Graphic data for world record progression in men and women swimming 50m100m200m long and short course butterflybackstrokebreaststroke freestyle main article. The first world record in the mens 50 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognized by the international swimming federation fina in 1976. World record progression 100 metres freestyle project. The differences get bigger from there, the men are able to consistently keep a higher speed for a lon. By ian hanson sydney olympic hopeful brett hawke today smashed the australian record in the heats of the 50 metres freestyle on day two of the fifth world short course swimming championships in. It is a regular swimming event at olympic games now. Prior to this competition, the existing world and olympic records were as follows. Fastest swim long course relay 4 x 100 metres freestyle male. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2016 olympics and include only those events which are currently recognised by the ioc. Access official olympic photos, video clips, records and results for the top swimming medalists in the event 100m freestyle men. Rio 2016, aquatics, swimming, 50m freestyle, men, united states of america, ervin, anthony.
Lets start with swimming 1 in the shortest event, the 50m freestyle, the difference is 3 seconds between them men 20. The united states has dominated just about every facet of the olympics to date. Eamon sullivan regained the 50 meter freestyle world record with a 21. Gators dressel smashes 50yard freestyle record alligator army. These records are maintainedrecognized by fina, which oversees international competitive swimming and aquatics. In 2000, he established a record by securing a time of 47. Florent manaudou world record 50m freestyle 2014 fina world. Feb 17, 2016 but the 50 yard freestyle is a mainstay in american swimming at the prep and collegiate levels, and both of dressels times are significantly better than the preexisting american record, an 18. In the mens 100 meter freestyle competition, don schollander took gold in an olympic record time of 53.
Michael phelps as he prepares for the 2020 olympics in tokyo. It was late at night at the world swimming championships in gwangju. It will be the events ninth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1988. Apr 14, 2016 australias newest swimming superstar cameron mcevoy completes an historic treble by winning the mens 50 metres freestyle gold medal at the olympic trials in adelaide. You are here oly home sports swimming mens 50 metres freestyle. May 24, 2019 the mens 100meter race has been a part of every modern olympic program, beginning with the athens games of 1896. The event is so new that there are only a half dozen olympic winners in the. Mar 06, 2009 mens 200m butterfly final athens 2004 olympic games nbc duration. In finding the fastest human swimming speed, the actual speeds were rarely stated in any sources. It remains the oldest individual ncaa record on the books.
The 50m freestyle world record is a fairly recent record having only been tracked since 1976 by fina. What are the differences between the mens world record and. What is the olympics womens record in the fifty meter. During that time, three men have won consecutive olympic 100meter gold medals. Watch floridas caeleb dressel swim fastest 50yard freestyle in. Aug 02, 2012 brazils casar cielo filho was the defending champion, the 2011 world champion, and the world record holder and was favored. Based on the athletes average speeds, if every olympic medalist raced each other, usain bolt the london version would win, with a wide distribution of olympians behind him. Other contenders were the two americans, us champion cullen jones, and 2000 cochampion anthony ervin, who had retired for 10 years only to return in 2011 in an attempt to make another olympic team. Francesca halsall seals commonwealth games gold in 50 metres. Men 4x100m freestyle relay final athens 2004 olympic games nbc duration. Katie ledecky wins gold in womens 200 free usa today. Simone manuel of united states wins womens 100meter.
The following table provides detailed list of medal winners in mens 50 meter freestyle swimming at olympic games. Cesar cielo set the olympic record for the 50 m freestyle at the beijing games. She was back in the pool for the 50 metres freestyle heats on friday afternoon local time before returning again in the. Share ellie cole breaks ipc world record in the womens 50 freestyle on linkedin. Anthony ervin wins another gold for the usa and beats the reigning world champion florent manaudou by a hundredth of a second. The occasion was the united states olympic trials in the texas swimming centers fast 50 meter pool. Your body of work, which includes a record 28 olympic medals, cant. What is the world record for 100 meter freestyle swimming. List of world records in swimming this is a listing of the history of the world record for the 50 backstroke swimming event. Despite an easy start, katie ledecky set an olympic record sunday in the womens 400 meter freestyle and was just 0. Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short. Kabanov sets new world record in the mens 50m underwater swimming baku 2015 duration. Swimming at the 2016 summer olympics mens 50 metre.
Following last nights australian record lead off swim mclennan backed up this morning in the boys andunder 50m freestyle to qualify fastest in a time of 25. Caeleb dressel shatters 50 freestyle record, goes sub18 twice video. This is a history of the progression of the world record for the swimming event. Florent manaudou fra sets the mens 50m freestyle world record with a time of 0. Caeleb dressel dives in for the mens 100meter freestyle final during the 2015. American swimmer caeleb dressel is in the record books. The first world record in the mens 50 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognized by the international swimming federation fina in. The 200m freestyle world record is ratified and monitored by fina, the world governing body for aquatic sports, including competitive swimming. The record times for all the different styles freestyle, breaststroke, etc. American archie hahn in 1904 and then in the intercalated games of 1906. Mens 50 meter freestyle swimming event was a late entrant to the olympic games. The mens 400 meter freestyle final at the 1976 olympic trials in long beach. Speed of the fastest human, swimming the physics factbook. Michael phelps is losing world records, but hes gained other.
