Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle

The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships

2001 World Aquatics Championships

rightThe 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July 2001....

was held on 22 (heats and semifinals) and 23 July 2001 at the Fukuoka

Fukuoka

Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Heats

Rank	Name	Time
1	Brett Hawke Brett Hawke Brett Hawke is a retired sprint swimmer who competed for Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is now the head coach of Auburn University's swimming and diving program....	22.18
2	José Meolans José Meolans José Martin Meolans is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia....	22.31
3	Julio Santos Julio Santos Julio Fernando Santos Masías is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Ecuador. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native South American country, starting in 1996. He was born in Portoviejo, Manabí.-References:*...	22.34
4	Bartosz Kizierowski Bartosz Kizierowski Bartłomiej Kizierowski is a freestyle swimmer from Poland, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996....	22.39
4	Roland Schoeman	22.39
6	Ashley Callus Ashley Callus Ashley Callus is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer, who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics....	22.42
6	Anthony Ervin Anthony Ervin Anthony Lee Ervin is a former American swimmer. He has won two Olympic medals and two World Championship golds....	22.42
8	Jason Lezak Jason Lezak Jason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club...	22.45
9	Johan Kenkhuis Johan Kenkhuis Johan Kenkhuis is an Olympic medal winning Dutch swimmer.From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming. In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships...	22.47
10	Pieter van den Hoogenband Pieter van den Hoogenband Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...	22.48
10	Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden.-Biography:His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is Croatian from Split...	22.48
12	Mark Foster Mark Foster (swimmer) Mark Andrew Foster is a British professional swimmer, specialising in butterfly and freestyle at 50 metres....	22.51
12	Vyacheslav Shyrshov Vyacheslav Shyrshov Vyacheslav Viktorovych Shyrshov is a freestyle swimmer from Ukraine, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 metres freestyle event at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.-References:*...	22.51
14	Ricardo Busquets Ricardo Busquets Ricardo J. Busquets Healy is a former freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico.A student of the University of Tennessee, Busquets is the only Puerto Rico swimmer to ever medal at the World Championships...	22.7
15	Tomohiro Yamanoi Tomohiro Yamanoi is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.-Major achievements:* 1998 Asian Games - 50m freestyle 2nd * 2001 World Championships - 50m freestyle 3rd -Personal bests:In long course:...	22.75
16	Attila Zubor Attila Zubor Attila Zubor is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He was trained by the Tamás Széchy, who coached Tamás Darnyi among others....	22.76
17	Salim Iles Salim Iles Salim Iles is an Algerian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events.He was named Algerian Sportsman of the Year in 1998. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program.-Olympic achievements:...	22.78
17	Edvaldo Silva	22.78
19	Olexandr Yolynets	22.84
20	Christoph Buehler	22.89
21	Lorenzo Vismara Lorenzo Vismara Lorenzo Vismara is an Italian freestyle sprinter. He achieved many European-level medals in 50 m freestyle, 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay events...	22.91
22	Karel Novy	22.94
23	Riley Janes	22.95
23	Ravil Nachaev	22.95
25	Marijan Kanjer Marijan Kanjer Marijan Kanjer is a freestyle swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.-References:*...	22.98
25	Michael Cavic	22.98
27	Camilo Becerra Camilo Becerra Camilo Becerra is a three-time Olympic freestyle swimmer from Colombia. He swam from Colombia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....	22.99
27	Leonid Khokhlov	22.99
29	Jere Hård Jere Hård Jere Hård is a retired male freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Finland. He twice swam for his native country at the Olympics: in 2000 and 2004....	23
30	Nicholas Dos Santos	23.04
31	Rolandas Gimbutis Rolandas Gimbutis Rolandas Gimbutis is a swimmer from Lithuania. He participated in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics. National records holder.-References:...	23.08
32	Nicholas Folker	23.09
33	Peter Mankoč Peter Mankoc Peter Mankoč is one of the best Slovenian swimmers of all time and one of the most successful short course European Championship swimmers in the history of the event.- Personal :...	23.19
34	Duje Draganja Duje Draganja Duje Draganja \|Split]]) is a swimmer from Croatia who won the silver medal in the men's 50 meter freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece....	23.25
35	Eric La Fleur Eric la Fleur Eric la Fleur is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he swum the 4×100 m freestyle relay prelims for the Swedish team that became disqualified.*17-Time All American Div...	23.38
36	Kim Min-Seok	23.41
37	Oswaldo J Queveda	23.47
38	Syunsuke Ito	23.6
39	Arwut Chinnapasaen	23.77
40	Brendan Ashby	23.87
41	Nien-Pin Wu	23.96
42	Jesus Gonzalez	24.03
43	Carl Probert Carl Probert Carl Harvie Probert is a 5-time Olympic swimmer and National Record holder from Fiji. He swam for Fiji at the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....	24.12
44	Alejandro Siqueiros Quirroz	24.14
45	Ismael Ortiz Ismael Ortiz Ismael Jafet Ortiz Zuñiga is a swimmer from Panama. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, competing in the Men's 100-meter Freestyle. His heat time was 51.74 seconds, which was not enough to advance to the semi-finals...	24.16
46	Leslie Kwok	24.18
47	Danil Haustov	24.22
48	Wing Fu	24.32
49	Gustavo Barrios	24.33
50	Khuwaiter Saeed Hadi Al Shaleri	24.34
51	Christophe Lim Wen Ying	24.36
52	Gregory Arkhurst Gregory Arkhurst Gregory Arkhurst is an Olympic swimmer from Côte d'Ivoire. He represented his country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, while living and training in Canada, however.-2000:...	24.4
53	Cliff Ansel Matthew Gittens	24.58
54	Ernest Que Lim Teo	24.59
55	Yu Lung Lubrey Lim	24.97
56	Chon Kitaliasjoao Tang	25
57	Nicholas Diaper	25.06
58	Kenny Roberts	25.09
59	Malik Fall	25.16
60	Graham Smith Graham Smith (swimmer-BER) Graham Smith is an international-level swimmer from Bermuda. As of June 2009, he holds the Bermuda Record in the long-course 400 IM.He swam at the:*2002 Commonwealth Games...	25.27
60	Khaly Ciss	25.27
62	Keng Ip Lou	25.29
63	Gael Souci	25.33
64	Davy Bisslik	25.39
65	Joao Aguiar João Aguiar João Casimiro Namorado de Aguiar was a Portuguese writer and journalist.He spent his youth in colonial Mozambique....	25.72
66	Barnsley Albert	25.75
67	Hamid Nassir	25.79
67	Naji Fesguson	25.79
69	Zieahmed Ouattara	26.02
70	Omar Nunez	26.08
71	Kenneth Maronie	26.18
72	Shang-Hsua Yang	26.29
73	Trongle Le Minh	26.3
74	Loren Lindborg	26.32
75	Onan Orlando Thom	26.37
76	William Kang	26.42
77	Shade Sule Cole	26.51
78	Ranul Teriipaia	26.6
79	Ganaa Galbadrakh	26.7
80	Nuno Miguel Cardosorola	26.87
81	Hesham Shehab	27.05
82	Mark Unpingco	27.16
83	Joe Atuhaire	27.81
84	Rony Bakele	28.55
85	Mahamad Ahmad	28.86
86	Abbas Alneel	29.45
87	Fabrice Ndikumana	30.64
88	Eric Moussambani Eric Moussambani Eric Moussambani Malonga is a swimmer from Equatorial Guinea. Nicknamed "Eric the Eel" by the media after the name first appeared in an article by Craig Lord in The Times newspaper in London, Moussambani won brief international fame at the 2000 Summer Olympics when he swam his heat of the...	31.88
89	Carlos Notarianni	32.41
90	Joshua Marfleet	34.91
91	Glyn Tonge	37.75
–	Richard Sam Bera	DNS

