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50 metres Freestyle, Men

Date	1 – 2 August 2024
Status	Olympic
Location	Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre, France
Participants	73 from 64 countries

Caeleb Dressel (USA) was the defending gold medalist. He took time off in early 2022, however, and when returning to competition in late 2023 was not the dominant sprinter he had been. Australian Cameron McEvoy, the 2023 World Champion, and British sprinter Ben Proud, the 2022 World Champion, were the favorites, with Dressel an unknown quantity.

All three made the final, where McEvoy got off to the best start with a reaction time of 0.56 seconds. Proud’s reaction was second best of the finalists, at 0.59 seconds, and that almost proved to be the margin of victory, as McEvoy took gold in 21.25 seconds, with Proud at 21.30. Behind them, France’s Florent Manaudou won his fourth consecutive medal in the event, completing his set of medals with bronze. Manaudou had won gold in the event in 2012 and silvers in 2016 and 2020. Only Michael Phelps had ever before won four medals in the same individual Olympic swimming event, in both butterflys and the 200 IM, although Katie Ledecky would equal this in the women’s 800 freestyle in two days.

Dressel challenged for bronze but, in an event where hundredths of a second determine the places, he finished sixth in 21.61 seconds. Canada’s Josh Liendo was just off the podium in fourth, only 2/100ths behind Manaudou.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Cameron McEvoy	AUS	21.32 (1 h10)	21.38 (=1 h2)	21.25 (1)	Gold
2	Ben Proud	GBR	21.70 (1 h9)	21.38 (=1 h2)	21.30 (2)	Silver
3	Florent Manaudou	FRA	21.54 (1 h8)	21.64 (5 h2)	21.56 (3)	Bronze
4	Josh Liendo	CAN	21.92 (3 h9)	21.69 (6 h2)	21.58 (4)
5	Kristian Gkolomeev	GRE	21.86 (4 h10)	21.62 (4 h2)	21.59 (5)
6	Caeleb Dressel	USA	21.91 (6 h10)	21.58 (2 h1)	21.61 (6)
7	Leonardo Deplano	ITA	21.79 (2 h8)	21.50 (3 h2)	21.62 (7)
8	Jordan Crooks	CAY	21.51 (2 h10)	21.54 (1 h1)	21.64 (8)
9	Maxime Grousset	FRA	21.94 (4 h9)	21.60 (3 h1)	–
10	Thomas Fannon	IRL	21.79 (1 h6)	21.74 (4 h1)	–
11	Vladyslav Bukhov	UKR	21.89 (4 h8)	21.76 (7 h2)	–
12	Lorenzo Zazzeri	ITA	21.64 (3 h10)	21.83 (5 h1)	–
13	Meiron Cheruti	ISR	21.88 (3 h8)	21.91 (6 h1)	–
14	Ben Armbruster	AUS	21.86 (2 h9)	21.94 (7 h1)	–
