Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle

Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the 2009 FINA World Championships
Venue Foro Italico
Dates 29 July 2009 (heats, semifinals)
30 July 2009 (final)
Competitors 211
Winning time 46.91 WR
Medalists
gold medal  César Cielo Filho   Brazil
silver medal  Alain Bernard   France
bronze medal  Frédérick Bousquet   France
Main article: Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships

The men's 100 m freestyle at the 2009 World Championships took place on 29 July (heats and semifinals) and the evening of 30 July (finals) at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Records

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

World record Eamon Sullivan (AUS) 47.05 Beijing, China 13 August 2008
Championship record Filippo Magnini (ITA) 48.12 Montreal, Canada 28 July 2005

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nationality Time Record
26 July Heat 3* Brent Hayden Canada 47.77 CR
26 July Heat 4* Stefan Nystrand Sweden 47.52 CR
26 July Heat 5* César Cielo Filho Brazil 47.39 CR
26 July Final* César Cielo Filho Brazil 47.09 CR
30 July Final César Cielo Filho Brazil 46.91 WR

* Split from the men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Results

Preliminary heats

Rank Name Nationality Time Heat Lane Notes
1 David Walters USA 47.59 21 6
2 Stefan Nystrand Sweden 47.66 21 5
3 Lyndon Ferns South Africa 47.79 21 3 AF
4 Alain Bernard France 47.80 22 4
5 Brent Hayden Canada 47.83 22 6
6 Frédérick Bousquet France 47.89 21 4
7 Evgeniy Lagunov Russia 47.92 20 2
8 César Cielo Brazil 47.98 22 5
9 Andrey Grechin Russia 48.13 20 4
9 Nathan Adrian USA 48.13 22 3
11 Duje Draganja Croatia 48.18 18 5
12 Nicolas Oliveira Brazil 48.22 21 1
13 Filippo Magnini Italy 48.23 20 3
14 Matt Targett Australia 48.26 20 5
15 Konrad Czerniak Poland 48.32 21 7
16 Joel Greenshields Canada 48.43 21 2
17 Matthew Abood Australia 48.45 19 4
18 Shaune Fraser Cayman Islands 48.47 18 3
19 Brett Fraser Cayman Islands 48.56 10 6
20 Simon Burnett Great Britain 48.57 20 6
21 Christian Galenda Italy 48.62 22 7
22 Steffen Deibler Germany 48.68 19 5
23 Roland Schoeman South Africa 48.69 22 1
24 Norbert Trandafir Romania 48.75 20 0 NR
25 Nabil Kebbab Algeria 48.76 22 2
26 George Bovell Trinidad and Tobago 48.82 20 8 NR
27 Paulius Viktoravičius Lithuania 48.84 19 7 NR
28 Adam Brown Great Britain 48.90 22 0
29 Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or Israel 48.93 19 3 NR
30 Alexei Puninski Croatia 49.08 18 6
31 Sebastiaan Verschuren Netherlands 49.12 21 0
32 Jason Dunford Kenya 49.16 22 8
33 Dominik Meichtry Switzerland 49.17 20 7
33 Albert Subirats Venezuela 49.17 21 9
35 Flori Lang Switzerland 49.20 20 9
36 Mindaugas Sadauskas Lithuania 49.26 16 5
37 Rammaru Harada Japan 49.28 19 1
38 David Dunford Kenya 49.34 14 3
39 Jacinto Ayala Dominican Republic 49.38 11 7 NR
40 Martin Verner Czech Republic 49.39 22 9
41 Jakob Andkjær Denmark 49.43 18 4
41 Chen Zuo China 49.43 20 1
43 Petter Stymne Sweden 49.47 19 2
44 Ryan Harrison Ireland 49.49 17 8 NR
45 Alexandre Agostinho Portugal 49.50 18 2
46 Romāns Miloslavskis Latvia 49.51 17 9
46 Yoshihiro Okumura Japan 49.51 19 0
48 Douglas Clark Lennox II Puerto Rico 49.62 10 3
48 Cai Li China 49.62 19 6
