Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's 50 meter freestyle
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The Men's 50m Freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games
took place on August 16, 2003 (Day 15 of the Games). Fernando Scherer
BRA) won his third consecutive Pan Am 50 freestyle title with 22.40, with José Meolans
(ARG) second in 22.42 and Gary Hall, Jr.
(USA) third with 22.43.
Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games
The Swimming Competition at the 2003 Pan American Games took place in the outdoor swimming pool at the side of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
took place on August 16, 2003 (Day 15 of the Games). Fernando Scherer
Fernando Scherer
Fernando de Queiroz Scherer is an international top swimmer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the 50 meters freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
BRA) won his third consecutive Pan Am 50 freestyle title with 22.40, with 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....
(ARG) second in 22.42 and Gary Hall, Jr.
Gary Hall, Jr.
For his father, also an Olympian, see Gary Hall, Sr.Gary Wayne Hall, Jr. is an American swimmer who competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics and won ten Olympic medals ....
(USA) third with 22.43.
Medalists
Records
| World Record World record progression 50 metres freestyle The first world record in the men's 50 metres freestyle in long course swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation in 1976... |
21.64 | 2000-06-01 |  Moscow, Russia |
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| Pan Am Record | 22.22 | 1999-08-06 |  Winnipeg, Canada |
Results
| Place | Swimmer | Heats | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | ||
| 1 | 22.55 | 3 | 22.40 | |
| 2 | 22.68 | 4 | 22.42 | |
| 3 | 22.51 | 2 | 22.43 | |
| 4 | 22.49 | 1 | 22.52 | |
| 5 | 22.90 | 7 | 22.64 | |
| 6 | 22.79 | 5 | 22.80 | |
| 7 | 22.80 | 6 | 22.89 | |
| 8 | 22.97 | 8 | 23.16 | |
| 9 | 23.33 | 9 | 23.39 | |
| 10 | 23.35 | 10 | 23.43 | |
| 11 | 23.41 | 11 | 23.47 | |
| 12 | 23.62 | 12 | 23.48 | |
| 13 | 23.72 | 16 | 23.51 | |
| 14 | 23.69 | 13 | 23.64 | |
| 15 | 23.70 | 14 | 23.69 | |
| 16 | 23.70 | 14 | 24.04 | |
| 17 | 23.72 | 16 | ||
| 18 | 23.78 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 23.97 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 24.05 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 24.17 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 24.45 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 24.46 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 24.56 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 24.59 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 24.71 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 24.75 | 27 | ||
| 28 | 24.83 | 28 | ||
| 29 | 24.90 | 29 | ||
| 30 | 26.73 | 30 | ||