15	Gabriel Castaño	MEX	21.89 (5 h10)	21.99 (8 h1)	–
16	Diogo Ribeiro	POR	21.91 (1 h7)	22.01 (8 h2)	–
17	Chris Guiliano	USA	21.97 (7 h10)	–	–
18	Stergios Bilas	GRE	22.00 (5 h9)	–	–
=19	Martin Kartavi	ISR	22.01 (=2 h7)	–	–
=19	Taiko Torepe-Ormsby	NZL	22.01 (=2 h7)	–	–
21	Alberto Mestre	VEN	22.02 (6 h9)	–	–
22	Jere Hribar	CRO	22.08 (2 h6)	–	–
23	Renzo Tjon A Joe	NED	22.10 (4 h7)	–	–
=24	Szebasztián Szabó	HUN	22.12 (7 h9)	–	–
=24	Ian Ho	HKG	22.12 (8 h10)	–	–
26	Mikel Schreuders	ARU	22.14 (3 h6)	–	–
27	Kenzo Simons	NED	22.15 (5 h8)	–	–
28	Ji Yu-Chan	KOR	22.16 (8 h9)	–	–
29	Dylan Carter	TTO	22.18 (6 h8)	–	–
30	Andrej Barna	SRB	22.19 (5 h7)	–	–
31	Björn Seeliger	SWE	22.21 (7 h8)	–	–
32	Jonathan Tan	SGP	22.26 (4 h6)	–	–
=33	Alexander Cohoon	GBR	22.31 (5 h6)	–	–
=33	Guilherme Santos	BRA	22.31 (6 h7)	–	–
35	Piotr Ludwiczak	POL	22.34 (7 h7)	–	–
36	Miguel Nascimento	POR	22.49 (6 h6)	–	–
37	Nicholas Lia	NOR	22.51 (7 h6)	–	–
38	Artem Selin	GER	22.54 (8 h7)	–	–
39	Matej Duša	SVK	22.64 (8 h6)	–	–
40	David Young	FIJ	22.71 (1 h5)	–	–
41	Kyle Micallef	MLT	22.89 (2 h5)	–	–
42	Thierry Bollin	SUI	22.95 (1 h4)	–	–
43	Oluwatobiloba Adeope Sijuade	NGR	23.34 (3 h5)	–	–
44	Yevgeny Somov	AIN	23.43 (4 h5)	–	–
45	Alex Joachim	VIN	23.59 (5 h5)	–	–
46	Crésus Ganira	BDI	23.80 (2 h4)	–	–
47	Alaa Maso	EOR	23.90 (6 h5)	–	–
48	Damien Shamambo	ZAM	24.09 (7 h5)	–	–
49	Filipe Gomes	MAW	24.11 (8 h5)	–	–
50	Mohamed Aan Hussain	MDV	24.22 (3 h4)	–	–
51	Aaron Owusu	ERI	24.25 (4 h4)	–	–
52	Warren Lawrence	DMA	24.67 (5 h4)	–	–
53	Jion Hosei	PLW	25.67 (6 h4)	–	–
54	Houmed Barkat	DJI	26.00 (7 h4)	–	–
55	Camil Doua	MTN	26.02 (8 h4)	–	–
56	Fakhriddin Madkamov	TJK	26.23 (1 h3)	–	–
57	Elhadj Diallo	GUI	26.45 (2 h3)	–	–
58	Magnim Jordano Daou	TOG	26.56 (3 h3)	–	–
=59	Souleymane Naparé	BUR	26.66 (=4 h3)	–	–
=59	José Tati	CPV	26.66 (=4 h3)	–	–
61	Ousman Jobe	GAM	26.97 (6 h3)	–	–
62	Joshua Wyse	SLE	27.11 (7 h3)	–	–
63	Fahim Anwari	AFG	27.14 (8 h3)	–	–
64	Phillip Kinono	MHL	27.43 (1 h2)	–	–
65	Freddy Mayala	CGO	27.52 (2 h2)	–	–
66	Pedro Rogery	GBS	28.34 (1 h1)	–	–
67	Higinio Ndong	GEQ	28.42 (3 h2)	–	–
68	Adam Mpali	GAB	28.47 (4 h2)	–	–
69	Troy Nisbett	SKN	28.71 (5 h2)	–	–
70	Aristote Ndombe	COD	29.04 (6 h2)	–	–
71	Jolanio Guterres	TLS	30.04 (7 h2)	–	–
72	Marouane Mamane	NIG	30.66 (2 h1)	–	–
73	Terence Tengue	CAF	30.96 (3 h1)	–	–
DNS	Shane Ryan	IRL	– (DNS h8)	–	–

