The Top 10 - Freestyle - Men
Dateline: 05/01/2000
A look at the top ranked swimmers, and where their performances would have placed them in the 1996 Summer Olympics. The Strokes and IM will be added soon.
Men - Freestyle - Strokes and IM
Women - Freestyle - Strokes and IM
|
Name |
Country |
Where time would have placed in 1996 |
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Men's 50 Free; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Neil Walker |
USA |
22.10, 1st |
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2 |
Brendon Dedekind |
RSA |
22.12, 1st |
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3 |
Roland Schoeman |
RSA |
22.19, 2nd |
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4 |
Roman Barnier |
FRA |
22.52, 5th |
|
5 |
Nicholas Folker |
RSA |
22.63, 6th |
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6 |
Michael Klim |
AUS |
22.68, 6th |
|
6 |
Sabir Muhammad |
USA |
22.68, 6th |
|
8 |
Matt Weghorst |
USA |
22.71, 7th |
|
9 |
Bill Pilczuk |
USA |
22.72, 7th |
|
10 |
Zsolt Gaspar |
HUN |
22.76, 11th |
|
10 |
Jason Lezak |
USA |
22.76, 11th |
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Men's 100 Free; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Michael Klim |
AUS |
48.72, 1st |
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2 |
Pieter vdHoogenband |
NED |
48.79, 2nd |
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3 |
Neil Walker |
USA |
49.02, 3rd |
|
4 |
Roman Barnier |
FRA |
49.21, 5th |
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5 |
Gustavo Borges |
BRA |
49.30, 5th |
|
6 |
Scott Tucker |
USA |
49.54, 5th |
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7 |
Karel Novy |
SUI |
49.58, 6th |
|
8 |
Jason Lezak |
USA |
49.62, 6th |
|
9 |
Ryk Neethling |
RSA |
49.71, 8th |
|
10 |
Roland Schoeman |
RSA |
49.79, 8th |
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Men's 200 Free; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Josh Davis |
USA |
1:47.94, 2nd |
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2 |
Ian Thorpe |
AUS |
1:48.31, 4th |
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3 |
Ryk Neethling |
RSA |
1:48.81, 9th |
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4 |
Rick Say |
CAN |
1:48.86, 9th |
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5 |
Scott Goldblatt |
USA |
1:49.36, 9th |
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6 |
Roman Barnier |
FRA |
1:49.39, 10th |
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7 |
Grant Hackett |
AUS |
1:49.41, 10th |
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8 |
James Salter |
GBR |
1:49.60, 12th |
|
9 |
Jacob Carstensen |
DEN |
1:49.64, 12th |
|
10 |
Chad Carvin |
USA |
1:50.07, 13th |
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Men's 400 Free; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Pieter vdHoogenband |
NED |
3:48.37, 2nd |
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2 |
Ryk Neethling |
RSA |
3:48.74, 2nd |
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3 |
Grant Hackett |
AUS |
3:49.19, 3rd |
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4 |
Emiliano Brembilla |
ITA |
3:49.28, 3rd |
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5 |
Tom Dolan |
USA |
3:49.59, 4th |
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6 |
Chad Carvin |
USA |
3:50.39, 5th |
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7 |
Massi Rosolino |
ITA |
3:51.06, 7th |
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8 |
Rick Say |
CAN |
3:51.63, 7th |
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9 |
Kieren Perkins |
AUS |
3:52.76, 8th |
|
10 |
Andrea Righi |
ITA |
3:53.13, 11th |
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Men's 1500 Free; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Graeme Smith |
GBR |
15:10.35, 5th |
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2 |
Ryk Neethling |
RSA |
15:15.27, 6th |
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3 |
Masato Hirano |
JPN |
15:18.12, 7th |
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4 |
Chris Thompson |
USA |
15:18.47, 7th |
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5 |
Robert Margalis |
USA |
15:19.51, 8th |
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6 |
Frederik Hviid |
ESP |
15:20.20, 8th |
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7 |
Nicolas Rostoucher |
FRA |
15:20.75, 8th |
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8 |
Alexi Filipets |
RUS |
15:21.52, 8th |
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9 |
Yota Arase |
JPN |
15:22.20, 10th |
|
10 |
Luiz Lima |
BRA |
15:22.65, 10th |
To The Top 10 Men's Strokes and IM
To The Top 10 Women's Freestyle
To The Top 10 Women's Strokes and IM
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