Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke explained

Event:Men's 100 metre breaststroke
Competition:2007 FINA World Championships
Venue:Rod Laver Arena
Dates:25 March 2007 (heats, semifinals)
26 March 2007 (final)
Competitors:123
Win Value:59.80 seconds
Gold:Brendan Hansen
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Kosuke Kitajima
Silvernoc:JPN
Bronze:Brenton Rickard
Bronzenoc:AUS
Prev:2005
Next:2009

See main article: Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships.

The men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships took place on 25 March (heats[1] and semifinals[2]) and on the evening of 26 March (final)[3] at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. 123 swimmers were entered in the event, of which 117 swam.

Existing records at the start of the event were:

59.13, Brendan Hansen (USA), 1 August 2006 in Irvine, USA.

59.37, Brendan Hansen (USA), Montreal 2005 (25 July 2005)

Results

Final

Place Lane Name Nationality 50m split Time
bgcolor=gold5 27.67 00:59.80
bgcolor=silver4 27.79 00:59.96
6 28.15 1:00.58
4 2 28.18 1:00.60
5 7 28.07 1:00.83
6 1 28.09 1:01.17
7 8 28.58 1:01.24
8 3 27.93 1:01.67

Semifinals

Rank
Heat &<br/> Lane Name Nationality 50m split
Time Notes
1 S2-L4 28.31 1:00.05 Q
2 S2-L5 28.09 1:00.13 Q
3 S1-L4 28.52 1:00.69 Q
4 S1-L6 28.51 1:00.87 Q
5 S2-L6 28.64 1:00.88 Q
6 S2-L3 28.86 1:00.89 Q
7 S2-L7 28.33 1:01.08 Q
8 S2-L8 28.87 1:01.11 Q
8.5 S1.5 1:01.2 O
9 S1-L3 27.95 1:01.24
9 S1-L7 29.01 1:01.24
11 S2-L1 28.15 1:01.28
12 S1-L5 28.82 1:01.48
13 S1-L8 28.69 1:01.50
14 S1-L2 28.76 1:01.80
15 S1-L1 28.33 1:01.87
16 S2-L2 28.80 1:01.93

