Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle
Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands 48.57 Q
2 Ian Thorpe Australia 48.96 Q
3 Attila Zubor Hungary 49.32 Q
4 Ashley Callus Australia 49.38 Q
5 Anthony Ervin United States 49.43 Q
6 Jason Lezak United States 49.49 Q
7 Lars Frolander Sweden 49.54 Q
8 Torsten Spanneberg Germany 49.60 Q
9 José Meolans Argentina 49.69 Q
10 Duje Draganja Croatia 49.79
11 Stefan Nystrand Sweden 49.80
12 Gustavo Borges Brazil 49.89
13 Salim Iles Algeria 49.90
14 Lars Conrad Germany 49.92
15 Edvaldo Valério Brazil 49.93
16 Johan Kenkhuis Netherlands 50.05
Results -- Semi-finals
The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 27 July. The heats and semi-finals were held on 26 July.