50 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 2008 World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Manchester GBR
Held 10 – 11 April 2008
Status Medal
Competitors 98
Countries 67
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Swim-Off Final
πŸ₯‡ Duje Draganja CRO 21.67
(1 h14)		 21.63
(2 h1)		 β€” 20.81
(1 F)
πŸ₯ˆ Mark Foster GBR 21.60
(1 h13)		 21.32
(1 h1)		 β€” 21.31
(2 F)
πŸ₯‰ Gerhard Zandberg RSA 21.98
(4 h12)		 21.72
(3 h1)		 β€” 21.33
(3 F)
4 Ryan Lochte USA 21.61
(1 h6)		 21.46
(2 h2)		 β€” 21.44
(4 F)
5 JosΓ© Meolans ARG 22.00
(4 h14)		 21.43
(1 h2)		 β€” 21.48
(5 F)
6 Grant Brits AUS 21.77
(2 h12)		 21.57
(4 h2)		 β€” 21.68
(6 F)
7 Jernej Godec SLO 21.81
(3 h14)		 21.58
(5 h2)		 β€” 21.74
(7 F)
8 Bryan Lundquist USA 21.44
(1 h12)		 21.55
(3 h2)		 β€” 21.77
(8 F)
=9 Nabil Kebbab ALG 21.77
(2 h14)		 21.77
(4 h1)		 21.89
(1 F)		 β€”
=9 George Bovell TTO 21.92
(2 h13)		 21.77
(6 h2)		 21.92
(2 F)		 β€”
11 Salim Iles ALG 22.06
(5 h12)		 21.80
(7 h2)		 β€” β€”
12 David Dunford KEN 21.89
(1 h9)		 21.85
(8 h2)		 β€” β€”
13 Matthew Tutty GBR 22.03
(1 h10)		 21.90
(5 h1)		 β€” β€”
=14 Fernando Silva BRA 22.06
(5 h14)		 21.97
(=6 h1)		 β€” β€”
=14 Eduardo Lorente ESP 21.88
(3 h12)		 21.97
(=6 h1)		 β€” β€”
=14 Jason Dunford KEN 21.92
(1 h11)		 21.97
(=6 h1)		 β€” β€”
17 Robert Lijesen NED 22.11
(6 h12)		 β€” β€” β€”
18 Mario Todorović CRO 22.20
(7 h12)		 β€” β€” β€”
19 Kaan Tayla TUR 22.21
(3 h13)		 β€” β€” β€”
20 Johannes Dietrich GER 22.23
(4 h13)		 β€” β€” β€”
21 Flori Lang SUI 22.24
(6 h14)		 β€” β€” β€”
22 Shaun Harris RSA 22.25
(5 h13)		 β€” β€” β€”
=23 Cam Gibson NZL 22.32
(6 h13)		 β€” β€” β€”
=23 Matti RajakylΓ€ FIN 22.32
(7 h14)		 β€” β€” β€”
25 Eduardo Deboni BRA 22.34
(2 h10)		 β€” β€” β€”
26 Kenrick Monk AUS 22.37
(2 h11)		 β€” β€” β€”
27 Δ½uboΕ‘ KriΕΎko SVK 22.38
(2 h9)		 β€” β€” β€”
28 Andrey Grechin RUS 22.44
(8 h14)		 β€” β€” β€”
29 Daisuke Abe JPN 22.56
(3 h9)		 β€” β€” β€”
30 Andrey Kapralov RUS 22.61
(3 h10)		 β€” β€” β€”
31 Alexandre Agostinho POR 22.64
(3 h11)		 β€” β€” β€”
32 MatΓ­as Aguilera ARG 22.70
(4 h10)		 β€” β€” β€”
33 Paulo Santos POR 22.79
(4 h11)		 β€” β€” β€”
=34 Markus Deibler GER 22.87
(4 h9)		 β€” β€” β€”
=34 Raychin Antonov BUL 22.87
(5 h10)		 β€” β€” β€”
36 Basil Kaaki LBN 22.93
(5 h11)		 β€” β€” β€”
37 Huang Shaohua CHN 22.94
(8 h12)		 β€” β€” β€”
38 Bryan Tay SGP 22.97
(6 h11)		 β€” β€” β€”
39 Brett Fraser CAY 23.08
(1 h5)		 β€” β€” β€”
40 Ankur Poseria IND 23.12
(5 h9)		 β€” β€” β€”
41 Mohammad Bidarian IRI 23.14
(6 h10)		 β€” β€” β€”
42 Mohamed Mamduh EGY 23.19
(1 h8)		 β€” β€” β€”
43 Abdelrahman El-Badrawi EGY 23.25
(7 h10)		 β€” β€” β€”
44 Charles Walker PHI 23.30
(2 h8)		 β€” β€” β€”
45 Lao Kuan Fong MAC 23.31
(8 h10)		 β€” β€” β€”
46 Eren Onurlu TUR 23.59
(6 h9)		 β€” β€” β€”
47 Mikayel Koloyan ARM 23.62
(7 h9)		 β€” β€” β€”
48 Lu Zhiwu CHN 23.89
(7 h13)		 β€” β€” β€”
49 Yuan Ping TPE 23.90
(8 h9)		 β€” β€” β€”
50 Kaspar Raigla EST 23.93
(3 h8)		 β€” β€” β€”
51 JoΓ£o Matias ANG 23.94
(1 h7)		 β€” β€” β€”
52 Nicko Ricardo Biondi INA 23.96
(1 h1)		 β€” β€” β€”
53 Harutyun Harutyunyan ARM 24.00
(4 h8)		 β€” β€” β€”
=54 Kieran Locke ISV 24.03
(2 h7)		 β€” β€” β€”
=54 Emin Noshadi IRI 24.03
(5 h8)		 β€” β€” β€”
56 Rony Bakale CGO 24.16
(3 h7)		 β€” β€” β€”
57 Zane Jordan ZAM 24.35
(2 h6)		 β€” β€” β€”
58 Chakyl Camal MOZ 24.41
(6 h8)		 β€” β€” β€”
59 GaΓ«l Adam MRI 24.45
(7 h8)		 β€” β€” β€”
60 Fernando Medrano NCA 24.50
(4 h7)		 β€” β€” β€”
61 Luke Hall SWZ 24.59
(5 h7)		 β€” β€” β€”
62 Teymur Guliyev AZE 24.77
(6 h7)		 β€” β€” β€”
63 Naji Ferguson GRN 24.80
(1 h4)		 β€” β€” β€”
64 Sidni Hoxha ALB 24.86
(2 h5)		 β€” β€” β€”
65 Heshan Unamboowe SRI 24.88
(3 h6)		 β€” β€” β€”
66 RadhamΓ©s Kalaf DOM 24.90
(4 h6)		 β€” β€” β€”
67 Daryl Harford GRN 24.95
(3 h5)		 β€” β€” β€”
68 Julien Brice LCA 24.96
(5 h6)		 β€” β€” β€”
69 Loai Tashkandi KSA 24.98
(6 h6)		 β€” β€” β€”
70 Sikandar Khan PAK 25.03
(2 h4)		 β€” β€” β€”
71 Bilal Achalhi MAR 25.05
(3 h4)		 β€” β€” β€”
72 Jonathon Wong JAM 25.07
(7 h6)		 β€” β€” β€”
=73 Hazem Tashkandi KSA 25.14
(4 h5)		 β€” β€” β€”
=73 Aldi Gugushka ALB 25.14
(8 h6)		 β€” β€” β€”
75 Andrey Molchanov TKM 25.23
(4 h4)		 β€” β€” β€”
76 Jean-Luc Augier LCA 25.29
(5 h5)		 β€” β€” β€”
77 Andrein Tamir MGL 25.32
(5 h4)		 β€” β€” β€”
78 Chong Cheok Kuan MAC 25.43
(6 h4)		 β€” β€” β€”
79 Shahbaz Khan PAK 25.50
(7 h4)		 β€” β€” β€”
80 Mduduzi Xaba SWZ 25.60
(6 h5)		 β€” β€” β€”
81 Jamie Zammitt GIB 25.67
(7 h5)		 β€” β€” β€”
82 SergeΓ½ KrowΓ½akow TKM 25.75
(1 h3)		 β€” β€” β€”
83 Kerson Hadley FSM 25.80
(1 h2)		 β€” β€” β€”
84 Peter Lynch ZAM 26.03
(8 h5)		 β€” β€” β€”
85 Boldbaataryn Bütekh-Üils MGL 26.34
(2 h3)		 β€” β€” β€”
86 Tural Abbasov AZE 26.39
(7 h7)		 β€” β€” β€”
87 John Kamyuka BOT 26.40
(3 h3)		 β€” β€” β€”
88 Sofyan El-Gadi LBA 26.59
(4 h3)		 β€” β€” β€”
89 Majd Tawil PLE 26.72
(5 h3)		 β€” β€” β€”
90 Tegue Ouattara CIV 26.74
(6 h3)		 β€” β€” β€”
91 Kouassi Brou CIV 26.99
(8 h4)		 β€” β€” β€”
92 Hassan Ashraf MDV 27.70
(2 h2)		 β€” β€” β€”
93 Fouad Al-Atrash PLE 28.10
(7 h3)		 β€” β€” β€”
94 Gilbert Kaburu UGA 28.49
(8 h3)		 β€” β€” β€”
95 Biko Molteni TAN 30.92
(3 h2)		 β€” β€” β€”
96 Jacob Yohana TAN 34.21
(2 h1)		 β€” β€” β€”
DQ Petero Okotai COK β€”
(DQ h2)		 β€” β€” β€”
DQ Danil Bugakov UZB β€”
(DQ h11)		 β€” β€” β€”
DNS Yellow Yei YahDNS NGR β€”
(DNS h1)		 β€” β€” β€”
DNS Abib SeremeDNS MLI β€”
(DNS h1)		 β€” β€” β€”
DNS Rene YougbareDNS BUR β€”
(DNS h2)		 β€” β€” β€”
DNS Modou GayeDNS MTN β€”
(DNS h2)		 β€” β€” β€”
DNS Abu Bakarr JallohDNS SLE β€”
(DNS h2)		 β€” β€” β€”
DNS Adama OuΓ©draogoDNS BUR β€”
(DNS h2)		 β€” β€” β€”
DNS Artiom GladunDNS MDA β€”
(DNS h7)		 β€” β€” β€”
DNS Gleb CocorinDNS MDA β€”
(DNS h8)		 β€” β€” β€”
DNS Alessandro CalviDNS ITA β€”
(DNS h11)		 β€” β€” β€”
DNS Michele SantucciDNS ITA β€”
(DNS h13)		 β€” β€” β€”

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Nicko Ricardo Biondi INA 23.96
2 Jacob Yohana TAN 34.21
DNS Yellow Yei YahDNS NGR β€”
DNS Abib SeremeDNS MLI β€”

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Kerson Hadley FSM 25.80
2 Hassan Ashraf MDV 27.70
3 Biko Molteni TAN 30.92
DQ Petero Okotai COK β€”
DNS Rene YougbareDNS BUR β€”
DNS Modou GayeDNS MTN β€”
DNS Abu Bakarr JallohDNS SLE β€”
DNS Adama OuΓ©draogoDNS BUR β€”

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 SergeΓ½ KrowΓ½akow TKM 25.75
2 Boldbaataryn Bütekh-Üils MGL 26.34
3 John Kamyuka BOT 26.40
4 Sofyan El-Gadi LBA 26.59
5 Majd Tawil PLE 26.72
6 Tegue Ouattara CIV 26.74
7 Fouad Al-Atrash PLE 28.10
8 Gilbert Kaburu UGA 28.49

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Naji Ferguson GRN 24.80
2 Sikandar Khan PAK 25.03
3 Bilal Achalhi MAR 25.05
4 Andrey Molchanov TKM 25.23
5 Andrein Tamir MGL 25.32
6 Chong Cheok Kuan MAC 25.43
7 Shahbaz Khan PAK 25.50
8 Kouassi Brou CIV 26.99

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Brett Fraser CAY 23.08
2 Sidni Hoxha ALB 24.86
3 Daryl Harford GRN 24.95
4 Hazem Tashkandi KSA 25.14
5 Jean-Luc Augier LCA 25.29
6 Mduduzi Xaba SWZ 25.60
7 Jamie Zammitt GIB 25.67
8 Peter Lynch ZAM 26.03

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ryan Lochte USA 21.61
2 Zane Jordan ZAM 24.35
3 Heshan Unamboowe SRI 24.88
4 RadhamΓ©s Kalaf DOM 24.90
5 Julien Brice LCA 24.96
6 Loai Tashkandi KSA 24.98
7 Jonathon Wong JAM 25.07
8 Aldi Gugushka ALB 25.14

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 JoΓ£o Matias ANG 23.94
2 Kieran Locke ISV 24.03
3 Rony Bakale CGO 24.16
4 Fernando Medrano NCA 24.50
5 Luke Hall SWZ 24.59
6 Teymur Guliyev AZE 24.77
7 Tural Abbasov AZE 26.39
DNS Artiom GladunDNS MDA β€”

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Mohamed Mamduh EGY 23.19
2 Charles Walker PHI 23.30
3 Kaspar Raigla EST 23.93
4 Harutyun Harutyunyan ARM 24.00
5 Emin Noshadi IRI 24.03
6 Chakyl Camal MOZ 24.41
7 GaΓ«l Adam MRI 24.45
DNS Gleb CocorinDNS MDA β€”

Heat 9

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 David Dunford KEN 21.89
2 Δ½uboΕ‘ KriΕΎko SVK 22.38
3 Daisuke Abe JPN 22.56
4 Markus Deibler GER 22.87
5 Ankur Poseria IND 23.12
6 Eren Onurlu TUR 23.59
7 Mikayel Koloyan ARM 23.62
8 Yuan Ping TPE 23.90

Heat 10

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Matthew Tutty GBR 22.03
2 Eduardo Deboni BRA 22.34
3 Andrey Kapralov RUS 22.61
4 MatΓ­as Aguilera ARG 22.70
5 Raychin Antonov BUL 22.87
6 Mohammad Bidarian IRI 23.14
7 Abdelrahman El-Badrawi EGY 23.25
8 Lao Kuan Fong MAC 23.31

Heat 11

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Jason Dunford KEN 21.92
2 Kenrick Monk AUS 22.37
3 Alexandre Agostinho POR 22.64
4 Paulo Santos POR 22.79
5 Basil Kaaki LBN 22.93
6 Bryan Tay SGP 22.97
DQ Danil Bugakov UZB β€”
DNS Alessandro CalviDNS ITA β€”

Heat 12

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Bryan Lundquist USA 21.44
2 Grant Brits AUS 21.77
3 Eduardo Lorente ESP 21.88
4 Gerhard Zandberg RSA 21.98
5 Salim Iles ALG 22.06
6 Robert Lijesen NED 22.11
7 Mario Todorović CRO 22.20
8 Huang Shaohua CHN 22.94

Heat 13

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Mark Foster GBR 21.60
2 George Bovell TTO 21.92
3 Kaan Tayla TUR 22.21
4 Johannes Dietrich GER 22.23
5 Shaun Harris RSA 22.25
6 Cam Gibson NZL 22.32
7 Lu Zhiwu CHN 23.89
DNS Michele SantucciDNS ITA β€”

Heat 14

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Duje Draganja CRO 21.67
2 Nabil Kebbab ALG 21.77
3 Jernej Godec SLO 21.81
4 JosΓ© Meolans ARG 22.00
5 Fernando Silva BRA 22.06
6 Flori Lang SUI 22.24
7 Matti RajakylΓ€ FIN 22.32
8 Andrey Grechin RUS 22.44

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Mark Foster GBR 21.32
2 Duje Draganja CRO 21.63
3 Gerhard Zandberg RSA 21.72
4 Nabil Kebbab ALG 21.77
5 Matthew Tutty GBR 21.90
=6 Fernando Silva BRA 21.97
=6 Eduardo Lorente ESP 21.97
=6 Jason Dunford KEN 21.97

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 JosΓ© Meolans ARG 21.43
2 Ryan Lochte USA 21.46
3 Bryan Lundquist USA 21.55
4 Grant Brits AUS 21.57
5 Jernej Godec SLO 21.58
6 George Bovell TTO 21.77
7 Salim Iles ALG 21.80
8 David Dunford KEN 21.85

Swim-Off

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Nabil Kebbab ALG 21.89
2 George Bovell TTO 21.92

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Duje Draganja CRO 20.81
2 Mark Foster GBR 21.31
3 Gerhard Zandberg RSA 21.33
4 Ryan Lochte USA 21.44
5 JosΓ© Meolans ARG 21.48
6 Grant Brits AUS 21.68
7 Jernej Godec SLO 21.74
8 Bryan Lundquist USA 21.77