Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates27 July 2021 (heats)
28 July 2021 (semifinals)
29 July 2021 (final)
Competitors70 from 62 nations
Winning time47.02 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Caeleb Dressel  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kyle Chalmers  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kliment Kolesnikov  ROC

The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 27 to 29 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] There were approximately 60 competitors from approximately 45 nations, with the ultimate numbers determined through the ongoing selection process, including universality places.[2]

The medals for the competition were presented by Dick Pound, Canada; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Dr. Mohamed Diop, Senegal; FINA Bureau Member.

Background

It was the event's 28th appearance, having been held at every edition except 1900.

Defending champion Kyle Chalmers of Australia is expected to return, as are fifth-place finisher Duncan Scott of Great Britain and sixth-place finisher Caeleb Dressel of the United States. Dressel is the two-time reigning World Champion (2017 and 2019), with Chalmers the runner-up in 2019.

Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 48.57 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 50.03 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.[2]

Competition format

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.[3]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record César Cielo (BRA)46.91 Rome, Italy30 July 2009[4][5]
Olympic record Eamon Sullivan (AUS)47.05 Beijing, China13 August 2008[6]

The following record was established during the competition:

DateEventSwimmerNationTimeRecord
July 29FinalCaeleb Dressel United States47.02OR

Schedule

The schedule is a three-day schedule, with each round on separate days.[1]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 27 July 202119:00Heats
Wednesday, 28 July 202110:30Semifinals
Thursday, 29 July 202111:37Final

Results

Heats

The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advance to the semifinals.[7]

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
192Thomas Ceccon Italy47.71Q
294Caeleb Dressel United States47.73Q
384Kyle Chalmers Australia47.77Q
495Alessandro Miressi Italy47.83Q
574Kliment Kolesnikov ROC47.89Q
673Hwang Sun-woo South Korea47.97Q, NR
785Andrey Minakov ROC48.00Q
896David Popovici Romania48.03Q
993Nándor Németh Hungary48.11Q
1088Yuri Kisil Canada48.15Q
1175Zach Apple United States48.16Q
1283Maxime Grousset France48.25Q
1382Andrej Barna Serbia48.30Q
1476Joshua Liendo Canada48.34Q
1572Roman Mityukov Switzerland48.43Q
1662Jacob Whittle Great Britain48.44Q
1797Katsumi Nakamura Japan48.48
1871Apostolos Christou Greece48.50
1886He Junyi China48.50
2078Szebasztián Szabó Hungary48.51
2167Stan Pijnenburg Netherlands48.53
2266Dylan Carter Trinidad and Tobago48.66
2377Mehdy Metella France48.68
2491Cameron McEvoy Australia48.72
2581Pedro Spajari Brazil48.74
2664Damian Wierling Germany48.83
2761Robin Hanson Sweden49.07
2857Nikola Miljenić Croatia49.25
2968Meiron Cheruti Israel49.26
3053Ali Khalafalla Egypt49.31
54Mikel Schreuders Aruba
3265Gabriel Santos Brazil49.33
3356Alberto Mestre Venezuela49.44
3445Ian Ho Hong Kong49.49
3598Serhiy Shevtsov Ukraine49.55
3658Luke Gebbie Philippines49.64NR
3763Oussama Sahnoune Algeria49.65
3844Artur Barseghyan Armenia49.78NR
3955Joseph Schooling Singapore49.84
4046Nikolas Antoniou Cyprus50.00
4147Khurshidjon Tursunov Uzbekistan50.14
4248Peter Wetzlar Zimbabwe50.31NR
4342Samy Boutouil Morocco50.37
4451Ben Hockin Paraguay50.41
4552Emir Muratović Bosnia and Herzegovina50.43
4643Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Finland50.48
4734Mokhtar Al-Yamani Yemen50.52NR
4841Matthew Abeysinghe Sri Lanka50.62
4933Andrew Chetcuti Malta51.47
5036Yousuf Al-Matrooshi United Arab Emirates51.50
5135Stefano Mitchell Antigua and Barbuda51.64
5232Kledi Kadiu Albania51.65
5331Issa Al-Adawi Oman51.81
5437Jean Zephir Saint Lucia51.94
5538Miguel Mena Nicaragua51.99
5624Danilo Rosafio Kenya52.54
5725Jagger Stephens Guam52.72
5826Delron Felix Grenada52.99
5916Alexander Shah Nepal53.41NR
6023Mathieu Marquet Mauritius53.56
6122Boško Radulović Montenegro53.60
6227Muhammad Haseeb Tariq Pakistan53.81
6321Atuhaire Ambala Uganda54.23
6413Olt Kondirolli Kosovo54.33
28Belly-Cresus Ganira BurundiNR
6615Yazan Al-Bawwab Palestine54.51
6714Andrew Fowler Guyana55.23
6811Sangay Tenzin Bhutan57.57
6912Mubal Ibrahim Maldives58.37
7017Edgar Iro Solomon Islands1:00.13
87Matthew Richards Great BritainDNS

Semifinals

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[8]

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
123Kliment Kolesnikov ROC47.11Q, ER
214Caeleb Dressel United States47.23Q
315Alessandro Miressi Italy47.52Q
413Hwang Sun-woo South Korea47.56Q, AS
516David Popovici Romania47.72Q
625Kyle Chalmers Australia47.80Q
722Nándor Németh Hungary47.81Q, NR
817Maxime Grousset France47.82Q
921Andrej Barna Serbia47.94NR
1026Andrey Minakov ROC48.03
1127Zach Apple United States48.04
1224Thomas Ceccon Italy48.05
1318Jacob Whittle Great Britain48.11
1411Joshua Liendo Canada48.19
1512Yuri Kisil Canada48.31
1628Roman Mityukov Switzerland48.53

Final

[9]

RankLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)5Caeleb Dressel United States47.02OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)7Kyle Chalmers Australia47.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4Kliment Kolesnikov ROC47.44
48Maxime Grousset France47.72
56Hwang Sun-woo South Korea47.82
63Alessandro Miressi Italy47.86
72David Popovici Romania48.04
81Nándor Németh Hungary48.10

References

  1. 1 2 "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Crouse, Karen (31 July 2009). "Lochte Finds Phelps Is Everywhere but in the Pool". New York Times. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Cielo sets 50-meter freestyle mark". ESPN. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Johanson, Simon (13 August 2008). "Sullivan smashes world record – again". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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