Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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100-meter Freestyle
| Year | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Alfréd Hajós, HUN | 1:22.2 | OR |
| 1904 | Zoltán Halmay, HUN (100 yds) | 1:02.8 | |
| 1906 | Charles Daniels, USA | 1:13.4 | |
| 1908 | Charles Daniels, USA | 1:05.6 | WR |
| 1912 | Duke Kahanamoku, USA | 1:03.4 | |
| 1920 | Duke Kahanamoku, USA | 1:00.4 | WR |
| 1924 | Johnny Weissmuller, USA | 59.0 | OR |
| 1928 | Johnny Weissmuller, USA | 58.6 | OR |
| 1932 | Yasuji Miyazaki, JPN | 58.2 | |
| 1936 | Ferenc Csik, HUN | 57.6 | |
| 1948 | Wally Ris, USA | 57.3 | OR |
| 1952 | Clarke Scholes, USA | 57.4 | |
| 1956 | Jon Henricks, AUS | 55.4 | OR |
| 1960 | John Devitt, AUS | 55.2 | OR |
| 1964 | Don Schollander, USA | 53.4 | OR |
| 1968 | Michael Wenden, AUS | 52.2 | WR |
| 1972 | Mark Spitz, USA | 51.22 | WR |
| 1976 | Jim Montgomery, USA | 49.99 | WR |
| 1980 | Jorg Woithe, E. Ger | 50.40 | |
| 1984 | Rowdy Gaines, USA | 49.80 | OR |
| 1988 | Matt Biondi, USA | 48.63 | OR |
| 1992 | Aleksandr Popov, UT | 49.02 | |
| 1996 | Aleksandr Popov, RUS | 48.74 | |
| 2000 | Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED | 48.30 | |
| 2004 | Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED | 48.17 | |
| 2008 | Alain Bernard, FRA | 47.21 |
| 50-meter Freestyle | Men's Olympic Swimming | 200-meter Freestyle |
