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Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle

Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the 2009 FINA World Championships
Venue Foro Italico
Dates 29 July 2009 (heats, semifinals)
30 July 2009 (final)
Competitors 211
Winning time 46.91 seconds
Medalists
gold medal     Brazil
silver medal     France
bronze medal     France
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The men's 100 m freestyle at the 2009 World Championships took place on 29 July (heats and semifinals) and the evening of 30 July (finals) at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Existing records at the start of the 2009 Championships were:

Note: During the 4×100 m freestyle relay on Sunday, 26 July 2009, the CR in the 100 m freestyle was bettered 4 times by the following lead-off legs:

The following records were established during the competition:


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