Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The competition over 100 meters freestyle men at the 2012 Olympics in London was held on July 31 and August 1, 2012 in London Aquatics Centre. 60 athletes took part.
There were eight heats. The 16 fastest swimmers of all heats qualified for the two semi-finals, which were held on the same day. Again, the finalists qualified through the eight fastest times of both semi-finals.
Abbreviations: WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record, NR = national record ER = European record, NAR = North America record, SAR = South America record, ASR = Asian record, AFR = Africa record, OZR = Ozeanienrekord
- 4.1 Run 1
- 4.2 Run 2
Existing Records
Title holders
Leader
Flow 1
July 31, 2012
Flow 2
July 31, 2012
Forward 3
July 31, 2012
Forward 4
July 31, 2012
Benjamin Hockin, whose father is British, at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 was a member of the British 4-100 meter freestyle relay.
Forward 5
July 31, 2012
Supply 6
July 31, 2012
Supply 7
July 31, 2012
Flow 8
July 31, 2012
Shaune and Brett Fraser of the Cayman Islands who qualified for the semifinals, are brothers.
Semifinal
Run 1
July 31, 2012
Run 2
July 31, 2012
Final
August 1, 2012 20:20 CET Clock
Brent Hayden is the first Canadian medalist in the 100 meters freestyle. The Cubans García, in this Olympic competition to improve the Cuban national record in this discipline equal to twice succeeded.
Gallery
Cullen Jones (USA), according to the Beijing Games, fails in the semifinals
Cesar Cielo (BRA ), Bronzemedaillist of Beijing, is in the final sixth
Yannick Agnel ( FRA ) swims in the finals at No. 4
Nikita Lobinzew (RUS ) reached the final and aft
Pieter Timmers ( BEL) fails, according to national record in the flow, in the semifinals