Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50m butterfly

The heats for the men's 50 metre butterfly 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...

occurred on Sunday, 26 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
22.43	Rafael Muñoz Rafael Muñoz (swimmer) Rafael Muñoz Pérez is an Olympic swimmer from Spain. He competed for the Spanish Olympic team at the 2008 Olympic Games....	Málaga	5 April 2009
Championship record
22.96	Roland Mark Schoeman Roland Mark Schoeman Roland Mark Schoeman is a South African swimmer and a member of the 2004 Olympic Games swimming team for South Africa.He is the current World record holder in the short-course 50 meters freestyle, with a time of 20.30 seconds.-Career:...	Montreal	25 July 2005

Heats

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Heat	Lane	Notes
1	Roland Schoeman Roland Mark Schoeman Roland Mark Schoeman is a South African swimmer and a member of the 2004 Olympic Games swimming team for South Africa.He is the current World record holder in the short-course 50 meters freestyle, with a time of 20.30 seconds.-Career:...		22.90	20	5	CR, AF
2	Rafael Muñoz Rafael Muñoz (swimmer) Rafael Muñoz Pérez is an Olympic swimmer from Spain. He competed for the Spanish Olympic team at the 2008 Olympic Games....		22.90	21	4	=CR
3	Milorad Čavić Milorad Cavic Milorad Čavić is an American-born Serbian swimmer.-Swimming career:...		22.93	21	5
4	Jakob Andkjær Jakob Andkjær Jakob Sciøtt Andkjær is a Danish swimmer studying at the Auburn University and bronze medalist at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships on 50 m butterfly.-References:...		23.04	21	3	NR
5	Andrew Lauterstein Andrew Lauterstein Andrew George Lauterstein is an Australian swimmer and a three-time Olympic medalist.- Personal :...		23.10	19	5
6	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....		23.14	18	2
7	Jernej Godec Jernej Godec Jernej Godec is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China....		23.20	20	3
8	Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Altes is a 2-time Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Venezuela. He represented his homeland at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics...		23.23	18	4	SA
8	Nicholas Santos Nicholas Santos Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer who specializes in sprint events. Nicholas swims for Esporte Clube Pinheiros. He swam the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...		23.23	20	6	=SA
8	Matt Targett Matt Targett Matthew Targett is an Australian sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer.- 2006 Commonwealth Games :In 2006 and in his home town of Melbourne, Targett competed in the 50 metres butterfly, finishing second and placing above more experienced countrymen Michael Klim and Matt Welsh...		23.23	20	4
11	Yevgeny Korotyshkin		23.24	21	6	NR
12	Sergiy Breus Sergiy Breus Sergiy Breus is a butterfly swimmer from Ukraine, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 m butterfly at the 2004 European Long Course Championships in Madrid, Spain.-References:*...		23.35	20	7
13	Jason Dunford Jason Dunford Jason Edward Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He has won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, Universiade, All-Africa Games and African Championships, and reached finals at Olympics, World Championships and Short Course World Championships....		23.40	19	4
13	Corney Swanepoel Corney Swanepoel Corney Swanepoel is a butterfly swimmer from New Zealand. He swam for New Zealand at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics....		23.40	21	0	NR
15	Mario Todorović		23.45	20	1
16	Graeme Moore		23.48	20	8
17	Thomas Rupprath Thomas Rupprath Thomas Rupprath is an Olympic swimmer from Germany, who is nicknamed "The New Albatross". A specialist in the backstroke and butterfly, especially in short course, he held the world record for the 50 m backstroke with a time of 23.27 seconds set on 31 November 2002. This was broken by Robert...		23.49	21	7
