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50 metres Freestyle, Men

Date	2 – 3 August 2012
Status	Olympic
Location	London Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Participants	58 from 51 countries

Brazil’s César Cielo Filho was the defending champion, the 2011 World Champion, and the world record holder and was favored. Other contenders were the two Americans, US champion Cullen Jones, and 2000 co-champion Anthony Ervin, who had retired for 10 years only to return in 2011 in an attempt to make another Olympic team. The fastest qualifiers were Cielo and Jones, who dead-heated in their semi-final. Out in lane seven in the final was France’s Florent Manaudou, better known as the brother of Laure Manaudou, gold medalist at Athens in 2004. Perhaps he was not seen by the favorites but it was Manaudou who came to the wall first, finishing in 21.34, the fastest ever textile time, to win the gold medal. Jones was second in 21.54, equaling his semi-final time, while Cielo came in for bronze in 21.59.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Florent Manaudou	FRA	22.09 (3 h8)	21.80 (3 h2)	21.34 (1)	Gold
2	Cullen Jones	USA	21.95 (2 h7)	21.54 (=1 h1)	21.54 (2)	Silver
3	César Cielo Filho	BRA	21.80 (1 h8)	21.54 (=1 h1)	21.59 (3)	Bronze
4	Bruno Fratus	BRA	21.82 (2 h8)	21.63 (1 h2)	21.61 (4)
5	Anthony Ervin	USA	21.83 (2 h6)	21.62 (3 h1)	21.78 (5)
6	Roland Schoeman	RSA	21.92 (1 h7)	21.88 (4 h2)	21.80 (6)
7	George Bovell	TTO	21.77 (1 h6)	21.77 (2 h2)	21.82 (7)
8	Eamon Sullivan	AUS	22.27 (5 h7)	21.88 (4 h1)	21.98 (8)
9	Gideon Louw	RSA	22.12 (=4 h8)	21.92 (5 h1)	–
10	Andrey Grechin	RUS	22.09 (3 h6)	21.98 (5 h2)	–
11	James Magnussen	AUS	22.11 (4 h7)	22.00 (6 h1)	–
12	Krisztián Takács	HUN	22.19 (4 h6)	22.01 (7 h1)	–
13	Luca Dotto	ITA	22.12 (=4 h8)	22.09 (6 h2)	–
=14	Andriy Hovorov	UKR	22.09 (3 h7)	22.12 (8 h1)	–
=14	Brent Hayden	CAN	22.15 (6 h8)	22.12 (7 h2)	–
16	Norbert Trandafir	ROU	22.22 (5 h6)	22.30 (8 h2)	–
17	Stefan Nystrand	SWE	22.32 (6 h6)	–	–
18	Amaury Leveaux	FRA	22.35 (6 h7)	–	–
19	Marco Orsi	ITA	22.36 (7 h7)	–	–
20	Adam Brown	GBR	22.39 (7 h6)	–	–
21	Sergey Fesikov	RUS	22.42 (7 h8)	–	–
22	Jasper Aerents	BEL	22.43 (1 h5)	–	–
23	Hanser García	CUB	22.45 (8 h6)	–	–
24	Roy-Allan Burch	BER	22.47 (1 h4)	–	–
25	Ari-Pekka Liukkonen	FIN	22.57 (8 h7)	–	–
26	Shi Yang	CHN	22.64 (2 h5)	–	–
27	David Dunford	KEN	22.72 (3 h5)	–	–
28	Mario Todorović	CRO	22.75 (4 h5)	–	–
29	Barry Murphy	IRL	22.76 (2 h4)	–	–
30	Ioannis Kalargaris	GRE	22.80 (8 h8)	–	–
31	Árni Árnason	ISL	22.81 (5 h5)	–	–
32	Brett Fraser	CAY	22.91 (6 h5)	–	–
33	Kacper Majchrzak	POL	23.00 (7 h5)	–	–
34	Shehab Younis	EGY	23.16 (3 h4)	–	–
35	Federico Grabich	ARG	23.30 (8 h5)	–	–
36	Luke Hall	SWZ	23.48 (4 h4)	–	–
