50 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 2021 World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Abu Dhabi UAE
Held 18 – 19 December 2021
Status Medal
Competitors 99
Countries 93
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Ben Proud GBR 20.91
(1 h10)
20.95
(2 h2)
20.46
(1 F)
🥈 Ryan Held USA 21.01
(2 h10)
20.81
(1 h2)
20.70
(2 F)
🥉 Joshua Liendo CAN 21.01
(2 h11)
20.88
(1 h1)
20.76
(3 F)
4 Lorenzo Zazzeri ITA 21.08
(3 h10)
21.02
(3 h2)
20.94
(4 F)
5 Thom de Boer NED 20.94
(1 h11)
20.98
(2 h1)
21.07
(5 F)
6 Maxime Grousset FRA 21.44
(5 h10)
21.16
(3 h1)
21.08
(6 F)
7 Szebasztián Szabó HUN 21.46
(3 h9)
21.06
(4 h2)
21.26
(7 F)
8 Ian Ho HKG 21.36
(1 h9)
21.22
(5 h2)
21.27
(8 F)
9 Leonardo Deplano ITA 21.33
(3 h11)
21.27
(4 h1)
10 Daniil Markov NEU 21.50
(4 h11)
21.33
(5 h1)
=11 Matej Duša SVK 21.44
(1 h7)
21.38
(=6 h2)
=11 Daniel Zaitsev EST 21.44
(2 h9)
21.38
(=6 h2)
13 Jesse Puts NED 21.39
(4 h10)
21.41
(6 h1)
14 Abdelrahman Sameh EGY 21.53
(2 h8)
21.43
(7 h1)
15 Nicholas Lia NOR 21.44
(1 h8)
21.44
(8 h1)
16 Michael Andrew USA 21.52
(5 h11)
21.63
(8 h2)
17 Vladimir Morozov NEU 21.54
(6 h11)
18 Emre Sakçı TUR 21.55
(4 h9)
19 Vladyslav Bukhov UKR 21.59
(5 h9)
20 Calum Bain IRL 21.61
(6 h10)
21 Paweł Juraszek POL 21.68
(6 h9)
22 Jasper Aerents BEL 21.70
(7 h10)
23 Miguel Nascimento POR 21.72
(3 h8)
24 Simonas Bilis LTU 21.74
(7 h11)
=25 Wang Changhao CHN 21.78
(=4 h8)
=25 Zhang Zhoujian CHN 21.78
(=4 h8)
27 Nikola Miljenić CRO 21.79
(8 h10)
28 Mikel Schreuders ARU 21.80
(2 h7)
29 Brad Tandy RSA 21.87
(9 h10)
30 Aleksey Tarasenko UZB 21.91
(3 h7)
31 Yuri Kisil CAN 21.93
(8 h11)
32 Oussama Sahnoune ALG 21.96
(7 h9)
33 Gabriel Santos BRA 21.98
(8 h9)
34 Emir Muratović BIH 22.00
(9 h9)
=35 Kaloyan Bratanov BUL 22.05
(6 h8)
=35 Guido Buscaglia ARG 22.05
(10 h10)
37 Julien Henx LUX 22.08
(9 h11)
38 Alberto Mestre VEN 22.16
(10 h9)
39 Thomas Hallock SUI 22.23
(7 h8)
40 Nikolas Antoniou CYP 22.33
(4 h7)
41 Lamar Taylor BAH 22.38
(5 h7)
42 Aleksandr Varakin KAZ 22.40
(8 h8)
43 Luis Ortiz PUR 22.41
(6 h7)
44 George-Alexandru Stoica-Constantin ROU 22.43
(7 h7)
45 Sina Gholampour IRI 22.61
(9 h8)
46 Mohammed Omar Bedour JOR 22.72
