Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4x100m freestyle relay
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The men's 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships took place on 26 July 2009 at the Foro Italico
in Rome, Italy.
Foro Italico
Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti...
in Rome, Italy.
Records
The existing records when the event started were:| Record | Swimmers | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  United StatesMichael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions... (47.51) Garrett Weber-Gale Garrett Weber-Gale Garrett Weber-Gale is an American Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Early life:Weber-Gale is Jewish, and was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He competed for the University of Texas from 2003–07... (47.02) Cullen Jones Cullen Jones Cullen Jones is an American freestyle sprint swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.-Early life:Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey while in elementary school... (47.65) Jason Lezak Jason Lezak Jason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club... (46.06) |
3:08.24 |  Beijing 2008 |
| Championship record | United States Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions... (48.42) Neil Walker (48.31) Cullen Jones Cullen Jones Cullen Jones is an American freestyle sprint swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.-Early life:Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey while in elementary school... (48.67) Jason Lezak Jason Lezak Jason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club... (47.32) |
3:12.72 |  Melbourne 2007Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4x100m freestyle relay The men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships took place on 25 March 2007 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. The top-12 finishers from this race qualified for the event at the 2008 Olympics... |
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 6 | César Cielo Filho (47.09) CR, AM Nicolas Oliveira Nicolas Oliveira Nicolas Nilo César de Oliveira is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer. He specializes in sprint events.-See also:*Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships... (47.51) Guiherme Santos (48.15) Fernando Silva Fernando Silva (swimmer) Fernando Silva in an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 2008 Olympics, as a member of the men's 4x100m free relay.He will swim for Brazil at the 2009 World Championships.... (48.21) |
3:11.26 | CR, SA | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux is a French swimmer from Belfort. Leveaux is the current world record holder in the 100 m freestyle ) He also holds the 200 m freestyle national record and the European record in the 50 m freestyle... (48.37) Grégory Mallet Grégory Mallet Grégory Mallet is an Olympic swimmer from France.-Career:Mallet swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, where he was part of France's silver-medal winning 4x100m freestyle relay--after he swam in the preliminary heats.-References:... (47.78) William Meynard William Meynard William Meynard is a French swimmer. He won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 metre freestyle at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai.-References:... (48.11) Fabien Gilot Fabien Gilot Fabien Gilot is an Olympic swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, where he was part of France's silver medal winning 4×100m freestyle relay.... (47.12) |
3:11.38 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Adam Brown Adam Brown (swimmer) Adam Thorp Brown is a British freestyle swimmer.Brown represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... (49.01) Simon Burnett Simon Burnett Simon Andrew Burnett is an English swimmer.He holds the British Records in the 100 and 200 metre freestyles, he trains at the USA's University of Arizona--where he attended—and in 2007 signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.-Career:... (47.57) Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science... (47.74) Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... (47.30) |
3:11.62 | NR | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Garrett Weber-Gale Garrett Weber-Gale Garrett Weber-Gale is an American Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Early life:Weber-Gale is Jewish, and was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He competed for the University of Texas from 2003–07... (48.30) Matt Grevers Matt Grevers Matt Grevers is a professional American swimmer. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Personal life:... (47.55) Ricky Berens Ricky Berens Richard Berens is an American Olympic swimmer.-Career:At the 2007 Pan American Games, Berens won a gold medal in the 4x100 m medley, and silver medals in both the 4x100 m freestyle and 4x200 m freestyle relays.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Berens won the gold medal in the men's 4x200 m freestyle... (48.19) Cullen Jones Cullen Jones Cullen Jones is an American freestyle sprint swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.-Early life:Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey while in elementary school... (47.60) |
