50 m Butterfly, Men

Competition 2003 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Barcelona ESP
Held 20 – 21 July 2003
Status Medal
Competitors 119
Countries 93
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Matt Welsh AUS 24.23
(12 h15)		 23.91
(8 h1)		 23.43
(1 F)
🥈 Ian Crocker USA 23.73
(1 h14)		 23.47
(1 h2)		 23.62
(2 F)
🥉 Yevgeny Korotyshkin RUS 23.75
(=2 h16)		 23.86
(=5 h2)		 23.73
(3 F)
4 Geoff Huegill AUS 23.75
(=2 h15)		 23.61
(2 h1)		 23.76
(4 F)
5 Roland Schoeman RSA 24.21
(11 h14)		 23.88
(7 h2)		 23.79
(5 F)
6 Thomas Rupprath GER 23.76
(4 h15)		 23.75
(3 h1)		 23.83
(6 F)
7 Mark Foster GBR 24.34
(14 h14)		 23.76
(4 h1)		 23.86
(7 F)
8 Xuxa Scherer BRA 24.04
(6 h15)		 23.86
(=5 h1)		 23.96
(8 F)
9 Mike Mintenko CAN 24.14
(8 h15)		 23.97
(9 h1)		 —
10 Lars Frölander SWE 24.17
(10 h14)		 23.98
(10 h1)		 —
11 Serhiy Breus UKR 24.28
(13 h14)		 24.03
(11 h2)		 —
=12 Andriy Serdinov UKR 23.90
(5 h16)		 24.09
(=12 h2)		 —
=12 Jere Hård FIN 24.12
(7 h16)		 24.09
(=12 h2)		 —
14 Joris Keizer NED 24.16
(9 h16)		 24.16
(14 h2)		 —
15 Ryo Takayasu JPN 24.43
(15 h16)		 24.41
(15 h2)		 —
16 Zsolt Gáspár HUN 24.44
(16 h16)		 24.43
(16 h1)		 —
17 Tero Välimaa FIN 24.45
(17 h12)		 — —
18 Igor Marchenko RUS 24.47
(18 h16)		 — —
19 Neil Walker USA 24.51
(19 h12)		 — —
20 Ricardo Busquets PUR 24.52
(20 h5)		 — —
21 Josh Ilika MEX 24.53
(21 h15)		 — —
22 Aleš Volčanšek CRO 24.59
(22 h13)		 — —
23 Ryan Pini PNG 24.61
(23 h13)		 — —
24 Petter Sjødal NOR 24.66
(24 h12)		 — —
25 Takashi Yamamoto JPN 24.67
(25 h13)		 — —
26 Eugene Botes RSA 24.70
(26 h13)		 — —
27 Mattia Nalesso ITA 24.72
(27 h13)		 — —
28 Octavio Alesi VEN 24.75
(28 h11)		 — —
29 Apostolos Tsagkarakis GRE 24.76
(29 h14)		 — —
30 Danil Haustov EST 24.77
(30 h13)		 — —
31 Corney Swanepoel NZL 24.80
(31 h15)		 — —
32 Simão Morgado POR 24.82
(32 h15)		 — —
33 Ravil Nachayev UZB 24.83
(33 h14)		 — —
34 Camilo Becerra COL 24.86
(34 h12)		 — —
35 Paval Lahun BLR 24.89
(35 h13)		 — —
36 Erik Andersson SWE 24.94
(36 h13)		 — —
=37 Pablo Abal ARG 25.05
(=37 h16)		 — —
=37 Luc Decker LUX 25.05
(=37 h12)		 — —
39 Julio Santos ECU 25.12
(39 h12)		 — —
40 Nicholas Santos BRA 25.15
(40 h14)		 — —
41 Ștefan Gherghel ROU 25.16
(41 h12)		 — —
42 Georgi Palazov BUL 25.17
(42 h12)		 — —
43 Mihály Flaskay HUN 25.23
(43 h7)		 — —
44 Zoran Lazarovski MKD 25.26
(44 h10)		 — —
45 Guntars Deičmans LAT 25.34
(45 h10)		 — —
46 Rimvydas Šalčius LTU 25.37
(46 h11)		 — —
47 Aleksandar Miladinovski MKD 25.43
(47 h11)		 — —
48 Jeong Du-Hui KOR 25.44
(48 h10)		 — —
49 Nick Rees BAH 25.45
(49 h11)		 — —
50 Pedro Silva POR 25.53
(50 h10)		 — —
51 Oleg Lyashko UZB 25.55
(51 h11)		 — —
52 Zheng Huazhang CHN 25.63
(52 h1)		 — —
53 Stavros Michailidis CYP 25.64
(53 h11)		 — —
54 Victor Wong MAC 25.66
(54 h9)		 — —
55 Uğur Orel Oral TUR 25.71
(55 h11)		 — —
56 Rustam Khudiyev KAZ 25.75
(56 h11)		 — —
57 Ken Tomson EST 25.84
(57 h10)		 — —
58 Conrad Francis SRI 25.92
(58 h10)		 — —
59 Ismael Ortiz PAN 26.09
(59 h7)		 — —
60 Jorge Arce CRC 26.13
