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Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle

Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the 2005 FINA World Championships
Dates 27 July 2005 (heats, semifinals)
28 July 2005 (final)
Competitors 131
Winning time 48.12 seconds
Medalists
gold medal     Italy
silver medal     South Africa
bronze medal     South Africa
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The men's 100 metre freestyle at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships occurred on 27 July (heats and semifinals) and in the evening of 28 July (final) in the Olympic pool at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada. 131 swimmers were entered in the event, of which 124 swam in one of 17 preliminary heats. The top-16 swimmers from the heats advanced on to semifinals; the top-8 swimmers in the two semifinals heats advanced onto the next night's final.

The existing records at the start of the event were:


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