Find the olympic goldmedal times for the womens 100m freestyle swimming competition from 1912 to the present. The mens 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 summer olympics took place between 1112 august at the olympic aquatics stadium. The event is so new that there are only a half dozen olympic winners in the event, as it has only been contested at the games since the seoul olympics in 1988. Cate campbell breaks the world record for the 100 metres freestyle to consolidate her status as the gold medal favourite at the rio olympics. Share ellie cole breaks ipc world record in the womens 50 freestyle on linkedin ellie cole s9 qualified for her third olympic games winning the womens multiclass 50 freestyle at the. Caeleb dressel sets world record in 50meter freestyle at isl grand. Nathan adrian with an american record in the 50meter freestyle, connor jaeger with an. Olympics swimming mens 50 meter freestyle live stream.
Why is the world record holder in the 50m freestlye not. The 21yearold defending champion was in a class of his own as he won in 14 minutes and 34. The 400m freestyle world record is overseen and ratified by fina, the aquatic sports governing body responsible for competitive swimming. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2016 olympics and include only those events which are currently recognised by the ioc. Feb 10, 2016 1952 helsinki olympic games mens 100 meter freestyle. Jones, the third swimmer of color to make a united states olympic squad, was. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the worlds governing body recognizes world records since march 3, 1991. In 1992 aleksandr popov was an outsider to win an olympic title but things were very different when he came to defend the two gold medals in atlanta. In swimming to be called the greatest you have to master all of the swimming styles including freestyle front crawl, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly. Michael phelps breaks 200m freestyle world record beijing 2008 olympic games. The madsystem has previously been used to predict individual power requirements for swimming a world record in the 50m freestyle 75, but also as a waterbased strength training device. Katie ledecky after winning the 200meter freestyle final last week in russia. In a competition, the four team members swim consecutively, with each member swimming one of four strokes. These records are maintainedrecognized by fina, which oversees international competitive swimming and aquatics.
The first is that the 50meter freestyle is devoid of any strategy except getting to the wall first. Swimming olympic records men mens olympics records. Russias nina ryabova tore down the womens 50m freestyle s10 world record at the 2016 ipc swimming european open championships in funchal, portugal, on tuesday 3 may, powering to the wall in 27. Feb 17, 2016 but the 50 yard freestyle is a mainstay in american swimming at the prep and collegiate levels, and both of dressels times are significantly better than the preexisting american record, an 18. Team usa holds olympic and world record in mens 4 x 100. Katie ledecky smashes her own world record in 400 freestyle. Katie ledecky sets another record, then returns to pool. Olympic champion nathan adrian holds the american record in the 100 yard free, 41. In the mens 100 meter freestyle competition, don schollander took gold in an olympic record time of 53. Olympic swimming trials, katie ledecky was more than two seconds under her own world record pace. The 400m free is a unique event in that it is an event along with the 800 for women and 1500 for men that is. May 18, 2016 london reuters world champion gregorio paltrinieri of italy swam the second fastest mens 1,500 metres freestyle of all time on wednesday to win gold at the european championships.
World record progression 200 metres freestyle wikipedia. Rio 2016, aquatics, swimming, 50m freestyle, men, united states of america, ervin, anthony. Like michael phelps, ledecky made her olympic debut at just 15 years old. List of world records in swimming this is a listing of the history of the world record for the 50 backstroke swimming event. Womens world record progression short course freestyle 50 metres 100 metres 200 metres. But masses time had a much shorter shelf life as american kathleen. What year would you hold the american record in the 50 or 100 freestyle.
For world, olympics and world championship records you can view them here. Heres everything you need to know about watching the 50 meter mens swimming freestyle in the olympics on friday. This is a listing of the history of the world record for the 50 backstroke swimming event. Aussie swimmer cate campbell breaks 100m freestyle world. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the worlds governing body recognizes. The junior world records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a junior swimmer, with junior defined as the following ages age as of december 31 of the year of the swim. Canadian teen maggie macneil wins shocking gold at swimming. The first world record in the mens 100 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1905. Aug 12, 2016 heres everything you need to know about watching the 50 meter mens swimming freestyle in the olympics on friday. The united states has dominated just about every facet of the olympics to date. The world record for the mens shortcourse 50 meter freestyle shortcourse meaning the event is swum in a 25 meter pool is held by roland schoeman of south africa with a time of 20. Florent manaudou world record 50m freestyle 2014 fina world.
