Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle

The Men's 100 metre freestyle swimming event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece.

Medalists

Records

Race Summary

The two South Africans, Roland Schoeman and Ryk Neethling, took the early lead. At the turn Schoeman held a half-length lead over Pieter van den Hoogenband from the Netherlands. Van den Hoogenband finished strongly to out-touch Schoeman at the wall.

Heats

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

1. Salim Iles, Algeria 49.13 -Q
2. Duje Draganja, Croatia 49.14 -Q
3. Ian Thorpe, Australia 49.21 -Q
4. Alexander Popov, Russia 49.23
5. George Bovell, Trinidad and Tobago 49.53
6. Peter Mankoc, Slovenia 49.71
7. Rolandas Gimbutis, Lithuania 49.75
8. Luis Rojas, Venezuela 49.85

Semi-final 2

1. Roland Mark Schoeman, South Africa 48.39 -Q
2. Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands 48.55 -Q
3. Filippo Magnini, Italy 48.91 -Q
4. Andrey Kapralov, Russia 49.12 -Q
5. Ryk Neethling, South Africa 49.18 -Q
6. Frederick Bousquet, France 49.25
7. Romain Barnier, France 49.63
8. Torsten Spanneberg, Germany 49.88

Semi-final ranking

1. Roland Mark Schoeman, South Africa 48.39 -Q
2. Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands 48.55 -Q
3. Filippo Magnini, Italy 48.91 -Q
4. Andrey Kapralov, Russia 49.12 -Q
5. Salim Iles, Algeria 49.13 -Q
6. Duje Draganja, Croatia 49.14 -Q
7. Ryk Neethling, South Africa 49.18 -Q
8. Ian Thorpe, Australia 49.21 -Q
9. Alexander Popov, Russia 49.23
10. Frederick Bousquet, France 49.25
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