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

The heats for the men's 50 metre freestyle 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 on 31 July (heats and semifinals) and 1 August 2009 (final) 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
20.94	Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships...	Montpellier	26 April 2009
Championship record
21.69	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:...	Montreal	30 July 2005

Heats

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Heat	Lane	Notes
1	César Cielo César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events...		21.37	22	4	CR
2	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...		21.56	23	3	NR
3	Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships...		21.63	23	4
4	George Bovell George Bovell George Bovell III is a three-time Olympic swimmer from Trinidad and Tobago. He represented the country at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 IM:the 9th medalist in the country's history and 12th medal overall...		21.64	21	3
5	Nathan Adrian Nathan Adrian Nathan Adrian is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who currently holds the American record in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle ....		21.68	22	5
6	Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux is a French swimmer from Belfort. Leveaux is the current world record holder in the 100 m freestyle ) He also holds the 200 m freestyle national record and the European record in the 50 m freestyle...		21.70	23	5
7	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...		21.71	22	6
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....		21.72	21	6
9	Roland Schoeman		21.82	21	5
10	Cullen Jones Cullen Jones Cullen Jones is an American freestyle sprint swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.-Early life:Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey while in elementary school...		21.88	21	4
11	Matthew Abood Matthew Abood Matthew Abood is a freestyle swimmer from Australia.Abood won the 50m national title in the 2009 Australian Swimming Championships beating the world record holder Eamon Sullivan....		21.90	23	2
12	Konrad Czerniak Konrad Czerniak -References:*...		21.93	21	7
13	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:...		21.95	22	3
14	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...		21.96	22	8
15	Brent Hayden Brent Hayden Brent Matthew Hayden is a Canadian swimmer.Hayden was born and raised in Mission, British Columbia and started swimming when he was five. In his youth, he earned a blackbelt in Isshin Ryu karate. He attended the University of British Columbia for one year...		22.03	22	2
16	Graeme Moore		22.04	20	6
17	Steffen Deibler Steffen Deibler Steffen Deibler, is a German swimmer from Biberach an der Riß. He is the current World record holder for the 50 m butterfly .- Development :...		22.07	21	1
18	Marco Orsi		22.09	23	6
19	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....		22.14	18	5	NR
20	Petter Stymne Petter Stymne Petter Stymne is a Swedish swimmer from Skövde, representing SK Neptun from Stockholm. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece....		22.18	23	0
21	Kyle Richardson Kyle Richardson (swimmer) Kyle Richardson is a freestyle swimmer from Australia. He competed for Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning gold in two relay events.-References:...		22.21	20	7
22	Simon Burnett Simon Burnett Simon Andrew Burnett is an English swimmer.He holds the British Records in the 100 and 200 metre freestyles, he trains at the USA's University of Arizona--where he attended—and in 2007 signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.-Career:...		22.23	23	9
23	Lukasz Gasior		22.25	23	7
24	Ioannis Kalargaris		22.29	20	4
25	Jacinto de Jesus Ayala		22.31	20	8	NR
25	Flori Lang		22.31	21	2
27	Alexandre Agostinho		22.36	22	9	NR
28	Alexei Puninski		22.37	18	7
29	Elvis Burrows		22.39	17	5	NR
30	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....		22.41	21	8
31	Norbert Trandafir		22.50	20	2
32	Rammaru Harada		22.51	19	1
32	Apostolos Tsagkarakis		22.51	20	3
34	Nabil Kebbab Nabil Kebbab Nabil Kebbab is an Algerian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events. He won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native African country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* *...		22.54	21	0
35	Paulius Viktoravicius		22.55	16	8
36	Kaan Tayla		22.57	19	7
