| Men 50m Butterfly XI Swimming World Championship 2005 Montreal, Canada - Monday, 25th July - Gold Medal: Roland Schoemann, South Africa | 
| Final 18:22 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag |  | 1. Roland Schoeman |   South Africa | 22.96s | WR |   | 4 | 25 |  | 2. Ian Crocker |   United States | 23.12s |   | +0.16s | 5 | 22 |  | 3. Sergii Breus |   Ukraine | 23.38s |   | +0.42s | 3 | 22 |  | 4. Ryk Neethling |   South Africa | 23.48s |   | +0.52s | 2 | 27 |  | 5. Fernando De Queiroz Scherer |   Brazil | 23.74s |   | +0.78s | 6 | 30 |  | 6. Evgenii Korotyshkin |   Russia | 23.84s |   | +0.88s | 1 | 22 |  | 7. Duje Draganja |   Croatia | 23.96s |   | +1.00s | 7 | 22 |  | 8. Mike Mintenko |   Canada | 23.99s |   | +1.03s | 8 | 29 |   
| World Record: Ian Crocker, United States 23.30s Austin, United States 29th February 2004 |  | Championship Record: Matt Welsh, Australia 23.43s Barcelona, Spain 21st July 2003 |   
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 Semi-Finals - Sunday, 24th July 18:34 |  | Best 8 times advanced to Final.  |   
| Semi 1 18:34 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 1. Roland Schoeman |   South Africa | 23.01s | WR |   | 4 | 25 | 1. |  | 3. Sergii Breus |   Ukraine | 23.53s | Q | +0.52s | 5 | 22 | 2. |  | 4. Fernando De Queiroz Scherer |   Brazil | 23.55s | Q | +0.54s | 3 | 30 | 3. |  | 6. Duje Draganja |   Croatia | 23.71s | Q | +0.70s | 2 | 22 | 4. |  | 9. Oliver Wenzel |   Germany | 23.93s |   | +0.92s | 7 | 24 | 5. |  | 10.Milorad Cavic |   Serbia Mont. | 24.03s |   | +1.02s | 8 | 21 | 6. |  | 12.Thomas Rupprath |   Germany | 24.04s |   | +1.03s | 6 | 28 | 7. |  | 13.Thomas Kindler |   Canada | 24.07s |   | +1.06s | 1 | 25 | 8. |   
| Semi 2 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 2. Ian Crocker |   United States | 23.32s | Q | +0.31s | 4 | 22 | 1. |  | 5. Ryk Neethling |   South Africa | 23.62s | Q | +0.61s | 5 | 27 | 2. |  | 7. Evgenii Korotyshkin |   Russia | 23.82s | Q | +0.81s | 3 | 22 | 3. |  | 8. Mike Mintenko |   Canada | 23.85s | Q | +0.84s | 2 | 29 | 4. |  | 10.Nikolay Skvortsov |   Russia | 24.03s |   | +1.02s | 1 | 21 | 5. |  | 14.Jakob Andkjaer |   Denmark | 24.09s |   | +1.08s | 6 | 20 | 6. |  | 15.Frederick Bousquet |   France | 24.14s |   | +1.13s | 8 | 24 | 7. |  | 16.Andriy Serdinov |   Ukraine | 24.18s |   | +1.17s | 7 | 22 | 8. |   
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| Heat 14 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 1. Ian Crocker |   United States | 23.50s | Q |   | 4 | 22 | 1. |  | 3. Ryk Neethling |   South Africa | 23.74s | Q | +0.24s | 3 | 27 | 2. |  | 4. Sergii Breus |   Ukraine | 23.77s | Q | +0.27s | 2 | 22 | 3. |  | 5. Evgenii Korotyshkin |   Russia | 23.87s | Q | +0.37s | 5 | 22 | 4. |  | 9. Duje Draganja |   Croatia | 24.08s | Q | +0.58s | 1 | 22 | 5. |  | 13.Nikolay Skvortsov |   Russia | 24.11s | q | +0.61s | 6 | 21 | 6. |  | 16.Milorad Cavic |   Serbia Mont. | 24.22s | SO | +0.72s | 7 | 21 | 7. |  | 24.Matti Rajakyla |   Finland | 24.51s |   | +1.01s | 8 | 20 | 8. |   