(60 h8)		 — —
61 Lubrey Lim MAS 26.20
(61 h10)		 — —
62 Nick Bovell TTO 26.21
(62 h8)		 — —
63 Musa Bakare NGR 26.25
(63 h8)		 — —
64 Cliff Gittens BAR 26.27
(64 h9)		 — —
65 Ignacio Sánchez PER 26.34
(65 h9)		 — —
66 Miguel Navarro BOL 26.42
(66 h7)		 — —
67 Carles Ridaura AND 26.48
(67 h9)		 — —
68 Abdel Rahman Al-Kaaki LBN 26.53
(68 h6)		 — —
69 Gunther Streit NAM 26.58
(69 h7)		 — —
70 Gregory Arkhurst CIV 26.61
(70 h7)		 — —
71 Rama Vyombo KEN 26.63
(71 h6)		 — —
=72 Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw SUR 26.70
(=72 h9)		 — —
=72 Ayoub Al-Mas UAE 26.70
(=72 h8)		 — —
74 James Walsh PHI 26.71
(74 h8)		 — —
75 William Muriel ECU 26.73
(75 h6)		 — —
76 Gustavo Martínez HON 26.77
(76 h6)		 — —
77 Szeto Shui Ki HKG 26.78
(77 h9)		 — —
=78 Zurab Khomasuridze GEO 26.79
(=78 h8)		 — —
=78 Davy Bisslik ARU 26.79
(=78 h6)		 — —
80 Aloïs Dansou BEN 26.83
(80 h10)		 — —
81 Kenny Roberts SEY 26.88
(81 h6)		 — —
82 Chad Miller FIJ 26.91
(82 h7)		 — —
83 Fadi Jalabi SYR 26.96
(83 h9)		 — —
84 Jean-Paul Adam SEY 27.00
(84 h7)		 — —
85 Nedim Nišić BIH 27.01
(85 h8)		 — —
86 Khaly Ciss SEN 27.08
(86 h5)		 — —
87 Ahmed Mohamed Jewel BAN 27.21
(87 h9)		 — —
88 Sergio de León GUA 27.24
(88 h6)		 — —
89 Yann Lausan FPN 27.31
(89 h5)		 — —
90 Lao Kuan Fong MAC 27.33
(90 h5)		 — —
91 João Aguiar ANG 27.51
(91 h5)		 — —
92 Rainui Teriipaia-Rentier FPN 27.68
(92 h4)		 — —
93 Sean Chow FIJ 27.73
(93 h4)		 — —
94 Dean Palacios NMI 27.91
(94 h4)		 — —
95 Ilidio Matusse MOZ 27.93
(95 h3)		 — —
96 Zaid Al-Marafi JOR 27.98
(96 h5)		 — —
97 Anderson Bonabart FSM 28.07
(97 h2)		 — —
98 Moe Aung Kyaw MYA 28.19
(98 h4)		 — —
=99 Clark Randrianandraina MAD 28.30
(=99 h4)		 — —
=99 Zaid Saeed IRQ 28.30
(=99 h5)		 — —
=99 Ibrahim Maliki NIG 28.30
(=99 h3)		 — —
102 Aung Yan Lin MYA 28.41
(102 h4)		 — —
103 Rad Aweisat PLE 28.43
(103 h6)		 — —
104 Connor Keith GUM 28.58
(104 h3)		 — —
105 Fernando Medrano NCA 28.67
(105 h3)		 — —
106 Yasser Núñez NCA 28.78
(106 h4)		 — —
107 Nuno Rola ANG 28.82
(107 h5)		 — —
108 Rony Bakale CGO 28.90
(108 h3)		 — —
109 Muzeya Muzyamba ZAM 29.13
(109 h3)		 — —
110 Hassan Mubah MDV 29.77
(110 h1)		 — —
111 Marzouq Al-Salem KUW 29.98
(111 h3)		 — —
112 Sikhounxay Ounkhamphanyavong LAO 30.06
(112 h2)		 — —
113 Enkhmandakh Khurlee MGL 30.33
(113 h3)		 — —
114 Edgar Luberenga UGA 30.60
(114 h2)		 — —
115 Gilbert Kaburu UGA 31.47
(115 h2)		 — —
116 Chisela Kanchela ZAM 31.81
(116 h2)		 — —
117 Joshua Marfleet SAM 31.83
(117 h2)		 — —
118 Mohamad Sarmad IRQ 32.03
(118 h2)		 — —
AC Akibou Maiga NIG —
(DQ h2)		 — —
DNS Ayoub MallalahDNS UAE —
(DNS h7)		 — —
DNS Ahmed Ouattara ZieDNS CIV —
(DNS h7)		 — —
DNS Issam HalawaniDNS PLE —
(DNS h4)		 — —
DNS Maximilien FredericDNS CMR —
(DNS h1)		 — —
DNS Sadrack MassokDNS CMR —
(DNS h1)		 — —
DNS Emery NziyunviraDNS BDI —
(DNS h1)		 — —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
52 Zheng Huazhang CHN 25.63
110 Hassan Mubah MDV 29.77
DNS Maximilien FredericDNS CMR —
DNS Sadrack MassokDNS CMR —
DNS Emery NziyunviraDNS BDI —

