50 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 1997 World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Göteborg SWE
Held 20 April 1997
Status Medal
Competitors 62
Countries 42
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Swim-Off Final
🥇 Francisco Sánchez VEN 22.01
(1 h7)
— 21.80
(1 FA)
🥈 Mark Foster GBR 21.95
(1 h6)
— 22.03
(2 FA)
🥉 Ricardo Busquets PUR 22.29
(1 h8)
— 22.17
(3 FA)
4 José Meolans ARG 22.25
(2 h6)
— 22.22
(4 FA)
5 Scott Logan AUS 22.31
(2 h8)
— 22.38
(5 FA)
=6 Yoav Bruck ISR 22.32
(1 h3)
— 22.39
(=6 FA)
=6 Gustavo Borges BRA 22.36
(=4 h8)
22.22
(1 F)
22.39
(=6 FA)
8 Alexander Lüderitz GER 22.32
(3 h8)
— 22.43
(8 FA)
9 Sion Brinn JAM 22.48
(6 h8)
— 22.35
(1 FB)
10 Bill Pilczuk USA 22.38
(3 h6)
— 22.36
(2 FB)
11 Indrek Sei EST 22.44
(=2 h7)
— 22.38
(3 FB)
12 Jeff English AUS 22.36
(=4 h8)
22.46
(2 F)
22.47
(4 FB)
13 Felipe Delgado ECU 22.44
(=2 h7)
— 22.52
(5 FB)
=14 René Gusperti ITA 22.57
(4 h6)
— 22.58
(=6 FB)
=14 Dzmitry Kalinovski BLR 22.60
(5 h7)
— 22.58
(=6 FB)
16 Yuriy Vlasov UKR 22.50
(4 h7)
— 22.75
(8 FB)
17 Aleh Rukhlevich BLR 22.67
(7 h8)
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=18 Marcos Hernández CUB 22.69
(1 h4)
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=18 Dan Lindström SWE 22.69
(6 h7)
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=20 Garret Pulle CAN 22.70
(5 h6)
— —
=20 Xuxa Scherer BRA 22.70
(7 h7)
— —
=22 Brian Retterer USA 22.92
(2 h3)
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=22 Yannick Lupien CAN 22.92
(1 h5)
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=22 Nicolae Ivan ROU 22.92
(8 h8)
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25 Christian Tröger GER 22.94
(6 h6)
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26 Roman Yegorov RUS 22.98
(7 h6)
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27 Ravil Nachayev UZB 23.05
(3 h3)
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28 Oswaldo Quevedo VEN 23.06
(8 h7)
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29 Jonas Åkesson SWE 23.08
(2 h5)
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30 Denis Pimankov RUS 23.09
(2 h4)
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=31 Simon Handley GBR 23.13
(=3 h5)
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=31 Stavros Michailidis CYP 23.13
(=3 h5)
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33 Alex Miescher SUI 23.16
(3 h4)
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34 Nick Folker RSA 23.18
(4 h4)
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=35 Anders Dahl NOR 23.20
(=5 h4)
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=35 Vermund Vetnes NOR 23.20
(=5 h4)
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37 Nick Tongue NZL 23.27
(5 h5)
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38 Zhao Lifeng CHN 23.37
(6 h5)
— —
39 Daniel Schmollinger AUT 23.42
(7 h5)
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40 Trent Bray NZL 23.48
(7 h4)
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41 Tanet Aroonsrisopon THA 23.55
(4 h3)
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42 Andrew Turner RSA 23.57
(5 h3)
— —
43 Jacob Rasmussen DEN 23.69
(8 h4)
— —
44 Vitaly Vasilyev KGZ 23.75
(8 h5)
— —
45 Aleksey Makhantsev UZB 23.94
(1 h2)
— —
46 Vicha Ratanachote THA 24.05
(6 h3)
— —
47 Zachary Moffatt HKG 24.16
(2 h2)
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48 Rodrigo Olivares CHI 24.21
(7 h3)
— —
49 Ernest Teo SGP 24.24
(3 h2)
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50 Tarmo Kilk EST 24.53
(4 h2)
— —
51 José Martínez COL 24.60
(5 h2)
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52 Dennis Chaves CRC 24.66
(1 h1)
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53 Alfredo Carrillo PAR 24.70
(6 h2)
— —
54 Behzad Khabazian IRI 24.83
(2 h1)
— —
55 Sebastián Rodoni CHI 24.89
(8 h3)
— —
56 Gael Duchenne MRI 25.16
(7 h2)
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57 Liu Tung-Lin TPE 25.20
(8 h2)
— —
58 Jorge Ernesto Salazar CRC 25.24
(3 h1)
— —
59 Jasem Al-Asfour KUW 25.35
(4 h1)
— —
60 Igor Bilas BIH 25.73
(5 h1)
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61 Wu Chin-Chan TPE 25.79
(6 h1)
— —
62 Farshad Karami IRI 26.10
(7 h1)
— —
DNS Arsenio LópezDNS PUR —
(DNS h6)
— —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Dennis Chaves CRC 24.66
2 Behzad Khabazian IRI 24.83
3 Jorge Ernesto Salazar CRC 25.24
4 Jasem Al-Asfour KUW 25.35
5 Igor Bilas BIH 25.73
6 Wu Chin-Chan TPE 25.79
7 Farshad Karami IRI 26.10

