The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Asian Games

2010 Asian Games

The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...

 took place on 15 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

There were 44 competitors from 31 countries who took part in this event. Six heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.

Lu Zhiwu

Lü Zhiwu

Lü Zhiwu, more commonly spelled "Lv Zhiwu", is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games – 8th 100m free;...

 from China

China at the 2010 Asian Games

China participated and hosted the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou on 12 November – 27 November 2010.-Medalists:- Aquatics – Diving:MenWomen- Aquatics – Swimming:Men30 swimmersWomen22 swimmers...

 won the gold medal with 22.37 seconds, two Japanese swimmers Masayuki Kishida and Rammaru Harada won the silver and bronze medal respectively.

Records

World record
20.91	César Cielo Filho	São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...	18 December 2009
Asian record
21.95	Shi Runqiang	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...	28 August 2009

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	5	4	Lu Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu, more commonly spelled "Lv Zhiwu", is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games – 8th 100m free;...		22.44
2	4	4	Rammaru Harada		22.71
3	6	4	Masayuki Kishida		22.86
4	6	6	Park Min-Kyu		22.90
5	6	1	Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Vikram Khade is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing setting an Indian national record in 100 m Freestyle while winning his unseeded heat, but failed to qualify for the semifinals in his events...		22.98
6	6	5	Shi Runqiang		23.10
7	4	3	Lum Ching Tat		23.16
8	5	6	Wang Shao-An		23.20
9	5	3	Stanislav Kuzmin		23.23
10	4	7	Artur Dilman		23.39
11	5	1	Daniil Tulupov		23.57
12	4	5	Arwut Chinnapasaen		23.58
13	6	7	Pasha Vahdati		23.70
14	5	7	Kim Yong-Sik		23.72
15	4	2	Yan Ho Chun		23.74
16	5	5	Daniel Coakley Daniel Coakley Daniel Coakley won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games for swimming as a member of the team from the Philippines at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games.- External links :* * * * * *...		23.82
17	6	8	Mohammad Bidaryan		23.83
18	5	2	Lao Kuan Fong		23.89
19	3	5	Yeo Kai Quan		24.00
20	4	1	Foo Jian Beng		24.05
21	5	8	Kareem Ennab		24.09
22	4	8	Lim Yong En Clement		24.12
23	6	2	Danil Bugakov		24.19
24	4	6	Vasilii Danilov Vasilii Danilov Vasilii Danilov is an Olympic swimmer from Kyrgyzstan. He swam for the country at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.He also swam at the 2007 World Championships.-References:...		24.25
25	6	3	Mohammed Madouh		24.31
26	3	2	Arjun Jayaprakash		24.34
27	3	4	Guntur Pratama Putera		24.41
28	3	7	Lei Cheok Fong		24.63
29	3	6	Andrey Molchanov Andrey Molchanov (swimmer) Andrey Molchanov is an Olympic swimmer from the Turkmenistan. He swam for the Turkmenistan at the 2008 Olympics, where he finished 64th in the 50m free.He also swam at the 2007 World Championships.-References:...		25.00
30	3	3	Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Bandara Unamboowe is a Sri Lankan swimmer who has represented his country at international competitions. He was born in the town of Kandy to parents Dudley and Priyanga....		25.08
31	3	8	Rami Ahmad Fetyani		25.09
32	3	1	Mohamed Jassim		25.11
33	1	5	Mohammed Hassan		26.01
34	1	6	Mohammed Ali Almahmoud		26.02
35	2	3	Dulguun Batsaikhan		26.50
36	2	4	Aung Zaw Phyo		26.60
37	2	6	Inayath Hassan		27.63
38	2	1	Hem Thonponloeu		27.68
39	1	4	Saylom Souvannala		27.84
40	2	5	Naser Juda		28.04
41	2	7	Alisher Chingizov		29.15
42	1	3	Yousef Al Nehmi		29.37
43	2	8	Ammar Ghanim		29.60
	2	2	Byambasuren Erdenebileg			DNS

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Lu Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu, more commonly spelled "Lv Zhiwu", is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games – 8th 100m free;...		22.37
	3	Masayuki Kishida		22.45
	5	Rammaru Harada		22.84
4	2	Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Vikram Khade is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing setting an Indian national record in 100 m Freestyle while winning his unseeded heat, but failed to qualify for the semifinals in his events...		22.87
4	6	Park Min-Kyu		22.87
6	7	Shi Runqiang		22.89
7	1	Lum Ching Tat		23.15
8	8	Wang Shao-An		23.16

External links

• Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Official Website
• Men's 50m Freestyle Ev.No.14 Final Official Website