The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships were held on January 12, 1991.
Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships | |
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Location | Perth, Australia |
Dates | 12 January (heats and final) |
Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | Tom Jager (USA) | 21.81 | Nashville, United States | 24 March 1990 |
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Competition record | Tom Jager (USA) | 22.49 | Madrid, Spain | 1986 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats will be held on 12 January at 10:21.[1]
Finals
editFinal B
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 5 | Christophe Kalfayan | France | 22.94 | |
10 | 3 | Göran Titus | Sweden | 23.06 | |
11 | 4 | Stéphan Caron | France | 23.11 | |
12 | 1 | Gustavo Borges | Brazil | 23.15 | |
13 | 6 | Christian Tröger | Germany | 23.18 | |
14 | 2 | Franz Mortensen | Denmark | 23.29 | |
15 | 7 | Ron Dekker | Netherlands | 23.39 | |
16 | 8 | Paulo Manuel Trindade | Portugal | 23.48 |
Final A
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Tom Jager | United States | 22.16 | CR | |
4 | Matt Biondi | United States | 22.26 | ||
2 | Gennadiy Prigoda | Soviet Union | 22.62 | ||
4 | 1 | Lars-Ove Jansson | Sweden | 22.75 | |
4 | 7 | Vladimir Tkachenko | Soviet Union | 22.75 | |
6 | 3 | Dano Halsall | Switzerland | 22.83 | |
7 | 8 | Andrew Baildon | Australia | 22.87 | |
8 | 6 | Darren Lange | Australia | 22.88 |