36	Lu Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu, more commonly spelled "Lv Zhiwu", is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games – 8th 100m free;...		22.57	20	5
38	Vlad Razvan Caciuc		22.59	19	4
39	Yoris Grandjean		22.62	23	1
40	Adam Brown Adam Brown (swimmer) Adam Thorp Brown is a British freestyle swimmer.Brown represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**...		22.64	22	0
41	Makoto Ito		22.66	23	8
42	Terrence Haynes Terrence Haynes Terrence Elton Haynes is a two-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados. He represented Barbados at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics...		22.70	18	8	NR
43	Paulo Santos		22.74	20	1
44	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...		22.79	20	9
45	Brett Fraser Brett Fraser Brett Michael Fraser is a college and international swimmer from the Cayman Islands. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Fraser and his older brother, Shaune Fraser, were two of the three flag-bearers from the country....		22.80	13	1
46	Cai Li Cai Li Cai Li is a Chinese swimmer, who will competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:2005 National Games - 1st 50 m free;2005 East Asian Games - 1st 50 m free;...		22.81	22	1
47	Dmytro Cherkasov		22.86	18	4
48	Juan Cambindo Romanos		22.87	18	6
49	Nimrod Shapira Bar Or Nimrod Shapira Bar Or Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or is an Israeli swimmer.He and Arab-Israeli Olympic swimming hopeful Jowan Qupty were high school roommates and best friends. He won a silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle, at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships...		22.90	17	2
50	Roman Kucik		22.91	15	3
50	Mindaugas Sadauskas		22.91	17	1
52	Michal Navara		22.93	15	7
53	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...		22.95	13	3	NR
54	Andrei Radzionau		22.98	19	5
55	Roberto Gómez		22.99	16	3
56	Aurelien Kunzi		23.00	19	3
57	Andrii Govorov		23.05	17	9
58	Roy-Allan Burch		23.10	16	5
58	Jani Rusi		23.10	20	0
60	Crox Acuña Crox Acuña Crox Acuña is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Venezuela.He swam for Venezuela at the:2006 South American Games2006 Central American & Caribbean Games*2007 World Championships...		23.13	16	2
60	Joel Greenshields Joel Greenshields Joel Greenshields is a Canadian swimmer. Born in Edson, Alberta, he competes in the 100m Freestyle.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he was a member of the Canadian team that finished sixth in the 4x100m Freestyle event. The team had previously finished in 7th at the 2007 World Aquatics...		23.13	19	2
62	Stanislav Kuzmin		23.15	18	3
62	Oliver Elliot Banados		23.15	19	8
64	Pasha Vahdati Rad		23.21	13	5
65	Raul Enrique Martinez Colomer		23.28	16	6
66	Martyn Forde Martyn Forde Martyn Forde is an Olympic-swimmer from Barbados. He swam for Barbados at the 2008 Olympics and the 2007 World Championships.He holds the Barbadian Records in the short-course 50 and 100 freestyles....		23.30	18	1
66	Martin Spitzer		23.30	18	9
68	Daniil Tulupov		23.32	16	4
68	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 :* * * * * *...		23.32	19	6
70	Cheah Geoffrey Robin		23.35	17	6
71	Dominik Koll		23.42	15	6
72	Vladimir Sidorkin		23.43	17	7
73	Martín Kutscher Martín Kutscher Martín Kutscher is a national-record holding freestyle swimmer from Uruguay who swam for Uruguay at 2004 and 2008 Olympics...		23.44	19	0
74	Mohammad Bidarian		23.49	13	0
74	Hycinth Cijntje		23.49	15	1
74	Conor Leaney		23.49	16	9
77	Danil Haustov		23.58	15	9
77	Artur Dilman		23.58	16	1
79	Jose Alberto Montoya		23.63	14	1	NR
80	Nicholas Thomson		23.64	12	9
80	Grant Beahan		23.64	15	8
82	Yan Ho Chun		23.68	17	8
83	Raphael Stacchiotti		23.69	17	3
84	Mohammed Madouh		23.74	19	9
85	Mario Montoya Mario Montoya (swimmer) Mario Montoya is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Costa Rica. He represented native country at the:2008 Olympics,2007 Pan American Games,*2007 World Championships, and...		23.75	14	2
86	Hajder Ensar		23.77	11	0
86	Sidni Hoxha Sidni Hoxha Sidni Hoxha is an Albanian swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. He swam in the placed second in his heat with a time of 24.56 seconds, but did not reach the semifinal with this result, finishing with the 64th-fastest time in the...		23.77	17	4
88	Branden Whitehurst		23.78	9	7
88	Miguel Nesrala		23.78	13	8
90	Carlos Viveros Madariaga		23.79	12	5
90	Rodion Davelaar		23.79	14	6
92	Foo Jian Beng		23.80	16	7
93	Kouam Amine		23.85	15	4
94	Brad Hamilton		23.87	11	4
95	Lao Kuan Fong		23.89	14	4
