The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 26 and 27 July 2019.[1][2] Caeleb Dressel finished first in the final, retaining the title he won in the previous Championships.[3]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 July (heats and semifinals) 27 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 131 from 125 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.04 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  César Cielo (BRA) |
20.91 | São Paulo, Brazil | 18 December 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | César Cielo (BRA) |
21.08 | Rome, Italy | 1 August 2009 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July | Final | Caeleb Dressel |  United States |
21.04 | CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 26 July at 10:43.[4]
Swim-off edit
The swim-off was held on 26 July at 12:00.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Yu Hexin |  China |
22.08 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Wu Chun-feng |  Chinese Taipei |
22.24 |
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 26 July at 20:41.[6]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Bruno Fratus | Brazil |
21.53 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Benjamin Proud |  Great Britain |
21.56 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Kristian Golomeev |  Greece |
21.60 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Maxime Grousset |  France |
21.86 | |
| 5 | 6 | Cameron McEvoy |  Australia |
21.88 | |
| 6 | 7 | Meiron Cheruti |  Israel |
22.01 | NR |
| 7 | 8 | Yu Hexin | China |
22.11 | |
| 8 | 2 | Marcelo Chierighini | Brazil |
22.19 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Caeleb Dressel | United States |
21.18 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Vladimir Morozov |  Russia |
21.65 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Paweł Juraszek |  Poland |
21.69 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Shinri Shioura |  Japan |
21.74 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Michael Andrew | United States |
21.77 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Maxim Lobanovskij |  Hungary |
21.89 | |
| 7 | 8 | Jesse Puts |  Netherlands |
21.91 | |
| 8 | 7 | Ali Khalafalla |  Egypt |
21.98 |
Final edit
The final was started on 27 July at 20:09.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Caeleb Dressel | United States |
21.04 | CR, NR |
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5 | Bruno Fratus | Brazil |
21.45 | |
| |
6 | Kristian Golomeev | Greece |
21.45 | |
| 4 | 2 | Vladimir Morozov | Russia |
21.53 | |
| 5 | 3 | Benjamin Proud | Great Britain |
21.55 | |
| 6 | 8 | Michael Andrew | United States |
21.62 | |
| 7 | 7 | Paweł Juraszek | Poland |
21.67 | |
| 8 | 1 | Shinri Shioura | Japan |
21.81 |
References edit
- ^ Schedule
- ^ Start list
- ^ McCarriston, Shanna (27 July 2019). "American swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins three titles in one night at World Championships, puts gold medal count at six". CBS Sports.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Swim-off results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results