Heats

Rank
Heat &<br/> Lane Name Nationality 50m split
Time Note
1 H14-L5 28.33 00:59.96 Q
2 H15-L5 28.59 1:00.34 Q
3 H16-L4 28.66 1:00.59 Q
4 H09-L4 28.76 1:00.92 Q
5 H14-L4 28.83 1:00.99 Q
6 H14-L3 28.26 1:01.03 Q
7 H14-L3 28.82 1:01.06 Q
7 H15-L4 28.77 1:01.06 Q
9 H16-L3 28.85 1:01.08 Q
10 H12-L2 28.73 1:01.12 Q
11 H11-L4 28.60 1:01.15 Q
12 H16-L2 29.31 1:01.36 Q
13 H16-L6 29.00 1:01.49 Q
14 H15-L7 28.38 1:01.61 Q
15 H14-L2 28.95 1:01.66 Q
16 H16-L5 29.09 1:01.69 Q
(swim-off)
16 H15-L8 28.67 1:01.69 (swim-off)
18 H16-L1 29.13 1:01.75
19 H12-L4 29.36 1:01.91
20 H11-L3 29.23 1:01.92
21 H16-L7 29.78 1:01.95
22 H15-L6 29.12 1:02.08
23 H14-L8 28.81 1:02.13
24 H13-L1 29.62 1:02.18
25 H15-L1 28.74 1:02.19
26 H15-L2 29.20 1:02.28
27 H13-L2 29.06 1:02.36
28 H14-L1 29.11 1:02.50
29 H13-L8 29.06 1:02.50
30 H14-L7 29.23 1:02.58
31 H12-L5 29.76 1:02.71
31 H12-L8 29.05 1:02.71
33 H11-L5 29.42 1:02.80
33 H13-L4 29.81 1:02.80
35 H12-L1 29.84 1:02.83
36 H16-L8 28.52 1:02.85
37 H13-L6 29.47 1:02.91
38 H11-L6 29.07 1:03.07
39 H10-L6 29.31 1:03.09
40 H12-L6 30.13 1:03.33
41 H13-L5 29.99 1:03.38
42 H12-L7 29.62 1:03.42
43 H10-L7 29.59 1:03.44
44 H15-L3 29.40 1:03.51
45 H11-L2 29.61 1:03.62
46 H12-L3 29.99 1:03.70
47 H10-L2 30.07 1:03.72
47 H10-L1 29.65 1:03.72
49 H11-L8 29.69 1:04.00
50 H11-L7 30.31 1:04.13
51 H13-L7 28.96 1:04.20
52 H09-L3 30.46 1:04.31
53 H10-L3 30.25 1:04.49
54 H09-L6 30.20 1:04.51
55 H10-L4 29.68 1:04.58
56 H9-L5 30.24 1:04.76
57 H10-L8 29.88 1:04.80
58 H07-L6 30.66 1:04.83
59 H08-L1 30.17 1:05.36
60 H11-L1 30.79 1:05.38
61 H09-L7 30.24 1:05.45
62 H09-L2 29.99 1:05.64
63 H07-L3 30.65 1:05.70
64 H08-L2 30.79 1:05.75
65 H09-L8 31.39 1:05.81
66 H09-L1 29.91 1:05.91
67 H08-L4 31.08 1:06.00
68 H07-L4 30.37 1:06.10
69 H08-L5 30.75 1:06.14
70 H08-L6 31.36 1:06.46
70 H08-L7 31.70 1:06.46
72 H10-L5 30.54 1:06.65
73 H07-L1 30.56 1:06.86
74 H06-L7 31.66 1:07.28
75 H08-L3 31.12 1:07.37
76 H08-L8 31.36 1:07.92
77 H06-L5 31.50 1:07.99
78 H07-L7 31.97 1:08.22
79 H07-L2 32.17 1:08.34
80 H07-L8 31.78 1:08.39
81 H06-L8 31.94 1:08.77
82 H07-L5 31.56 1:08.89
83 H06-L6 32.70 1:09.01
84 H06-L4 31.11 1:09.32
85 H05-L4 31.53 1:09.67
86 H04-L5 32.88 1:10.46
87 H06-L2 32.01 1:10.64
88 H05-L3 33.04 1:10.65
89 H04-L4 33.01 1:10.84
90 H03-L4 32.50 1:11.06
91 H05-L1 33.59 1:11.38
92 H04-L7 32.38 1:11.38
93 H05-L5 32.49 1:11.62
94 H06-L1 32.92 1:11.73
95 H05-L7 33.18 1:12.21
96 H05-L8 33.13 1:12.72
97 H04-L8 33.67 1:13.12
98 H04-L1 33.86 1:13.17
99 H05-L2 34.20 1:13.62
100 H04-L6 34.05 1:13.87
101 H04-L2 34.69 1:13.88
102 H05-L6 33.91 1:14.43
103 H02-L3 35.72 1:15.93
104 H03-L6 35.72 1:15.95
105 H03-L2 34.48 1:16.55
106 H03-L3 34.92 1:16.60
107 H03-L1 35.15 1:17.26
108 H03-L8 36.22 1:17.79
109 H03-L5 35.89 1:20.40
110 H02-L6 37.32 1:21.27
111 H01-L5 39.45 1:25.87
112 H02-L8 33.86 1:29.60
113 H01-L3 42.54 1:31.58 NR
114 H01-L4 42.16 1:32.63
115 H02-L1 41.39 1:32.86
116 H02-L5 41.55 1:34.98
117 H02-L4 45.22 1:44.93
999H02-L2 DNS
999H02-L7 DNS
999H03-L7 DNS
999H04-L3 DNS
999H06-L3 DNS
999H13-L3DNS

Swim-off for semis (16th place)

  1. Roman Sloudnov, Russia – 1:01.97 (Q)
  2. Robin van Aggele, Netherlands – 1:02.54

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FINA World Championships Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Official Results. Omega Timings.
  2. Web site: FINA World Championships Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Official Results. Omega Timing. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070410030023/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2007/melbourne2007/F74_ResSummary_206_Semifinals_Men_100_Breast.pdf. 2007-04-10.
  3. Web site: FINA World Championships Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Official Results. Omega Timing. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091004015212/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2007/melbourne2007/F73_ResByHeat_106_Finals_Men_100_Breast.pdf. 2009-10-04.