Rethinking an olympic format in light of katie ledeckys 1,500 feat. Anthony ervin wins gold for the usa in the same event he won gold in 16years ago at sydney 2000 summer olympic games. Nanjing 2014 victory ceremony for the mens 50 m free style is held at the natatorium of nanjing olympic sports centre, 20 august 2014. Katie ledecky sets new olympic record in 400meter freestyle. The international olympic committee recognises the fastest performances in pool based. It is a regular swimming event at olympic games now. In albertville moguls became a full medal sport, while aerials had to wait until lillehammer 1994 for that status. After finishing, having roared through the last 50 meters of the 400meter freestyle at a sprinters pace, katie ledecky turned around to see the scoreboard.
Sun yang set olympic records in two events at the 2012 summer olympics. Usain bolt sets olympic record in mens 100meter cbs news. Florent manaudou wins mens 50m freestyle gold london 2012. The four years between olympics had been good for popov and he was undefeated in major championships at both 50 and 100 metres freestyle since the barcelona games. But the 50yard freestyle is a mainstay in american swimming at the prep and collegiate levels, and both of dressels times are significantly better than the preexisting american record, an 18. Katie ledecky set the olympic records in the 400 and 800 m freestyle in 2016. Swimming mens 50m freestyle live sochi 2016 yahoo sports. Brit robert mcgregor took silver with a time of 53. Get the swimming mens 50m freestyle schedule, results and olympic gold winn. Swimswam surge speedo rankings records swimmer bios meet listing swim jobs post a. Aussie yearold sets national age group record swimming. Anthony ervin wins gold in mens 50m freestyle ervin is the oldest male swimmer to ever win a gold medal at 35 years old.
The event is so new that there are only a half dozen olympic winners in the event, as it has only. Hes been on three olympic teams, albeit twelve years removed from the first to second. In february, she won individual titles in the 50yard 46metre freestyle 21. Anthony ervin wins another gold for the usa and beats the reigning world champion florent manaudou by a hundredth of a second. As of now, usa with 489 medals, out of which 214 are gold, is at the top of the medals tally. Katie ledecky nearly shattered her own world record in the 400meter freestyle in sundays preliminary round, but instead had to settle for setting a new olympic record with a time of 3. The first world record in the mens 50 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognized by the international swimming federation fina in. Swimming world records are maintained by fina, the international sports federation which oversees the sport. Aug 08, 2016 after finishing, having roared through the last 50 meters of the 400meter freestyle at a sprinters pace, katie ledecky turned around to see the scoreboard. It is a listing of the fastesttimeever swum in the event, in both long course 50m and short course 25m swimming pool. Cesar cielo set the olympic record for the 50 m freestyle at the beijing games. Its short course counterpart has only been recorded since 1991. In the final, otto was challenged by chinaa s surprising zhuang yong, who had been ranked only 12th in the world in 1987 and was only ninth in 1988 coming into the olympics.
The 400m free is a unique event in that it is an event along with the 800 for women and 1500 for men that is competed only in freestyle and the individual medley, unlike the specialty strokes which are competed at the 100200 meter distance at. The very first olympic events were freestyle crawl or breaststroke. But unlike phelps, ledecky got a medal her first time around. Team usa holds olympic and world record in mens 4 x 100 meters medley swimming relay. Aussie swimmer cate campbell breaks 100m freestyle world record. Live coverage of the olympic swimming mens 50m freestyle from the sochi 2016 from yahoo sports. Swimming at the 2000 summer olympics mens 50 metre. In short course meters the world record was also broken during the supersuit era.