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| Heat 13 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 6. Jakob Andkjaer |   Denmark | 23.96s | q | +0.46s | 2 | 20 | 1. |  | 8. Thomas Rupprath |   Germany | 24.07s | q | +0.57s | 4 | 28 | 2. |  | 9. Mike Mintenko |   Canada | 24.08s | Q | +0.58s | 7 | 29 | 3. |  | 11.Andriy Serdinov |   Ukraine | 24.09s | q | +0.59s | 3 | 22 | 4. |  | 14.Frederick Bousquet |   France | 24.15s | q | +0.65s | 6 | 24 | 5. |  | 22.Brett Hawke |   Australia | 24.45s |   | +0.95s | 5 | 30 | 6. |  | 31.Matias Aguilera |   Argentina | 25.05s |   | +1.55s | 8 | 20 | 7. |  | -. Alexei Puninski |   Croatia | DNS |   |   | 1 | 20 |   |   
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| Heat 12 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 6. Fernando De Queiroz Scherer |   Brazil | 23.96s | Q | +0.46s | 3 | 30 | 1. |  | 12.Oliver Wenzel |   Germany | 24.10s | q | +0.60s | 5 | 24 | 2. |  | 14.Thomas Kindler |   Canada | 24.15s | q | +0.65s | 7 | 25 | 3. |  | 16.Kaio Marcio Almeida |   Brazil | 24.22s | SO | +0.72s | 6 | 20 | 4. |  | 18.Ryo Takayasu |   Japan | 24.23s | R2 | +0.73s | 2 | 24 | 5. |  | 20.Ryan Pini |   Papua New Guinea | 24.35s |   | +0.85s | 8 | 23 | 6. |  | 25.Corney Swanepoel |   New Zealand | 24.56s |   | +1.06s | 4 | 19 | 7. |  | 30.Rustam Khudiyev |   Kazakhstan | 24.98s |   | +1.48s | 1 | 20 | 8. |   
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| Heat 11 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 2. Roland Schoeman |   South Africa | 23.57s | Q | +0.07s | 7 | 25 | 1. |  | 19.Jernej Godec |   Slovenia | 24.25s |   | +0.75s | 4 | 19 | 2. |  | 23.Matt Welsh |   Australia | 24.46s |   | +0.96s | 3 | 28 | 3. |  | 27.Hjortur Mar Reynisson |   Iceland | 24.83s |   | +1.33s | 1 | 22 | 4. |  | 29.Jernej Mencinger |   Slovenia | 24.96s |   | +1.46s | 2 | 22 | 5. |  | 34.Ravil Nachaev |   Uzbekistan | 25.11s |   | +1.61s | 8 | 31 | 6. |  | 40.Moss Burmester |   New Zealand | 25.27s |   | +1.77s | 5 | 24 | 7. |  | 44.Andy Wibowo |   Indonesia | 25.43s |   | +1.93s | 6 | 25 | 8. |   
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| Heat 10 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 21.Jayme Cramer |   United States | 24.36s |   | +0.86s | 7 | 22 | 1. |  | 25.Orn Arnarson |   Iceland | 24.56s |   | +1.06s | 5 | 23 | 2. |  | 28.Jose Nicolas Mafio Plada |   Uruguay | 24.90s |   | +1.40s | 1 | 26 | 3. |  | 31.Georgi Palazov |   Bulgaria | 25.05s |   | +1.55s | 8 | 25 | 4. |  | 38.Hidemasa Sano |   Japan | 25.23s |   | +1.73s | 4 | 21 | 5. |  | 39.Michal Rubacek |   Czechia | 25.25s |   | +1.75s | 6 | 18 | 6. |  | 42.Oleg Lyashko |   Uzbekistan | 25.41s |   | +1.91s | 3 | 22 | 7. |  | -. Ahmed Salah Nada |   Egypt | DNS |   |   | 2 | 18 |   |   
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| Heat 9 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 33.Roman Krolov |   Estonia | 25.08s |   | +1.58s | 4 | 18 | 1. |  | 35.Lukas Harnol |   Czechia | 25.13s |   | +1.63s | 6 |   | 2. |  | 41.Lubos Krizko |   Slovakia | 25.36s |   | +1.86s | 7 | 25 | 3. |  | 46.Jacinto De Jesus Ayala |   Dominicana | 25.50s |   | +2.00s | 2 | 18 | 4. |  | 49.Nadav Kochavi |   Israel | 25.69s |   | +2.19s | 3 | 20 | 5. |  | 51.Romans Miloslavskis |   Latvia | 25.82s |   | +2.32s | 1 | 21 | 6. |  | 57.Jason Dunford |   Kenya | 25.92s |   | +2.42s | 5 | 18 | 7. |  | 61.Cheng Xun Ng |   Singapore | 26.27s |   | +2.77s | 8 |   | 7. |   