18	Ivan Lenđer		23.51	21	8
19	Johannes Dietrich		23.55	19	3
20	Kaio de Almeida Kaio de Almeida Kaio Márcio Ferreira Costa de Almeida is a Brazilian swimmer, who specializes in butterfly. He is also known as: Kaio Márcio, Kaio Márcio de Almeida, Kaio Almeida, or Kaio de Almeida....		23.60	21	2
21	Mattia Nalesso		23.65	19	8
21	Paolo Facchinelli		23.65	21	1
23	Octavio Alesi		23.67	18	6
24	Martin Spitzer		23.69	17	5	NR
25	Ryo Takayasu Ryo Takayasu is a Japanese butterfly swimmer.-Major achievements:2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships* 100m butterfly 2nd * 4×100m medley relay 2nd 2007 World Championships* 50m butterfly 10th * 100m butterfly 23rd -Personal bests:...		23.73	19	2
26	Elvis Burrows		23.74	16	7	NR
27	Stefanos Dimitriadis		23.75	18	3
27	Romain Sassot		23.75	20	2
29	Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:...		23.76	21	9
30	Douglas Clark Lennox II Douglas Lennox-Silva Douglas Lennox-Silva is a male butterfly swimmer from Puerto Rico, who was born in the United States. He represented Puerto Rico at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the younger brother of Kristina Lennox-Silva, who also competed as a swimmer at the 2008 Summer...		23.88	8	4	NR
31	Alon Mandel Alon Mandel Alon Mandel is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:He is Jewish.He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China....		23.90	16	8	NR
31	Masayuki Kishida		23.90	20	0
33	Zhou Jiawei Zhou Jiawei Zhou Jiawei is an national-record-holding swimmer from China. He set the Asian Record in the long-course 50m butterfly at the 2009 Chinese Nationals; and set the Chinese Record also in the long-course 100 butterfly at the 2009 Chinese National Games.He has swum for China at the:*Asian Games:...		23.91	19	6
34	François Heersbrandt		23.92	18	5	NR
35	Tyler McGill Tyler McGill Tyler Tennant McGill is an American swimmer. McGill attends Auburn University and trains under head coach Brett Hawke.-Career:...		23.93	17	7
36	Michal Rubacek		23.94	18	9
37	Ryan Pini Ryan Pini Ryan John Pini is a 2-time Olympic swimmer from Papua New Guinea. He swam for PNG at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics; also serving as the PNG flagbearer in 2008...		23.95	16	9
38	Krisztián Takács Krisztián Takács Krisztián Takács is a Hungarian swimmer, Olympic participant and the current national record holder on 50 metre freestyle.Takács set the new Hungarian record on 50m freestyle at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome...		23.97	18	1
39	Matt Grevers Matt Grevers Matt Grevers is a professional American swimmer. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Personal life:...		23.98	18	0
40	Andrejs Dūda Andrejs Duda Andrejs Dūda , is a Latvian swimmer, is a two-time Olympian and nine-time NCAA DIII national individual champion in swimming. Duda represented Latvia at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and has qualified to compete in the 2008 summer Games...		24.03	12	4
41	Joe Bartoch Joe Bartoch Joe Bartoch is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the butterfly events. He claimed a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 metre butterfly and the 4x100 metre medley relay.-References:...		24.04	18	7
42	Romans Miloslavskis Romāns Miloslavskis Romāns Miloslavskis is a swimmer from Latvia. He has participated in 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Miloslavskis was 35th in 100 m freestyle at Athens Olympics and achieved 25th place in 200 m freestyle at Beijig Olympics. He holds several Latvian records in swimming.-References:...		24.05	11	5
42	Shi Feng Shi Feng Shi Feng is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Shi Feng reached the semifinals of the men's 100 m butterfly...		24.05	19	9
42	Emil Dall-Nielsen		24.05	20	9
45	Ian Hulme		24.08	16	0
46	Dinko Jukić Dinko Jukic Dinko Jukić is a male medley and butterfly swimmer from Austria of Croatian origin. He competed for Austria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in tenth place in the men's 200 m butterfly event. He is the younger brother of swimmer Mirna Jukić.-References:*...		24.13	17	3