Heat 10

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
44 Zoran Lazarovski MKD 25.26
45 Guntars Deičmans LAT 25.34
48 Jeong Du-Hui KOR 25.44
50 Pedro Silva POR 25.53
57 Ken Tomson EST 25.84
58 Conrad Francis SRI 25.92
61 Lubrey Lim MAS 26.20
80 Aloïs Dansou BEN 26.83

Heat 11

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
28 Octavio Alesi VEN 24.75
46 Rimvydas Šalčius LTU 25.37
47 Aleksandar Miladinovski MKD 25.43
49 Nick Rees BAH 25.45
51 Oleg Lyashko UZB 25.55
53 Stavros Michailidis CYP 25.64
55 Uğur Orel Oral TUR 25.71
56 Rustam Khudiyev KAZ 25.75

Heat 12

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
17 Tero Välimaa FIN 24.45
19 Neil Walker USA 24.51
24 Petter Sjødal NOR 24.66
34 Camilo Becerra COL 24.86
=37 Luc Decker LUX 25.05
39 Julio Santos ECU 25.12
41 Ștefan Gherghel ROU 25.16
42 Georgi Palazov BUL 25.17

Heat 13

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
22 Aleš Volčanšek CRO 24.59
23 Ryan Pini PNG 24.61
25 Takashi Yamamoto JPN 24.67
26 Eugene Botes RSA 24.70
27 Mattia Nalesso ITA 24.72
30 Danil Haustov EST 24.77
35 Paval Lahun BLR 24.89
36 Erik Andersson SWE 24.94

Heat 14

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ian Crocker USA 23.73
10 Lars Frölander SWE 24.17
11 Roland Schoeman RSA 24.21
13 Serhiy Breus UKR 24.28
14 Mark Foster GBR 24.34
29 Apostolos Tsagkarakis GRE 24.76
33 Ravil Nachayev UZB 24.83
40 Nicholas Santos BRA 25.15

Heat 15

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=2 Geoff Huegill AUS 23.75
4 Thomas Rupprath GER 23.76
6 Xuxa Scherer BRA 24.04
8 Mike Mintenko CAN 24.14
12 Matt Welsh AUS 24.23
21 Josh Ilika MEX 24.53
31 Corney Swanepoel NZL 24.80
32 Simão Morgado POR 24.82

Heat 16

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=2 Yevgeny Korotyshkin RUS 23.75
5 Andriy Serdinov UKR 23.90
7 Jere Hård FIN 24.12
9 Joris Keizer NED 24.16
15 Ryo Takayasu JPN 24.43
16 Zsolt Gáspár HUN 24.44
18 Igor Marchenko RUS 24.47
=37 Pablo Abal ARG 25.05

