100 metres freestyle
The 100 metres freestyle is often considered to be the highlight (blue riband event)[1] of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics.
The switch to mid-race in a 100 m freestyle.
The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in 1922. The current world records holders are César Cielo (since 2009) and Sarah Sjöström (since 2017).
Australian Dawn Fraser won the event a record three times at the Olympics, and she is the only woman to win it more than once. Four men, American Duke Kahanamoku, Weissmuller, Russian Alexander Popov, and Dutchman Pieter van den Hoogenband won the event at the Olympics twice. Popov was also world champion (held since 1973) three times.
Men's champions
Olympic Games
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World Championships
| Edition | Winner | Time | Notes |
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51.70 | [3] |
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51.25 |  |
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50.24 | |
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50.18 | |
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48.94 | |
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49.18 | |
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49.12 | |
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48.93 | |
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48.33 | |
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48.42 | |
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48.12 | |
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48.43 | |
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46.91 |  |
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47.63 | |
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47.71 | |
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47.84 | |
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47.17 | |
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46.96 |
Women's champions
Olympic Games
World Championships
References
- Balym, Todd (April 7, 2015). "James Magnussen fuming after finishing second to Cameron McEvoy in 100m freestyle event". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- The Olympic Record was broken in the previous round.
- The Championship's Record was broken in the previous round.
External links
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