3:11.64 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Francesco Donin (48.79) Alessandro Calvi Alessandro Calvi Alessandro Calvi is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who was a member of team that won the silver medal in the men's 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 2007 World Championships. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*... (47.88) Marco Orsi (47.89) Christian Galenda Christian Galenda Christian Galenda is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the men's individual 100 metres freestyle event at the 2004 European Championships. He represented his native country a couple of months later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*... (47.20) |
3:11.76 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Lyndon Ferns Lyndon Ferns Lyndon Ferns is a retired Olympic gold-medalist and former world record swimmer from South Africa. He swam for South Africa at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... (47.94) AF Darian Townsend Darian Townsend Darian Roy Townsend is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.Townsend was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.... (48.02) Roland Mark Schoeman Roland Mark Schoeman Roland Mark Schoeman is a South African swimmer and a member of the 2004 Olympic Games swimming team for South Africa.He is the current World record holder in the short-course 50 meters freestyle, with a time of 20.30 seconds.-Career:... (48.54) Graeme Moore (47.58) |
3:12.08 | AF | |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Matthew Abood Matthew Abood Matthew Abood is a freestyle swimmer from Australia.Abood won the 50m national title in the 2009 Australian Swimming Championships beating the world record holder Eamon Sullivan.... (48.35) Andrew Lauterstein Andrew Lauterstein Andrew George Lauterstein is an Australian swimmer and a three-time Olympic medalist.- Personal :... (48.32) Tommaso D'Orsogna Tommaso D'Orsogna Tommaso William D'Orsogna is a freestyle swimmer from Australia.-Career Best Times:*LONG COURSE **200m IM – 2:00.31 – 2009 World Championships**100m Freestyle – 48.41 – 2009 AIS Meet... (47.84) Matt Targett Matt Targett Matthew Targett is an Australian sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer.- 2006 Commonwealth Games :In 2006 and in his home town of Melbourne, Targett competed in the 50 metres butterfly, finishing second and placing above more experienced countrymen Michael Klim and Matt Welsh... (48.07) |
3:12.58 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Yevgeny Lagunov (48.48) Danila Izotov Danila Izotov Danila Sergeyevich Izotov is a Russian freestyle swimmer. Izotov won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... (48.21) Nikita Konovalov (48.46) Alexander Sukhorukov Alexander Sukhorukov Alexander Nikolayevich Sukhorukov is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... (47.63) |
3:12.78 | |NR | |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | Brent Hayden Brent Hayden Brent Matthew Hayden is a Canadian swimmer.Hayden was born and raised in Mission, British Columbia and started swimming when he was five. In his youth, he earned a blackbelt in Isshin Ryu karate. He attended the University of British Columbia for one year... (47.77) Joel Greenshields Joel Greenshields Joel Greenshields is a Canadian swimmer. Born in Edson, Alberta, he competes in the 100m Freestyle.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he was a member of the Canadian team that finished sixth in the 4x100m Freestyle event. The team had previously finished in 7th at the 2007 World Aquatics... (48.36) Colin Russell Colin Russell (swimmer) Colin Russell is a Canadian swimmer. He is a freestyle specialist, and won a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships.... (48.11) Stefan Hirniak Stefan Hirniak Stefan Max Hirniak is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the freestyle and butterfly events... (48.72) |
3:12.96 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 5 | Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden.-Biography:His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is Croatian from Split... (47.52) NR Lars Frölander Lars Frölander Lars Arne Frölander is a Swedish swimmer. He grew up in Ornäs in Borlänge Municipality. He competed in 5 consecutive Olympic Games . The highlight of his career was when he won the gold in the 100 metre butterfly event at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000... (48.12) Simon Sjödin Simon Sjödin Simon Sjödin is a Swedish Olympic swimmer of the SK Neptun, represented Sweden at the 2008 Olympic Games.-Biography:Simon Sjödin was born 4 October 1986 in, to parents Kristina and Omar.... (48.62) Petter Stymne Petter Stymne Petter Stymne is a Swedish swimmer from Skövde, representing SK Neptun from Stockholm. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.... (49.12) |