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
97 Anderson Bonabart FSM 28.07
112 Sikhounxay Ounkhamphanyavong LAO 30.06
114 Edgar Luberenga UGA 30.60
115 Gilbert Kaburu UGA 31.47
116 Chisela Kanchela ZAM 31.81
117 Joshua Marfleet SAM 31.83
118 Mohamad Sarmad IRQ 32.03
DQ Akibou Maiga NIG —

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
95 Ilidio Matusse MOZ 27.93
=99 Ibrahim Maliki NIG 28.30
104 Connor Keith GUM 28.58
105 Fernando Medrano NCA 28.67
108 Rony Bakale CGO 28.90
109 Muzeya Muzyamba ZAM 29.13
111 Marzouq Al-Salem KUW 29.98
113 Enkhmandakh Khurlee MGL 30.33

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
92 Rainui Teriipaia-Rentier FPN 27.68
93 Sean Chow FIJ 27.73
94 Dean Palacios NMI 27.91
98 Moe Aung Kyaw MYA 28.19
=99 Clark Randrianandraina MAD 28.30
102 Aung Yan Lin MYA 28.41
106 Yasser Núñez NCA 28.78
DNS Issam HalawaniDNS PLE —

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
20 Ricardo Busquets PUR 24.52
86 Khaly Ciss SEN 27.08
89 Yann Lausan FPN 27.31
90 Lao Kuan Fong MAC 27.33
91 João Aguiar ANG 27.51
96 Zaid Al-Marafi JOR 27.98
=99 Zaid Saeed IRQ 28.30
107 Nuno Rola ANG 28.82

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
68 Abdel Rahman Al-Kaaki LBN 26.53
71 Rama Vyombo KEN 26.63
75 William Muriel ECU 26.73
76 Gustavo Martínez HON 26.77
=78 Davy Bisslik ARU 26.79
81 Kenny Roberts SEY 26.88
88 Sergio de León GUA 27.24
103 Rad Aweisat PLE 28.43

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
43 Mihály Flaskay HUN 25.23
59 Ismael Ortiz PAN 26.09
66 Miguel Navarro BOL 26.42
69 Gunther Streit NAM 26.58
70 Gregory Arkhurst CIV 26.61
82 Chad Miller FIJ 26.91
84 Jean-Paul Adam SEY 27.00
DNS Ayoub MallalahDNS UAE —
DNS Ahmed Ouattara ZieDNS CIV —

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
60 Jorge Arce CRC 26.13
62 Nick Bovell TTO 26.21
63 Musa Bakare NGR 26.25
=72 Ayoub Al-Mas UAE 26.70
74 James Walsh PHI 26.71
=78 Zurab Khomasuridze GEO 26.79
85 Nedim Nišić BIH 27.01

Heat 9

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
54 Victor Wong MAC 25.66
64 Cliff Gittens BAR 26.27
65 Ignacio Sánchez PER 26.34
67 Carles Ridaura AND 26.48
=72 Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw SUR 26.70
77 Szeto Shui Ki HKG 26.78
83 Fadi Jalabi SYR 26.96
87 Ahmed Mohamed Jewel BAN 27.21

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Geoff Huegill AUS 23.61
3 Thomas Rupprath GER 23.75
4 Mark Foster GBR 23.76
=5 Xuxa Scherer BRA 23.86
8 Matt Welsh AUS 23.91
9 Mike Mintenko CAN 23.97
10 Lars Frölander SWE 23.98
16 Zsolt Gáspár HUN 24.43

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ian Crocker USA 23.47
=5 Yevgeny Korotyshkin RUS 23.86
7 Roland Schoeman RSA 23.88
11 Serhiy Breus UKR 24.03
=12 Andriy Serdinov UKR 24.09
=12 Jere Hård FIN 24.09
14 Joris Keizer NED 24.16
15 Ryo Takayasu JPN 24.41

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Matt Welsh AUS 23.43
2 Ian Crocker USA 23.62
3 Yevgeny Korotyshkin RUS 23.73
4 Geoff Huegill AUS 23.76
5 Roland Schoeman RSA 23.79
6 Thomas Rupprath GER 23.83
7 Mark Foster GBR 23.86
8 Xuxa Scherer BRA 23.96