37	Kareem Ennab	JOR	24.09 (5 h4)	–	–
38	Chakyl Camal	MOZ	24.43 (6 h4)	–	–
39	Mohammad Mahfizur Rahman	BAN	24.64 (7 h4)	–	–
40	Kerson Hadley	FSM	24.82 (1 h3)	–	–
41	Zac Payne	COK	25.26 (8 h4)	–	–
42	Adama Ouédraogo	BUR	25.26 (2 h3)	–	–
43	Rony Bakale	CGO	25.64 (3 h3)	–	–
44	Kouassi Brou	CIV	25.82 (4 h3)	–	–
45	Tolga Akcayli	VIN	26.27 (5 h3)	–	–
46	Giordan Harris	MHL	26.88 (6 h3)	–	–
47	Prasiddha Shah	NEP	26.93 (7 h3)	–	–
48	Hem Thon Ponloeu	CAM	27.03 (8 h3)	–	–
49	Abdourahman Osman	DJI	27.25 (1 h2)	–	–
50	Mohamed El-Khedr	SUD	27.26 (2 h2)	–	–
51	Ching Wei	ASA	27.30 (3 h2)	–	–
52	Jackson Niyomugabo	RWA	27.38 (4 h2)	–	–
53	Ganzi Mugula	UGA	27.58 (5 h2)	–	–
54	Paul Ekane	CMR	27.87 (6 h2)	–	–
55	Christian Nassif	CAF	28.04 (1 h1)	–	–
56	Phathana Inthavong	LAO	28.17 (2 h1)	–	–
57	Mulualem Teshale	ETH	28.99 (7 h2)	–	–
58	Wilfried Tevoedjre	BEN	29.77 (3 h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	2 August 2012 — 10:00
Format	Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	3	George Bovell	TTO	21.77	Q
2	4	César Cielo Filho	BRA	21.80	Q
3	5	Bruno Fratus	BRA	21.82	Q
4	4	Anthony Ervin	USA	21.83	Q
5	1	Roland Schoeman	RSA	21.92	Q
6	4	Cullen Jones	USA	21.95	Q
=7	5	Andrey Grechin	RUS	22.09	Q
=7	7	Andriy Hovorov	UKR	22.09	Q
=7	3	Florent Manaudou	FRA	22.09	Q
10	5	James Magnussen	AUS	22.11	Q
=11	6	Luca Dotto	ITA	22.12	Q
=11	7	Gideon Louw	RSA	22.12	Q
13	8	Brent Hayden	CAN	22.15	Q
14	6	Krisztián Takács	HUN	22.19	Q
15	8	Norbert Trandafir	ROU	22.22	Q
16	3	Eamon Sullivan	AUS	22.27	Q
17	2	Stefan Nystrand	SWE	22.32
18	6	Amaury Leveaux	FRA	22.35
19	2	Marco Orsi	ITA	22.36
20	7	Adam Brown	GBR	22.39
21	2	Sergey Fesikov	RUS	22.42
22	3	Jasper Aerents	BEL	22.43
23	1	Hanser García	CUB	22.45
24	4	Roy-Allan Burch	BER	22.47
25	8	Ari-Pekka Liukkonen	FIN	22.57
26	1	Shi Yang	CHN	22.64
27	4	David Dunford	KEN	22.72
28	7	Mario Todorović	CRO	22.75
29	5	Barry Murphy	IRL	22.76
30	1	Ioannis Kalargaris	GRE	22.80
31	8	Árni Árnason	ISL	22.81
32	5	Brett Fraser	CAY	22.91
33	6	Kacper Majchrzak	POL	23.00
34	3	Shehab Younis	EGY	23.16
35	2	Federico Grabich	ARG	23.30
36	6	Luke Hall	SWZ	23.48
37	2	Kareem Ennab	JOR	24.09
38	7	Chakyl Camal	MOZ	24.43
39	1	Mohammad Mahfizur Rahman	BAN	24.64
40	6	Kerson Hadley	FSM	24.82
=41	4	Adama Ouédraogo	BUR	25.26
=41	8	Zac Payne	COK	25.26
43	5	Rony Bakale	CGO	25.64
44	2	Kouassi Brou	CIV	25.82
45	3	Tolga Akcayli	VIN	26.27
46	1	Giordan Harris	MHL	26.88
47	8	Prasiddha Shah	NEP	26.93
48	7	Hem Thon Ponloeu	CAM	27.03
49	2	Abdourahman Osman	DJI	27.25
50	6	Mohamed El-Khedr	SUD	27.26
51	3	Ching Wei	ASA	27.30
52	7	Jackson Niyomugabo	RWA	27.38
53	5	Ganzi Mugula	UGA	27.58
54	4	Paul Ekane	CMR	27.87
55	5	Christian Nassif	CAF	28.04
56	4	Phathana Inthavong	LAO	28.17
57	1	Mulualem Teshale	ETH	28.99
58	3	Wilfried Tevoedjre	BEN	29.77