50 Yoris Grandjean Belgium 49.75 21 8
51 Barry Murphy Ireland 49.76 16 3
52 Andrei Radzionau Belarus 49.90 18 0
53 Ioannis Kalargaris Greece 49.92 18 1
54 Ryan John Pini Papua New Guinea 49.94 18 7
55 Marcin Tarczyński Poland 49.97 19 8
56 Paulo Santos Portugal 50.01 16 7
56 Roberto Gómez Venezuela 50.01 17 3
58 Andrii Hovorov Ukraine 50.04 17 6
59 Virdhawal Khade India 50.07 19 9
60 Martín Kutscher Uruguay 50.19 18 9
61 Dmytro Cherkasov Ukraine 50.22 1 3
62 Alexandre Bakhtiarov Cyprus 50.30 15 2
63 Emil Dall-Nielsen Denmark 50.32 17 1
64 Glenn Surgeloose Belgium 50.37 17 7
65 Mario Montoya Costa Rica 50.40 13 2 NR
66 Jose Antonio Alonso Spain 50.41 18 8
67 Martin Spitzer Austria 50.43 15 8
68 Andrejs Dūda Latvia 50.45 14 6
69 Dominik Koll Austria 50.48 17 5
70 Vlad Razvan Caciuc Romania 50.51 15 4
71 Daniil Tulupov Uzbekistan 50.60 14 5
72 Kaan Tayla Turkey 50.62 17 2
73 Raúl Martínez Colomer Puerto Rico 50.65 15 3
74 Alex Villaecija Spain 50.66 16 6
75 Vladimir Sidorkin Estonia 50.71 17 4
76 Zoltan Povazsay Hungary 50.73 17 0
77 Julio Galofre Colombia 50.80 16 1
78 Daniel Bego Malaysia 50.86 13 6
78 Doğa Çelik Turkey 50.86 16 0
80 Elvis Burrows Bahamas 50.88 12 2 NR
81 Artur Dilman Kazakhstan 50.88 16 2
82 Terrence Haynes Barbados 50.95 16 4
83 Juan Cambindo Romanos Colombia 50.96 14 4
83 Raphaël Stacchiotti Luxembourg 50.96 16 8
85 Aleksandar Nikolov Bulgaria 50.98 12 7
86 Martyn Forde Barbados 51.01 15 9
87 Hajder Ensar Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.08 14 7
88 Branden Whitehurst Virgin Islands 51.27 11 3 NR
89 Mohammad Bidarian Iran 51.31 11 5
90 Bae Joonmo South Korea 51.54 12 3
90 Sebastián Jahnsen Madico Peru 51.54 14 1
92 Pasha Vahdati Rad Iran 51.65 8 4
93 Roy-Allan Burch Bermuda 51.68 12 8 NR
93 Danil Haustov Estonia 51.68 16 9
95 Foo Jian Beng Malaysia 51.71 15 5
96 Vasilii Danilov Kyrgyzstan 51.81 15 6
97 Tan Xue Wei Nicholas Singapore 51.83 13 8
98 Sebastian Arispe Silva Peru 51.85 14 8
99 Jean-François Schneiders Luxembourg 51.86 13 5
99 Květoslav Svoboda Czech Republic 51.86 15 0
101 Jani Rusi Finland 51.88 14 9
102 Charles William Walker Philippines 51.92 13 0
103 Lim Clement Singapore 52.11 12 4
104 Mikael Koloyan Armenia 52.12 13 4
105 Cheah Geoffrey Robin Hong Kong 52.14 13 1
106 Miguel Nesrala Dominican Republic 52.21 12 0
107 Grant Beahan Zimbabwe 52.23 14 2
108 Petr Romashkin Uzbekistan 52.26 13 3
109 José Alberto Montoya Costa Rica 52.31 11 8
110 Brad Hamilton Jamaica 52.37 9 0
111 Mohammad Madwa Kuwait 52.40 15 1
112 Christopher Duenas Guam 52.45 12 5
113 Nicholas Thomson Bermuda 52.47 9 4
114 Norbert Trudman Slovakia 52.51 14 0
115 Sidni Hoxha Albania 52.54 11 1
115 Glenn Victor Sutanto Indonesia 52.54 13 9
117 Kang Yonghwan South Korea 52.62 10 1
118 Kouam Amine Morocco 52.64 11 4
119 Kendrick Uy Philippines 52.67 12 6
120 Luke Hall Eswatini 52.79 11 0
121 Salvador Mallat Arcaya Chile 52.86 9 6
122 Zane Jordan Zambia 52.92 10 4
123 Abdoul Khadre Mbaye Niane Senegal 52.96 10 7
124 Yan Ho Chun Hong Kong 52.97 11 2
125 Joao Matias Angola 52.99 9 1
126 Rodion Davelaar Netherlands Antilles 53.00 12 9
127 Serghei Golban Moldova 53.04 11 9
128 Endi Babi Albania 53.07 10 9
129 Fernando Castellanos Guatemala 53.19 8 0
130 Iuri Iazadji Moldova 53.26 12 1