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| Heat 8 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 36.Paulius Viktoravicius |   Lithuania | 25.17s |   | +1.67s | 6 | 20 | 1. |  | 37.Jeongnam Yu |   South Korea | 25.20s |   | +1.70s | 3 | 21 | 2. |  | 42.Stavros Michaelides |   Cyprus | 25.41s |   | +1.91s | 5 | 34 | 3. |  | 48.Wing Cheung Victor Wong |   Macau | 25.65s |   | +2.15s | 4 | 20 | 4. |  | 50.Shawn Clarke |   Barbados | 25.80s |   | +2.30s | 7 | 18 | 5. |  | 51.Mansoor Al-Mansoor |   Kuwait | 25.82s |   | +2.32s | 1 | 21 | 6. |  | 53.Michael O'Connor |   Bermuda | 25.84s |   | +2.34s | 8 | 21 | 7. |  | 54.Stepan Pinciuc |   Moldova | 25.85s |   | +2.35s | 2 | 20 | 8. |   
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| Heat 7 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 47.Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw |   Surinam | 25.64s |   | +2.14s | 4 | 20 | 1. |  | 55.Aghiles Slimani |   Algeria | 25.86s |   | +2.36s | 6 | 22 | 2. |  | 63.Yong Chung |   South Korea | 26.33s |   | +2.83s | 5 | 17 | 3. |  | 69.Shirong Jeffrey Su |   Singapore | 26.63s |   | +3.13s | 7 | 18 | 4. |  | 74.Fernando Medrano |   Nicaragua | 26.85s |   | +3.35s | 1 | 17 | 5. |  | 75.Nguyen Thanh Hai |   Vietnam | 26.89s |   | +3.39s | 3 |   | 6. |  | 90.Anthony Wickramasinghe |   Sri Lanka | 27.87s |   | +4.37s | 8 | 17 | 7. |  | -. Ahmed Md Jewel |   Bangladesh | DNS |   |   | 2 | 22 |   |   
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| Heat 6 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 45.Erez Feren |   Israel | 25.47s |   | +1.97s | 7 |   | 1. |  | 56.Julio Galofre |   Colombia | 25.89s |   | +2.39s | 3 | 17 | 2. |  | 58.Kuan Fong Lao |   Macau | 25.96s |   | +2.46s | 8 | 18 | 3. |  | 62.Ramadhan Abdallah Vyombo |   Kenya | 26.28s |   | +2.78s | 5 | 21 | 4. |  | 64.Miguel Navarro |   Bolivia | 26.37s |   | +2.87s | 2 | 23 | 5. |  | 66.Gregory Arkhurst |   Ivory Coast | 26.43s |   | +2.93s | 1 | 29 | 6. |  | 68.Eduardo Daniel Carrillo Canela |   Paraguay | 26.58s |   | +3.08s | 6 |   | 7. |  | 69.Bader Abdulrahhman Almuhana |   Saudi Arabia | 26.63s |   | +3.13s | 4 | 16 | 8. |   
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| Heat 5 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 59.Joshua Laban |   US Virgin Islands | 26.16s |   | +2.66s | 4 | 22 | 1. |  | 67.Basel Kaaki |   Lebanon | 26.52s |   | +3.02s | 8 | 17 | 2. |  | 72.Erik Rajohnson |   Madagascar | 26.67s |   | +3.17s | 7 | 20 | 3. |  | 77.Brad Hamilton |   Jamaica | 26.93s |   | +3.43s | 3 | 15 | 4. |  | 79.Tunui Cowan |   Tahiti | 27.01s |   | +3.51s | 1 |   | 5.  |  | 82.Matias Rementeria Perez |   Uruguay | 27.09s |   | +3.59s | 6 |   | 6. |  | 84.Scott Hensley |   US Virgin Islands | 27.11s |   | +3.61s | 5 |   | 7. |  | 85.Madicke Mbengue |   Senegal | 27.16s |   | +3.66s | 2 |   | 8. |   