Heat #1

Time	10:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	5	Christian Nassif	CAF	28.04	0.70
2	4	Phathana Inthavong	LAO	28.17	0.71
3	3	Wilfried Tevoedjre	BEN	29.77	0.87

Heat #2

Time	10:02

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	2	Abdourahman Osman	DJI	27.25	0.79
2	6	Mohamed El-Khedr	SUD	27.26	0.86
3	3	Ching Wei	ASA	27.30	0.80
4	7	Jackson Niyomugabo	RWA	27.38	0.84
5	5	Ganzi Mugula	UGA	27.58	0.69
6	4	Paul Ekane	CMR	27.87	0.78
7	1	Mulualem Teshale	ETH	28.99	0.77

Heat #3

Time	10:04

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	6	Kerson Hadley	FSM	24.82	0.75
2	4	Adama Ouédraogo	BUR	25.26	0.70
3	5	Rony Bakale	CGO	25.64	0.77
4	2	Kouassi Brou	CIV	25.82	0.74
5	3	Tolga Akcayli	VIN	26.27	0.70
6	1	Giordan Harris	MHL	26.88	0.73
7	8	Prasiddha Shah	NEP	26.93	0.75
8	7	Hem Thon Ponloeu	CAM	27.03	0.73

Heat #4

Time	10:07

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	4	Roy-Allan Burch	BER	22.47	0.64
2	5	Barry Murphy	IRL	22.76	0.67
3	3	Shehab Younis	EGY	23.16	0.79
4	6	Luke Hall	SWZ	23.48	0.66
5	2	Kareem Ennab	JOR	24.09	0.70
6	7	Chakyl Camal	MOZ	24.43	0.71
7	1	Mohammad Mahfizur Rahman	BAN	24.64	0.79
8	8	Zac Payne	COK	25.26	0.71

Heat #5

Time	10:09

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	3	Jasper Aerents	BEL	22.43	0.66
2	1	Shi Yang	CHN	22.64	0.63
3	4	David Dunford	KEN	22.72	0.71
4	7	Mario Todorović	CRO	22.75	0.69
5	8	Árni Árnason	ISL	22.81	0.73
6	5	Brett Fraser	CAY	22.91	0.64
7	6	Kacper Majchrzak	POL	23.00	0.65
8	2	Federico Grabich	ARG	23.30	0.69

Heat #6

Time	10:11

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	3	George Bovell	TTO	21.77	0.70	Q
2	4	Anthony Ervin	USA	21.83	0.71	Q
3	5	Andrey Grechin	RUS	22.09	0.74	Q
4	6	Krisztián Takács	HUN	22.19	0.71	Q
5	8	Norbert Trandafir	ROU	22.22	0.63	Q
6	2	Stefan Nystrand	SWE	22.32	0.68
7	7	Adam Brown	GBR	22.39	0.73
8	1	Hanser García	CUB	22.45	0.68

