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Host City: Athina, Greece
Venue(s): Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Olympic Sports Complex Spiros Loues, Athina
Date Started: August 19, 2004
Date Finished: August 19, 2004
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Michael Phelps |
| Silver: | Ian Crocker |
| Bronze: | Andriy Serdinov |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andriy Serdinov | 21 | Ukraine | UKR | 51.74 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Duje Draganja | 21 | Croatia | CRO | 52.74 | QU |
| 3 | Takashi Yamamoto | 26 | Japan | JPN | 52.81 | |
| 4 | Franck Esposito | 33 | France | FRA | 52.88 | |
| 5 | Mike Mintenko | 28 | Canada | CAN | 52.89 | |
| 6 | Helge Meeuw | 19 | Germany | GER | 52.99 | |
| 7 | James Hickman | 28 | Great Britain | GBR | 53.10 | |
| 8 | Milorad Čavić | 20 | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 53.12 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Phelps | 19 | United States | USA | 51.61 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Ian Crocker | 21 | United States | USA | 51.83 | QU |
| 3 | Igor Marchenko | 28 | Russia | RUS | 52.32 | QU |
| 4 | Gabriel Mangabeira | 22 | Brazil | BRA | 52.33 | QU |
| 5 | Geoff Huegill | 25 | Australia | AUS | 52.64 | QU |
| 6 | Thomas Rupprath | 27 | Germany | GER | 52.71 | QU |
| 7 | Yevgeny Korotyshkin | 21 | Russia | RUS | 52.85 | |
| 8 | Corney Swanepoel | 18 | New Zealand | NZL | 52.99 |