The Top 10 - Strokes and IM - Men
Dateline: 05/01/2000 (Updated 5/13/2000)
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
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Name |
Country |
Where time would have placed in 1996 |
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Men's 100 Back; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Neil Walker |
USA |
54.58, 2nd |
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2 |
Josh Watson |
AUS |
55.44, 6th |
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3 |
Rogerio Romero |
BRA |
55.57, 8th |
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4 |
Darius Grigalionis |
LTU |
55.63, 8th |
|
4 |
Aaron Peirsol |
USA |
55.63, 8th |
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6 |
Robert Brewer |
USA |
55.67, 8th |
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7 |
Mariusz Siembida |
POL |
55.78, 10th |
|
8 |
Volodymyr Nikolaychuk |
UKR |
55.87, 10th |
|
9 |
Matt Welsh |
AUS |
55.92, 10th |
|
10 |
David Ortega |
ESP |
55.94, 10th |
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Men's 200 Back; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Aaron Peirsol |
USA |
1:57.03, 1st |
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2 |
Brian Walters |
USA |
1:59.62, 4th |
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3 |
Rogerio Romero |
BRA |
1:59.77, 4th |
|
4 |
Simon Dufour |
FRA |
1:59.79, 4th |
|
5 |
Josh Watson |
USA |
2:00.65, 6th |
|
6 |
Emanuele Merisi |
ITA |
2:00.75, 7th |
|
7 |
Mirko Mazzari |
ITA |
2:00.88, 7th |
|
8 |
Guillermo Mediano |
ESP |
2:00.96, 7th |
|
9 |
Jorge Sanchez |
ESP |
2:01.30, 8th |
|
10 |
Markus Rogan |
AUT |
2:01.38, 9th |
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Men's 100 Breast; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Ed Moses |
USA |
1:01.32, 3rd |
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2 |
Kosuke Kitajima |
JPN |
1:01.41, 4th |
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3 |
Akira Hayashi |
JPN |
1:01.51, 5th |
|
4 |
Brett Petersen |
RSA |
1:01.62, 5th |
|
5 |
Roman Sloudnov |
RUS |
1:01.73, 7th |
|
6 |
Ryosuke Imai |
JPN |
1:02.12, 8th |
|
7 |
Domenico Fioravanti |
ITA |
1:02.24, 9th |
|
8 |
Remo Lutolf |
SUI |
1:02.28, 9th |
|
9 |
Brendan Hansen |
USA |
1:02.35, 10th |
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9 |
Jarrod Marrs |
USA |
1:02.35, 10th |
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Men's 200 Breast; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Yohan Bernard |
FRA |
2:12.48, 1st |
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2 |
Kosuke Kitajima |
JPN |
2:13.47, 4th |
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3 |
Terence Parkin |
RSA |
2:13.57, 4th |
|
4 |
Akira Hayashi |
JPN |
2:13.59, 4th |
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5 |
Ed Moses |
USA |
2:13.86, 4th |
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6 |
Yoshiaki Okito |
JPN |
2:13.90, 4th |
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7 |
Daisuke Kimura |
JPN |
2:13.97, 4th |
|
8 |
Kyle Salyards |
USA |
2:14.32, 4th |
|
9 |
Stephen Perrot |
FRA |
2:14.61, 5th |
|
10 |
Andrei Ivanov |
RUS |
2:15.12, 7th |
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Men’s 100 Fly; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Franck Esposito |
FRA |
52.52, 2nd |
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2 |
Michael Klim |
AUS |
52.81, 3rd |
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3 |
Geoff Huegill |
AUS |
52.86, 3rd |
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4 |
Zsolt Gaspar |
HUN |
52.87, 3rd |
|
5 |
Takashi Yamamoto |
JPN |
52.97, 3rd |
|
6 |
Adam Pine |
AUS |
53.07, 3rd |
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7 |
Burl Reid |
AUS |
53.38, 8th |
|
8 |
Scott Miller |
AUS |
53.39, 8th |
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9 |
Denis Sylantyev |
UKR |
53.42, 8th |
|
10 |
William Kirby |
AUS |
53.49, 8th |
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Men’s 200 Fly; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Stephen Parry |
GBR |
1:56.34, 1st |
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2 |
Franck Esposito |
FRA |
1:56.60, 2nd |
|
3 |
Tom Malchow |
USA |
1:56.67, 2nd |
|
4 |
Takashi Yamamoto |
JPN |
1:57.77, 4th |
|
5 |
Hisayoshi Tanaka |
JPN |
1:57.94, 4th |
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6 |
Denis Sylantyev |
UKR |
1:58.02, 4th |
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7 |
William Kirby |
AUS |
1:58.28, 5th |
|
8 |
Justin Norris |
AUS |
1:58.53, 8th |
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9 |
Andrew Livingston |
PUR |
1:58.98, 8th |
|
10 |
Michael Phelps |
USA |
1:59.02, 8th |
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Men’s 200 IM; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Tom Wilkens |
USA |
2:00.67, 3rd |
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2 |
Tom Dolan |
USA |
2:01.21, 3rd |
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3 |
Ron Karnaugh |
USA |
2:01.62, 6th |
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4 |
Terence Parkin |
RSA |
2:01.95, 6th |
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5 |
Grant McGregor |
AUS |
2:02.02, 6th |
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6 |
Xavier Marchand |
FRA |
2:02.19, 6th |
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7 |
Matthew Dunn |
AUS |
2:02.38, 6th |
|
8 |
Jani Sievinen |
FIN |
2:02.54, 6th |
|
8 |
Susumu Tabuchi |
JPN |
2:02.54, 6th |
|
10 |
Marcel Wouda |
NED |
2:02.56, 6th |
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Men’s 400 IM; 1996 winner – |
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1 |
Tom Wilkens |
USA |
4:13.84, 1st |
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2 |
Susumu Tabuchi |
JPN |
4:16.04, 3rd |
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3 |
Tom Dolan |
USA |
4:17.28, 5th |
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4 |
Alessio Boggiatto |
ITA |
4:18.46, 7th |
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5 |
Terence Parkin |
RSA |
4:19.31, 7th |
|
6 |
Shinya Taniguchi |
JPN |
4:19.65, 7th |
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7 |
Frederik Hviid |
ESP |
4:20.17, 7th |
|
8 |
Cezar Badita |
ROM |
4:20.56, 8th |
|
9 |
Robert Margalis |
USA |
4:21.18, 9th |
|
10 |
Takahiro Mori |
JPN |
4:21.19, 9th |
To: The Top 10 Men's Freestyle
To The Top 10 Women's Freestyle
To The Top 10 Women's Strokes and IM
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