Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100m breaststroke

The heats for the men's 100 metre breaststroke race at the 2009 World Championships

2009 World Aquatics Championships

The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...

took place in the morning and evening of 26 July and the final took place in the evening session of 27 July at the Foro Italico

Foro Italico

Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti...

in Rome, Italy

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

Records

World record (WR)
58.91	Kosuke Kitajima Kosuke Kitajima is a Japanese multiple Olympic gold medalist breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals for the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:...	Beijing	11 August 2008
Championships record (CR)
59.37	Brendan Hansen Brendan Hansen Brendan Joseph Hansen is an American breaststroke swimmer and four-time Olympic medalist...	Montreal	25 July 2005

Heats

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Heat	Lane	Notes
1	Brenton Rickard Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games...		58.98	14	6	CR, OC
2	Hugues Duboscq Hugues Duboscq Hugues Duboscq is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He has won three Olympic bronze medals....		59.01	14	5	ER
3	Eric Shanteau Eric Shanteau Eric Lee Shanteau is an American Olympic swimmer. He lives and trains in Austin, Texas.-College:...		59.05	15	3
4	Giedrius Titenis Giedrius Titenis Giedrius Titenis is a swimmer from Lithuania. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics and won bronze in the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, tying Australia's Christian Sprenger.-External links:*...		59.24	14	2
5	Igor Borysik Igor Borysik Ihor Borysyk is a Ukrainian swimmer. He was born in Simferopol.-External links:*...		59.34	15	4
6	Henrique Barbosa		59.49	13	4
7	Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr is a German swimmer from Bremerhaven.-References:...		59.52	13	5
7	Christian Sprenger Christian Sprenger Christian David Sprenger is an Australian breaststroke swimmer. He trains at the Commercial Swimming Club under Stephan Widmar.-Swimming career:...		59.52	13	7
9	Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals...		59.54	15	2	AF
10	Mark Gangloff Mark Gangloff Mark Gangloff is an American swimmer who earned a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics by swimming in the 4x100m medley relay preliminaries. He came in fourth place for the 100m breaststroke...		59.67	14	4
11	James Gibson James Gibson (swimmer) James Gibson MBE is an English swimmer.Born in Chelmsford, Essex, and raised in Witham, Gibson's specialism is breaststroke and he competes in the 50 metre, 100 metre and 200 metre events. In 2003 he became world champion at 50 metres . He was 6th in the 100 metre event at the Athens Olympics in...		59.68	15	7	NR
12	Ryo Tateishi		59.69	14	3
13	Damir Dugonjič Damir Dugonjic Damir Dugonjič is a swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in 100 metre breaststroke, where he finished 16th....		59.89	15	1
14	Yuta Suenaga		59.95	13	6
15	Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen is a Norwegian swimmer. He represents the club Vestkantsvømmerne. Dale Oen's gold at the 2008 European Championships made him the first Norwegian male to win a medal at a major international long course championship.Oen got his international breakthrough in 2005, placing seventh...		1:00.05	15	5
15	Johannes Neumann		1:00.05	15	6
17	Valerii Dymo		1:00.13	13	9
18	Csaba Szilágyi Csaba Szilágyi Csaba Szilágyi is a Serbian swimmer of Hungarian origin. Siladji mainly competes in the breaststroke.- Career :Szilágyi finished elementary school and gymnasium in Bečej. He began to practice swimming since 1997, and until 2004 he also trained water polo alongside...		1:00.20	13	8
19	Mathieu Bois Mathieu Bois Mathieu Bois is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the breaststroke events. He claimed a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....		1:00.23	15	3	=NR
20	Dániel Gyurta Dániel Gyurta Dániel Gyurta is a Hungarian swimmer and former Olympic record holder in the 200m breaststroke set on August 12, 2008...		1:00.26	12	7	NR
21	Scott Dickens Scott Dickens Scott Dickens is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the breaststroke events. He claimed two medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...		1:00.31	14	7
