Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 5 October 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | women | |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 50 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 5 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 19:00 | Finals |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Aleksandr Popov (RUS) |
21.64 | Moscow, Russia | 16 June 2000 |
| Asian Record |  Tomohiro Yamanoi (JPN) |
22.18 | Fukuoka, Japan | 23 July 2001 |
| Games Record |  Jiang Chengji (CHN) |
22.38 | Bangkok, Thailand | 11 December 1998 |
Results
- Legend
- DNS — Did not start
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Kim Min-suk (KOR)
|
23.08 | |
| 2 | 4 |  Ravil Nachaev (UZB)
|
23.10 | |
| 3 | 4 | Issei Nakanishi (JPN)
|
23.17 | |
| 4 | 3 | Naoki Nagura (JPN)
|
23.31 | |
| 5 | 5 | Lee Chung-hee (KOR)
|
23.37 | |
| 6 | 5 |  Richard Sam Bera (INA)
|
23.49 | |
| 7 | 4 |  Allen Ong (MAS)
|
23.62 | |
| 8 | 3 |  Igor Sitnikov (KAZ)
|
23.68 | |
| 9 | 5 | Jin Hao (CHN)
|
23.73 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Maksim Korshunov (TJK)
|
23.73 | |
| 11 | 3 |  Arwut Chinnapasaen (THA)
|
23.75 | |
| 12 | 5 | Andrey Kvassov (KAZ)
|
23.81 | |
| 13 | 3 | Tang Wenjun (CHN)
|
23.84 | |
| 13 | 4 |  Harbeth Fu (HKG)
|
23.84 | |
| 15 | 4 |  Wang Shao-an (TPE)
|
23.91 | |
| 16 | 5 | Wu Nien-pin (TPE)
|
23.92 | |
| 17 | 3 |  Mohammed Yamani (KSA)
|
24.15 | |
| 18 | 4 |  Gary Tan (SIN)
|
24.16 | |
| 19 | 5 | Mark Chay (SIN)
|
24.28 | |
| 20 | 5 | Kenneth Doo (HKG)
|
24.56 | |
| 21 | 4 |  Zaid Al-Marafi (JOR)
|
24.84 | |
| 22 | 3 | Lubrey Lim (MAS)
|
24.89 | |
| 23 | 2 |  Tang Chon Kit (MAC)
|
25.13 | |
| 24 | 4 | Lou Keng Ip (MAC)
|
25.40 | |
| 25 | 3 |  Trần Xuân Hiền (VIE)
|
25.95 | |
| 26 | 2 |  Ganaagiin Galbadrakh (MGL)
|
26.73 | |
| 27 | 2 | Andryein Tamir (MGL)
|
26.99 | |
| 28 | 2 |  Chitra Bahadur Gurung (NEP)
|
27.31 | |
| 29 | 1 |  Hem Kiry (CAM)
|
27.71 | |
| 30 | 1 |  Imran Abdul Rahman (MDV)
|
29.02 | |
| 31 | 1 | Alice Shrestha (NEP)
|
29.20 | |
| — | 2 |  Abdulla Al-Mahmoud (QAT)
|
DNS | |
| — | 2 | Abdulla Al-Ollan (QAT)
|
DNS | |
| — | 2 |  Omar Daaboul (LIB)
|
DNS |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arwut Chinnapasaen (THA)
|
23.61 | |
| 2 | Tang Wenjun (CHN)
|
23.65 | |
| 3 | Harbeth Fu (HKG)
|
23.66 | |
| 4 | Jin Hao (CHN)
|
23.67 | |
| 5 | Wu Nien-pin (TPE)
|
23.75 | |
| 6 | Wang Shao-an (TPE)
|
23.82 | |
| 7 | Maksim Korshunov (TJK)
|
23.99 | |
| 8 | Andrey Kvassov (KAZ)
|
24.13 |
Final A
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kim Min-suk (KOR)
|
22.86 | |
|
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Ravil Nachaev (UZB)
|
22.86 | |
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Issei Nakanishi (JPN)
|
23.14 | |
| 4 | Richard Sam Bera (INA)
|
23.49 | |
| 5 | Naoki Nagura (JPN)
|
23.31 | |
| 6 | Lee Chung-hee (KOR)
|
23.37 | |
| 7 | Allen Ong (MAS)
|
23.62 | |
| 8 | Igor Sitnikov (KAZ)
|
23.68 |