Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
| Men's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates |
August 17, 2004 (heats & semifinals) August 18, 2004 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 71 from 55 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 48.17 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 17 and 18.[1]
Dutch swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband defended his Olympic title in the event, outside the record time of 48.17. Roland Mark Schoeman, who solidified South Africa's triumph to break a world record in the 400 m freestyle relay, took home the silver in 48.23. Australia's Ian Thorpe edged out Schoeman's teammate Ryk Neethling to clinch a bronze medal by 0.07 of a second, in his personal best of 48.56.[2][3]
Two-time Olympic champion Alexander Popov finished only in ninth place by just two hundredths of a second (0.02) outside the top 8 field from the semifinals (49.23).[4] By the following year, Popov announced his retirement from swimming, and became a full-time member of the International Olympic Committee. Other notable swimmers who missed the final cut featured France's Frédérick Bousquet, Lithuania's Rolandas Gimbutis, Trinidad and Tobago's George Bovell, and U.S. duo Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker. This became the first 100m freestyle where not a single American even qualified for the semifinals.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 47.84 | Sydney, Australia | 19 September 2000 |
| Olympic record | | 47.84 | Sydney, Australia | 19 September 2000 |
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Salim Iles |  | 49.13 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Duje Draganja |  | 49.14 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ian Thorpe |  | 49.21 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Alexander Popov |  | 49.23 | |
| 5 | 7 | George Bovell |  | 49.53 | |
| 6 | 2 | Peter Mankoč |  | 49.71 | |
| 7 | 4 | Rolandas Gimbutis | .svg.png){kind=small} | 49.75 | |
| 8 | 1 | Luis Rojas | .png){kind=small} | 49.85 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Roland Mark Schoeman |  | 48.39 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | | 48.55 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Filippo Magnini | .svg.png){kind=small} | 48.91 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Andrey Kapralov | | 49.12 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Ryk Neethling | | 49.18 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Frédérick Bousquet |  | 49.25 | |
| 7 | 6 | Romain Barnier | | 49.63 | |
| 8 | 8 | Torsten Spanneberg |  | 49.88 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | | 48.17 | |
 | 4 | Roland Mark Schoeman | | 48.23 | |
 | 8 | Ian Thorpe | | 48.56 | |
| 4 | 1 | Ryk Neethling | | 48.63 | |
| 5 | 3 | Filippo Magnini | | 48.99 | |
| 6 | 7 | Duje Draganja | | 49.23 | |
| 7 | 2 | Salim Iles | | 49.30 | |
| 6 | Andrey Kapralov | |
References
- ↑ "Swimming schedule". BBC Sport. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- ↑ "Van den Hoogenband wins 100 meters". CNN. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Hoogie Takes the 100 Free, Repeats Sydney Win, Schoeman takes Silver, Thorpe the Bronze". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ Whitten, Phillip (18 August 2004). "Day 4, Semifinals: Schoeman, Hoogie Qualify 1-2 for the 100 Free Final; Popov Is Out". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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