96	Matar Samb		23.90	13	4
97	Marcelo Alejandro Alba		23.91	13	2
98	Vasilii Danilov Vasilii Danilov Vasilii Danilov is an Olympic swimmer from Kyrgyzstan. He swam for the country at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.He also swam at the 2007 World Championships.-References:...		23.93	18	0
99	Mikayel Koloyan		23.96	15	0
100	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....		23.99	11	8
101	Kendrick Uy		24.01	15	5
102	Su Shirong Jeffrey		24.08	15	2
102	Arwut Chinnapasaen		24.08	17	0
104	Kareem Ennab		24.15	12	4
105	Abdoul Khadre Mbaye Niane		24.16	12	2
106	Lim Clement		24.18	13	6
107	Luke Hall		24.23	12	7
108	Petr Romashkin		24.27	14	3
109	Glenn Victor Sutanto		24.34	12	3
110	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 ....		24.35	11	7
111	Arjun Jayaprakash		24.37	12	6
112	Jonathan Wong		24.40	10	8
113	Harutyun Harutyunyan		24.50	13	7
114	Abbas Raad		24.52	14	7
115	Timothy Ferris		24.56	14	0
116	Sergej Naumovski		24.57	1	5
117	Fernando Castellanos		24.58	10	5
118	Joshua Mc Leod		24.59	12	0
119	Juan Carlos Sikaffy Diaz		24.61	11	3
119	Iuri Iazadji		24.61	16	0
121	Samson Focados Opuakpo		24.62	10	3
121	Anthony Clark		24.62	11	5
123	Saeed Al Jesmi		24.64	13	9
124	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:*...	Republic of the Congo	24.71	11	2
125	Julien Brice		24.80	9	5
126	Alexander Ray		24.82	9	8
127	Humoud Alhumoud		24.84	14	5
128	Niall Christopher Roberts		24.96	11	9
129	Kailan Staal		25.06	9	6	NR
130	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:...		25.09	10	9
131	Wael Koubrousli		25.16	18	2
132	Kari Joannesarson Hoevdanum		25.18	2	3
133	Moh'D Aqelah		25.22	11	6
134	Patricio Vera		25.24	8	1
135	Daniel Kevin Pryke		25.28	8	3
136	Ivo Chilaule		25.32	9	3
136	Heshan Bandara Unamboowe		25.32	10	6
138	Eli Ebenezer Wong		25.34	8	4
139	Omar Jasam		25.35	12	1
140	Jean Pascal Hughes Gregoire		25.42	8	7
141	Nicholas Coard		25.43	8	8
142	Andrea Agius		25.45	8	9
143	Adama Ouedraogo		25.48	1	3
144	Oriol Cunat		25.49	6	4
144	Shane Mangroo		25.49	8	6
146	Peter Popahun Pokawin		25.53	7	4
147	Ronny Vencatachellum		25.55	7	1
147	Fernando Medrano		25.55	8	5
149	Erik Rajohnson		25.56	11	1
150	Diguan Pigot		25.59	6	9
151	Rainui Teriipaia		25.68	10	4
152	Nather Ahmed AlHamoud		25.75	14	9
153	Kerson Hadley		25.84	4	0
154	Jesse Nilon		25.90	7	7
155	Edward Caruana Dingli		25.93	9	9
156	Gary Pineda		25.98	7	9
156	Sergey Krovyakov		25.98	10	0
158	Fabian Gregory Binns		25.99	3	9
159	Mark Paul Thompson		26.06	7	6
160	Carlos Alberto		26.10	7	3
160	Esau Simpson		26.10	9	0
162	Jean-Luc Augier		26.17	7	0
163	Siu Kent Chung		26.19	7	5
164	Ibrahim Maliki		26.26	2	0
164	Douglas Miller		26.26	5	8
166	Florenc Llanaj		26.36	10	1
167	Tural Abbasov		26.40	7	2
168	Ganzi Mugula		26.42	5	7
169	Elaijie Erasito		26.48	7	8
170	Quenton Dupont		26.49	7	3
171	Batsaikhan Dulguun		26.54	9	4
172	Ahmed Salam Ali Al-Dulaimi		26.80	3	6
173	Jake Villarreal		26.88	6	3
174	Shawn Brady		27.03	6	6
175	Saif Alaslam Saeed Al-Saadi		27.29	3	2
176	Narantsog Tsogjargal		27.47	5	3
177	Hem Thon Ponloeu		27.51	6	2
178	Fahad Alqooz		27.59	4	4
179	Shailesh Shumsher Rana		27.62	5	4
180	Inayath Hassan		27.68	5	1
181	Ron Roucou		27.72	8	2
182	Nadir Elmofti	Libya	27.83	6	1
182	Mohamed Mujahid		27.83	6	8
184	Prasiddha Jung Shah		27.86	6	5
185	Dionisio Augustine II		27.87	3	4
186	Maung Htet Zin	Myanmar	27.96	5	2
187	Jules Yao Bessan		27.99	1	2
188	Wei Ching Maou		28.14	5	0
189	Abib Sereme		28.48	1	6
190	Barouf Ali		28.53	10	2
191	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...		28.70	4	5
192	Gil Alexandre Koy		28.93	2	7
193	Rama Leray Christ-Alex		28.94	6	0
194	Esebei Doran		28.99	3	3
195	Sedarath Sao		29.07	5	9
196	Samson Makere		29.31	2	8
197	Alisher Chingizov		29.46	5	5
198	Mohamed Coulibaly		29.60	2	4
198	Koang Gatkos Gor		29.60	4	3
200	Salum Mapunda		29.72	4	6
200	Kwizera Cedric		29.72	5	6
202	Boubacar Alou Moussa		30.19	3	1
203	Christian Nassif		30.56	1	4
204	Abdoulkader Houssein		30.71	4	1
205	Kokou Messan Amegashie		31.41	3	8
206	Robert Scanlan		31.56	4	8
207	Saido Kamilov		32.32	3	5
208	Alberto Papus de Meideros		32.54	1	7
209	Mohamed Ahmed Lebyadh		1:02.51	4	7
—	Mpunga Mboyo Landry		DNS	2	1
—	Aleksandar Jeremic		DNS	2	2
—	Reginald Douglas		DNS	2	5
—	Abu Bakarr Jalloh		DNS	2	6
—	Gibrilla Bamba		DNS	3	0
—	Houmed Hassan Ali		DNS	3	7
—	Modou Gaye		DNS	4	2
—	Lansana Sidibe		DNS	4	9
—	Richard Randrianandraina		DNS	10	7
—	Attoumani Aboudou		DNS	12	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:...		DNS	21	9
—	Yevgeny Lagunov		DNS	22	7
—	Kalugala Vithanage		DQ	8	0

