Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle
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The men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
was held on July 29 with the heats and the semifinals and July 30 with the final.
No new world or competition records were set during this competition.
Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
The Swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.-Qualifying criteria:...
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
2011 World Aquatics Championships
The 14th FINA World Championships were held at July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming...
was held on July 29 with the heats and the semifinals and July 30 with the final.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | César Cielo César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events... |
20.91 | São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... |
December 18, 2009 | |
| Championship record | César Cielo | 21.08 | Rome 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... |
August 1, 2009 |
No new world or competition records were set during this competition.
Heats
117 swimmers participated in 16 heats.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 4 | César Cielo César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events... |
22.03 | Q | |
| 1 | 15 | 4 | 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 .... |
22.03 | Q | |
| 1 | 15 | 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... |
22.03 | Q | |
| 4 | 16 | 8 | 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:**... |
22.08 | Q | |
| 5 | 15 | 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... |
22.15 | Q | |
| 5 | 16 | 5 | 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... |
22.15 | Q | |
| 7 | 15 | 1 | Sergey Fesikov Sergey Fesikov Sergey Vasilyevich Fesikov , is a Russian swimmer from St. Petersburg..- References :... |
22.16 | Q | |
| 7 | 16 | 1 | Marco Orsi | 22.16 | Q | |
| 9 | 16 | 6 | 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.... |
22.17 | Q | |
| 10 | 15 | 3 | Alain Bernard Alain Bernard Alain Bernard is a French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.Bernard won three medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics. After competing on the silver medal-winning French 4×100 m relay team, Bernard won the gold medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event.He held the same 100 m... |
22.19 | Q | |
| 11 | 16 | 2 | Gideon Louw | 22.21 | Q | |
| 12 | 15 | 6 | Luca Dotto Luca Dotto -References:*... |
22.25 | Q | |
| 13 | 14 | 5 | Bruno Fratus | 22.26 | Q | |
| 14 | 15 | 7 | 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... |
22.31 | Q | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 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:... |
22.32 | Q | |
| 16 | 14 | 3 | Andrey Grechin Andrey Grechin Andrey Vladimirovich Grechin in Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia is a Russian swimmer. Grechin competed in four events at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.... |
22.33 | Q | |
| 17 | 15 | 5 | 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... |
22.34 | ||
| 17 | 13 | 1 | 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... |
22.34 | ||
| 19 | 14 | 8 | Dominik Kozma | 22.36 | ||
| 20 | 16 | 3 | 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... |
22.37 | ||
| 21 | 16 | 4 | 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... |
22.38 | ||
| 22 | 14 | 6 | Andriy Govorov Andriy Govorov Andriy Govorov is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won several international juniors medals and senior medals in his career.Govorov won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly and a bronze medal at the 50 meter freestyle during the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships... |
22.51 | ||
| 23 | 14 | 7 | 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:... |
22.54 | ||
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Lü 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;... |
22.55 | ||
| 25 | 11 | 5 | 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.... |
22.65 | ||
| 25 | 14 | 2 | Marco di Carli Marco di Carli Marco di Carli is a German swimmer who specialisms are backstroke and freestyle. He swims at the SG Frankfurt club and is 1.89 metres tall and weighs 80 kg .... |
22.65 | ||
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | 22.67 | ||
| 28 | 12 | 8 | Roy Burch | 22.69 | ||
| 29 | 12 | 4 | Hanser García | 22.72 | ||
