2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre freestyle
# 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre freestyle

The Men's 50 Freestyle at the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) was swum 16–17 December 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Preliminary heats and semifinals of the event were on 16 December; the final on 17 December.

At the start of the event, the existing World (WR) and Championship records (CR) were as follows.

| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WR | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 20.30 | Pietermaritzburg | 8 August 2009 |
| CR | Duje Draganja | Croatia | 20.81 | Manchester | 11 April 2008 |

The following records were established during the competition:

| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | WR | CR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 December 2010 | Semifinals | César Cielo Filho | Brazil | 20.61 | | CR |
| 17 December 2010 | Final | César Cielo Filho | Brazil | 20.51 | | CR |

## Results

### Preliminary heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | 4 | César Cielo (BRA) | 21.06 | Q |
| 2 | 17 | 5 | Nathan Adrian (USA) | 21.11 | Q |
| 3 | 17 | 4 | Frédérick Bousquet (FRA) | 21.12 | Q |
| 4 | 16 | 1 | George Bovell (TRI) | 21.23 | Q |
| 5 | 15 | 5 | Steffen Deibler (GER) | 21.38 | Q |
| 6 | 17 | 6 | Stefan Nystrand (SWE) | 21.41 | Q |
| 7 | 15 | 4 | Sergey Fesikov (RUS) | 21.43 | Q |
| 7 | 15 | 7 | Alain Bernard (FRA) | 21.43 | Q |
| 7 | 17 | 2 | Josh Schneider (USA) | 21.43 | Q |
| 10 | 15 | 2 | Kyle Richardson (AUS) | 21.45 | Q |
| 11 | 17 | 1 | Matthew Abood (AUS) | 21.48 | Q |
| 12 | 15 | 3 | Andrii Govorov (UKR) | 21.61 | Q |
| 13 | 16 | 5 | Marco Orsi (ITA) | 21.66 | Q |
| 14 | 16 | 3 | Masayuki Kishida (JPN) | 21.67 | * |
| 15 | 17 | 3 | Roland Mark Schoeman (RSA) | 21.70 | Q |
| 16 | 16 | 2 | Nicholas Santos (BRA) | 21.71 | Q |
| 17 | 16 | 6 | Luca Dotto (ITA) | 21.72 | Q |
| 18 | 16 | 7 | Nikita Konovalov (RUS) | 21.86 | |
| 19 | 17 | 7 | Alexandre Agostinho (POR) | 21.89 | |
| 20 | 17 | 8 | Lucas del Picolo (ARG) | 21.90 | |
| 21 | 14 | 5 | Federico Grabich (ARG) | 21.91 | |
| 22 | 13 | 2 | David Dunford (KEN) | 21.95 | |
| 22 | 14 | 4 | Lü Zhiwu (CHN) | 21.95 | |
| 24 | 15 | 1 | Graeme Moore (RSA) | 21.99 | |
| 25 | 15 | 6 | Martin Spitzer (AUT) | 22.00 | |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Shi Runqiang (CHN) | 22.07 | |
| 27 | 15 | 8 | Nabil Kebbab (ALG) | 22.08 | |
| 28 | 11 | 8 | Jake Tapp (CAN) | 22.10 | |
| 29 | 13 | 7 | Hanser García (CUB) | 22.13 | |
| 30 | 10 | 4 | Octavio Alesi (VEN) | 22.15 | |
| 30 | 13 | 8 | Roman Kucik (SVK) | 22.15 | |
| 32 | 16 | 8 | Andrejs Dūda (LAT) | 22.16 | |
| 33 | 14 | 6 | Pjotr Degtjarjov (EST) | 22.18 | |
| 34 | 12 | 1 | Richard Hortness (CAN) | 22.22 | |
| 35 | 11 | 6 | Velimir Stjepanović (SRB) | 22.29 | |
| 36 | 14 | 7 | Joshua McLeod (TRI) | 22.34 | |
| 36 | 14 | 8 | Elvis Burrows (BAH) | 22.34 | |
| 38 | 14 | 2 | Thomas Ole Fadnes (NOR) | 22.39 | |
| 39 | 12 | 3 | Roberto Goméz (VEN) | 22.44 | |
| 40 | 2 | 1 | Alon Mandel (ISR) | 22.45 | |
| 41 | 12 | 4 | Juan Cambindo (COL) | 22.50 | |
| 42 | 13 | 3 | Vladimir Sidorkin (EST) | 22.62 | |
| 43 | 13 | 1 | Daniel Coakley (PHI) | 22.65 | |
| 44 | 14 | 3 | Daniil Tulupov (UZB) | 22.70 | |
| 45 | 14 | 1 | Michal Navara (SVK) | 22.73 | |
| 46 | 10 | 6 | Julio Galofre (COL) | 22.74 | |
| 47 | 12 | 5 | Artur Dilman (KAZ) | 22.80 | |
| 48 | 13 | 4 | Yan Ho Chun (HKG) | 22.86 | |
| 49 | 11 | 1 | Charles William Walker (PHI) | 22.87 | |
| 49 | 12 | 8 | Petr Romashkin (UZB) | 22.87 | |
| 51 | 10 | 5 | Grant Beahan (ZIM) | 22.94 | |
| 51 | 12 | 7 | Lao Kuan Fong (MAC) | 22.94 | |
| 53 | 12 | 6 | Martín Kutscher (URU) | 23.05 | |
| 54 | 10 | 1 | Andrew Chetcuti (MLT) | 23.14 | |
| 54 | 12 | 2 | Mohammad Madwa (KUW) | 23.14 | |
| 56 | 9 | 6 | Sebastian Arispe (PER) | 23.16 | |
| 57 | 10 | 7 | Hycinth Cijntje (AHO) | 23.19 | |
