The heats for the men's 50 metre butterfly race at the 2009 World Championships occurred on Sunday, 26 July at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.
Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2009 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
Dates | 26 July 2009 (heats, semifinals) 27 July 2009 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 204 | |||||||||
Winning time | 22.67 seconds | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and competition records were as follows:
World record | Rafael Muñoz (ESP) | 22.43 | Málaga, Spain | 5 April 2009 |
Championship record | Roland Schoeman (RSA) | 22.96 | Montreal, Canada | 25 July 2005 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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26 July | Heat 20 | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 22.90 | CR |
26 July | Heat 21 | Rafael Muñoz | Spain | 22.90 | =CR |
26 July | Semifinal 1 | Rafael Muñoz | Spain | 22.68 | CR |
27 July | Final | Milorad Čavić | Serbia | 22.67 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editSemifinals
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time | Heat | Lane | Notes |
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1 | Rafael Muñoz | Spain | 22.68 | 1 | 4 | CR |
2 | Milorad Čavić | Serbia | 22.75 | 2 | 5 | |
3 | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 23.00 | 2 | 2 | AM |
4 | Duje Draganja | Croatia | 23.03 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | Matt Targett | Australia | 23.04 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | Albert Subirats | Venezuela | 23.05 | 1 | 6 | NR |
7 | Jason Dunford | Kenya | 23.10 | 2 | 1 | |
8 | Jakob Andkjær | Denmark | 23.14 | 1 | 5 | |
9 | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 23.18 | 2 | 4 | |
10 | Andrew Lauterstein | Australia | 23.19 | 2 | 3 | |
11 | Graeme Moore | South Africa | 23.25 | 1 | 8 | |
12 | Jernej Godec | Slovenia | 23.26 | 2 | 6 | |
13 | Sergiy Breus | Ukraine | 23.37 | 1 | 7 | |
13 | Yevgeny Korotyshkin | Russia | 23.37 | 2 | 7 | |
15 | Corney Swanepoel | New Zealand | 23.50 | 1 | 1 | |
16 | Mario Todorović | Croatia | 23.51 | 2 | 8 |
Final
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time | Lane | Notes |
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Milorad Čavić | Serbia | 22.67 | 5 | CR, NR | |
Matt Targett | Australia | 22.73 | 2 | OC | |
Rafael Muñoz | Spain | 22.88 | 4 | ||
4 | Jakob Andkjær | Denmark | 22.93 | 8 | NR |
5 | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 23.00 | 3 | =AM |
6 | Jason Dunford | Kenya | 23.04 | 1 | NR |
7 | Albert Subirats | Venezuela | 23.07 | 7 | |
8 | Duje Draganja | Croatia | 23.10 | 6 |