100 metres freestyle
The 100 metres freestyle is the often considered to be the highlight (blue riband event)[1] of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics.
The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in 1922.[2] The current world records holders are César Cielo (since 2009) and Cate Campbell (since 2016).
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
See also: 100 m freestyle at the Summer Olympics
World Championships
Edition | Winner | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Belgrade 1973 | Jim Montgomery (USA) | 51.70 | [4] |
Cali 1975 | Andy Coan (USA) | 51.25 | |
Berlin 1978 | David McCagg (USA) | 50.24 | |
Guayaquil 1982 | Jörg Woithe (GDR) | 50.18 | |
Madrid 1986 | Matt Biondi (USA) | 48.94 | |
Perth 1991 | Matt Biondi (USA) | 49.18 | |
Roma 1994 | Alexander Popov (RUS) | 49.12 | |
Perth 1998 | Alexander Popov (RUS) | 48.93 | |
Fukuoka 2001 | Anthony Ervin (USA) | 48.33 | |
Barcelona 2003 | Alexander Popov (RUS) | 48.42 | |
Montreal 2005 | Filippo Magnini (ITA) | 48.12 | |
Melbourne 2007 | Filippo Magnini (ITA) Brent Hayden (CAN) |
48.43 | |
Rome 2009 | César Cielo (BRA) | 46.91 | |
Shanghai 2011 | James Magnussen (AUS) | 47.63 | |
Barcelona 2013 | James Magnussen (AUS) | 47.71 | |
Kazan 2015 | Ning Zetao (CHN) | 47.84 |
See also
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.
- ↑ "History of Swimming". isport.com. Retrieved 20 Sep 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 The Olympic Record was broken in the previous round.
- ↑ The Championship's Record was broken in the previous round.
External links
- Swimming Men's 100 metres Freestyle Medalists at Sports-Reference
- History of the Men's 100-Meter Freestyle at the Olympic Games
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