| 57 | 11 | 5 | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 23.19 | |
| 57 | 11 | 4 | Amine Kouame (MAR) | 23.19 | |
| 60 | 10 | 3 | Abdoul Khadre Mbaye Niane (SEN) | 23.35 | |
| 61 | 11 | 3 | Alexandre Bakhtiarov (CYP) | 23.39 | |
| 62 | 9 | 4 | Timothy Ferris (ZIM) | 23.50 | |
| 63 | 11 | 7 | Ahmed Khalfan (UAE) | 23.51 | |
| 64 | 9 | 3 | José Montoya (CRC) | 23.57 | |
| 65 | 8 | 6 | Kevin Avila Soto (GUA) | 23.78 | |
| 66 | 9 | 5 | Mikael Koloyan (ARM) | 23.79 | |
| 67 | 7 | 5 | Mohammed Aqelah (JOR) | 23.83 | |
| 67 | 7 | 1 | Andrea Agius (MLT) | 23.83 | |
| 69 | 7 | 3 | Manuel González (PAN) | 23.86 | |
| 70 | 8 | 1 | Hazem Tashkandi (KSA) | 24.03 | |
| 71 | 9 | 2 | Yellow Yeiyah (NGR) | 24.04 | |
| 72 | 8 | 5 | Martín Tomasin (BOL) | 24.05 | |
| 73 | 10 | 2 | Saeed Al Jesmi (UAE) | 24.16 | |
| 74 | 7 | 4 | Andrey Molchanov (TKM) | 24.36 | |
| 75 | 3 | 7 | Mohammed Alkhadhuri (OMA) | 24.39 | |
| 76 | 8 | 4 | Julien Brice (LCA) | 24.55 | |
| 76 | 8 | 2 | Lim Duan Le Kenneth (SIN) | 24.55 | |
| 78 | 8 | 8 | Lin Shih-Chieh (TPE) | 24.61 | |
| 79 | 10 | 8 | Makram Fatoul (LIB) | 24.73 | |
| 80 | 5 | 7 | Ahmed Ajwad Abdouh Alkarem (IRQ) | 24.82 | |
| 81 | 8 | 7 | Ngou Pok Man (MAC) | 24.87 | |
| 82 | 8 | 3 | Joshua Runako Daniel (LCA) | 24.93 | |
| 83 | 7 | 2 | Mark Thompson (ZAM) | 24.96 | |
| 84 | 6 | 4 | Samer Kamal (JOR) | 25.01 | |
| 85 | 1 | 8 | Harutyun Banduryan (ARM) | 25.03 | |
| 86 | 9 | 1 | Mario Sulkja (ALB) | 25.13 | |
| 87 | 6 | 7 | Derrick Bakhuis (AHO) | 25.17 | |
| 88 | 5 | 6 | Dulguun Batsaikhan (MGL) | 25.25 | |
| 89 | 7 | 6 | Colin Bensadon (GIB) | 25.28 | |
| 90 | 6 | 3 | Nuno Miguel Rola (ANG) | 25.36 | |
| 91 | 6 | 2 | Erik Rajohnson (MAD) | 25.39 | |
| 92 | 3 | 8 | Ahmed Atari (QAT) | 25.45 | |
| 93 | 5 | 3 | Lim Jyh Jye (BRU) | 25.62 | |
| 94 | 1 | 1 | Tepaia Payne (COK) | 25.84 | |
| 95 | 7 | 7 | Jurgen Fici (ALB) | 25.93 | |
| 96 | 2 | 3 | Kouassi Brou (CIV) | 25.95 | |
| 97 | 6 | 6 | Alejandro Atoigue (GUM) | 25.98 | |
| 98 | 5 | 4 | Omar Núñez (NCA) | 26.22 | |
| 99 | 4 | 6 | Hilal Hemed Hilal (TAN) | 26.31 | |
| 100 | 5 | 2 | Ahmad Dumairi (PLE) | 26.38 | |
| 101 | 5 | 8 | Ronaldo Rodrigues (GUY) | 26.40 | |
| 102 | 5 | 5 | Mohammed Bahrin Behrom Shem (BRU) | 26.48 | |
| 103 | 2 | 8 | Zin Maung Htet (MYA) | 26.59 | |
| 104 | 1 | 7 | Aung Zaw Phyo (MYA) | 26.65 | |
| 105 | 6 | 1 | Ron Albert Roucou (SEY) | 26.75 | |
| 106 | 5 | 1 | Inayath Hassan (MDV) | 26.83 | |
| 107 | 2 | 4 | Dionisio Augustine II (FSM) | 26.96 | |
| 108 | 4 | 2 | Chamraen Youri Maximov (CAM) | 27.03 | |
| 109 | 4 | 7 | Giordan Harris (MHL) | 27.16 | |
| 110 | 4 | 3 | Daisuke Ssegwanyi (UGA) | 27.21 | |
| 111 | 6 | 8 | Muhammad Abbas Hussain (PAK) | 27.42 | |
| 112 | 1 | 3 | Soulasen Phommasen (LAO) | 27.59 | |
| 113 | 4 | 4 | Shailesh Shumsher Rana (NEP) | 27.74 | |
| 114 | 9 | 7 | Jackson Niyomugabo (RWA) | 27.86 | |
| 115 | 7 | 8 | Athoumani Youssouf (COM) | 28.06 | |
| 116 | 4 | 5 | Conrad Gaira (UGA) | 28.10 | |
| 117 | 2 | 2 | Mamadou Fofana (MLI) | 28.18 | |
| 118 | 4 | 8 | Adam David Kitururu (TAN) | 28.33 | |
| 119 | 1 | 6 | Rhudii Ayi Mensah Quaye (GHA) | 28.75 | |
| 120 | 3 | 2 | Alisher Chingizov (TJK) | 28.91 | |
| 121 | 2 | 6 | Mohamed Coulibaly (MLI) | 29.60 | |
| 122 | 1 | 5 | Adama Ouedraogo (BUR) | 29.83 | NR |
| 123 | 3 | 1 | Ndinga Anauska Jynior (CGO) | 29.85 | |
| 124 | 3 | 4 | Godonou Wilfrid Tevoedjre (BEN) | 30.23 | |
| 125 | 6 | 5 | Ahmed Chawali (COM) | 31.55 | |
| 126 | 2 | 7 | Dangassat Iglay Arnaud (CGO) | 32.05 | |
| 127 | 3 | 5 | Nelson Masang (PLW) | 32.19 | |
| 128 | 4 | 1 | Mohamed Osman (DJI) | 33.79 | |
| 129 | 1 | 2 | Sergelen Tegshee (MGL) | 34.58 | |
| 130 | 1 | 4 | Teddy Mbolidi (CAF) | 40.84 | |
| | 3 | 6 | Hamza Ahmed Labeid (MTN) | DSQ | |
| | 2 | 5 | Bernard Ray Atsu Blewudzi (GHA) | DNS | |
| | 3 | 3 | Baheida Abeid (MTN) | DNS | |
| | 9 | 8 | Khachik Plavchiyan (ARM) | DNS | |
| | 11 | 2 | Sverre Naess (NOR) | DNS | |
| | 13 | 6 | Jason Dunford (KEN) | DNS | |