131 Bojan Jovanov Macedonia 53.27 1 6
132 Sergej Naumovski Macedonia 53.30 1 1
133 Jonathan Wong Jamaica 53.35 9 5
134 Ashwin Menon India 53.41 9 8
135 Hycinth Cijntje Netherlands Antilles 53.46 8 5
136 Alexander Ray Namibia 53.61 7 6
137 Matar Samb Senegal 53.71 10 2
138 Humoud Alhumoud Kuwait 53.72 13 7
139 Achelhi Bilal Morocco 53.86 9 2
140 Rony Bakale Congo 53.92 8 2
141 Kareem Ennab Jordan 53.97 9 9
142 Lao Kuan Fong Macau 54.11 9 3
143 Allan Gutiérrez Castro Honduras 54.16 8 6
144 Yellow Yeiyah Nigeria 54.17 7 1
145 Samson Opuakpo Nigeria 54.28 6 6
146 Abbas Raad Lebanon 54.32 11 6
147 Harutyun Harutyunyan Armenia 54.39 8 3
148 Saeed Al Jesmi United Arab Emirates 54.76 7 4
149 Timothy Ferris Zimbabwe 54.78 10 8
150 Mohammed Al Ghaferi United Arab Emirates 54.83 8 8
151 Vincent Perry Tahiti 54.88 7 8
152 Colin Bensadon Gibraltar 54.94 6 3
153 Jean Hugues Gregoire Mauritius 54.96 7 5
154 Julien Brice Saint Lucia 55.00 5 1
155 Niall Christopher Roberts Guyana 55.08 6 4
156 Andrey Molchanov Turkmenistan 55.30 6 7
157 Gary Pineda Guatemala 55.34 6 1
158 Tsung Chao-Lin Chinese Taipei 55.40 9 7
159 Rashid Iunusov Kyrgyzstan 55.45 10 0
160 Esau Simpson Grenada 55.59 6 8
161 Moh'D Aqelah Jordan 55.74 8 7
162 Edward Caruana Dingli Malta 55.75 6 5
163 Ignacio Quevedo Bubba Bolivia 55.95 5 3
164 Nicholas Coard Grenada 55.99 5 6
165 Ronny Vencatachellum Mauritius 56.00 7 0
166 Ahmed Jebrel Palestine 56.05 8 1
167 Shane Mangroo Seychelles 56.15 4 2
167 Anthony Clark Tahiti 56.15 8 9
169 Patricio Vera Mozambique 56.29 5 2
170 Sergeý Krowýakow Turkmenistan 56.59 5 5
171 Peter Popahun Pokawin Papua New Guinea 56.97 4 5
172 Chong Cheok Kuan Macau 57.35 6 2
173 Douglas Miller Fiji 57.43 5 8
174 Juan Carlos Sikaffy Diaz Honduras 57.52 6 0
175 Elaijie Erasito Fiji 57.64 5 9
176 Siu Kent Chung Brunei 57.96 5 0
177 Omar Jasam Bahrain 58.38 6 9
178 Jesse Nilon Samoa 58.56 4 4
179 Quenton Dupont Eswatini 58.69 4 3
180 Ahmed Salam Ali Al-Dulaimi Iraq 58.91 2 5
181 Adama Ouedraogo Burkina Faso 59.11 1 8
182 Michael Taylor Marshall Islands 59.24 4 1
183 Jake Villarreal Marshall Islands 59.39 4 8
184 Mark Paul Thompson Zambia 59.84 3 3
185 Edward Poppe Guam 1:00.05 4 6
186 Adam Viktora Seychelles 1:00.17 3 2
187 Shailesh Shumsher Rana Nepal 1:00.74 4 0
188 Fabian Gregory Binns Guyana 1:01.05 1 4
189 Sufyan Almalki Bahrain 1:01.25 3 1
190 Cooper Graf Northern Mariana Islands 1:01.30 3 4
191 Shin Kimura Northern Mariana Islands 1:01.86 3 5
192 Wei Ching Maou American Samoa 1:02.50 2 4
193 Shameel Ibrahim Maldives 1:02.64 3 7
194 Prasiddha Jung Shah Nepal 1:02.68 3 6
195 Ali Mohamed Raaidh Maldives 1:02.74 4 9
196 Samson Makere Tanzania 1:07.24 2 6
196 Koang Gatkos Gor Ethiopia 1:07.24 3 0
198 Kwizera Cedric Burundi 1:08.71 3 8
199 Barouf Ali Comoros 1:10.00 2 7
200 Nsumizi Alain Boris Burundi 1:12.70 3 9
201 Kokou Messan Amegashie Togo 1:14.79 2 9
202 Mohamed Bourhanta Djibouti 1:16.67 2 1
– Lansana Sidibe Guinea DNS 1 2
– Itai Chammah Israel DNS 1 5
– Aiah Emerson Mansa Musai Sierra Leone DNS 1 7
– Mamadou Cisse Guinea DNS 2 2
– Leonel Matonse Mozambique DNS 7 9
– Saif Alaslam Saeed Al-Saadi Iraq DSQ 2 3
– Fernando Medrano Nicaragua DSQ 7 2
– Omar Núñez Nicaragua DSQ 7 3
– Alexandr Sklyar Kazakhstan DSQ 15 7

