bruno Fratus  Brazil 21.67 Q
5 7 4 Vladyslav Bukhov  Ukraine 21.73 Q
6 8 3 Thom de Boer  Netherlands 21.75 Q
7 8 7 Jesse Puts  Netherlands 21.84 Q
8 8 2 Brent Hayden  Canada 21.85 Q
9 10 7 Lorenzo Zazzeri  Italy 21.86 Q
10 9 1 Kliment Kolesnikov  ROC 21.88 Q
11 8 5 Michael Andrew  United States 21.89 Q
12 9 4 Vladimir Morozov  ROC 21.92 Q
13 10 5 Benjamin Proud  Great Britain 21.93 Q
14 9 8 Alberto Mestre  Venezuela 21.96 Q
15 8 6 Maxime Grousset  France 21.97 Q
10 6 Paweł Juraszek  Poland Q
17 9 7 Meiron Cheruti  Israel 22.01
18 8 1 Joshua Liendo  Canada 22.03
19 7 7 Santo Condorelli  Italy 22.14
8 8 Nikola Miljenić  Croatia
9 2 Yu Hexin  China
22 7 8 Heiko Gigler  Austria 22.17
23 9 6 Björn Seeliger  Sweden 22.19
24 7 6 Ali Khalafalla  Egypt 22.22
10 8 Brad Tandy  South Africa
26 9 3 Ari-Pekka Liukkonen  Finland 22.25
10 2 Maxim Lobanovskij  Hungary
28 6 4 Andrej Barna  Serbia 22.29
29 10 1 Cameron McEvoy  Australia 22.31
30 7 1 Gabriel Castaño  Mexico 22.32
31 7 2 Konrad Czerniak  Poland 22.33
32 7 3 Ian Ho  Hong Kong 22.45
33 6 7 Dylan Carter  Trinidad and Tobago 22.46
6 8 Brett Fraser  Cayman Islands
35 6 1 Enzo Martínez  Uruguay 22.52
36 6 5 Renzo Tjon-A-Joe  Suriname 22.56
37 7 5 Oussama Sahnoune  Algeria 22.61
38 6 3 Santiago Grassi  Argentina 22.67
39 6 6 Hwang Sun-woo  South Korea 22.74
40 6 2 David Popovici  Romania 22.77
41 5 5 Luke Gebbie  Philippines 22.84
42 5 4 Emir Muratović  Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.91
43 5 3 Artur Barseghyan  Armenia 23.14
44 5 2 Alaa Maso  Refugee Olympic Team 23.30
45 5 6 Nikolas Antoniou  Cyprus 23.38
46 5 7 Ghirmai Efrem  Eritrea 23.94
47 5 8 Filipe Gomes  Malawi 24.00
48 5 1 Myagmaryn Delgerkhüü  Mongolia 24.63
49 4 5 Shane Cadogan  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24.71
50 4 4 Alassane Seydou Lancina  Niger 24.75
51 4 3 Mohammed Ariful Islam  Bangladesh 24.81
52 4 6 Puch Hem  Cambodia 24.91
53 4 7 Marc Dansou  Benin 24.99
54 4 8 Adama Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso 25.22
55 4 1 Eloi Maniraguha  Rwanda 25.38
56 4 2 Shaquille Moosa  Zambia 25.54
57 3 6 Mawupemon Otogbe  Togo 25.68
58 3 5 Troy Pina  Cape Verde 25.97
59 3 4 Santisouk Inthavong  Laos 26.04
60 3 3 Olimjon Ishanov  Tajikistan 26.12
61 3 2 Mamadou Bah  Guinea 26.52
62 3 8 Abdelmalik Muktar  Ethiopia 26.65
63 3 7 Simanga Dlamini  Eswatini 26.94
64 2 2 Charly Ndjoume  Cameroon 27.22
65 2 6 Houssein Gaber Ibrahim  Djibouti 27.41
66 2 5 Ebrima Buaro  The Gambia 27.44
67 2 4 Shawn Dingilius-Wallace  Palau 27.46
68 1 5 Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali  Gabon 27.66
69 2 3 Fahim Anwari  Afghanistan 27.67
70 2 7 Phillip Kinono  Marshall Islands 27.86
71 3 1 Joshua Wyse  Sierra Leone 27.90
72 1 4 José da Silva Viegas  East Timor 28.59
73 1 3 Diosdado Miko Eyanga  Equatorial Guinea 31.03

Semifinals[]

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[9]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 2 4 Caeleb Dressel  United States 21.42 Q
2 1 4 Florent Manaudou  France 21.53 Q
3 1 5 Bruno Fratus  Brazil 21.60 Q
2 5 Kristian Gkolomeev  Greece Q
5 2 1 Benjamin Proud  Great Britain 21.67 Q
2 7 Michael Andrew  United States Q
7 2 2 Lorenzo Zazzeri  Italy 21.75 Q
8 1 3 Thom de Boer  Netherlands 21.78 Q
9 1 2 Kliment Kolesnikov  ROC 21.82
1 6 Brent Hayden  Canada
11 2 3 Vladyslav Bukhov  Ukraine 21.83
12 2 6 Jesse Puts  Netherlands 21.87
2 8 Maxime Grousset  France
14 1 8 Paweł Juraszek  Poland 21.88
15 1 1 Alberto Mestre  Venezuela 22.22
16 1 7 Vladimir Morozov  ROC 22.25

Final[]

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Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Caeleb Dressel  United States 21.07 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Florent Manaudou  France 21.55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Bruno Fratus  Brazil 21.57
4 7 Michael Andrew  United States 21.60
5 2 Benjamin Proud  Great Britain 21.72
6 Kristian Gkolomeev  Greece
7 1 Lorenzo Zazzeri  Italy 21.78
8 8 Thom de Boer  Netherlands 21.79

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Anthony Ervin wins the men's 'splash and dash' 50m freestyle Olympic title".
  3. ^ "Brazil's Cesar Cielo breaks 50m freestyle world record". France24. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Brazil Long Course Championships: Cesar Cielo Sets World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  5. ^ "'Big Cesar' races to first Brazilian swim gold". ESPN. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  7. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  8. ^ Heats results
  9. ^ Semifinals results
  10. ^ Final results
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