2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre freestyle

The men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 10 and 11 April 2008 at the Manchester Arena.

Men's 50 metre freestyle
at the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
VenueManchester Arena
LocationManchester, England
Dates10 April (heats and semis)
11 April (final)
Competitors108 from 74 nations
Winning time20.81 WR
Medalists
 Duje Draganja   Croatia
 Mark Foster   Great Britain
 Gerhard Zandberg   South Africa
Official video

The event was won by the defending champion Croatian Duje Draganja in a new world record time of 20.81 seconds, breaking the previous mark set by Sweden's Stefan Nystrand six months earlier by 0.12 seconds. Swimming in lane 1 in the final, Draganja also broke the championship record of 21.31 set by Cullen Jones of the United States in Shanghai in 2006.

Great Britain's Mark Foster won the silver medal, finishing a half a second behind Draganja while Gerhard Zandberg of South Africa finished third in 21.33.[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[2]

NameNationTimeLocationDate
World recordStefan Nystrand Sweden20.93Berlin18 November 2007
Championship recordCullen Jones United States21.31Shanghai6 April 2006

Results

Heats
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1128Bryan Lundquist United States21.44Q
2134Mark Foster Great Britain21.60Q
361Ryan Lochte United States21.61Q
4144Duje Draganja Croatia21.67Q
=5126Grant Brits Australia21.77Q
141Nabil Kebbab Algeria
7148Jernej Godec Slovenia21.81Q
8121Eduardo Lorente Spain21.88Q
995David Dunford Kenya21.89Q
=10113Jason Dunford Kenya21.92Q
135George Bovell Trinidad and Tobago
12124Gerhard Zandberg South Africa21.98Q
13142José Meolans Argentina22.00Q
14102Matthew Tutty Great Britain22.03Q
=15125Salim Iles Algeria22.06Q
145Fernando Silva Brazil
17122Robert Lijesen Netherlands22.11
18123Mario Todorović Croatia22.20
19132Kaan Tayla Turkey22.21
20137Johannes Dietrich Germany22.23
21147Flori Lang  Switzerland22.24
22133Shaun Harris South Africa22.25
=23136Cameron Gibson New Zealand22.32
143Matti Rajakylä Finland
25103Eduardo Deboni Brazil22.34
26118Kenrick Monk Australia22.37
2794Ľuboš Križko Slovakia22.38
28146Andrey Grechin Russia22.44
2991Daisuke Abe Japan22.56
30108Andrey Kapralov Russia22.61
31117Alexandre Agostinho Portugal22.64
32104Matías Aguilera Argentina22.70
33111Paulo Santos Portugal22.79
=3493Markus Deibler Germany22.87
106Raichin Antonov Bulgaria
36112Basil Kaaki Lebanon22.93
37127Huang Shaohua China22.94
38116Bryan Tay Singapore22.97
3951Brett Fraser Cayman Islands23.08
4098Ankur Poseria India23.12
41101Mohammad Bidarian Iran23.14
4281Mohamed Mamdouh Egypt23.19
43107Abdel El-Badrawy Egypt23.25
4486Charles Walker Philippines23.30
45105Lao Kuan Fong Macau23.31
4697Eren Onurlu Turkey23.59
4796Mikael Koloyan Armenia23.62
48131Lü Zhiwu China23.89
4992Yuan Ping Chinese Taipei23.90
5083Kaspar Raigla Estonia23.93
5173Joao Matias Angola23.94
5214Nicko Biondi Ricardo Indonesia23.96
5388Harutyun Harutyunyan Armenia24.00
=5472Kieran Locke United States Virgin Islands24.03
85Emin Noshadi Iran
5675Emile Bakale Republic of the Congo24.16
5765Zane Jordan Zambia24.35
5884Chakyl Camal Mozambique24.41
5987Gael Adam Mauritius24.45
6078Fernando Medrano Nicaragua24.50
6176Luke Hall Eswatini24.59
6271Teymur Guliyev Azerbaijan24.77
6346Naji Ferguson Grenada24.80
6455Sidni Hoxha Albania24.86
6564Heshan Unamboowe Sri Lanka24.88
6666Radhames Kalaf Dominican Republic24.90
6753Daryl Harford Grenada24.95
6867Julien Brice Saint Lucia24.96
6962Loai Tashkandi Saudi Arabia24.98
7045Sikandar Khan Pakistan25.03
7147Bilal Achelhi Morocco25.05
7263Jonathan Wong Jamaica25.07
=7352Hazem Tashkandi Saudi Arabia25.14
68Aldi Gugushka Albania
7544Andreý Molçanow Turkmenistan25.23
7654Jean-Luc Augier Saint Lucia25.29
7741Andryein Tamir Mongolia25.32
7843Chong Cheok Kuan Macau25.43
7942Shahbaz Khan Pakistan25.50
8058Mduduzi Xaba Eswatini25.60
8156Jamie Zammitt Gibraltar25.67
8237Sergeý Krowýakow Turkmenistan25.75
8326Kerson Hadley Federated States of Micronesia25.80
8457Peter Lynch Zambia26.03
8534Boldbaatar Butekhuils Mongolia26.34
8677Tural Abbasov Azerbaijan26.39
8736John Kamyuka Botswana26.40
8833Sofyan El Gadi Libya26.59
8935Majed Tawil Palestine26.72
9032Abdel Adams Ouattara Tegue Ivory Coast26.74
9148Kouassi Brou Ivory Coast26.99
9222Ashraf Hassan Maldives27.70
9338Fouad Alatrash Palestine28.10
9431Gilbert Kaburu Uganda28.49
9521Biko Molteni Tanzania30.92
9616Jacob Yohana Tanzania34.21
13Yellow Yeiyah NigeriaDNS
15Abib Sereme Mali
23Rene Jacob Yougbara Burkina Faso
25Modou Gaye Mauritania
27Abu Bakarr Jalloh Sierra Leone
28Adama Ouedraogo Burkina Faso
74Artiom Gladun Moldova
82Gleb Cocorin Moldova
114Alessandro Calvi Italy
138Michele Santucci Italy
24Petero Okotai Cook IslandsDSQ
115Danil Bugakov Uzbekistan

Semifinals

The semifinals were held at 19:53.[3]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
114Mark Foster Great Britain21.32Q
221José Meolans Argentina21.43Q
325Ryan Lochte United States21.46Q
424Bryan Lundquist United States21.55Q
523Grant Brits Australia21.57Q
626Jernej Godec Slovenia21.58Q
715Duje Draganja Croatia21.63Q
817Gerhard Zandberg South Africa21.72Q
=913Nabil Kebbab Algeria21.77
27George Bovell Trinidad and Tobago
1128Salim Iles Algeria21.80
1222David Dunford Kenya21.85
1311Matthew Tutty Great Britain21.90
=1418Fernando Silva Brazil21.97
16Eduardo Lorente Spain
12Jason Dunford Kenya

Finals

The final was held at 20:50.[4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Duje Draganja Croatia20.81WR
4Mark Foster Great Britain21.31
8Gerhard Zandberg South Africa21.33
43Ryan Lochte United States21.44
55José Meolans Argentina21.48
62Grant Brits Australia21.68
77Jernej Godec Slovenia21.74
86Bryan Lundquist United States21.77

References
  1. "World Short Course Championships: Flash! Duje Draganja Defends 50 Free Title With World Record". Swimming World. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. "Heat results of the men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). FINA. 10 April 2018.
  3. "Semifinal results of the men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). FINA. 10 April 2018.
  4. "Final results of the men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). FINA. 11 April 2018.
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