22	Lennart Stekelenburg Lennart Stekelenburg Lennart Stekelenburg is a Dutch swimmer who is specialized in breaststroke. He is the current national recordholder in the 50 m and 100 m breaststroke at the long course.-Swimming career:...		1:00.36	13	3
23	Grigory Falko Grigory Falko Grigory Falko is an Olympic and national-record-holding breaststroke swimmer from Russia. He swam for Russia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.He ha swam for Russia at:*Olympics: 2004, 2008...		1:00.47	12	3
24	Luca Pizzini		1:00.54	14	0
25	Martti Aljand		1:00.56	10	3	NR
26	Glenn Snyders		1:00.77	13	2
27	Istvan Mate		1:00.78	12	4	NR
28	Kristopher Gilchrist Kristopher Gilchrist Kristopher Jon "Kris" Gilchrist is a British breaststroke swimmer.Gilchrist represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke swimming events....		1:00.81	14	8
29	Vladislav Polyakov Vladislav Polyakov Vlad Polyakov is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Kazakhstan. He swam for his native country at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics....		1:00.83	14	9
30	João Gomes João Gomes João Gomes , most commonly known as Betinho, is a Portuguese basketball player.-Career:Gomes played for FC Barreirense in Portugal, the club where he developed his basketball skills, and was noticed by American and European scouts. His performance with led to an invitation to play in the Reebok...		1:00.88	14	1
31	Stanislav Lakhtyukhov		1:00.95	15	9
32	Yevgeniy Ryzhkov Yevgeniy Ryzhkov Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Ryzhkov is a Kazakhstani swimmer, who won the bronze medal over 200 m breaststroke at the 2006 Short Course World Championships.-Achievements:*2006 FINA Short Course World Championships - bronze medal...		1:01.02	12	0
33	Melquiades Alvarez Melquíades Álvarez Melquíades Álvarez Gónzalez-Posada was a Spanish Republican politician, founder and leader of the Reformist Republican Party , commonly known just as Reformist Party....		1:01.07	13	1
34	Mattia Pesce		1:01.18	15	0
35	Sandeep Sejwal Sandeep Sejwal Sandeep Sejwal , is an Indian swimmer. He contested in the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but failed to reach the finals in both events.-Career:...		1:01.20	11	2	NR
36	Romanos Alyfantis Romanos Alyfantis Romanos Iasonas Alyfantis is a breaststroke swimmer from Greece. He won a silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native country at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.-References:...		1:01.27	12	6
37	Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson Jakob Sveinsson is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Iceland who started swimming for S.C. Ægir in 1991. He swam for Iceland at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....		1:01.32	11	8
37	Matjaž Markič Matjaž Markič Matjaž Markič is a male breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 m breaststroke event at the 2008 European SC Championships in Rijeka. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, finishing in 24th place in the men's 100 m...		1:01.32	12	1
39	Slawomir Wolniak Slawomir Wolniak Sławomir Wolniak is a National Record holding swimmer from Poland who specializes in the breaststroke. He is a four-time Polish national champion, having captured the 50m and 100m breaststrokes in 2007, and the 100m and 200m breaststroke in 2009.He is a member of Poland's swim team for the 2009...		1:01.39	13	0
40	Thabang Moeketsane		1:01.40	10	1
41	Dimitrios Xynadas		1:01.44	11	6
42	Zhang Guoying		1:01.53	12	2
43	Petr Bartunek		1:01.59	10	0
43	Maxim Podoprigora Maxim Podoprigora Maxim Podoprigora is an Austrian Olympic swimmer.He is Jewish, and was born in Kyiv, Ukraine.He studied at the University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria...		1:01.59	12	9
45	Alejandro Jacobo		1:01.60	11	0	NR
46	Dinko Geshev		1:01.72	9	8
47	Sofiane Daid Sofiane Daid Sofiane Daid is a two-time Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Algeria. He swam for Algeria at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.He has swum for Algeria at the:Olympics: 2004, 2008All-Africa Games: 2003, 2007*Mediterranean Games: 2005...		1:01.74	11	7
48	Barry Murphy Barry Murphy (swimmer) Barry Murphy Barry Murphy Barry Murphy (born October 5, 1982 is an Irish swimmer from Dublin, Ireland. Despite his setting of the 50 m and 100 m freestyle national records in 2008, Murphy just missed qualifying for Ireland's team at the 2008 Summer Olympics....		1:01.76	9	3	=NR
49	Andrew Bree Andrew Bree Andrew Patrick Bree is a breaststroke swimmer from Helen's Bay, Co. Down Northern Ireland. He is a 2-time Irish Olympian, having swum at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics....		1:01.78	9	6
