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50-meter Freestyle

Year   Time  
1904 Zoltán Halmay, HUN (50 yds) 28.0   
1906-84 Not held    
1988 Matt Biondi, USA 22.14 WR
1992 Aleksandr Popov, UT 21.91 OR
1996 Aleksandr Popov, RUS 22.13  
2000 (TIE) Anthony Ervin, USA 21.98  
  & Gary Hall Jr., USA 21.98  
2004 Gary Hall Jr., USA 21.93  
2008 Cesar Cielo Filho, Brazil 21.30 OR

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