46	Diogo Carvalho Diogo Carvalho Diogo Carvalho is a Portuguese swimmer. He participated for the first time at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the discipline 200 metre individual medley. He currently holds 9 individual national records, 7 short course and 3 long course...		24.13	17	6
48	Paweł Korzeniowski		24.14	18	8
49	Simão Morgado Simão Morgado Simão Morgado is a male Portuguese swimmer. He is the national record holder of the 50-meter butterfly and since 1997 and he has beaten the National Record in the 100 meters thirteen times....		24.15	19	0
50	Jeong Doo-Hee		24.16	16	1
50	Andrii Govorov		24.16	19	1
52	Evgeny Lazuka		24.18	16	4
53	Pavel Sankovich		24.22	17	0
54	Michal Navara		24.26	14	4
54	Norbert Trandafir		24.26	15	4
56	Martin Verner		24.28	17	9
57	Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Vikram Khade is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing setting an Indian national record in 100 m Freestyle while winning his unseeded heat, but failed to qualify for the semifinals in his events...		24.32	17	8
58	Damien Courtois		24.33	17	2
59	Shaune Fraser Shaune Fraser Shaune David Fraser is a college and international swimmer from the Cayman Islands. Fraser represented the Cayman Islands at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics....		24.35	14	9
60	Daniel William Henry Bego		24.38	13	2
60	Jacinto de Jesus Ayala		24.38	16	3	NR
62	Gustavo Daniel Paschetta		24.39	17	1
63	Marcin Babuchowski		24.40	16	6
64	Apostolos Tsagkarakis		24.41	15	8
65	David Dunford David Dunford David Harvey Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya who specializes in sprint freestyle. He is an African champion, Commonwealth Games finalist and the second Kenyan swimmer in history to qualify for the Olympics Games...		24.48	12	5
66	Alexandru Felix Maestru		24.53	15	5
67	Goksu Bicer		24.57	15	3
68	Glenn Victor Sutanto		24.58	14	8
69	Paulius Viktoravicius		24.62	15	6
70	Robi Zbogar		24.67	15	7
71	Daniel Coakley Daniel Coakley Daniel Coakley won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games for swimming as a member of the team from the Philippines at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games.- External links :* * * * * *...		24.71	6	3
72	Pablo Marmolejo		24.73	13	1
73	Nadav Kochavi		24.74	14	0
74	Alexandre Bakhtiarov		24.77	16	2
75	Grant Beahan		24.89	12	9
75	Daniel Rast		24.89	16	5
77	Martin Liivamägi Martin Liivamägi Martin Liivamägi is an Estonian individual medley swimmer. Liivamägi is representing 2008 Estonia Olympics Team in Men's 200 metre individual medley swimming event.-External links:*...		24.90	15	9
78	Stanislav Kuzmin		24.91	14	5
79	Rimvydas Salcius		24.92	12	6
80	Norbert Trudman		24.96	17	4
81	Yellow Yeiyah Yellow Yeiyah Yellow Yeiyah, last names also seen as two words "Yei Yah", is an Olympic swimmer from Nigeria. He swam for Nigeria at the 2008 Olympics....		25.06	8	6
81	Joshua Mc Leod		25.06	14	7
83	Fernando Castellanos		25.13	9	3
84	Tan Xue Wei Nicholas		25.15	14	3
85	Rustam Khudiyev Rustam Khudiyev Rustam Khudiyev is an Olympic butterfly swimmer from Kazakhstan. He swam for Kazakhstan at the 2004 and Rustam Khudiyev is an Olympic [[butterfly swimming\|butterfly]] [[swimmer]] from [[Kazakhstan]]...		25.19	15	2
86	Danil Bugakov		25.24	15	1
87	Hsu Chi-Chieh		25.25	14	2
88	Wong Wing Cheung Victor		25.26	13	5
89	Conor Leaney		25.27	13	3
90	Joao Matias		25.28	12	8
91	Juan Cambindo Romanos		25.30	13	9
92	Bader Almuhana		25.31	13	8
93	Carlos Viveros Madariaga		25.33	15	0
94	Serghei Falcas		25.40	12	2
95	Kaspar Raigla		25.53	13	7
96	Branden Whitehurst		25.58	6	7
96	Kareem Ennab		25.58	12	7
98	Fabio Persano		25.59	13	4
98	Yury Zaharov		25.59	13	6
100	Anders McIntyre		25.62	9	5
101	James Walsh James Walsh (swimmer) James Bernard "J.B" Walsh is an American-born college and international swimmer who represented the Philippines in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....		25.63	7	6