50	Jorge Mario Murillo Valdez		1:01.79	10	4	NR
51	Malick Fall Malick Fall Malick Fall is a former Senegal international football forward.-Career:Born in Matam, Fall moved to France as a youth and played for several clubs in Ligue 2, including Amiens SC, SC Abbeville and Angers SCO....		1:01.80	11	3
52	Wang Shuai		1:01.84	11	5
53	Nguyen Huu Viet		1:02.17	9	7
54	Laurent Carnol		1:02.27	10	2
55	Chris Christensen Chris Christensen Chris Christensen is a Danish swimmer. He participated for the first time at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the disciplines 200 metre breaststroke and the 200 metre individual medley. His swimming club is West-Swim Esbjerg.-References:...		1:02.41	10	7	NR
56	Carlos Almeida		1:02.46	7	9
57	Joshua Arreguin		1:02.58	11	9
58	Gonzalo Acuna		1:02.60	9	4	NR
59	Tomas Klobucnik		1:02.61	9	1
60	Viktor Vabishchevich		1:02.73	11	1
61	Vaidotas Blazys		1:02.76	7	7
62	Eetu Karvonen		1:02.83	8	7
63	Genaro Mathias Prono Britez		1:02.84	11	4
64	Edgar Crespo		1:02.92	9	2
65	Hocine Haciane Hocine Haciane Hocine Haciane is a swimmer who represented Andorra at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, then in Beijing in 2008. He was also the flag bearer for Andorra.-References:***...		1:02.94	9	0
66	Sławomir Kuczko		1:03.00	12	5
67	Dragos Agache		1:03.02	10	9
68	Daniel Velez		1:03.19	12	8
69	Ivan Demyanenko		1:03.24	8	6
70	Diego Santander Caballero		1:03.49	7	2
71	Chan Wing Lim Eric		1:03.68	8	2
72	Matthew Charles Smith		1:03.71	8	1
73	Martin Andres Melconian Alvez		1:03.77	7	4	NR
74	Tom Beeri		1:03.94	10	5
75	Benjamin Le Maguet		1:04.02	10	8
76	Renato David Prono Fernandez		1:04.06	10	6
77	Mohammad Alirezaei Mohammad Alirezaei Mohammad Alirezaei Dizicheh is an Iranian breaststroke swimmer.By qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Alirezaei became the first Iranian ever to qualify for an Olympic swimming event without using wildcard. However, according to team officials, Alirezaei fell ill before his event, and was...		1:04.16	9	5
78	Abdulrahman Albader		1:04.31	8	0
79	Sergiu Postica		1:04.76	8	3
80	Indra Gunawan		1:04.79	8	5
81	Wang Wei-Wen		1:04.86	7	3
82	Tan Jinwen Mark		1:05.02	7	6
83	Agnishwar Jayaprakash		1:05.07	6	2
84	Vorrawuti Aumpiwan		1:05.17	9	9
85	Omer Aslanoglu		1:05.55	8	9
86	Pedro Pinotes		1:05.65	4	7
87	Wael Koubrousli		1:05.71	6	3
88	Wong Chun Yan		1:05.87	5	5
89	Aleksey Derlyugov		1:05.95	6	7
90	Juan Guerra		1:06.07	6	5
91	Ng Jia Hao		1:06.21	8	8
92	Pedro Luna Llamosas		1:06.39	6	1
93	Rainui Teriipaia		1:06.72	8	4
94	Mubarak Al Besher		1:06.81	4	5
95	Yousuf Essa Al Yousuf		1:06.84	6	6
96	Dmitrii Aleksandrov		1:07.03	7	1
97	Timothy Ferris		1:07.12	5	6
98	Maximilian Siedentopf		1:07.39	4	6
99	Ma Chan Wai		1:07.46	6	8
100	Humoud Alhumoud		1:07.54	7	0
101	Julian Fletcher		1:07.70	5	4
102	Tudor Postolachi		1:07.73	6	4
103	Erik Rajohnson		1:08.09	6	9
104	Filip Velkovski		1:08.34	1	2
105	Nazih Mezayek		1:08.58	5	3
106	Eli Ebenezer Wong		1:08.79	4	2	NR
107	Andranik Harutyunyan		1:08.93	5	1
108	Hemra Nurmyradov		1:09.25	5	8
109	Eric Williams		1:09.34	5	2
110	Diguan Pigot		1:09.41	4	3
111	Ian Bond Wolongkatop Nakmai		1:09.64	4	1
112	Andres Castillo Andres Castillo Andres Castillo was the second Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas from 1961 to 1967....		1:09.70	3	5
113	Zane Jordan Zane Jordan Zane Jordan is an Olympic swimmer from Zambia. He swam for Zambia at the 2008 Olympics, finishing 65th in the 50 m freestyle ....		1:09.77	5	7
114	Andrea Agius		1:09.81	5	0
115	Peter James Lynch		1:09.94	3	4
116	Timur Kartabaev		1:10.14	6	0
117	Cheung Ho Yan Kevin		1:10.25	4	0
118	Ronny Ashley Vencatachellum		1:10.36	4	8
119	Vincent Perry		1:10.73	3	3
120	Awolowo Solomon Shedrack		1:10.89	5	9
121	Mamadou Cisse		1:11.59	2	8
122	Norayr Ghazaryan		1:12.22	4	4
123	Pablo Navarrete		1:12.32	3	6
124	Boldbaatar Butekhuils		1:13.06	4	9
125	Michael Taylor		1:13.61	3	1
126	Shailesh Shumsher Rana		1:13.65	3	7
127	Serdar Mopyyev		1:13.76	3	0
128	Jonathan Bishop		1:14.07	3	8
129	Evan Isam Jameel Balyos		1:14.77	2	0
130	Jurgen Fici		1:16.82	3	2
131	Ganzi Mugula		1:16.96	2	5
132	Ron Roucou		1:17.38	2	4
133	Nadir Elmofti	Libya	1:18.34	2	2
134	Abib Sereme		1:19.36	1	6
135	Sharif Kakooza		1:20.72	3	9
136	Omar Abdalla		1:23.27	1	4
137	Sonenina Phamixay		1:24.61	1	3
138	Robert Scanlan		1:27.19	2	7
139	Saido Kamilov		1:31.41	7	5
140	Said Seba		1:32.85	2	9
141	Abdoulkader Mohamed Houssein		1:33.32	2	3
142	Mohamed Osman Bourhanta		1:34.54	2	6
—	Nduwimana Etienne		DNS	2	1

