Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time
1 4 Nathan Adrian United States 21.94
2 7 Luca Dotto Italy 21.97
3 2 Alain Bernard France 22.07
4 1 Matt Targett Australia 22.09
5 6 Marco Orsi Italy 22.13
6 5 Adam Brown Great Britain 22.21
7 3 Stefan Nystrand Sweden 22.23
8 8 Andrey Grechin Russia 22.36
Results -- Semifinals
The men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 29 with the heats and the semifinals and July 30 with the final.