The 50m freestyle world record is a fairly recent record having only been tracked since 1976 by fina. Freestyle skiing has only been a medal sport on the olympic programme since albertville 1992, although it made its olympic debut back in calgary in 1988 as a demonstration sport. Freestyle skiing news, athletes, olympic medal record. Ledecky, an 18yearold american, won the 1,500meter freestyle at the swimming world championships and then competed in a 200meter freestyle semifinal, all in less than 50 minutes. Relay 4 x 50 metres freestyle 4 x 100 metres freestyle 4 x 200 metres freestyle. Cielo apparently mastered only the sprinting freestyle let alone distant freestyle. However, two men ended up with identical thirdplace times. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the worlds governing body recognizes world records since march 3.
World record progression 100 metres freestyle wikipedia. List of junior world records in swimming wikipedia. Her best event, the 50 freestyle, would not make its olympic debut. His book, chasing the water, hit store shelves in 2016. Ellie cole breaks ipc world record in the womens 50 freestyle. Emma mckeon wins australias fourth swimming medal of the rio olympics, claiming bronze in the womens 200 metres freestyle final. Phelps wins record breaking 19th olympic medal london 2012 olympics. Once he found himself even with the leaders with about 50 meters left, bolt did what he does best. The current world record for the 50 freestyle long course is held by cesar cielo bra, who set the mark on december 18, 2009 at the cbda open brazilian championships, in a time of 20. Chinas sun yang wins gold in mens 200m freestyle sun yang rallied in the final 50 meters to lock down a gold medal. I am very happy with the gold but not so happy with my time.
Jul 02, 2016 australias cate campbell smashed the longstanding womens 100m freestyle world record on saturday at a meet in brisbane, firing an ominous warning to her rivals ahead of the rio olympics. Jun 27, 2016 halfway through monday nights final of the womens 400meter freestyle at the u. This is a history of the progression of the world record for the swimming event. In kazan, russia ervin made it to the semi finals in the 50 meter freestyle. Olympics mens 50 meter freestyle winners list of gold. The top seed heading into the title race, cielo poured it during his 50meter outing, touching the wall in an olympicrecord time of 21.
The international olympic committee recognises the fastest performances in poolbased. What is the world record for the 50 meter freestyle answers. The top seed heading into the title race, cielo poured it during his 50 meter outing, touching the wall in an olympic record time of 21. Chalmers swum an personal best and world junior record of 47. Katie ledecky qualifies for rio olympics in 400 freestyle.
Russias nina ryabova tore down the womens 50m freestyle s10 world record at the 2016 ipc swimming european open championships in funchal, portugal, on tuesday. Caeleb dressel sets world record in 50meter freestyle at isl grand finale ahead of 2020 tokyo olympics. The kid from the unheard off blackwater club, led off the queenslands under 14 boys 4x50m state freestyle relay and split a time of 24. Graphic data for world record progression in men and women swimming 50m100m200m long and short course butterflybackstrokebreaststroke freestyle main article. What year would you hold the american record in the 50 or 100. Olympic swimming trials, katie ledecky was more than two. These records are keptmaintained by the fina, and were initially established in march 2014 and based on the meet records from the. The mens 50 metre freestyle event at the 2000 summer olympics took place on 2122 september at the sydney international aquatic centre in sydney, australia u.
The 4 x 100 meters medley relay swimming event is a team competition, with each team composed of four swimmers. What year would you hold the american record in the 50 or. The following table provides detailed list of medal winners in mens 50 meter freestyle swimming at olympic games. Paltrinieri wins 1,500 metres freestyle in european record. Sixteen years after he tied for the gold with gary hall, jr.
In 2012, she won a gold medal in the 800meter freestyle. Katie ledecky breaks world record, takes gold in 800meter. World record progression 50 metres freestyle wikipedia. Florent manaudou fra sets the mens 50m freestyle world record with a time of 0. World record progression 50 metres backstroke wikipedia. Gators dressel smashes 50yard freestyle record alligator army. Swimming at the 2016 summer olympics mens 50 metre.