Semifinals

Rank	Name	Time
1	Anthony Ervin Anthony Ervin Anthony Lee Ervin is a former American swimmer. He has won two Olympic medals and two World Championship golds....	22.05
2	Pieter van den Hoogenband Pieter van den Hoogenband Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...	22.14
3	Mark Foster Mark Foster (swimmer) Mark Andrew Foster is a British professional swimmer, specialising in butterfly and freestyle at 50 metres....	22.19
4	Vyacheslav Shyrshov Vyacheslav Shyrshov Vyacheslav Viktorovych Shyrshov is a freestyle swimmer from Ukraine, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 metres freestyle event at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.-References:*...	22.3
5	Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden.-Biography:His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is Croatian from Split...	22.31
6	Roland Schoeman	22.34
6	Brett Hawke Brett Hawke Brett Hawke is a retired sprint swimmer who competed for Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is now the head coach of Auburn University's swimming and diving program....	22.34
8	Tomohiro Yamanoi Tomohiro Yamanoi is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.-Major achievements:* 1998 Asian Games - 50m freestyle 2nd * 2001 World Championships - 50m freestyle 3rd -Personal bests:In long course:...	22.37
9	Bartosz Kizierowski Bartosz Kizierowski Bartłomiej Kizierowski is a freestyle swimmer from Poland, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996....	22.42
10	Jason Lezak Jason Lezak Jason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club...	22.43
11	José Meolans José Meolans José Martin Meolans is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia....	22.45
12	Ashley Callus Ashley Callus Ashley Callus is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer, who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics....	22.46
13	Johan Kenkhuis Johan Kenkhuis Johan Kenkhuis is an Olympic medal winning Dutch swimmer.From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming. In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships...	22.51
14	Attila Zubor Attila Zubor Attila Zubor is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He was trained by the Tamás Széchy, who coached Tamás Darnyi among others....	22.54
15	Julio Santos Julio Santos Julio Fernando Santos Masías is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Ecuador. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native South American country, starting in 1996. He was born in Portoviejo, Manabí.-References:*...	22.64
16	Ricardo Busquets Ricardo Busquets Ricardo J. Busquets Healy is a former freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico.A student of the University of Tennessee, Busquets is the only Puerto Rico swimmer to ever medal at the World Championships...	22.83

Final

Rank	Name	Time
	Anthony Ervin Anthony Ervin Anthony Lee Ervin is a former American swimmer. He has won two Olympic medals and two World Championship golds....	22.09
	Pieter van den Hoogenband Pieter van den Hoogenband Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...	22.16
	Tomohiro Yamanoi Tomohiro Yamanoi is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.-Major achievements:* 1998 Asian Games - 50m freestyle 2nd * 2001 World Championships - 50m freestyle 3rd -Personal bests:In long course:...	22.18
	Roland Schoeman	22.18
5	Brett Hawke Brett Hawke Brett Hawke is a retired sprint swimmer who competed for Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is now the head coach of Auburn University's swimming and diving program....	22.39
6	Vyacheslav Shyrshov Vyacheslav Shyrshov Vyacheslav Viktorovych Shyrshov is a freestyle swimmer from Ukraine, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 metres freestyle event at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.-References:*...	22.42
7	Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden.-Biography:His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is Croatian from Split...	22.44
7	Mark Foster Mark Foster (swimmer) Mark Andrew Foster is a British professional swimmer, specialising in butterfly and freestyle at 50 metres....	22.44

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