| 30 | 13 | 2 | Jasper Aerents | 22.73 | ||
| 31 | 13 | 8 | Flori Lang | 22.80 | ||
| 32 | 13 | 6 | Alexandre Agosthino | 22.81 | ||
| 33 | 13 | 7 | Odysseas Meladinis | 22.90 | ||
| 34 | 12 | 3 | Mindaugas Sadauskas | 22.95 | ||
| 35 | 12 | 1 | 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.... |
22.96 | ||
| 36 | 14 | 1 | Filip Rypych | 22.99 | ||
| 37 | 13 | 5 | Elvis Burrows | 23.14 | ||
| 38 | 12 | 7 | Shebab Younis | 23.17 | ||
| 39 | 11 | 4 | 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... |
23.18 | ||
| 40 | 12 | 6 | Virdhaval Vikram Khade | 23.21 | ||
| 41 | 12 | 5 | Juan Manuel Cambindo | 23.31 | ||
| 42 | 11 | 3 | Ivars Akmentiņš | 23.57 | ||
| 43 | 10 | 4 | Andrew Chetcuti Andrew Chetcuti Andrew Chetcuti , is a Maltese freestyle and butterfly swimmer specialising in short course events. He holds 5 individual national records, and 2 in relays.- Personal life :... |
23.65 | ||
| 44 | 10 | 2 | Amine Kouame | 23.83 | ||
| 45 | 9 | 4 | Luke Hall | 23.92 | ||
| 46 | 10 | 3 | 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.... |
24.01 | ||
| 46 | 11 | 2 | Oliver Elliot Banados | 24.01 | ||
| 48 | 10 | 6 | José Montoya | 24.12 | ||
| 49 | 11 | 8 | Anthony Clark | 24.15 | ||
| 50 | 11 | 6 | Serghei Golban | 24.23 | ||
| 51 | 11 | 1 | Mohammad Bidaryan | 24.33 | ||
| 52 | 11 | 7 | Kareem Ennab | 24.35 | ||
| 53 | 9 | 7 | Chakyl Camal | 24.40 | ||
| 54 | 9 | 5 | Christopher Duenas | 24.41 | ||
| 55 | 10 | 5 | Mikael Koloyan | 24.45 | ||
| 56 | 9 | 2 | Julien Brice | 24.59 | ||
| 57 | 8 | 3 | Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Bandara Unamboowe is a Sri Lankan swimmer who has represented his country at international competitions. He was born in the town of Kandy to parents Dudley and Priyanga.... |
24.64 | ||
| 57 | 9 | 3 | Gerard Baldrich Pujol | 24.64 | ||
| 59 | 10 | 1 | Kevin Avila | 24.66 | ||
| 60 | 8 | 6 | Esau Simpson | 24.72 | ||
| 61 | 9 | 6 | Nicholas Coard | 24.78 | ||
| 62 | 9 | 8 | Niall Roberts | 24.80 | ||
| 63 | 8 | 4 | Mahfizur Rahman | 24.82 | ||
| 64 | 10 | 8 | Abbas Raad | 24.95 | ||
| 65 | 8 | 7 | Sergey Krovyakov | 25.11 | ||
| 66 | 4 | 8 | Adama Ouedraogo | 25.33 | ||
| 67 | 9 | 1 | Emile Bakale | 25.38 | ||
| 68 | 7 | 7 | Mark Thompson | 25.70 | ||
| 69 | 7 | 1 | Indra Rakotondrazanaka | 25.72 | ||
| 69 | 8 | 5 | Kerson Hadley | 25.72 | ||
| 71 | 7 | 5 | Brou Kouassi Olivier | 25.81 | ||
| 72 | 7 | 2 | Christian Nikles Christian Nikles Christian Nikles is an Bruneian sprint freestyle swimmer.He recently completed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in the 50 metre and 100 metre freesyle events, where he failed to advance to the semi finals.- References :... |
25.86 | ||
| 73 | 6 | 3 | Tolga Akcayli | 25.96 | ||
| 74 | 7 | 8 | Mamadou Soumare | 26.05 | ||
| 75 | 10 | 7 | Tamir Andrei | 26.26 | ||
| 76 | 8 | 1 | John Kamyuka John Kamyuka John Kamyuka is a Batswana swimmer who represented Botswana at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the men's 50m freestyle event. At a height of 175cm and a weight of 72 kg , he was one of the first two Olympic swimmers from his landlocked country... |
26.30 | ||
| 77 | 8 | 2 | Shane Mangroo | 26.32 | ||
| 78 | 7 | 3 | Tepaia Payne | 26.50 | ||
| 79 | 6 | 4 | Tawil Majd | 26.65 | ||
| 80 | 6 | 5 | Israr Hussain | 27.03 | ||
| 81 | 6 | 8 | Ponloeu Hem Thon | 27.22 | ||
| 82 | 6 | 7 | Prasiddha Jung Shah | 27.30 | ||
| 83 | 5 | 7 | Chamraen Youri Maximov | 27.48 | ||
| 84 | 6 | 1 | Ganzi Semu Mugula | 27.58 | ||
| 84 | 4 | 3 | Fdingue Ekane | 27.58 | ||
| 84 | 6 | 6 | Shailesh Shumsher Rana | 27.58 | ||
| 87 | 3 | 2 | Mohamed Abd Elrawf Mahmoud | 27.67 | ||
| 88 | 4 | 4 | Abdoulrahman Mohamed Osman | 27.69 | ||
| 89 | 4 | 5 | Farhan Sultan | 27.70 | ||
| 90 | 4 | 2 | Giordan Harris | 27.71 | ||
| 91 | 2 | 2 | Jackson Niyomugabo Jackson Niyomugabo Jackson Niyomugabo is a Rwandan Olympic swimmer. He is originally from Kibuye in Rwanda's western region. He grew up swimming in the waters of Lake Kivu on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo... |
27.73 | ||
| 91 | 3 | 6 | Wei Ching Maou | 27.73 | ||
| 93 | 2 | 7 | Patrick Rukundo | 28.08 | ||
| 94 | 5 | 6 | Zandan Gunsennorou | 28.14 | ||
| 95 | 3 | 4 | Shawn Wallace | 28.21 | ||
| 96 | 8 | 8 | Athoumani Youssouf | 28.52 | ||
| 97 | 4 | 6 | Jeffrey Orel | 28.57 | ||
| 98 | 5 | 3 | Conrad Gaira | 28.65 | ||
| 99 | 5 | 8 | Mulualem Girma | 28.81 | ||
| 100 | 7 | 4 | Ahmed Chawali | 28.82 | ||
| 101 | 3 | 8 | Pathana Inthavong | 28.94 | ||
| 102 | 5 | 2 | Chingizov Alisher | 29.05 | ||
| 103 | 4 | 7 | Ammaar Ghadiyali | 29.23 | ||
| 104 | 4 | 1 | Anauska Ndinga | 29.24 | ||
| 105 | 2 | 4 | Mohamed Eltayeb | 29.49 | ||
| 106 | 1 | 4 | Nassif Christian Djidagui | 29.71 | ||
| 107 | 5 | 4 | Amadou Camara | 29.72 | ||
| 108 | 3 | 3 | Godonou Wilfrid Tevoedjre | 31.49 | ||
| 109 | 2 | 5 | Daniel Langinbelik | 31.73 | ||
| 110 | 3 | 1 | Iourhanta Mohamed Osman | 31.79 | ||
| 111 | 7 | 6 | Seele Benjamin Ntai | 32.74 | ||
| 112 | 3 | 7 | Mohamed Mamaiv Sani | 33.37 | ||
| 113 | 3 | 5 | Razak Marafa | 33.83 | ||
| 114 | 5 | 5 | Tsepo Mafa | 34.54 | ||
| 115 | 1 | 5 | Gailloty Croyeb | 35.11 | ||
| 116 | 2 | 3 | Eycub Leebeid | 45.18 | ||
| – | 1 | 3 | Yau Mutas | DNS | ||
| – | 2 | 6 | Hamza Labeid | DSQ | ||
| – | 5 | 1 | Mamot Faye | DNS | ||
| – | 6 | 2 | Folarin Ogunsola | DNS | ||
| – | 12 | 2 | 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:* *... |
DNS |
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 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 .... |
21.94 | Q | |
| 2 | 7 | Luca Dotto Luca Dotto -References:*... |
21.97 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Alain Bernard Alain Bernard Alain Bernard is a French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.Bernard won three medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics. After competing on the silver medal-winning French 4×100 m relay team, Bernard won the gold medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event.He held the same 100 m... |
22.07 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | 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... |
22.09 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Marco Orsi | 22.13 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 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:**... |
22.21 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 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... |
22.23 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Andrey Grechin Andrey Grechin Andrey Vladimirovich Grechin in Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia is a Russian swimmer. Grechin competed in four events at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.... |
22.36 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bruno Fratus | 21.76 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | César Cielo César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events... |
21.79 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 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... |
21.97 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 | 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... |
22.02 | Q | |
| 4 | 7 | Gideon Louw | 22.02 | Q | |
| 6 | 6 | Sergey Fesikov Sergey Fesikov Sergey Vasilyevich Fesikov , is a Russian swimmer from St. Petersburg..- References :... |
22.09 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 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.... |
22.16 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Roland Schoeman | 22.42 |
Swimoff
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 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... |
22.15 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Sergey Fesikov Sergey Fesikov Sergey Vasilyevich Fesikov , is a Russian swimmer from St. Petersburg..- References :... |
22.32 |
Final
The final was held at 18:09.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | César Cielo César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events... |
21.52 | |||
| 6 | Luca Dotto Luca Dotto -References:*... |
21.90 | |||
| 8 | Alain Bernard Alain Bernard Alain Bernard is a French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.Bernard won three medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics. After competing on the silver medal-winning French 4×100 m relay team, Bernard won the gold medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event.He held the same 100 m... |
21.92 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 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 .... |
21.93 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Bruno Fratus | 21.96 | ||
| 6 | 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... |
21.99 | ||
| 7 | 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... |
22.04 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Gideon Louw | 22.11 |
External links
- 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre freestyle start list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.