3:13.38 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Takuro Fujii Takuro Fujii is a Japanese swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the Men's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Personal bests:In long course* 100m freestyle: 48.73 Asian, Japanese Record... (48.87) Rammaru Harada (49.37) Yoshihiro Okumura Yoshihiro Okumura is a Japanese international swimmer, competing in the freestyle. He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. A year earlier, at the 2003 Summer Universiade, he won the title in the Men's 200m Freestyle.... (47.93) Makoto Ito (49.46) |
3:15.63 | AS | |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Dominik Meichtry Dominik Meichtry Dominik Meichtry is a Swiss swimmer specializing in the middle distance freestyle events. He currently holds six Swiss national records .... (49.02) Flori Lang (48.15) Gregory Widmer (48.63) Aurelien Kunzi (50.33) |
3:16.13 | NR | |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | Konrad Czerniak Konrad Czerniak -References:*... (48.61) Marcin Tarczynski (48.95) Lukasz Gasior (48.80) Mateusz Stawinski (49.99) |
3:16.35 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 8 | Vytautas Janušaitis Vytautas Janušaitis Vytautas Janušaitis is an Olympic swimmer from Lithuania, who represented his home country at the 2004 and 2008 Games.He has swam at every edition of the SC Europeans from 2004-'08.... (49.50) Paulius Viktoravicius (48.01) Mindaugas Sadauskas (48.90) Mindaugas Margis (50.06) |
3:16.47 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 6 | Chen Zuo Chen Zuo Chen Zuo is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2001/2005 National Games - 1st 100 m free;*2002 Asian Games - 1st 100 m free/4×100 m free relay;... (49.70) Lu Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu, more commonly spelled "Lv Zhiwu", is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games – 8th 100m free;... (49.04) Shi Tengfei (49.27) Cai Li Cai Li Cai Li is a Chinese swimmer, who will competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games - 1st 50 m free;*2005 East Asian Games - 1st 50 m free;... (49.07) |
3:17.08 | ||
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Crox Acuna Crox Acuña Crox Acuña is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Venezuela.He swam for Venezuela at the:*2006 South American Games*2006 Central American & Caribbean Games*2007 World Championships... (49.95) Octavio Alesi (49.69) Roberto Gómez (48.84) Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Altes is a 2-time Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Venezuela. He represented his homeland at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics... (49.31) |
3:17.79 | NR | |
| 17 | 2 | 1 | Pholien Systermans Pholien Systermans Pholien Systermans . is a Belgian swimmer who gained the Belgian 100m freestyle record in 2009.Systermans was coached at Liège Natation by André Henveaux and is currently studying at the University of Florida... (50.19) Yoris Grandjean (49.12) Pierre Yves Romanini (49.43) Glenn Surgeloose (49.23) |
3:17.97 | NR | |
| 18 | 1 | 4 | Michal Rubacek (49.46) Martin Verner (48.87) Jan Sefl (50.11) Květoslav Svoboda Kvetoslav Svoboda Květoslav Svoboda is a freestyle swimmer from the Czech Republic, who won the silver medal in the 400m Freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships behind Australia's Grant Hackett. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in... (50.23) |
3:18.67 | ||
| 19 | 3 | 0 | Barry Murphy Barry Murphy (swimmer) Barry Murphy Barry Murphy Barry Murphy (born October 5, 1982 is an Irish swimmer from Dublin, Ireland. Despite his setting of the 50 m and 100 m freestyle national records in 2008, Murphy just missed qualifying for Ireland's team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... (49.98) NR Ryan Harrison (50.87) Conor Leaney (49.51) Karl Burdis (51.41) |
3:21.77 | NR | |
| 20 | 5 | 7 | Stanislav Kuzmin (50.69) Alexandr Sklyar (50.13) Oleg Rabota (51.34) Artur Dilman (50.79) |
3:22.95 | ||
| 21 | 4 | 1 | Daniil Tulupov (50.89) Danil Bugakov (50.10) Dmitriy Shvetsov (51.36) Petr Romashkin (51.20) |
3:23.55 | ||
| 22 | 5 | 0 | Emin Noshadi (52.23) Pasha Vahdati Rad (51.37) Saeid Malekae Ashtiani (51.69) Mohammad Bidaryan (51.09) |
3:26.38 | ||