Semifinals

Rank	Name	Time	Heat	Lane	Notes
1	Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships...	21.21	2	5	CR
2	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....	21.29	1	6
3	Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux is a French swimmer from Belfort. Leveaux is the current world record holder in the 100 m freestyle ) He also holds the 200 m freestyle national record and the European record in the 50 m freestyle...	21.32	1	3
4	César Cielo Filho	21.35	2	4
5	Cullen Jones Cullen Jones Cullen Jones is an American freestyle sprint swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.-Early life:Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey while in elementary school...	21.40	1	2	NR
6	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...	21.45	1	4	NR
7	Nathan Adrian Nathan Adrian Nathan Adrian is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who currently holds the American record in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle ....	21.46	2	3
8	George Bovell George Bovell George Bovell III is a three-time Olympic swimmer from Trinidad and Tobago. He represented the country at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 IM:the 9th medalist in the country's history and 12th medal overall...	21.65	1	5
8	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...	21.65	2	6
10	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:...	21.69	2	1
11	Konrad Czerniak Konrad Czerniak -References:*...	21.72	1	7
11	Graeme Moore	21.72	1	8
13	Brent Hayden Brent Hayden Brent Matthew Hayden is a Canadian swimmer.Hayden was born and raised in Mission, British Columbia and started swimming when he was five. In his youth, he earned a blackbelt in Isshin Ryu karate. He attended the University of British Columbia for one year...	21.73	2	8	NR
14	Matthew Abood Matthew Abood Matthew Abood is a freestyle swimmer from Australia.Abood won the 50m national title in the 2009 Australian Swimming Championships beating the world record holder Eamon Sullivan....	21.74	2	7
15	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:...	21.78	2	2
16	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...	21.89	1	1

Swim-off

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Lane	Notes
1	George Bovell George Bovell George Bovell III is a three-time Olympic swimmer from Trinidad and Tobago. He represented the country at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 IM:the 9th medalist in the country's history and 12th medal overall...		21.20	4	CR
2	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...		21.42	5	NR

Final

Rank	Name	Time	Lane	Notes
	César Cielo Filho	21.08	6	CR, AM
	Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships...	21.21	4
	Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux is a French swimmer from Belfort. Leveaux is the current world record holder in the 100 m freestyle ) He also holds the 200 m freestyle national record and the European record in the 50 m freestyle...	21.25	3
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....	21.38	5
5	Cullen Jones Cullen Jones Cullen Jones is an American freestyle sprint swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.-Early life:Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey while in elementary school...	21.47	2
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