Heat #7

Time	10:13

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	1	Roland Schoeman	RSA	21.92	0.62	Q
2	4	Cullen Jones	USA	21.95	0.71	Q
3	7	Andriy Hovorov	UKR	22.09	0.68	Q
4	5	James Magnussen	AUS	22.11	0.71	Q
5	3	Eamon Sullivan	AUS	22.27	0.63	Q
6	6	Amaury Leveaux	FRA	22.35	0.74
7	2	Marco Orsi	ITA	22.36	0.64
8	8	Ari-Pekka Liukkonen	FIN	22.57	0.68

Heat #8

Time	10:15

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	4	César Cielo Filho	BRA	21.80	0.65	Q
2	5	Bruno Fratus	BRA	21.82	0.71	Q
3	3	Florent Manaudou	FRA	22.09	0.64	Q
=4	6	Luca Dotto	ITA	22.12	0.64	Q
=4	7	Gideon Louw	RSA	22.12	0.73	Q
6	8	Brent Hayden	CAN	22.15	0.66	Q
7	2	Sergey Fesikov	RUS	22.42	0.71
8	1	Ioannis Kalargaris	GRE	22.80	0.69

Semi-Finals

Date	2 August 2012 — 19:32
Format	Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
=1	4	César Cielo Filho	BRA	21.54	Q
=1	3	Cullen Jones	USA	21.54	Q
3	5	Anthony Ervin	USA	21.62	Q
4	5	Bruno Fratus	BRA	21.63	Q
5	4	George Bovell	TTO	21.77	Q
6	2	Florent Manaudou	FRA	21.80	Q
=7	8	Eamon Sullivan	AUS	21.88	Q
=7	3	Roland Schoeman	RSA	21.88	Q
9	7	Gideon Louw	RSA	21.92
10	6	Andrey Grechin	RUS	21.98
11	2	James Magnussen	AUS	22.00
12	1	Krisztián Takács	HUN	22.01
13	7	Luca Dotto	ITA	22.09
=14	6	Andriy Hovorov	UKR	22.12
=14	1	Brent Hayden	CAN	22.12
16	8	Norbert Trandafir	ROU	22.30

Heat #1

Time	19:32

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
=1	4	César Cielo Filho	BRA	21.54	0.66	Q
=1	3	Cullen Jones	USA	21.54	0.64	Q
3	5	Anthony Ervin	USA	21.62	0.72	Q
4	8	Eamon Sullivan	AUS	21.88	0.63	Q
5	7	Gideon Louw	RSA	21.92	0.74
6	2	James Magnussen	AUS	22.00	0.71
7	1	Krisztián Takács	HUN	22.01	0.66
8	6	Andriy Hovorov	UKR	22.12	0.70

Heat #2

Time	19:36

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	5	Bruno Fratus	BRA	21.63	0.69	Q
2	4	George Bovell	TTO	21.77	0.69	Q
3	2	Florent Manaudou	FRA	21.80	0.63	Q
4	3	Roland Schoeman	RSA	21.88	0.64	Q
5	6	Andrey Grechin	RUS	21.98	0.72
6	7	Luca Dotto	ITA	22.09	0.66
7	1	Brent Hayden	CAN	22.12	0.64
8	8	Norbert Trandafir	ROU	22.30	0.63

Final Round

Date	3 August 2012 — 20:09

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time
1	7	Florent Manaudou	FRA	21.34	0.63
2	5	Cullen Jones	USA	21.54	0.66
3	4	César Cielo Filho	BRA	21.59	0.62
4	6	Bruno Fratus	BRA	21.61	0.70
5	3	Anthony Ervin	USA	21.78	0.78
6	8	Roland Schoeman	RSA	21.80	0.65
7	2	George Bovell	TTO	21.82	0.69
8	1	Eamon Sullivan	AUS	21.98	0.63