| 23 | 3 | 7 | Shawn Clarke (50.40) NR Martyn Forde Martyn Forde Martyn Forde is an Olympic-swimmer from Barbados. He swam for Barbados at the 2008 Olympics and the 2007 World Championships.He holds the Barbadian Records in the short-course 50 and 100 freestyles.... (51.85) Terrence Haynes Terrence Haynes Terrence Elton Haynes is a two-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados. He represented Barbados at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics... (50.67) Vaughn Forsythe (54.23) |
3:27.15 | NR | |
| 24 | 5 | 1 | Miguel Molina Miguel Molina (swimmer) Miguel Molina is a swimmer from the Philippines. He represented the country in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Attended St. Mary's International School in Tokyo.-References:*... (51.84) Kendrick Uy (53.29) Charles William Walker (51.35) Daniel Coakley Daniel Coakley Daniel Coakley won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games for swimming as a member of the team from the Philippines at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games.- External links :* * * * * *... (51.53) |
3:28.01 | ||
| 25 | 5 | 8 | Lim Clement (52.35) Lim Wen Hao Joshua (51.16) Tan Xue Wei Nicholas (52.21) Su Shirong Jeffrey (52.40) |
3:28.12 | ||
| 26 | 3 | 8 | Arjun Jayaprakash (55.25) Rehan Poncha (55.71) Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Vikram Khade is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing setting an Indian national record in 100 m Freestyle while winning his unseeded heat, but failed to qualify for the semifinals in his events... (50.78) Ashwin Menon (53.50) |
3:35.24 | ||
| 27 | 3 | 1 | Mohammed Madouh (52.58) Humoud Alhumoud (54.62) Abdulrahman Albader (54.12) Marzouq Alsalem (54.29) |
3:35.61 | ||
| 28 | 4 | 0 | Obaid Al Jesmi (53.54) Mubarak Al Besher (56.03) Saeed Al Jesmi (54.84) Mohammed Al Ghaferi (53.54) |
3:37.95 | ||
| 29 | 4 | 9 | Papa Madiop Ndong (55.79) Matar Samb (54.82) Abdoul Khadre Mbaye Niane (54.84) Malick Fall Malick Fall Malick Fall is a former Senegal international football forward.-Career:Born in Matam, Fall moved to France as a youth and played for several clubs in Ligue 2, including Amiens SC, SC Abbeville and Angers SCO.... (52.87) |
3:38.32 | ||
| 30 | 2 | 7 | Samson Focados Opuakpo (54.06) Eric Williams (56.55) Pepelate Gbagi (55.73) Yellow Yeiyah Yellow Yeiyah Yellow Yeiyah, last names also seen as two words "Yei Yah", is an Olympic swimmer from Nigeria. He swam for Nigeria at the 2008 Olympics.... (55.05) |
3:41.39 | ||
| 31 | 2 | 4 | Sergey Pevnev (58.67) Andranik Harutyunyan (53.50) Khachik Plavchyan (58.48) Mikayel Koloyan (51.17) |
3:41.82 | ||
| 32 | 2 | 3 | Endi Babi (54.87) Mario Sulkja (58.16) Eduart Cane (56.48) Sidni Hoxha Sidni Hoxha Sidni Hoxha is an Albanian swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. He swam in the placed second in his heat with a time of 24.56 seconds, but did not reach the semifinal with this result, finishing with the 64th-fastest time in the... (52.62) |
3:42.13 | ||
| 33 | 1 | 5 | Neil Agius (55.41) Edward Caruana Dingli (54.90) Andrea Agius (56.05) Mark Sammut (56.33) |
3:42.69 | ||
| 34 | 3 | 9 | Lao Kuan Fong (54.26) Antonio Tong (55.86) Wong Wing Cheung Victor (54.93) Chong Cheok Kuan (58.24) |
3:43.29 | ||
| 35 | 2 | 5 | Ronny Ashley Vencatachellum (56.24) Mathieu Gilles Marquet (57.41) Jean Pascal Hughes Gregoire (54.96) Jean Marie Emmanuel Froget (56.47) |
3:45.08 | ||
| 36 | 1 | 3 | Leonel Matonse (55.50) Ivo Chilaule (55.62) Gerusio Matonse (58.30) Patricio Vera (56.00) |
3:45.42 | ||
| 37 | 2 | 6 | Ryan Pini Ryan Pini Ryan John Pini is a 2-time Olympic swimmer from Papua New Guinea. He swam for PNG at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics; also serving as the PNG flagbearer in 2008... (50.13) Daniel Kevin Pryke (56.59) Ian Bond Wolongkatop Nakmai (1:02.57) Peter Popahun Pokawin (56.48) |
3:45.77 | ||
| 38 | 2 | 2 | Eli Ebenezer Wong (56.03) Cooper Graf (1:01.94) Shin Kimura (1:03.72) Kailan Staal (56.14) |
3:57.83 | ||
| – | 2 | 8 | DNS | |||
| – | 5 | 9 | DNS | |||
| – | 4 | 7 | DQ | |||
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions... (47.78) Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... (47.03) Matt Grevers Matt Grevers Matt Grevers is a professional American swimmer. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Personal life:... (47.61) Nathan Adrian Nathan Adrian Nathan Adrian is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who currently holds the American record in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle .... (46.79) |
3:09.21 | CR | ||
| 8 | Yevgeny Lagunov (47.90) Andrey Grechin Andrey Grechin Andrey Vladimirovich Grechin in Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia is a Russian swimmer. Grechin competed in four events at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.... (47.00) Danila Izotov Danila Izotov Danila Sergeyevich Izotov is a Russian freestyle swimmer. Izotov won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... (47.23) Alexander Sukhorukov Alexander Sukhorukov Alexander Nikolayevich Sukhorukov is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... (47.39) |
