Swimming_at_the_2011_World_Aquatics_Championships_–_Men's_50_metre_butterfly
The men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24 and 25. The heats and semifinals took place July 24 and the final was held July 25.
Quick Facts Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, Dates ...
| Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | July 24, 2011 (heats and semifinals) July 25, 2011 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 52 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.10 | |||||||||
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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
More information Name, Nation ...
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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| World record | Rafael Muñoz |  Spain | 22.43 | Málaga | April 5, 2009 |
| Championship record | Milorad Čavić |  Serbia | 22.67 | Rome | July 27, 2009 |
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Heats
56 swimmers participated in 7 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1]
More information Rank, Heat ...
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Swimoff
As two swimmers had the same time in the heats at place 16 they had to participate in a swimoff to determine the last semifinal swimmer.[2]
More information Rank, Lane ...
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Joeri Verlinden |  Netherlands | 23.77 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Nikita Konovalov |  Russia | 23.84 |
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Semifinals
The semifinals were held at 18:30.[3]
Semifinal 1
More information Rank, Lane ...
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Geoff Huegill |  Australia | 23.26 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jason Dunford |  Kenya | 23.34 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Matthew Targett | Australia | 23.41 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Frederick Bousquet |  France | 23.42 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Roland Schoeman |  South Africa | 23.48 | |
| 6 | 3 | Ivan Lenđer | Serbia | 23.54 | |
| 7 | 7 | Milorad Čavić | Serbia | 23.59 | |
| 8 | 8 | Joeri Verlinden | Netherlands | 23.73 | |
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Semifinal 2
More information Rank, Lane ...
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | César Cielo |  Brazil | 23.19 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Florent Manaudou | France | 23.32 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Andriy Govorov |  Ukraine | 23.39 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Steffen Deibler |  Germany | 23.39 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Konrad Czerniak |  Poland | 23.48 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | François Heersbrandt |  Belgium | 23.68 | |
| 7 | 8 | Antony James |  Great Britain | 23.74 | |
| 8 | 1 | Benjamin Hockin |  Paraguay | 23.95 |
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Final
The final was held at 18:39.[4]
More information Rank, Lane ...
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | César Cielo | Brazil | 23.10 | |
 | 1 | Matthew Targett | Australia | 23.28 | |
 | 5 | Geoff Huegill | Australia | 23.35 | |
| 4 | 8 | Frederick Bousquet | France | 23.38 | |
| 5 | 3 | Florent Manaudou | France | 23.49 | |
| 6 | 2 | Steffen Deibler | Germany | 23.55 | |
| 7 | 6 | Jason Dunford | Kenya | 23.60 | |
| 8 | 7 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine | 23.64 | |
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- "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly (swimoff)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-25.[permanent dead link]
- "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly (semifinals)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-24.[permanent dead link]
- "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 m butterfly (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-25.[permanent dead link]
- 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre butterfly entry list[permanent dead link], from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.