(10 h8)
47 Souhail Hamouchane MAR 22.81
(8 h7)
48 Alaa Maso REF 22.87
(9 h7)
49 Adama Niane SEN 22.90
(1 h6)
50 Nixon Hernández ESA 23.22
(2 h6)
51 Sidrell Williams JAM 23.23
(3 h6)
52 José Quintanilla BOL 23.42
(4 h6)
53 Gregory Anodin MRI 23.46
(5 h6)
54 Vladimir Mamikonyan ARM 23.54
(6 h6)
55 Tendo Mukalazi UGA 23.56
(7 h6)
56 Kerry Ollivierre GRN 23.58
(8 h6)
57 Alassane Seydou NIG 23.61
(1 h5)
58 Miguel Mena NCA 23.79
(9 h6)
59 Julio César Rodríguez PAN 23.85
(1 h1)
60 Juhn Tenorio NMI 23.97
(2 h1)
61 Alexander Shah NEP 24.07
(1 h4)
62 Christian Nikles BRU 24.11
(2 h5)
63 Crésus Ganira BDI 24.22
(3 h5)
64 Yousef Al-Khulaifi QAT 24.23
(2 h4)
=65 Dalvi Elezi ALB 24.24
(=4 h5)
=65 Raphael Grand'Pierre HAI 24.24
(=4 h5)
67 Mohamed Asif Reza BAN 24.28
(1 h2)
68 Hilal Hilal TAN 24.38
(6 h5)
69 Eltonte Leonard VIN 24.52
(3 h1)
70 Andrew Fowler GUY 24.58
(7 h5)
71 Eloi Maniraguha RWA 24.60
(8 h5)
72 Martin Muja KOS 24.61
(3 h4)
73 Jefferson Kpanou BEN 24.65
(9 h5)
74 Ahmed Al-Hasani IRQ 24.74
(2 h2)
75 Vasilije Andrić MNE 24.90
(10 h5)
76 Mahmoud Abu Gharbieh PLE 24.95
(3 h2)
=77 Mohamed Aan Hussain MDV 25.00
(4 h1)
=77 Terrel Monplaisir LCA 25.00
(4 h2)
79 Montross Phansovannarun CAM 25.28
(4 h4)
80 Matt Savitz GIB 25.38
(5 h2)
81 Rohan Shearer TKS 25.47
(6 h2)
82 Troy Pina CPV 25.61
(5 h4)
83 Sangay Tenzin BHU 26.29
(1 h3)
84 Mamadou Bah GUI 26.48
(2 h3)
85 Edgar Iro SOL 26.52
(6 h4)
86 Yann Douma CGO 26.73
(7 h2)
87 Saddam Ramziyorzoda TJK 26.81
(7 h4)
=88 Shawn Dingilius-Wallace PLW 27.10
(3 h3)
=88 Houssein Gaber Ibrahim DJI 27.10
(8 h4)
90 Joshua Wyse SLE 27.12
(9 h4)
91 Phillip Kinono MHL 27.78
(4 h3)
92 Achala Gekabel ETH 27.98
(5 h3)
93 Hakim Youssouf COM 28.05
(6 h3)
94 Muhammad Ali Moosa MAW 28.16
(7 h3)
95 Ebrahim Al-Maleki YEM 28.32
(8 h2)
96 Omar Darboe GAM 28.59
(8 h3)
97 Adam Mpali GAB 28.71
(9 h3)
98 Jolanio Guterres TLS 32.33
(5 h1)
99 Terence Tengue CAF 34.27
(9 h2)
DNS Higinio NdongDNS GEQ
(DNS h1)
DNS Loïc LeenaertsDNS TOG
(DNS h2)
DNS Yves MunyuDNS COD
(DNS h3)
DNS Souleymane NaparéDNS BUR
(DNS h4)
DNS Danilo RosafioDNS KEN
(DNS h6)
DNS Colins EbinghaDNS NGR
(DNS h7)
DNS Mikkel LeeDNS SGP
(DNS h11)

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Julio César Rodríguez PAN 23.85
2 Juhn Tenorio NMI 23.97
3 Eltonte Leonard VIN 24.52
4 Mohamed Aan Hussain MDV 25.00
5 Jolanio Guterres TLS 32.33
DNS Higinio NdongDNS GEQ

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Mohamed Asif Reza BAN 24.28
2 Ahmed Al-Hasani IRQ 24.74
3 Mahmoud Abu Gharbieh PLE 24.95
4 Terrel Monplaisir LCA 25.00
5 Matt Savitz GIB 25.38
6 Rohan Shearer TKS 25.47
7 Yann Douma CGO 26.73
8 Ebrahim Al-Maleki YEM 28.32
9 Terence Tengue CAF 34.27
DNS Loïc LeenaertsDNS TOG

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sangay Tenzin BHU 26.29
2 Mamadou Bah GUI 26.48
3 Shawn Dingilius-Wallace PLW 27.10
4 Phillip Kinono MHL 27.78
5 Achala Gekabel ETH 27.98
6 Hakim Youssouf COM 28.05
7 Muhammad Ali Moosa MAW 28.16
8 Omar Darboe GAM 28.59
9 Adam Mpali GAB 28.71
DNS Yves MunyuDNS COD

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Alexander Shah NEP 24.07
2 Yousef Al-Khulaifi QAT 24.23
3 Martin Muja KOS 24.61
4 Montross Phansovannarun CAM 25.28
5 Troy Pina CPV 25.61
6 Edgar Iro SOL 26.52
7 Saddam Ramziyorzoda TJK 26.81
8 Houssein Gaber Ibrahim DJI 27.10
9 Joshua Wyse SLE 27.12
DNS Souleymane NaparéDNS BUR

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Alassane Seydou NIG 23.61
2 Christian Nikles BRU 24.11
3 Crésus Ganira BDI 24.22
=4 Dalvi Elezi ALB 24.24
=4 Raphael Grand'Pierre HAI 24.24
6 Hilal Hilal TAN 24.38
7 Andrew Fowler GUY 24.58
8 Eloi Maniraguha RWA 24.60
9 Jefferson Kpanou BEN 24.65
10 Vasilije Andrić MNE 24.90

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Adama Niane SEN 22.90
2 Nixon Hernández ESA 23.22
3 Sidrell Williams JAM 23.23
4 José Quintanilla BOL 23.42
5 Gregory Anodin MRI 23.46
6 Vladimir Mamikonyan ARM 23.54
7 Tendo Mukalazi UGA 23.56
8 Kerry Ollivierre GRN 23.58
9 Miguel Mena NCA 23.79
DNS Danilo RosafioDNS KEN

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Matej Duša SVK 21.44
2 Mikel Schreuders ARU 21.80
3 Aleksey Tarasenko UZB 21.91
4 Nikolas Antoniou CYP 22.33
5 Lamar Taylor BAH 22.38
6 Luis Ortiz PUR 22.41
7 George-Alexandru Stoica-Constantin ROU 22.43
8 Souhail Hamouchane MAR 22.81
9 Alaa Maso REF 22.87
DNS Colins EbinghaDNS NGR

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Nicholas Lia NOR 21.44
2 Abdelrahman Sameh EGY 21.53
3 Miguel Nascimento POR 21.72
=4 Wang Changhao CHN 21.78
=4 Zhang Zhoujian CHN 21.78
6 Kaloyan Bratanov BUL 22.05
7 Thomas Hallock SUI 22.23
8 Aleksandr Varakin KAZ 22.40
9 Sina Gholampour IRI 22.61
10 Mohammed Omar Bedour JOR 22.72

Heat 9

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ian Ho HKG 21.36
2 Daniel Zaitsev EST 21.44
3 Szebasztián Szabó HUN 21.46
4 Emre Sakçı TUR 21.55
5 Vladyslav Bukhov UKR 21.59
6 Paweł Juraszek POL 21.68
7 Oussama Sahnoune ALG 21.96
8 Gabriel Santos BRA 21.98
9 Emir Muratović BIH 22.00
10 Alberto Mestre VEN 22.16

Heat 10

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ben Proud GBR 20.91
2 Ryan Held USA 21.01
3 Lorenzo Zazzeri ITA 21.08
4 Jesse Puts NED 21.39
5 Maxime Grousset FRA 21.44
6 Calum Bain IRL 21.61
7 Jasper Aerents BEL 21.70
8 Nikola Miljenić CRO 21.79
9 Brad Tandy RSA 21.87
10 Guido Buscaglia ARG 22.05

Heat 11

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Thom de Boer NED 20.94
2 Joshua Liendo CAN 21.01
3 Leonardo Deplano ITA 21.33
4 Daniil Markov NEU 21.50
5 Michael Andrew USA 21.52
6 Vladimir Morozov NEU 21.54
7 Simonas Bilis LTU 21.74
8 Yuri Kisil CAN 21.93
9 Julien Henx LUX 22.08
DNS Mikkel LeeDNS SGP

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Joshua Liendo CAN 20.88
2 Thom de Boer NED 20.98
3 Maxime Grousset FRA 21.16
4 Leonardo Deplano ITA 21.27
5 Daniil Markov NEU 21.33
6 Jesse Puts NED 21.41
7 Abdelrahman Sameh EGY 21.43
8 Nicholas Lia NOR 21.44

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ryan Held USA 20.81
2 Ben Proud GBR 20.95
3 Lorenzo Zazzeri ITA 21.02
4 Szebasztián Szabó HUN 21.06
5 Ian Ho HKG 21.22
=6 Matej Duša SVK 21.38
=6 Daniel Zaitsev EST 21.38
8 Michael Andrew USA 21.63

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ben Proud GBR 20.46
2 Ryan Held USA 20.70
3 Joshua Liendo CAN 20.76
4 Lorenzo Zazzeri ITA 20.94
5 Thom de Boer NED 21.07
6 Maxime Grousset FRA 21.08
7 Szebasztián Szabó HUN 21.26
8 Ian Ho HKG 21.27