Sun yang set olympic records in two events at the 2012 summer olympics. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the worlds governing body recognizes world records since march 3, 1991. The current world record for the 50 freestyle long course is held by cesar cielo bra, who set the mark on december 18, 2009 at the cbda open brazilian championships, in a time of 20. Thirteen of the current olympic records were set at the 2016 summer olympics. Isl grand finale, dressel set a world record in the 50meter freestyle event with a time of 20. Mcevoy completes historic treble with 50m freestyle gold abc. The first world record in the mens 50 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres s. It is a listing of the fastesttimeever in the event, in both long course 50m and short course 25m swimming pool. The mens 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 summer olympics took place. In his morning heat, berkoff lowered the record from 55. What is michael phelpss time for 50 meters freestyle. Ellie cole breaks ipc world record in the womens 50 freestyle. Swimmers usually dont breathe during the olympics shortest race. Below, where each sprinter would be when bolt finishes his race.
The first world record in the mens 100 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1905. Sun yang smashes mens 1500m freestyle world record london 2012 olympics. Aug 12, 2016 heres everything you need to know about watching the 50 meter mens swimming freestyle in the olympics on friday. Jessica hardy sets record in 50meter breaststroke at. The 50m freestyle world record is a fairly recent record having only been tracked. Olympics swimming mens 50 meter freestyle live stream. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. The 19yearold superstar freestyle swimmer turned in perhaps her most impressive race of these olympics. All pools used for olympic swimming events must measure 50 meters in length and have eight swimming lanes, each 2. Yourswimbook is a log book and goal setting guide designed specifically for. World record progression 50 metres backstroke wikipedia. World record progression 50 metres butterfly wikipedia.
Swimming womens 50 meters freestyle preliminaries 0 heat 1 1, carolina araujo, mozambique, 29. Olympics mens 50 meter freestyle winners list of gold. In short course meters the world record was also broken during the super. She gave up swimming two years later and subsequently studied architecture, obtained a scholarship for. The swimmers in the 50m freestyle will probably need a bit more than 20 seconds to get from end to end of the pool. Top 10 fastest ever mens 50m freestyle at the olympics top. I just wanted to do a personal best, so of course im thrilled.
Legler competed in the 1996 summer olympics at the age of 19, where, after breaking the world record in practice the day before, she came 29th in the womens 50 metres freestyle event and 10th in the womens 4x100 metres freestyle relay event. His hard work and trainings with one of the best swimming coaches in the world, mike bottom paid off. In short course meters the world record was also broken during the supersuit. After the young sanja, the turn came for croatias best male swimmer, duje draganja.
For world, olympics and world championship records you can view them here. Fina recognises world records in the following events for both men and women, except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short course 25 metres swimming pools. Womens freestyle records at north sydney olympic pool. The womens 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 summer olympics will be held between 31 july and 2 august at the olympic aquatics centre.
Swimming mens 50 metres freestyle medalists olympics at. Simone manuel made history thursday, tying for first in the womens 100 meter freestyle to become the first africanamerican woman to win an individual olympic. Frenchman alain bernard was a longstanding 100 m swim record holder. Caeleb dressel sets world record in 50meter freestyle at isl grand. Olympic qualifing time for the olympics for the 100 meter. Pernille blume wins gold for denmark in the womens 50m freestyle final in rio 2016. The world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of swimming. Phelps starting his goldmedal swim in the mens 200meter butterfly at the 2016 olympics. Cate, bronte campbell through to olympic 50m freestyle final. Its short course counterpart has only been recorded since 1991. Katie ledecky sets olympic 400meter freestyle record in.
World record progression 50 metres freestyle project. What is michael phelpss time for 50 meters freestyle answers. As of the 2008 games in beijing, the womens olympic record in the 50 meter freestyle is 24. Denmarks pernille blume beat the favorites to win the 50 meters freestyle in 24. Watch the olympic 50m freestyle, 20 seconds of breathless chaos. The event is so new that there are only a half dozen olympic winners in the event, as it has only been contested at the games since the seoul olympics in 1988. Brit robert mcgregor took silver with a time of 53. Swimming at the 2020 summer olympics womens 50 metre. The world record for the longcourse 50 meter pool mens 1500 meter freestyle was set at the 2012 london olympics by the chinese swimmer, sun yang, with a. The mens 400meter freestyle final at the 1976 olympic trials in long beach california had a field of eight great racers. In her first olympics, hardy won a bronze and a gold medal in the 2012 games in london for being a member of the 400 meter freestyle relay team and the 400 meter. Olympics olympic records mens swimming mens swimming introduced in the 1896 athens games, swimming has been a part of the olympics ever since and undergone much transformation. World record progression 50 metres freestyle wikipedia.