Swimming at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle
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The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 28 and 29 July 2017.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||
| Dates | 28 July (heats and semifinals) 29 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 120 from 106 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.15 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  César Cielo (BRA) | 20.91 | São Paulo, Brazil | 18 December 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | César Cielo (BRA) | 21.08 | Rome, Italy | 1 August 2009 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 28 July at 09:30.[3]
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 28 July at 18:09.[4]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Caeleb Dressel |  United States | 21.29 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 5 | Vladimir Morozov |  Russia | 21.45 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ben Proud |  Great Britain | 21.60 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nathan Adrian | United States | 21.83 | |
| 5 | 6 | Luca Dotto |  Italy | 21.92 | |
| 6 | 7 | Andriy Hovorov |  Ukraine | 21.96 | |
| 7 | 8 | Krisztián Takács |  Hungary | 22.05 | |
| 8 | 1 | Serhiy Shevtsov | Ukraine | 22.22 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Bruno Fratus | Brazil | 21.60 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen |  Finland | 21.71 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Kristian Golomeev |  Greece | 21.71 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Paweł Juraszek |  Poland | 21.74 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | César Cielo | Brazil | 21.77 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Cameron McEvoy |  Australia | 21.81 | |
| 7 | 7 | Damian Wierling |  Germany | 21.93 | |
| 8 | 8 | Shinri Shioura |  Japan | 22.02 |
Final
The final was held on 29 July at 17:39.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Caeleb Dressel | United States | 21.15 | NR |
 | 6 | Bruno Fratus | Brazil | 21.27 | |
 | 3 | Ben Proud | Great Britain | 21.43 | |
| 4 | 5 | Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 21.46 | |
| 5 | 1 | Paweł Juraszek | Poland | 21.47 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | Finland | 21.67 | |
| 7 | 2 | Kristian Golomeev | Greece | 21.73 | |
| 8 | 8 | César Cielo | Brazil | 21.83 |