3:09.52 | NR | ||
| 5 | Fabien Gilot Fabien Gilot Fabien Gilot is an Olympic swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, where he was part of France's silver medal winning 4×100m freestyle relay.... (47.73) Alain Bernard Alain Bernard Alain Bernard is a French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.Bernard won three medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics. After competing on the silver medal-winning French 4×100 m relay team, Bernard won the gold medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event.He held the same 100 m... (46.46) Grégory Mallet Grégory Mallet Grégory Mallet is an Olympic swimmer from France.-Career:Mallet swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, where he was part of France's silver-medal winning 4x100m freestyle relay--after he swam in the preliminary heats.-References:... (48.28) Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships... (47.42) |
3:09.89 | |||
| 4 | 4 | César Cielo Filho (47.09) CR, AM Nicolas Oliveira Nicolas Oliveira Nicolas Nilo César de Oliveira is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer. He specializes in sprint events.-See also:*Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships... (47.39) Guiherme Santos (48.15) Fernando Silva Fernando Silva (swimmer) Fernando Silva in an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 2008 Olympics, as a member of the men's 4x100m free relay.He will swim for Brazil at the 2009 World Championships.... (48.17) |
3:10.80 | SA | |
| 5 | 2 | Alessandro Calvi Alessandro Calvi Alessandro Calvi is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who was a member of team that won the silver medal in the men's 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 2007 World Championships. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*... (49.03) Christian Galenda Christian Galenda Christian Galenda is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the men's individual 100 metres freestyle event at the 2004 European Championships. He represented his native country a couple of months later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*... (47.60) Marco Orsi (47.91) Filippo Magnini Filippo Magnini Filippo Magnini is an Italian swimmer, who was two times 100 m freestyle world champion.-Biography:Magnini was born in Pesaro, Marche.... (47.39) |
3:11.93 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Lyndon Ferns Lyndon Ferns Lyndon Ferns is a retired Olympic gold-medalist and former world record swimmer from South Africa. He swam for South Africa at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... (48.32) Graeme Moore (48.05) Darian Townsend Darian Townsend Darian Roy Townsend is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.Townsend was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.... (48.05) Roland Mark Schoeman Roland Mark Schoeman Roland Mark Schoeman is a South African swimmer and a member of the 2004 Olympic Games swimming team for South Africa.He is the current World record holder in the short-course 50 meters freestyle, with a time of 20.30 seconds.-Career:... (47.51) |
3:11.93 | AF | |
| 7 | 3 | Adam Brown Adam Brown (swimmer) Adam Thorp Brown is a British freestyle swimmer.Brown represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... (48.66) Simon Burnett Simon Burnett Simon Andrew Burnett is an English swimmer.He holds the British Records in the 100 and 200 metre freestyles, he trains at the USA's University of Arizona--where he attended—and in 2007 signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.-Career:... (47.50) Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science... (47.81) Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... (48.12) |
3:12.09 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Matthew Abood Matthew Abood Matthew Abood is a freestyle swimmer from Australia.Abood won the 50m national title in the 2009 Australian Swimming Championships beating the world record holder Eamon Sullivan.... (48.79) Matt Targett Matt Targett Matthew Targett is an Australian sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer.- 2006 Commonwealth Games :In 2006 and in his home town of Melbourne, Targett competed in the 50 metres butterfly, finishing second and placing above more experienced countrymen Michael Klim and Matt Welsh... (47.49) Andrew Lauterstein Andrew Lauterstein Andrew George Lauterstein is an Australian swimmer and a three-time Olympic medalist.- Personal :... (48.41) Tommaso D'Orsogna Tommaso D'Orsogna Tommaso William D'Orsogna is a freestyle swimmer from Australia.-Career Best Times:*LONG COURSE **200m IM – 2:00.31 – 2009 World Championships**100m Freestyle – 48.41 – 2009 AIS Meet... (47.71) |
3:12.40 | ||