| Event: | Men's 100 metre butterfly |
| Games: | 2000 Summer |
| Venue: | Sydney International Aquatic Centre |
| Date: | September 21, 2000 (heats &<br />semifinals) September 22, 2000 (final) |
| Competitors: | 63 |
| Nations: | 53 |
| Win Value: | 52.00 EU |
| Gold: | Lars Frölander |
| Goldnoc: | SWE |
| Silver: | Michael Klim |
| Silvernoc: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Geoff Huegill |
| Bronzenoc: | AUS |
| Prev: | 1996 |
| Next: | 2004 |
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 21–22 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Competing at his third Games, Lars Frölander ended Sweden's 20-year drought to become an Olympic champion in the event, since Pär Arvidsson did so in 1980. Surprised by a massive home crowd, he overhauled Australia's top favorites Michael Klim and Geoff Huegill on the final 25 metres to snatch a gold medal in a new European record of 52.00.[2] [3] Klim added a silver to his two relay golds from the Games, in a time of 52.18, while Huegill took home the bronze in 52.22, handing an entire medal pool for the Aussies with an unexpected two–three finish.[4]
At 18 years of age, U.S. teenage swimmer Ian Crocker came up with a spectacular swim to earn a fourth spot in an American record of 52.44.[5] Meanwhile, Canada's Mike Mintenko shared a fifth-place tie with Japan's Takashi Yamamoto in a matching standard of 52.58. Germany's Thomas Rupprath and Russia's Anatoly Polyakov closed out the field with a joint seventh-place finish (53.13).[4]
Earlier in the semifinals, Huegill became the second fastest of all-time in swimming history to break a 52-second barrier, establishing a new Olympic record of 51.96.[6]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 52.73 | Q | |||
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 52.79 | Q | |||
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 52.90 | Q, NR | |||
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 52.91 | Q | |||
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 53.14 | Q | |||
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 53.29 | Q | |||
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 53.30 | Q | |||
| 8 | 7 | 6 | 53.34 | Q | |||
| 9 | 6 | 5 | 53.45 | Q | |||
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 53.48 | Q | |||
| 11 | 8 | 3 | 53.54 | Q | |||
| 8 | 5 | Q | |||||
| 13 | 7 | 5 | 53.57 | Q | |||
| 14 | 6 | 7 | 53.66 | Q | |||
| 15 | 7 | 8 | 53.67 | Q | |||
| 16 | 5 | 5 | 53.81 | Q | |||
| 17 | 7 | 1 | 53.90 | ||||
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 53.95 | ||||
| 19 | 6 | 1 | 53.98 | ||||
| 20 | 5 | 4 | 54.12 | ||||
| 21 | 7 | 7 | 54.13 | ||||
| 22 | 7 | 2 | 54.14 | ||||
| 23 | 6 | 8 | 54.15 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 25 | 8 | 8 | 54.24 | ||||
| 26 | 5 | 2 | 54.32 | ||||
| 27 | 5 | 7 | 54.34 | ||||
| 28 | 5 | 8 | 54.45 | ||||
| 29 | 8 | 2 | 54.56 | ||||
| 30 | 4 | 4 | 54.75 | ||||
| 31 | 4 | 2 | 54.85 | NR | |||
| 32 | 4 | 6 | 55.03 | ||||
| 33 | 5 | 1 | 55.07 | ||||
| 34 | 3 | 4 | 55.21 | ||||
| 35 | 3 | 5 | 55.25 | ||||
| 36 | 1 | 5 | 55.26 | NR | |||
| 37 | 4 | 7 | 55.38 | ||||
| 38 | 3 | 7 | 55.49 | ||||
| 39 | 2 | 4 | 55.55 | NR | |||
| 5 | 3 | ||||||
| 41 | 2 | 3 | 55.62 | ||||
| 42 | 4 | 1 | 55.70 | ||||
| 43 | 4 | 3 | 55.74 | ||||
| 44 | 2 | 6 | 56.04 | ||||
| 45 | 2 | 7 | 56.05 | ||||
| 46 | 2 | 8 | 56.07 | ||||
| 47 | 3 | 6 | 56.10 | ||||
| 48 | 2 | 5 | 56.11 | NR | |||
| 49 | 1 | 4 | 56.14 | ||||
| 50 | 4 | 8 | 56.17 | ||||
| 51 | 1 | 3 | 56.36 | ||||
| 52 | 3 | 2 | 56.39 | ||||
| 53 | 3 | 3 | 56.42 | ||||
| 54 | 2 | 2 | 56.46 | ||||
| 55 | 3 | 8 | 56.50 | ||||
| 56 | 1 | 6 | 56.63 | ||||
| 57 | 2 | 1 | 57.23 | ||||
| 58 | 1 | 2 | 57.44 | ||||
| 59 | 3 | 1 | 58.55 | ||||
| 60 | 1 | 1 | 59.55 | ||||
| 61 | 1 | 7 | 1:00.60 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 8 | 7 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 51.96 | Q, | |||
| 2 | 5 | 53.10 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 53.33 | NR | |||
| 4 | 3 | 53.45 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 53.51 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 53.55 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 53.59 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 53.81 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 52.63 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 52.82 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 52.84 | Q | |||
| 4 | 5 | 53.00 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 53.18 | Q | |||
| 6 | 6 | 53.32 | Q | |||
| 7 | 7 | 53.38 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 53.65 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 52.00 | EU | |||
| 5 | 52.18 | ||||
| 4 | 52.22 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 52.44 | AM | ||
| 5 | 2 | 52.58 | NR | ||
| 7 | AS | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 53.13 | |||
| 8 |