Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 19, 2004 (heats & semifinals) August 20, 2004 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 86 from 78 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21.93 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 19 and 20.[1]
United States'
Defending bronze medalist
Eleven first round heats were raced, comprising a total of 86 swimmers. The fastest 16 swimmers from this group qualified to move on to the semifinals stage.[5] After the heats had been raced, the cut-off time was 22.53 seconds. The 16 swimmers who advanced then raced in two semifinals of eight swimmers each, the results being pooled and the fastest eight swimmers advancing to the final.[5] The cut-off time to proceed into the final was 22.19 seconds.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Alexander Popov (RUS) |
21.64 | Moscow, Russia | 16 June 2000 | [6] |
| Olympic record |  Alexander Popov (EUN ) |
21.91 | Barcelona, Spain | 30 July 1992 | [7] |
Competition format
The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.
Results
The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.
Heats
Semifinals
The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Roland Mark Schoeman |
 South Africa |
21.99 | Q, AF |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Brett Hawke |  Australia |
22.07 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Jason Lezak |  United States |
22.12 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Salim Iles |  Algeria |
22.16 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Gary Hall Jr. | United States |
22.18 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Stefan Nystrand |  Sweden |
Q | ||
| 2 | 7 | Oleksandr Volynets |  Ukraine |
Q | ||
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Duje Draganja |  Croatia |
22.19 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | Bartosz Kizierowski |  Poland |
22.22 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Julien Sicot |  France |
22.26 | |
| 11 | 2 | 8 | Fernando Scherer |  Brazil |
22.27 | |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | Frédérick Bousquet | France |
22.29 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Javier Noriega |  Spain |
22.36 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | Lyndon Ferns | South Africa |
22.46 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | Ricardo Busquets |  Puerto Rico |
22.52 | |
| 16 | 2 | 1 | Karel Novy |  Switzerland |
22.63 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | Gary Hall Jr. | United States |
21.93 | |
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8 | Duje Draganja | Croatia |
21.94 | |
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4 | Roland Mark Schoeman |
South Africa |
22.02 | |
| 4 | 1 | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden |
22.08 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jason Lezak | United States |
22.11 | |
| 6 | 5 | Brett Hawke | Australia |
22.18 | |
| 7 | 7 | Oleksandr Volynets | Ukraine |
22.26 | |
| 8 | 6 | Salim Iles | Algeria |
22.37 |
References
- ^ "Swimming schedule". BBC Sport. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- Washington Times. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Beginner's guide to swimming". BBC Sport. 15 April 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- ^ "Swimming – Current World Records – Men" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- ^ "Swimming—Current Olympic Records—Men" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 21 August 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
External links
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