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Aleksey Makhantsev UZB 23.94
2 Zachary Moffatt HKG 24.16
3 Ernest Teo SGP 24.24
4 Tarmo Kilk EST 24.53
5 José Martínez COL 24.60
6 Alfredo Carrillo PAR 24.70
7 Gael Duchenne MRI 25.16
8 Liu Tung-Lin TPE 25.20

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Yoav Bruck ISR 22.32
2 Brian Retterer USA 22.92
3 Ravil Nachayev UZB 23.05
4 Tanet Aroonsrisopon THA 23.55
5 Andrew Turner RSA 23.57
6 Vicha Ratanachote THA 24.05
7 Rodrigo Olivares CHI 24.21
8 Sebastián Rodoni CHI 24.89

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Marcos Hernández CUB 22.69
2 Denis Pimankov RUS 23.09
3 Alex Miescher SUI 23.16
4 Nick Folker RSA 23.18
=5 Anders Dahl NOR 23.20
=5 Vermund Vetnes NOR 23.20
7 Trent Bray NZL 23.48
8 Jacob Rasmussen DEN 23.69

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Yannick Lupien CAN 22.92
2 Jonas Åkesson SWE 23.08
=3 Simon Handley GBR 23.13
=3 Stavros Michailidis CYP 23.13
5 Nick Tongue NZL 23.27
6 Zhao Lifeng CHN 23.37
7 Daniel Schmollinger AUT 23.42
8 Vitaly Vasilyev KGZ 23.75

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Mark Foster GBR 21.95
2 José Meolans ARG 22.25
3 Bill Pilczuk USA 22.38
4 René Gusperti ITA 22.57
5 Garret Pulle CAN 22.70
6 Christian Tröger GER 22.94
7 Roman Yegorov RUS 22.98
DNS Arsenio LópezDNS PUR —

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Francisco Sánchez VEN 22.01
=2 Indrek Sei EST 22.44
=2 Felipe Delgado ECU 22.44
4 Yuriy Vlasov UKR 22.50
5 Dzmitry Kalinovski BLR 22.60
6 Dan Lindström SWE 22.69
7 Xuxa Scherer BRA 22.70
8 Oswaldo Quevedo VEN 23.06

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ricardo Busquets PUR 22.29
2 Scott Logan AUS 22.31
3 Alexander Lüderitz GER 22.32
=4 Gustavo Borges BRA 22.36
=4 Jeff English AUS 22.36
6 Sion Brinn JAM 22.48
7 Aleh Rukhlevich BLR 22.67
8 Nicolae Ivan ROU 22.92

Swim-Off

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Gustavo Borges BRA 22.22
2 Jeff English AUS 22.46

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Francisco Sánchez VEN 21.80
2 Mark Foster GBR 22.03
3 Ricardo Busquets PUR 22.17
4 José Meolans ARG 22.22
5 Scott Logan AUS 22.38
=6 Yoav Bruck ISR 22.39
=6 Gustavo Borges BRA 22.39
8 Alexander Lüderitz GER 22.43

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sion Brinn JAM 22.35
2 Bill Pilczuk USA 22.36
3 Indrek Sei EST 22.38
4 Jeff English AUS 22.47
5 Felipe Delgado ECU 22.52
=6 René Gusperti ITA 22.58
=6 Dzmitry Kalinovski BLR 22.58
8 Yuriy Vlasov UKR 22.75