102	Marcelino Richaards		25.68	11	3
102	Brad Hamilton		25.68	11	0	NR
102	Bruno Miguel Esquen Blas		25.68	12	3
105	Roy-Allan Burch		25.74	5	6	NR
105	Roy Barahona Fuentes		25.74	9	6
107	Sim Ri Jin Nicholas		25.81	11	8
108	Mikayel Koloyan		25.83	8	3
109	Achelhi Bilal		25.84	9	4
110	Raphael Stacchiotti		25.87	14	1
111	Emin Noshadi		25.88	8	2
111	Phillipe Mailliard Rodríguez		25.88	11	2
113	Foo Jian Beng		25.92	11	6
114	Yan Ho Chun		25.94	12	0
115	Pietro Camilloni		25.97	10	4
116	Obaid Aljesmi		25.99	11	7
117	Miguel Navarro		26.00	7	2
117	Timothy Ferris		26.00	11	4
119	Teymur Guliyev		26.02	14	6
120	Kari Joannesarson Hoevdanum		26.03	2	0
121	Alexander Ray		26.16	7	9
122	Nather Ahmed Al-Hamoud		26.17	10	3
123	Niall Christopher Roberts		26.20	10	5
124	Hycinth Cijntje		26.21	8	5
125	Sergey Pankov		26.23	11	9
126	Nguyen Vo Thai		26.26	11	1
127	Erik Rajohnson		26.35	8	7
127	Radhames Kalaf		26.35	10	7
129	Rami Anis		26.42	9	8
130	Byron Briedenhann		26.44	7	4
131	Oriol Cunat		26.52	7	7
131	Shawn Clarke		26.52	9	1
133	Arjun Jayaprakash		26.61	10	0
134	Leonel Matonse		26.66	9	7
135	Papa Madiop Ndong		26.72	9	9
135	Joel Romeu Lemarchand		26.72	10	1
137	Fernando Medrano		26.76	8	9
138	Luke Hall		26.80	9	2
139	Chong Cheok Kuan		26.82	10	8
140	Rony Bakale Rony Bakale Rony Bakale is an Olympic swimmer from the Republic of the Congo. He swam for the Congo at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He was the Congo's flagbearer in 2004.He also swam at the 2007 World Championships.-References:*...		26.98	7	0
141	Aleksei Klimenko		27.02	10	9
142	Alejandro Madde Madde		27.07	6	8
142	Heimanu Sichan		27.07	8	0
144	Moh'D Aqelah		27.10	9	0
145	Abbas Raad		27.14	10	6
146	Gerusio Matonse		27.16	8	8
147	Eric Arturo Medina		27.21	6	2
147	Tural Abbasov		27.21	7	5
149	Peter Popahun Pokawin		27.28	5	5
149	Jean-Luc Augier		27.28	6	5
151	Jon Pepaj		27.30	10	2
152	Julien Brice		27.34	7	1
153	Adama Ouedraogo		27.47	1	5
154	Nasir Ali		27.49	7	3
155	Kerson Hadley		27.50	3	5
156	Gezim Hyka		27.52	8	1
157	Andrey Molchanov Andrey Molchanov (swimmer) Andrey Molchanov is an Olympic swimmer from the Turkmenistan. He swam for the Turkmenistan at the 2008 Olympics, where he finished 64th in the 50m free.He also swam at the 2007 World Championships.-References:...		27.53	5	2
158	Juan Carlos Sikaffy Diaz		27.65	5	4
159	Nicholas Thomson		27.71	7	8
160	Fabian Gregory Binns		27.77	2	1
161	Sergey Pevnev		27.78	5	1
162	Jean Marie Froget		27.83	5	9
163	Vaughn Forsythe		27.84	6	6
164	Anthony Clark		27.91	6	1
165	Nicholas Coard		27.98	5	8
166	Edward Poppe		28.03	6	4
167	Kailan Staal		28.04	4	6
168	Benjamin Gabbard		28.07	5	3
169	Esau Simpsons		28.10	4	7
170	Peter James Lynch		28.21	6	9
171	Sergey Krovyakov		28.25	4	3
171	Mark Sammut		28.25	5	7
173	Shane Mangroo		28.38	4	1
174	Gary Pineda		28.45	4	0
175	Milimo Mweetwa		28.46	5	0
176	Jean Hughes Gregoire		28.53	4	4
177	Aung Zaw Phyo	Myanmar	28.61	4	2
178	Paul Elisa		28.62	4	9
179	Quenton Dupont		28.88	3	3
180	Siu Kent Chung		28.92	4	8
181	Narantsog Tsogjargal		29.13	6	0
182	Michael Taylor		29.16	1	6
183	Elaijie Erasito		29.53	3	4
184	Mohamed Mujahid		29.56	3	1
185	Petero Okotai Petero Okotai Petero James Moeava Okotai is a Cook Islands swimmer.He grew up in Papua New Guinea where he began swimming at the age of 5, then stopped upon returning to the Cook Islands at the age of 11, due to the absence of a pool...		29.72	1	4
186	Ali Mohamed Raaidh		29.86	3	8
187	Wei Ching Maou		30.06	3	9
188	Cooper Graf		30.11	3	6
189	Esebei Doran		31.26	2	3
189	Alisher Chingizov		31.26	4	5
191	Samson Makere		31.58	2	9
192	Jonathan Bishop		32.26	2	4
193	Mohamed Coulibaly		32.81	2	8
194	Said Seba		33.18	2	5
195	Soulasan Soulasen		34.06	1	3
196	Boubacar Haïdara		37.06	3	0
197	Abdoulkader Houssein		37.47	2	3
198	Kokou Messan Amegashie		40.57	2	7
–	Houmed Hassan Ali		DSQ	2	2
–	Ingabire-Ahishakiye Gael		DSQ	3	2
–	Rama Leray Christ-Alex		DSQ	3	7
–	Hajder Ensar		DSQ	12	1
–	Pavels Kondrahins		DSQ	13	0
–	Nikita Konovalov		DSQ	19	7