Semifinals

Rank	Name	Time	Heat	Lane	Notes
1	Eric Shanteau Eric Shanteau Eric Lee Shanteau is an American Olympic swimmer. He lives and trains in Austin, Texas.-College:...	58.96	2	7	CR, AM
2	Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals...	59.13	2	2	AF
3	Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr is a German swimmer from Bremerhaven.-References:...	59.15	2	6	NR
4	Brenton Rickard Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games...	59.27	2	4
5	Igor Borysik Igor Borysik Ihor Borysyk is a Ukrainian swimmer. He was born in Simferopol.-External links:*...	59.39	2	3
6	Giedrius Titenis Giedrius Titenis Giedrius Titenis is a swimmer from Lithuania. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics and won bronze in the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, tying Australia's Christian Sprenger.-External links:*...	59.43	1	5
7	Hugues Duboscq Hugues Duboscq Hugues Duboscq is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He has won three Olympic bronze medals....	59.46	1	4
8	Henrique Barbosa	59.60	1	3
9	Ryo Tateishi	59.61	1	7
10	Damir Dugonjič Damir Dugonjic Damir Dugonjič is a swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in 100 metre breaststroke, where he finished 16th....	59.66	2	1
11	Mark Gangloff Mark Gangloff Mark Gangloff is an American swimmer who earned a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics by swimming in the 4x100m medley relay preliminaries. He came in fourth place for the 100m breaststroke...	59.71	1	2
12	Johannes Neumann	59.85	1	8
13	Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen is a Norwegian swimmer. He represents the club Vestkantsvømmerne. Dale Oen's gold at the 2008 European Championships made him the first Norwegian male to win a medal at a major international long course championship.Oen got his international breakthrough in 2005, placing seventh...	59.90	2	8
14	James Gibson James Gibson (swimmer) James Gibson MBE is an English swimmer.Born in Chelmsford, Essex, and raised in Witham, Gibson's specialism is breaststroke and he competes in the 50 metre, 100 metre and 200 metre events. In 2003 he became world champion at 50 metres . He was 6th in the 100 metre event at the Athens Olympics in...	59.91	2	7
15	Yuta Suenaga	59.98	1	1
15	Christian Sprenger Christian Sprenger Christian David Sprenger is an Australian breaststroke swimmer. He trains at the Commercial Swimming Club under Stephan Widmar.-Swimming career:...	59.98	1	6

Final

Rank	Name	Lane	Time	Notes
	Brenton Rickard Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games...	6	58.58	WR
	Hugues Duboscq Hugues Duboscq Hugues Duboscq is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He has won three Olympic bronze medals....	1	58.64	ER
	Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals...	5	58.95	AF
4	Eric Shanteau Eric Shanteau Eric Lee Shanteau is an American Olympic swimmer. He lives and trains in Austin, Texas.-College:...	4	58.98
5	Igor Borysik Igor Borysik Ihor Borysyk is a Ukrainian swimmer. He was born in Simferopol.-External links:*...	2	59.23
6	Giedrius Titenis Giedrius Titenis Giedrius Titenis is a swimmer from Lithuania. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics and won bronze in the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, tying Australia's Christian Sprenger.-External links:*...	7	59.27
7	Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr Hendrik Feldwehr is a German swimmer from Bremerhaven.-References:...	3	59.33
8	Henrique Barbosa	8	59.54

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