Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2001 FINA World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 22 July 2001 (heats, semifinals) 23 July 2001 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 92 from 68 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 22.09 seconds | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| 2001 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | women | |
| Duet | women | |
| Team | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships was held on 22 (heats[1] and semifinals[2]) and 23 July 2001 (final[3]) at the Fukuoka, Japan.
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
| World record |  Alexander Popov (RUS) |
21.64 | Moscow, Russia | 16 June 2000 |
| Championship record |  Tom Jager (USA) |
22.16 | Perth, Australia | 12 January 1991 |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July | Semifinal 2 | Anthony Ervin |  United States |
22.05 | CR |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Semifinals[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Ervin | United States |
22.05 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband |  Netherlands |
22.14 | Q |
| 3 | Mark Foster |  United Kingdom |
22.19 | Q |
| 4 | Vyacheslav Shyrshov |  Ukraine |
22.30 | Q |
| 5 | Stefan Nystrand |  Sweden |
22.31 | Q |
| 6 | Roland Schoeman |  South Africa |
22.34 | Q |
| 6 | Brett Hawke |  Australia |
22.34 | Q |
| 8 | Tomohiro Yamanoi |  Japan |
22.37 | Q |
| 9 | Bartosz Kizierowski |  Poland |
22.42 | |
| 10 | Jason Lezak | United States |
22.43 | |
| 11 | José Meolans |  Argentina |
22.45 | |
| 12 | Ashley Callus | Australia |
22.46 | |
| 13 | Johan Kenkhuis | Netherlands |
22.51 | |
| 14 | Attila Zubor |  Hungary |
22.54 | |
| 15 | Julio Santos |  Ecuador |
22.64 | |
| 16 | Ricardo Busquets |  Puerto Rico |
22.83 |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anthony Ervin | United States |
22.09 | |
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Pieter van den Hoogenband | Netherlands |
22.16 | |
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Tomohiro Yamanoi | Japan |
22.18 | |
|
Roland Schoeman | South Africa |
22.18 | |
| 5 | Brett Hawke | Australia |
22.39 | |
| 6 | Vyacheslav Shyrshov | Ukraine |
22.42 | |
| 7 | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden |
22.44 | |
| 7 | Mark Foster | United Kingdom |
22.44 |
References[edit]
- ^ "9th FINA World Swimming Championships:Heats Results Sunday July 22 – Swimming Day 1". FINA. 2001-07-22. Archived from the original on 2004-10-24. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Semifinals Results". FINA. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "Final Results". FINA. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- "FINA: 9th World Championships: Men, 50m Freestyle". Swim Rankings. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
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