All Olympic finals in men's 50m freestyle! 🏊🏼‍♂️🥇

We have the finals in the men's 50m freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Olympics to the 2020 Tokyo Games. One of the most exciting events in swimming offers you plenty of entertainment. See how swimming styles and athletes have changed over the years.

From the first Olympic champion Matt Biondi to the winner of the last Olympics Caeleb Dressel, we have summarized all the winners for you!
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[swimfan]

The way the start and underwaters have evolved over this span is crazy.

[paryonoiswahyudi]

1988 : Matt Biondi
1992 : Alexander Popov
1996 : Alexander Popov
2000 : Anthony Ervin & Gary Hall Jr
2004 : Gary Hall Jr
2008 : Cesar Ciello Filho
2012 : Florent Manaudou
2016 : Anthony Ervin
2020 : Caeleb Dressel

[kildarexyr]

can we acknowledge Manaudou's amazing consistency : 3 podiums over 3 olympics !

[eamontyson]

Insane that they were swimming 21 in 50 free with no revolutionized start and no tech suits in just basic briefs.

[juliaflorida]

The fact that Anthony Ervin won the game 2 times after 16 years is just crazy! Remember that it is a super sprint distance, not an endurance game that might grow up when you're aging.

[swimfan]

Popov is probably the GOAT sprinter. Only guy to defend both the 50 and 100 free back to back games

[bigjoe]

Anthony Ervin: Wins gold in 2000 at age 19. Retires in 2003 at age 22. Sells gold medal on eBay and joins a band. Starts training again in 2011. Wins gold AGAIN in 2016 at age 35. The oldest individual gold medallist in Olympic swimming history. What a story... GOAT?

[jbz]

2000 : A popov, the only one without swimming cap, and normal swim trunks. For me, he is the GOAT as 2 time defending champion.

[_s_l]

fratus finally winning a medal is the best moment in the whole video!

[Schnizzzzzz]

Caeleb dressel really has revolutionized the start. Wouldn’t be surprised if nearly all the competitors next year are trying to mimic it.

[noahpalmer]

Dressel was great in 2021 but seeing fratus finally medal was a highlight of the games.

[danielcercasgarcia]

Cesar Cielo was a great Olympic swimmer and a great example for all swimmers

[thomasdeierling]

Alexander Popov, technically one of the best i have ever seen... Greetings from Germany, But there were so many great swimmers out there. It motivates me every time to swim, to see all these champions!

[morgangambettatv]

Manaudou 3 finals and 3 times in the top2, crazy !!! legend !!!!

[paulojrneto]

1988: 1- Biondi, USA 2 - Jager, USA 3 - Prigoda, URS
1992: 1- Popov, EUN 2- Biondi, USA 3 - Jager, USA
1996: 1 - Popov, RUS, 2 - Hall jr., USA 3 - Scherer, BRA
2000: 1 - Ervin & Hall jr., USA 3 - Van Den Hoogenband, NED
2004: 1- Hall jr., USA 2 - Draganja, CRO 3 - Schoeman, RSA
2008: 1- Cielo, BRA 2 - Leveaux, FRA 3 - Bernard, FRA
2012: 1 - Manaudou, FRA 2 - Jones, USA 3 - Cielo, BRA
2016: 1 - Ervin, USA 2 - Manaudou, FRA 3 - Adrian, USA
2020: 1 - Dressel, USA 2 - Manaudou, FRA 3 - Fratus, BRA

[SLR-SLR-SLR]

I miss the announcer from the Sydney, Athens and Beijing days. So nostalgic.

[drym]

It look like in 1992 they are swimming like 12yo. But yet they are 22sec. That is mindblowing.

[rwhealthy]

This is so cool to watch.
Kind of funny, I have Matt Biondi's autograph in my photo album from when I was swimming in Nationals in the Netherlands in 1988.

[LanZhang-hjvu]

Popov is the true king of short distances

[phreph]

Popov beat everybody in both 50 and 100 in 92 and 96. Without suit and cap!