The men's 100 metre butterfly at the
2007 World Aquatics Championships
The 2007 World Aquatics Championships, or the XII FINA World Championships, were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007. The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic C ...
took place on 30 March (heats, semifinals and a swim-off) and on the evening of 31 March (final) at
Rod Laver Arena
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History
Replacing the ...
in
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...
. 123 swimmers were entered in the event, of which 118 swam.
Existing records at the start of the event were:
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World record (WR): 50.40,
Ian Crocker
Ian Lowell Crocker (born August 31, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. During his career, he set world records in the 50- and 100-meter butterfly (long course and short ...
(USA), 30 July 2005 in
Montreal, Canada
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...
.
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Championship record (CR): 50.40,
Ian Crocker
Ian Lowell Crocker (born August 31, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. During his career, he set world records in the 50- and 100-meter butterfly (long course and short ...
(USA),
Montreal 2005 (30 July 2005)
Results
Finals
Semifinals
Swim-off for 8th/Finals
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Jason Dunford
Jason Edward Dunford, OGW, OLY (born 28 November 1986), also known as Samaki Mkuu, is a Kenyan Olympic swimmer, media personality, rapper and entrepreneur. During his swimming career he was predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter winni ...
(Kenya) — 51.85 (Q)
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Ryan Pini
Ryan John Pini MBE (born 10 December 1981 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea) is a 4-time Olympic swimmer from Papua New Guinea. He swam for PNG at the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics; also serving as the PNG flagbearer in 2008 and 2016. He ...
(Papua New Guinea) — 52.10
Heats
See also
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Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly
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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly
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Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly
References
Men's 100m Fly Heats resultsfrom the 2007 World Championships. Published by OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the '07 Worlds); retrieved 2009-07-11.
Men's 100m Fly Semifinals resultsfrom the 2007 World Championships. Published by OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the '07 Worlds); retrieved 2009-07-11.
Men's 100m Fly Semifinals swim-off results(for 8th place in semis) from the 2007 World Championships. Published by OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the '07 Worlds); retrieved 2009-07-11.
Men's 100m Fly Final resultsfrom the 2007 World Championships. Published by OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the '07 Worlds); retrieved 2009-07-11.
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Men's 100 metre butterfly
Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships