The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

Competition format

The competition consisted of two rounds: heats and finals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advanced to final A, where they competed for the top 8 places. The swimmers with the next 8 times in the heats swam in final B, for ninth through the sixteenth place. Swim-offs were used as necessary to determine advancement.

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).

Swim-off

Finals

Final B

Final A

References

External links

Official Report

USA Swimming
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Men's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics