Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle
| Men's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 68 from 43 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 49.80 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Rowdy Gaines |
 United States
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 Australia
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Per Johansson |
 Sweden
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The final of the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984. The fastest eight qualified for the final, the next eight for the B-final.
protested after the race saying Rowdy Gaines false started and that the officials let the race continue. However FINA (the governing body of aquatic sports) overruled the protest and allowed the results to stay the same.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
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