Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle explained

Event:Men's 50m Freestyle
Competition:2003 FINA World Aquatics Championships
Venue:Palau Sant Jordi
Dates:25 July (prelims, semifinals)
26 July 2003 (final)
Competitors:172
Nations:121
Win Value:21.92 seconds
Gold:Alexander Popov
Goldnoc:RUS
Silver:Mark Foster
Silvernoc:GBR
Bronze:Pieter v.d. Hoogenband
Bronzenoc:NED
Prev:2001
Next:2005

See main article: Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships.

The Men's 50m Freestyle event at the 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships swam on 25–26 July 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. Preliminary[1] and Semifinal[2] heats swam on July 25, while the Final swam July 26.[3]

Prior to the championships, the following World (WR) and Championship (CR) records were:

Results

Final

Place Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 4 21.92 CR
2 1 22.20
3 7 22.29
4 3 22.30
5 6 22.38
6 2 22.40
7 8 22.41
8 5 22.44

Semifinals

Rank Heat + Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 S2 L4 21.99
2 S1 L4 22.14
3 S2 L5 22.31
4 S1 L5 22.32
5 S2 L2 22.34
6 S2 L3 22.36
7 S1 L2 22.43
8 S2 L6 22.45
9 S1 L6 22.46
10 S2 L8 22.47
11 S1 L1 22.57
12 S2 L7 22.60
13 S1 L3 22.61
14 S2 L1 22.64
14 S1 L8 22.64
16 S1 L7 22.66

Preliminaries

Rank Heat+Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 H22 L4 21.98 q, CR
2 H22 L5 22.29 q
3 H21 L4 22.32 q
4 H20 L1 22.36 q
5 H22 L2 22.51 q
6 H18 L5 22.54 q
6 H21 L3 22.54 q
8 H20 L2 22.56 q
9 H20 L3 22.57 q
10 H21 L2 22.59 q
11 H20 L7 22.60 q
12 H18 L4 22.63 q
12 H20 L8 22.63 q
12 H22 L6 22.63 q
15 H22 L8 22.64 q
16 H17 L5 22.69 q
17 H20 L6 22.74
17 H21 L6 22.74
17 H22 L3 22.74
20 H20 L4 22.75
20 H20 L5 22.75
20 H22 L7 22.75
23 H21 L7 22.80
24 H21 L1 22.83
25 H19 L8 22.86
26 H19 L7 22.93
26 H21 L5 22.93
28 H19 L3 22.95
29 H16 L8 23.02
29 H18 L6 23.02
31 H19 L5 23.04
32 H21 L8 23.10
33 H19 L6 23.11
34 H22 L1 23.13
35 H17 L7 23.14
35 H19 L4 23.14
37 H18 L8 23.17
38 H17 L4 23.19
39 H18 L3 23.20
40 H17 L6 23.23
41 H18 L2 23.25
42 H16 L1 23.34
42 H18 L1 23.34
44 H16 L4 23.36
45 H19 L2 23.37
46 H19 L1 23.42
47 H15 L3 23.49
48 H17 L3 23.56
49 H14 L7 23.64
50 H17 L1 23.65
51 H14 L2 23.67
51 H15 L2 23.67
53 H16 L6 23.68
54 H15 L4 23.70
55 H13 L4 23.74
56 H10 L3 23.83
57 H16 L7 23.85
57 H18 L7 23.85
59 H16 L3 23.89
60 H14 L3 23.92
61 H16 L2 23.96
62 H12 L2 24.02
63 H17 L2 24.04
64 H12 L1 24.05
65 H13 L3 24.08
66 H15 L8 24.10
67 H12 L6 24.15
67 H17 L8 24.15
69 H11 L5 24.18
69 H13 L7 24.18
71 H15 L1 24.33
72 H13 L5 24.34
73 H13 L8 24.40
73 H14 L4 24.40
75 H15 L6 24.41
76 H12 L3 24.46
77 H12 L8 24.47
78 H13 L6 24.51
79 H15 L5 24.54
80 H11 L4 24.60
81 H15 L7 24.61
82 H11 L8 24.67
83 H05 L6 24.70
84 H11 L1 24.74
85 H12 L5 24.76
86 H14 L6 24.81
87 H13 L1 24.83
88 H08 L6 24.84
88 H10 L8 24.84
90 H08 L4 24.86
91 H11 L2 24.90
92 H11 L6 24.92
93 H12 L7 24.93
94 H11 L7 24.96
95 H11 L3 24.98
96 H13 L2 24.99
97 H10 L2 25.00
98 H14 L1 25.05
99 H14 L5 25.07
100 H09 L3 25.10
100 H10 L6 25.10
102 H08 L7 25.11
103 H10 L4 25.14
104 H09 L2 25.25
105 H09 L8 25.28
106 H09 L4 25.31
106 H10 L5 25.31
108 H07 L5 25.35
109 H08 L1 25.53
109 H09 L1 25.53
111 H09 L5 25.55
112 H06 L5 25.60
113 H06 L1 25.78
114 H06 L2 25.82
114 H06 L8 25.82
116 H07 L3 25.83
117 H07 L4 25.85
118 H06 L4 25.87
119 H05 L7 25.96
120 H08 L5 25.98
120 H08 L3 25.98
122 H09 L6 26.11
123 H09 L7 26.19
123 H10 L7 26.19
125 H07 L2 26.21
126 H07 L6 26.24
126 H08 L8 26.24
128 H07 L1 26.35
129 H05 L2 26.37
130 H04 L1 26.44
131 H07 L8 26.46
132 H04 L3 26.47
133 H05 L5 26.51
134 H05 L1 26.55
135 H07 L7 26.58
136 H05 L3 26.61
137 H05 L4 26.64
138 H06 L3 26.75
139 H10 L1 26.83
140 H06 L6 26.84
141 H04 L4 26.87
142 H05 L8 26.89
143 H04 L7 26.93
144 H04 L6 27.01
145 H04 L8 27.14
146 H03 L4 27.33
147 H04 L5 27.40
148 H01 L3 27.51
149 H06 L7 27.52
150 H01 L5 27.56
151 H02 L8 27.68
152 H03 L6 27.71
153 H03 L5 27.81
154 H02 L4 28.48
155 H03 L7 28.68
156 H03 L2 29.07
157 H03 L3 29.09
158 H01 L7 29.19
159 H03 L1 29.82
160 H02 L6 30.57
161 H02 L7 31.22
162 H02 L2 34.04
163 H02 L1 35.15
- H01 L4 DQ
- H02 L3 DQ
- H16 L5 DNS
- H14 L8 DNS
- H08 L2 DNS
- H04 L2 DNS
- H03 L8 DNS
- H02 L5 DNS
- H01 L6 DNS

Notes and References

  1. 2003 World Championships results: Web site: Men's 50m Freestyle: Prelims results . Omega Timing . 2003-07-25 . 2010-01-21 .
  2. 2003 World Championships results: Web site: Men's 50m Freestyle: Semifinals results . Omega Timing . 2003-07-25 . 2010-01-21 .
  3. 2003 World Championships results: Web site: Men's 50m Freestyle: Final results . Omega Timing . 2003-07-26 . 2010-01-21 .