Semifinals

Rank	Name	Time	Heat	Lane	Notes
1	Rafael Muñoz Rafael Muñoz (swimmer) Rafael Muñoz Pérez is an Olympic swimmer from Spain. He competed for the Spanish Olympic team at the 2008 Olympic Games....	22.68	1	4	CR
2	Milorad Čavić Milorad Cavic Milorad Čavić is an American-born Serbian swimmer.-Swimming career:...	22.75	2	5
3	Nicholas Santos Nicholas Santos Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer who specializes in sprint events. Nicholas swims for Esporte Clube Pinheiros. He swam the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...	23.00	2	2	AM
4	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....	23.03	1	3
5	Matt Targett Matt Targett Matthew Targett is an Australian sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer.- 2006 Commonwealth Games :In 2006 and in his home town of Melbourne, Targett competed in the 50 metres butterfly, finishing second and placing above more experienced countrymen Michael Klim and Matt Welsh...	23.04	1	2
6	Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Altes is a 2-time Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Venezuela. He represented his homeland at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics...	23.05	1	6	NR
7	Jason Dunford Jason Dunford Jason Edward Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He has won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, Universiade, All-Africa Games and African Championships, and reached finals at Olympics, World Championships and Short Course World Championships....	23.10	2	1
8	Jakob Andkjær Jakob Andkjær Jakob Sciøtt Andkjær is a Danish swimmer studying at the Auburn University and bronze medalist at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships on 50 m butterfly.-References:...	23.14	1	5
9	Roland Schoeman Roland Mark Schoeman Roland Mark Schoeman is a South African swimmer and a member of the 2004 Olympic Games swimming team for South Africa.He is the current World record holder in the short-course 50 meters freestyle, with a time of 20.30 seconds.-Career:...	23.18	2	4
10	Andrew Lauterstein Andrew Lauterstein Andrew George Lauterstein is an Australian swimmer and a three-time Olympic medalist.- Personal :...	23.19	2	3
11	Graeme Moore	23.25	1	8
12	Jernej Godec Jernej Godec Jernej Godec is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China....	23.26	2	6
13	Sergiy Breus Sergiy Breus Sergiy Breus is a butterfly swimmer from Ukraine, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 m butterfly at the 2004 European Long Course Championships in Madrid, Spain.-References:*...	23.37	1	7
13	Yevgeny Korotyshkin	23.37	2	7
15	Corney Swanepoel Corney Swanepoel Corney Swanepoel is a butterfly swimmer from New Zealand. He swam for New Zealand at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics....	23.50	1	1
16	Mario Todorović	23.51	2	8

Final

Rank	Name	Time	Lane	Notes
	Milorad Čavić Milorad Cavic Milorad Čavić is an American-born Serbian swimmer.-Swimming career:...	22.67	5	CR
	Matt Targett Matt Targett Matthew Targett is an Australian sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer.- 2006 Commonwealth Games :In 2006 and in his home town of Melbourne, Targett competed in the 50 metres butterfly, finishing second and placing above more experienced countrymen Michael Klim and Matt Welsh...	22.73	2	OC
	Rafael Muñoz Rafael Muñoz (swimmer) Rafael Muñoz Pérez is an Olympic swimmer from Spain. He competed for the Spanish Olympic team at the 2008 Olympic Games....	22.88	4
4	Jakob Andkjær Jakob Andkjær Jakob Sciøtt Andkjær is a Danish swimmer studying at the Auburn University and bronze medalist at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships on 50 m butterfly.-References:...	22.93	8	NR
5	Nicholas Santos Nicholas Santos Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer who specializes in sprint events. Nicholas swims for Esporte Clube Pinheiros. He swam the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...	23.00	3	=AM
6	Jason Dunford Jason Dunford Jason Edward Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He has won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, Universiade, All-Africa Games and African Championships, and reached finals at Olympics, World Championships and Short Course World Championships....	23.04	1
7	Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Altes is a 2-time Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Venezuela. He represented his homeland at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics...	23.07	7
8	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....	23.10	6

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