| Swimming on 2004 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 meters | Men | Women | ||
| 100 meters | Men | Women | ||
| 200 meters | Men | Women | ||
| 400 meters | Men | Women | ||
| 800 meters | Women | |||
| 1,500 meters | Men | |||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 meters | Men | Women | ||
| 200 meters | Men | Women | ||
| On the back | ||||
| 100 meters | Men | Women | ||
| 200 meters | Men | Women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 meters | Men | Women | ||
| 200 meters | Men | Women | ||
| Integrated swimming | ||||
| 200 meters | Men | Women | ||
| 400 meters | Men | Women | ||
| Relay races | ||||
| 4 × 100 meters freestyle | Men | Women | ||
| 4 × 200 meters freestyle | Men | Women | ||
| 4 × 100 meters combined | Men | Women | ||
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The 100 meter freestyle swimming competition (men) at the 2004 Olympics was held from August 17 to 18 at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex . 71 athletes from 55 countries took part.
Peter van den Hoogenband won gold at this distance for the second consecutive Olympics. Roland Skuman was the first African ever to win a medal at that distance. Skuman showed the best time in the semifinals (48.39) and was leading after 50 meters of the final with an advantage of 0.67 seconds over Hogenband, but at the finish Peter won 0.06 seconds from the South African.
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Peter van den Hoogenband Netherlands | Roland Skuman South Africa | Ian Thorpe Australia |
Qualifiers
Swim 1
| A place | Track | Sportsman | 50 m | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | Muhammad Abbas ( IRQ ) | 27.41 | 56.81 |
| 2 | 6 | Tamir Andrei ( MGL ) | 27.57 | 57.29 |
| 3 | 7 | Lionel Matonse ( MOZ ) | 27.35 | 57.79 |
| four | four | Hesham Shehab ( BRN ) | 27.56 | 57.94 |
| five | 3 | Sergey Dyachkov ( AZE ) | 28.12 | 58.26 |
| 6 | five | Mumtaz Ahmed ( PAK ) | 28.67 | 59.19 |
| 7 | one | Emery Nziyunvera ( BDI ) | 32.30 | 1.09.40 |
Swim 2
| A place | Track | Sportsman | 50 m | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 3 | Octavian Gutu ( ROU ) | 24.71 | 51.84 |
| 2 | five | Camilo Becerra ( COL ) | 24.56 | 52,57 |
| 3 | 6 | Zeljko Panic ( BIH ) | 24,99 | 52.75 |
| four | four | Alexander Agafonov ( UZB ) | 25.11 | 52.92 |
| five | one | Obaid Ahmed Algesmi ( UAE ) | 26.08 | 54.17 |
| 6 | 7 | Onan Orlando Tom ( GUY ) | 26.19 | 55.24 |
| 7 | 2 | Babak Farhudi ( IRI ) | 27.32 | 56.42 |
| eight | eight | Jean Laurent Ravera ( MON ) | 26.88 | 56.47 |
Swim 3
| A place | Track | Sportsman | 50 m | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 3 | Karl Probert ( FIJ ) | 24.32 | 51,42 |
| 2-3 | four | Lee Chun-hiy ( KOR ) | 24.92 | 51.74 |
| 2-3 | one | Ismael Ortiz ( PAN ) | 24.79 | 51.74 |
| four | five | Damian Alline ( BAR ) | 25.00 | 51.89 |
| five | 6 | Max Schnettler ( CHI ) | 25.07 | 51.91 |
| 6 | 2 | Vyacheslav Titarenko ( KAZ ) | 24.89 | 52.09 |
| 7 | eight | Wu Nien-pin ( TPE ) | 25.29 | 52,58 |
| eight | 7 | Mark Chey ( SIN ) | 25.08 | 52.83 |
Swim 4
| A place | Track | Sportsman | 50 m | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 6 | Romance Miloslavskis ( LAT ) | 24.84 | 50.94 |
| 2 | 2 | Alexandros Aresti ( CYP ) | 24.67 | 51.10 |
| 3 | five | Ryan Pini ( PNG ) | 24.63 | 51.11 |
| four | 3 | Paul Kucher ( URU ) | 24.47 | 51.45 |
| five | four | Kaan Tayla ( TUR ) | 24.52 | 51.52 |
| 6 | one | George Gleason ( ISV ) | 24.40 | 51.69 |
| 7 | 7 | Allen Ong ( MAS ) | 24.77 | 52.04 |
| eight | eight | Raichin Antonov ( BUL ) | 24.76 | 52.33 |
Swim 5
| A place | Track | Sportsman | 50 m | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | four | Rolandas Gimbutis ( LTU ) | 23.19 | 48.85 |
| 2 | eight | Yoshihiro Okumura ( JPN ) | 24.78 | 50.24 |
| 3 | 6 | Stanislay Nevyaroyski ( BLR ) | 24.32 | 50.36 |
| four | five | Aristeidis Grigoriadis ( GRE ) | 24.44 | 50.61 |
