The Men's 100 metre freestyle swimming

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...

 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

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 was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex

Athens Olympic Sports Complex

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 in Athens

Athens

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, Greece

Greece

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.

Medalists

Records

World Record	Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED)	Sydney, Australia	47.84	19 September 2000
Olympic Record	Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED)	Sydney, Australia	47.84	19 September 2000

Race Summary

The two South Africans, Roland Schoeman and Ryk Neethling

Ryk Neethling

Ryk Neethling is a South African swimmer. He won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the former joint owner of the 4×100 m freestyle relay world record and holds several South African records...

, took the early lead. At the turn Schoeman held a half-length lead over 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:...

 from the Netherlands

Netherlands

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. Van den Hoogenband finished strongly to out-touch Schoeman at the wall.

Heats

Heat	Name	Nation	Time	Rank
1			56.81	63
1			57.29	64
1			57.79	65
1			57.94	66
1			54.22	67
1			59.19	68
1			54.40	69
2			51.84	47
2			52.57	53
2			52.75	55
2			52.92	57
2			54.17	58
2			55.24	59
2			56.42	61
2			56.47	62
3			51.42	40
3			51.74	45
3	Lee Chung-Hee		51.74	45
3			51.89	48
3			51.91	49
3			52.09	51
3	Wu Nien-Pin		52.58	54
3			52.83	56
4			50.94	35
4			51.10	38
4			51.11	39
4			51.45	41
4			51.52	42
4			51.69	44
4			52.04	50
4			52.33	52
5			48.85	2	QS
5			50.24	27
5			50.36	29
5			50.61	32
5			50.67	33
5			51.02	37
5			51.56	43
5			55.46	60
6			49.07	4	QS
6			49.69	14	QS
6			49.73	17
6			49.75	20
6			49.93	22
6			49.97	23
6			50.26	28
6			50.67	33
7			48.70	1	QS
7			48.85	2	QS
7			49.08	5	QS
7			49.54	10	QS
7			49.71	15	QS
7			49.73	17
7			99DNS	99—
7			99DNS	99—
8			49.17	6	QS
8			49.52	9	QS
8			49.61	12	QS
8			49.68	13	QS
8			49.74	19
8			50.03	25
8			50.48	30
8			50.56	31
9			49.49	7	QS
9			49.51	8	QS
9			49.58	11	QS
9			49.72	16	QS
9			49.87	21
9			49.98	24
9			50.18	26
9			50.98	36

Semi-final 1

1. Salim Iles, Algeria 49.13 -Q
2. Duje Draganja, Croatia 49.14 -Q
3. Ian Thorpe, Australia 49.21 -Q
4. Alexander Popov, Russia 49.23
5. George Bovell, Trinidad and Tobago 49.53
6. Peter Mankoc, Slovenia 49.71
7. Rolandas Gimbutis, Lithuania 49.75
8. Luis Rojas, Venezuela 49.85

Semi-final 2

1. Roland Mark Schoeman, South Africa 48.39 -Q
2. Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands 48.55 -Q
3. Filippo Magnini, Italy 48.91 -Q
4. Andrey Kapralov, Russia 49.12 -Q
5. Ryk Neethling, South Africa 49.18 -Q
6. Frederick Bousquet, France 49.25
7. Romain Barnier, France 49.63
8. Torsten Spanneberg, Germany 49.88

Semi-final ranking

1. Roland Mark Schoeman, South Africa 48.39 -Q
2. Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands 48.55 -Q
3. Filippo Magnini, Italy 48.91 -Q
4. Andrey Kapralov, Russia 49.12 -Q
5. Salim Iles, Algeria 49.13 -Q
6. Duje Draganja, Croatia 49.14 -Q
7. Ryk Neethling, South Africa 49.18 -Q
8. Ian Thorpe, Australia 49.21 -Q
9. Alexander Popov, Russia 49.23
10. Frederick Bousquet, France 49.25
11. George Bovell, Trinidad and Tobago 49.53
12. Romain Barnier, France 49.63
13. Peter Mankoc, Slovenia 49.71
14. Rolandas Gimbutis, Lithuania 49.75
15. Luis Rojas, Venezuela 49.85
16. Torsten Spanneberg, Germany 49.88

Final

1. Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands 48.17
2. Roland Mark Schoeman, South Africa 48.23
3. Ian Thorpe, Australia 48.56
4. Ryk Neethling, South Africa 48.63
5. Filippo Magnini, Italy 48.99
6. Duje Draganja, Croatia 49.23
7. Salim Iles, Algeria 49.30
8. Andrey Kapralov, Russia 49.30