The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 30 July to 1 August 2021 at the Olympic Aquatics Centre.[1] It will be the event's tenth appearance, first held in 1904 (as 50 yards) and then at every edition since 1988. The event is nicknamed the "splash and dash" event.[2]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 30 July 2021 (heats) 31 July 2021 (semifinals) 1 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 73 from 66 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21.07 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The medals for the competition were presented by Anant Singh, South Africa; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Cpt. Husain Al-Musallam, Kuwait; FINA President.
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  César Cielo (BRA) |
20.91 | São Paulo, Brazil | 18 December 2009 | [3][4] |
| Olympic record | César Cielo (BRA) |
21.30 | Beijing, China | 16 August 2008 | [5] |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | Final | Caeleb Dressel |  United States |
21.07 | OR |
Qualification edit
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 22.01 seconds. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 22.67 seconds. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[6]
Competition format edit
The competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[7]
Schedule edit
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 30 July 2021 | 19:00 | Heats |
| Saturday, 31 July 2021 | 11:11 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, 1 August 2021 | 10:30 | Final |
Results edit
Heats edit
The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[8]
Semifinals edit
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[9]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Caeleb Dressel | United States |
21.42 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Florent Manaudou |  France |
21.53 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Bruno Fratus | Brazil |
21.60 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Kristian Gkolomeev |  Greece |
Q | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Benjamin Proud |  Great Britain |
21.67 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Michael Andrew | United States |
Q | ||
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Lorenzo Zazzeri |  Italy |
21.75 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Thom de Boer |  Netherlands |
21.78 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Kliment Kolesnikov |  ROC |
21.82 | |
| 1 | 6 | Brent Hayden |  Canada |
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| 11 | 2 | 3 | Vladyslav Bukhov |  Ukraine |
21.83 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Jesse Puts | Netherlands |
21.87 | |
| 2 | 8 | Maxime Grousset | France |
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| 14 | 1 | 8 | Paweł Juraszek |  Poland |
21.88 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Alberto Mestre |  Venezuela |
22.22 | |
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Vladimir Morozov | ROC |
22.25 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Caeleb Dressel | United States |
21.07 | OR |
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5 | Florent Manaudou | France |
21.55 | |
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3 | Bruno Fratus | Brazil |
21.57 | |
| 4 | 7 | Michael Andrew | United States |
21.60 | |
| 5 | 2 | Benjamin Proud | Great Britain |
21.72 | |
| 6 | Kristian Gkolomeev | Greece |
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| 7 | 1 | Lorenzo Zazzeri | Italy |
21.78 | |
| 8 | 8 | Thom de Boer | Netherlands |
21.79 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Ervin wins the men's 'splash and dash' 50m freestyle Olympic title".
- ^ "Brazil's Cesar Cielo breaks 50m freestyle world record". France24. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Brazil Long Course Championships: Cesar Cielo Sets World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ "'Big Cesar' races to first Brazilian swim gold". ESPN. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.