Round One

Date	1 August 2024 — 11:18
Format	Top 16 finishers advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Cameron McEvoy	AUS	21.32	Q
2	–	Jordan Crooks	CAY	21.51	Q
3	–	Florent Manaudou	FRA	21.54	Q
4	–	Lorenzo Zazzeri	ITA	21.64	Q
5	–	Ben Proud	GBR	21.70	Q
=6	–	Thomas Fannon	IRL	21.79	Q
=6	–	Leonardo Deplano	ITA	21.79	Q
=8	–	Ben Armbruster	AUS	21.86	Q
=8	–	Kristian Gkolomeev	GRE	21.86	Q
10	–	Meiron Cheruti	ISR	21.88	Q
=11	–	Vladyslav Bukhov	UKR	21.89	Q
=11	–	Gabriel Castaño	MEX	21.89	Q
=13	–	Diogo Ribeiro	POR	21.91	Q
=13	–	Caeleb Dressel	USA	21.91	Q
15	–	Josh Liendo	CAN	21.92	Q
16	–	Maxime Grousset	FRA	21.94	Q
17	–	Chris Guiliano	USA	21.97
18	–	Stergios Bilas	GRE	22.00
=19	–	Martin Kartavi	ISR	22.01
=19	–	Taiko Torepe-Ormsby	NZL	22.01
21	–	Alberto Mestre	VEN	22.02
22	–	Jere Hribar	CRO	22.08
23	–	Renzo Tjon A Joe	NED	22.10
=24	–	Szebasztián Szabó	HUN	22.12
=24	–	Ian Ho	HKG	22.12
26	–	Mikel Schreuders	ARU	22.14
27	–	Kenzo Simons	NED	22.15
28	–	Ji Yu-Chan	KOR	22.16
29	–	Dylan Carter	TTO	22.18
30	–	Andrej Barna	SRB	22.19
31	–	Björn Seeliger	SWE	22.21
32	–	Jonathan Tan	SGP	22.26
=33	–	Alexander Cohoon	GBR	22.31
=33	–	Guilherme Santos	BRA	22.31
35	–	Piotr Ludwiczak	POL	22.34
36	–	Miguel Nascimento	POR	22.49
37	–	Nicholas Lia	NOR	22.51
38	–	Artem Selin	GER	22.54
39	–	Matej Duša	SVK	22.64
40	–	David Young	FIJ	22.71
41	–	Kyle Micallef	MLT	22.89
42	–	Thierry Bollin	SUI	22.95
43	–	Oluwatobiloba Adeope Sijuade	NGR	23.34
44	–	Yevgeny Somov	AIN	23.43
45	–	Alex Joachim	VIN	23.59
46	–	Crésus Ganira	BDI	23.80
47	–	Alaa Maso	EOR	23.90
48	–	Damien Shamambo	ZAM	24.09
49	–	Filipe Gomes	MAW	24.11
50	–	Mohamed Aan Hussain	MDV	24.22
51	–	Aaron Owusu	ERI	24.25
52	–	Warren Lawrence	DMA	24.67
53	–	Jion Hosei	PLW	25.67
54	–	Houmed Barkat	DJI	26.00
55	–	Camil Doua	MTN	26.02
56	–	Fakhriddin Madkamov	TJK	26.23
57	–	Elhadj Diallo	GUI	26.45
58	–	Magnim Jordano Daou	TOG	26.56
=59	–	Souleymane Naparé	BUR	26.66
=59	–	José Tati	CPV	26.66
61	–	Ousman Jobe	GAM	26.97
62	–	Joshua Wyse	SLE	27.11
63	–	Fahim Anwari	AFG	27.14
64	–	Phillip Kinono	MHL	27.43
65	–	Freddy Mayala	CGO	27.52
66	–	Pedro Rogery	GBS	28.34
67	–	Higinio Ndong	GEQ	28.42
68	–	Adam Mpali	GAB	28.47
69	–	Troy Nisbett	SKN	28.71
70	–	Aristote Ndombe	COD	29.04
71	–	Jolanio Guterres	TLS	30.04
72	–	Marouane Mamane	NIG	30.66
73	–	Terence Tengue	CAF	30.96
DNS	–	Shane Ryan	IRL	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	–	Pedro Rogery	GBS	28.34	0.72
2	–	Marouane Mamane	NIG	30.66	0.77
3	–	Terence Tengue	CAF	30.96	0.82

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	–	Phillip Kinono	MHL	27.43	0.68
2	–	Freddy Mayala	CGO	27.52	0.80
3	–	Higinio Ndong	GEQ	28.42	0.65
4	–	Adam Mpali	GAB	28.47	0.70
5	–	Troy Nisbett	SKN	28.71	0.75
6	–	Aristote Ndombe	COD	29.04	0.72
7	–	Jolanio Guterres	TLS	30.04	0.68

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	–	Fakhriddin Madkamov	TJK	26.23	0.75
2	–	Elhadj Diallo	GUI	26.45	0.73
3	–	Magnim Jordano Daou	TOG	26.56	0.69
=4	–	Souleymane Naparé	BUR	26.66	0.63
=4	–	José Tati	CPV	26.66	0.70
6	–	Ousman Jobe	GAM	26.97	0.70
7	–	Joshua Wyse	SLE	27.11	0.65
8	–	Fahim Anwari	AFG	27.14	0.70

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	–	Thierry Bollin	SUI	22.95	0.74
2	–	Crésus Ganira	BDI	23.80	0.64
3	–	Mohamed Aan Hussain	MDV	24.22	0.59
4	–	Aaron Owusu	ERI	24.25	0.67
5	–	Warren Lawrence	DMA	24.67	0.64
6	–	Jion Hosei	PLW	25.67	0.64
7	–	Houmed Barkat	DJI	26.00	0.71
8	–	Camil Doua	MTN	26.02	0.66

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	–	David Young	FIJ	22.71	0.61
2	–	Kyle Micallef	MLT	22.89	0.60
3	–	Oluwatobiloba Adeope Sijuade	NGR	23.34	0.59
4	–	Yevgeny Somov	AIN	23.43	0.74
5	–	Alex Joachim	VIN	23.59	0.64
6	–	Alaa Maso	EOR	23.90	0.68
7	–	Damien Shamambo	ZAM	24.09	0.64
8	–	Filipe Gomes	MAW	24.11	0.62

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	–	Thomas Fannon	IRL	21.79	0.64	Q
2	–	Jere Hribar	CRO	22.08	0.69
3	–	Mikel Schreuders	ARU	22.14	0.65
4	–	Jonathan Tan	SGP	22.26	0.56
5	–	Alexander Cohoon	GBR	22.31	0.59
6	–	Miguel Nascimento	POR	22.49	0.58
7	–	Nicholas Lia	NOR	22.51	0.56
8	–	Matej Duša	SVK	22.64	0.61

