| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 4 December (heats and semifinals) 5 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 174 from 115 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 20.26 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships | ||
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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 | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 50 m | men | women |
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 50 m | men | women |
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| Mixed relay | ||
| 4 × 50 m | freestyle | medley |
The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 4 December with the heats and the semifinals and 5 December with the final. [1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Roland Schoeman | 20.30 | Pietermaritzburg | 8 August 2009 | |
| Championship record | César Cielo | 20.51 | Dubai | 17 December 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 December | Final | Florent Manaudou | 20.26 | WR |
The heats were held at 10:59. [2]
The semifinals were held at 18:46. [3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Marco Orsi | 21.07 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Cameron McEvoy | 21.14 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Clément Mignon | 21.19 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 | Josh Schneider | 21.20 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Oleg Tikhobaev | 21.24 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Shinri Shioura | 21.37 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Matthew Abood | 21.46 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Alan Vitória | 21.52 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | César Cielo | 20.80 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Vladimir Morozov | 20.88 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Florent Manaudou | 20.93 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Andriy Hovorov | 21.17 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | François Heersbrandt | 21.31 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Jimmy Feigen | 21.33 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Ning Zetao | 21.37 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Ben Proud | 21.44 |
The final were held at 19:35. [4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Florent Manaudou | 20.26 | WR | ||
| 6 | Marco Orsi | 20.69 | |||
| 4 | César Cielo | 20.88 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Vladimir Morozov | 20.89 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Josh Schneider | 20.97 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Cameron McEvoy | 21.15 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Andriy Hovorov | 21.21 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Clément Mignon | 21.35 |