Semifinals

Rank Name Nationality Time Heat Lane Notes
1 Alain Bernard France 47.27 1 5
2 César Cielo Brazil 47.48 1 6
3 Stefan Nystrand Sweden 47.53 1 4
4 Nicolas Oliveira Brazil 47.78 1 7
5 Brent Hayden Canada 47.88 2 3
6 David Walters USA 47.92 2 4
7 Lyndon Ferns South Africa 47.96 2 5
8 Frédérick Bousquet France 47.98 1 3
9 Filippo Magnini Italy 48.04 2 1 NR
10 Nathan Adrian USA 48.13 1 2
11 Matt Targett Australia 48.15 1 1
12 Andrey Grechin Russia 48.18 2 2
13 Evgeniy Lagunov Russia 48.20 2 6
14 Konrad Czerniak Poland 48.22 2 8
15 Duje Draganja Croatia 48.25 2 7
16 Joel Greenshields Canada 48.73 1 8

Final

Rank Name Nationality Lane Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) César Cielo Filho Brazil 5 46.91 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alain Bernard France 4 47.12 ER
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frédérick Bousquet France 8 47.25
4 Brent Hayden Canada 2 47.27 NR
5 David Walters United States 7 47.33 NR
6 Stefan Nystrand Sweden 3 47.37 NR
7 Lyndon Ferns South Africa 1 47.94
8 Nicolas Oliveira Brazil 6 48.01

See also