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| Heat 4 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 60.James Walsh |   Philippines | 26.22s |   | +2.72s | 2 | 18 | 1. |  | 65.Zurab Khomasuridze |   Georgia | 26.38s |   | +2.88s | 4 | 25 | 2. |  | 71.Sean Dehere |   Barbados | 26.66s |   | +3.16s | 6 | 19 | 3. |  | 73.Rodrigo Eduardo Diaz Alarcon |   Guatemala | 26.72s |   | +3.22s | 7 | 21 | 4. |  | 78.Marc Pascal Pierre Dansou |   Benin | 26.97s |   | +3.47s | 5 | 21 | 5. |  | 79.Khaly Ciss |   Senegal | 27.01s |   | +3.51s | 1 |   | 6. |  | 81.Alexander Ray |   Namibia | 27.07s |   | +3.57s | 8 | 18 | 7. |  | 87.Sunny Ayejoh |   Nigeria | 27.17s |   | +3.67s | 3 |   | 8. |   
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| Heat 3 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 85.Rony Bakale |   Congo | 27.16s |   | +3.66s | 3 | 17 | 1. |  | 88.Alain Brigion Tobe |   Cameroon | 27.62s |   | +4.12s | 8 | 18 | 2. |  | 89.Marcelo Alejandro Alba |   Bolivia | 27.80s |   | +4.30s | 5 | 19 | 3. |  | 91.Connor H Keith |   Guam | 28.07s |   | +4.57s | 4 | 16 | 4. |  | 96.Jonathan Calderon |   Saint Lucia | 28.86s |   | +5.36s | 1 | 18 | 5. |  | -. Bayarerdene Soninerdene |   Mongolia | DSQ |   |   | 2 |   |   |  | -. Remigio Chilanle |   Mozambique | DNS |   |   | 7 |   |   |  | -. Ibrahim Maliki |   Niger | DNS |   |   | 6 | 24 |   |   
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| Heat 2 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 93.Reginaldo Panting |   Honduras | 28.43s |   | +4.93s | 4 |   | 1. |  | 94.Hisham Fadhul |   Bahrain | 28.50s |   | +5.00s | 5 | 16 | 2. |  | 98.Sadeq Damrah |   Palestine | 30.24s |   | +6.74s | 6 | 22 | 3. |  | 99.Ian Taylor |   Marshal Icelands | 30.29s |   | +6.79s | 7 |   | 4. |  | 100.Gilbert Kaburu |   Uganda | 30.41s |   | +6.91s | 2 | 23 | 5. |  | 102.Joshua Marfleet |   Samoa | 33.35s |   | +9.85s | 8 | 18 | 6. |  | -. Kodjovi Mawuena Kowouvi |   Togo | DNS |   |   | 1 |   |   |  | -. Leonel Matonse |   Mozambique | DNS |   |   | 3 | 16 |   |   
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| Heat 1 10:42 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 76.Yan Lin Aung |   Myanmar | 26.90s |   | +3.40s | 6 | 16 | 1. |  | 83.Tamatoa Ellacott |   Tahiti | 27.10s |   | +3.60s | 2 |   | 2. |  | 92.Earlando McRae |   Guyana | 28.26s |   | +4.76s | 1 | 16 | 3. |  | 95.Aung Kyaw Moe |   Myanmar | 28.62s |   | +5.12s | 8 |   | 4. |  | 97.Tony Augustine |   FS Micronesia | 29.56s |   | +6.06s | 3 | 19 | 5. |  | 101.Kerson Hadley |   FS Micronesia | 30.50s |   | +7.00s | 7 | 16 | 6. |  | 103.Hassan Shah |   Maldives | 34.74s |   | +11.24s | 4 |   | 7. |  | -. Gibrilla Bamba |   Siera Leone | DNS |   |   | 5 | 29 |   |   
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| Swimm-Off |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk |  | 16.Milorad Cavic |   Serbia Mont. | 24.02s |   |   | 5 | 21 | 1. |  | 17.Kaio Marcio Almeida |   Brazil | 24.22s |   | +0.20s | 4 | 20 | 2. |   
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