* Kishida scratched the semifinals, so Dotto (17th) advanced to the semifinals in his place.

### Semifinals

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | César Cielo | Brazil | 20.61 | Q, CR, AM |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Marco Orsi | Italy | 21.10 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Frédérick Bousquet | France | 21.17 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 8 | Luca Dotto | Italy | 21.25 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Steffen Deibler | Germany | 21.25 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Alain Bernard | France | 21.26 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Sergey Fesikov | Russia | 21.26 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Kyle Richardson | Australia | 21.29 | ? |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Josh Schneider | United States | 21.29 | ? |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | George Bovell | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.33 | |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | Nathan Adrian | United States | 21.35 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden | 21.37 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 21.43 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Matthew Abood | Australia | 21.48 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Roland Mark Schoeman | South Africa | 21.57 | |
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Andrii Govorov | Ukraine | 21.78 | |

**Swim-off**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Josh Schneider | United States | 21.19 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Richardson | Australia | 21.28 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | César Cielo | Brazil | 20.51 | CR, AM |
| | 3 | Frédérick Bousquet | France | 20.81 | |
| | 8 | Josh Schneider | United States | 20.88 | |
| 4 | 2 | Steffen Deibler | Germany | 20.97 | |
| 5 | 5 | Marco Orsi | Italy | 21.00 | |
| 6 | 7 | Alain Bernard | France | 21.20 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sergey Fesikov | Russia | 21.23 | |
| 8 | 6 | Luca Dotto | Italy | 21.37 | |