| five | 2 | Matti Rajakila ( FIN ) | 24.14 | 50.67 |
| 6 | 3 | Danil Haustov ( EST ) | 24.27 | 51.02 |
| 7 | one | Cam Gibson ( NZL ) | 24.50 | 51.56 |
| eight | 7 | Huang Shaohua ( CHN ) | 27.22 | 55.46 |
Swim 6
| A place | Track | Sportsman | 50 m | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | one | Douai Draganya ( CRO ) | 23.14 | 49.07 |
| 2 | 2 | Louis Rojas ( VEN ) | 23.76 | 49.69 |
| 3 | 6 | Yuri Egoshin ( UKR ) | 23.83 | 49.73 |
| four | eight | Stefan Nistrand ( SWE ) | 23.70 | 49.75 |
| five | four | Karel Novi ( SUI ) | 23.76 | 49.93 |
| 6 | five | Matthew Kidd ( GBR ) | 23.77 | 49.97 |
| 7 | 3 | Attila Bison ( HUN ) | 24.12 | 50.26 |
| eight | 7 | Jader Souza ( BRA ) | 23.66 | 50.67 |
Swim 7
| A place | Track | Sportsman | 50 m | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | four | Peter van den Hoogenband ( NED ) | 23.64 | 48.70 |
| 2 | five | Rick Nitting ( RSA ) | 23.55 | 48.85 |
| 3 | 2 | Frederick Buske ( FRA ) | 23.51 | 49.08 |
| four | 7 | Peter Mancoch ( SLO ) | 23.49 | 49.54 |
| five | one | Torsten Spanneberg ( GER ) | 23.86 | 49.71 |
| 6 | 3 | Ian Crocker ( USA ) | 23.80 | 49.73 |
| 6 | Brent Hayden ( CAN ) | - | DNS | |
| eight | Richard Say ( CAN ) | - | DNS |
Swim 8
| A place | Track | Sportsman | 50 m | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | five | Ian Thorpe ( AUS ) | 24.26 | 49.17 |
| 2 | 3 | Andrey Kapralov ( RUS ) | 24.09 | 49.52 |
| 3 | eight | George Bovell III ( TRI ) | 23.72 | 49.61 |
| four | four | Roland Skuman ( RSA ) | 23.77 | 49.68 |
| five | one | Milorad Chavić ( SCG ) | 23.32 | 49.74 |
| 6 | 2 | Lorenzo Wismara ( ITA ) | 24.05 | 50.03 |
| 7 | 7 | Eduardo Lorente ( ESP ) | 23.97 | 50,48 |
| eight | 6 | Ashley Callus ( AUS ) | 24.26 | 50.56 |
Swim 9
| A place | Track | Sportsman | 50 m | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | one | Roman Barnier ( FRA ) | 23.69 | 49.49 |
| 2 | five | Alexander Popov ( RUS ) | 23.83 | 49.51 |
| 3 | 3 | Filippo Magnini ( ITA ) | 24.50 | 49.58 |
| four | 2 | Salim Iles ( ALG ) | 23.21 | 49.72 |
| five | four | Jason Lezac ( USA ) | 23.70 | 49.87 |
| 6 | 7 | Jose Meolans ( ARG ) | 23.60 | 49.98 |
| 7 | eight | Thiago Venancio ( POR ) | 23.57 | 50.18 |
| eight | 6 | Stefen Kunzelman ( GER ) | 24.03 | 50.98 |
Semifinals
Swim 1
| A place | Track | Sportsman | 50 m | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | eight | Salim Iles ( ALG ) | 23.27 | 49.13 |
| 2 | five | Douai Draganya ( CRO ) | 23.18 | 49.14 |
| 3 | 3 | Ian Thorpe ( AUS ) | 23.98 | 49.21 |
| four | 6 | Alexander Popov ( RUS ) | 23.32 | 49.23 |
| five | 7 | George Bovell III ( TRI ) | 23.37 | 49.53 |
| 6 | 2 | Peter Mancoch ( SLO ) | 23.55 | 49.71 |
| 7 | four | Rolandas Gimbutis ( LTU ) | 23.27 | 49.75 |
| eight | one | Louis Rojas ( VEN ) | 23.57 | 49.85 |
Swim 2
| A place | Track | Sportsman | 50 m | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | one | Roland Skuman ( RSA ) | 22.66 | 48.39 |
| 2 | 7 | Peter van den Hoogenband ( NED ) | 23.34 | 48.55 |
| 3 | four | Filippo Magnini ( ITA ) | 24.07 | 48.91 |
| four | 2 | Andrey Kapralov ( RUS ) | 23.35 | 49.12 |
| five | five | Rick Nitting ( RSA ) | 23.45 | 49.18 |
| 6 | 3 | Frederick Buske ( FRA ) | 23.39 | 49.25 |
| 7 | 6 | Roman Barnier ( FRA ) | 23.54 | 49.63 |
| eight | eight | Torsten Spanneberg ( GER ) | 23.90 | 49.88 |
Final
August 18, 2004, at 20:20 local time
| A place | Track | Sportsman | 50 m | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| five | Peter van den Hoogenband ( NED ) | 23.27 | 48.17 | |
| four | Roland Skuman ( RSA ) | 22.60 | 48.23 | |
| eight | Ian Thorpe ( AUS ) | 23.57 | 48.56 | |
| four | one | Rick Nitting ( RSA ) | 23.05 | 48.63 |
| five | 3 | Filippo Magnini ( ITA ) | 23.84 | 48,99 |
| 6 | 7 | Douai Draganya ( CRO ) | 23.21 | 49.23 |
| 7-8 | 2 | Salim Iles ( ALG ) | 23.18 | 49.30 |
| 7-8 | 6 | Andrey Kapralov ( RUS ) | 23.60 | 49.30 |