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	–	Diogo Ribeiro	POR	21.91	0.62	Q
=2	–	Martin Kartavi	ISR	22.01	0.60
=2	–	Taiko Torepe-Ormsby	NZL	22.01	0.63
4	–	Renzo Tjon A Joe	NED	22.10	0.62
5	–	Andrej Barna	SRB	22.19	0.61
6	–	Guilherme Santos	BRA	22.31	0.60
7	–	Piotr Ludwiczak	POL	22.34	0.64
8	–	Artem Selin	GER	22.54	0.61

Heat #8

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	–	Florent Manaudou	FRA	21.54	0.66	Q
2	–	Leonardo Deplano	ITA	21.79	0.66	Q
3	–	Meiron Cheruti	ISR	21.88	0.63	Q
4	–	Vladyslav Bukhov	UKR	21.89	0.68	Q
5	–	Kenzo Simons	NED	22.15	0.60
6	–	Dylan Carter	TTO	22.18	0.65
7	–	Björn Seeliger	SWE	22.21	0.64
DNS	–	Shane Ryan	IRL	–	–

Heat #9

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	–	Ben Proud	GBR	21.70	0.60	Q
2	–	Ben Armbruster	AUS	21.86	0.66	Q
3	–	Josh Liendo	CAN	21.92	0.63	Q
4	–	Maxime Grousset	FRA	21.94	0.64	Q
5	–	Stergios Bilas	GRE	22.00	0.60
6	–	Alberto Mestre	VEN	22.02	0.66
7	–	Szebasztián Szabó	HUN	22.12	0.60
8	–	Ji Yu-Chan	KOR	22.16	0.56

Heat #10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	–	Cameron McEvoy	AUS	21.32	0.56	Q
2	–	Jordan Crooks	CAY	21.51	0.64	Q
3	–	Lorenzo Zazzeri	ITA	21.64	0.61	Q
4	–	Kristian Gkolomeev	GRE	21.86	0.67	Q
5	–	Gabriel Castaño	MEX	21.89	0.59	Q
6	–	Caeleb Dressel	USA	21.91	0.63	Q
7	–	Chris Guiliano	USA	21.97	0.62
8	–	Ian Ho	HKG	22.12	0.60

Semi-Finals

Date	1 August 2024 — 20:46
Format	Top eight finishers advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
=1	–	Ben Proud	GBR	21.38	Q
=1	–	Cameron McEvoy	AUS	21.38	Q
3	–	Leonardo Deplano	ITA	21.50	Q
4	–	Jordan Crooks	CAY	21.54	Q
5	–	Caeleb Dressel	USA	21.58	Q
6	–	Maxime Grousset	FRA	21.60	Q
7	–	Kristian Gkolomeev	GRE	21.62	Q
8	–	Florent Manaudou	FRA	21.64	Q
9	–	Josh Liendo	CAN	21.69
10	–	Thomas Fannon	IRL	21.74
11	–	Vladyslav Bukhov	UKR	21.76
12	–	Lorenzo Zazzeri	ITA	21.83
13	–	Meiron Cheruti	ISR	21.91
14	–	Ben Armbruster	AUS	21.94
15	–	Gabriel Castaño	MEX	21.99
16	–	Diogo Ribeiro	POR	22.01

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	–	Jordan Crooks	CAY	21.54	0.62	Q
2	–	Caeleb Dressel	USA	21.58	0.63	Q
3	–	Maxime Grousset	FRA	21.60	0.63	Q
4	–	Thomas Fannon	IRL	21.74	0.64
5	–	Lorenzo Zazzeri	ITA	21.83	0.62
6	–	Meiron Cheruti	ISR	21.91	0.61
7	–	Ben Armbruster	AUS	21.94	0.64
8	–	Gabriel Castaño	MEX	21.99	0.59

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
=1	–	Ben Proud	GBR	21.38	0.58	Q
=1	–	Cameron McEvoy	AUS	21.38	0.64	Q
3	–	Leonardo Deplano	ITA	21.50	0.64	Q
4	–	Kristian Gkolomeev	GRE	21.62	0.65	Q
5	–	Florent Manaudou	FRA	21.64	0.65	Q
6	–	Josh Liendo	CAN	21.69	0.63
7	–	Vladyslav Bukhov	UKR	21.76	0.68
8	–	Diogo Ribeiro	POR	22.01	0.62

Final Round

Date	2 August 2024 — 20:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	–	Cameron McEvoy	AUS	21.25	0.56
2	–	Ben Proud	GBR	21.30	0.59
3	–	Florent Manaudou	FRA	21.56	0.63
4	–	Josh Liendo	CAN	21.58	0.64
5	–	Kristian Gkolomeev	GRE	21.59	0.63
6	–	Caeleb Dressel	USA	21.61	0.63
7	–	Leonardo Deplano	ITA	21.62	0.66
8	–	Jordan Crooks	CAY	21.64	0.63