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Host City: Beijing, China
Venue(s): Beijing National Aquatics Centre, Beijing Olympic Green, Beijing
Date Started: August 13, 2008
Date Finished: August 13, 2008
Format: Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final
| Gold: | Alain Bernard |
| Silver: | Eamon Sullivan |
| Bronze: | Jason Lezak César Cielo Filho |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | RT | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Bernard | 25 | France | FRA | 47.20 | 0.76 | 5 | QU/WR |
| 2 | Stefan Nystrand | 26 | Sweden | SWE | 47.91 | 0.74 | 4 | QU |
| 3 | Jason Lezak | 32 | United States | USA | 47.98 | 0.73 | 2 | QU |
| 4 | Lyndon Ferns | 24 | South Africa | RSA | 48.00 | 0.67 | 6 | QU |
| 5 | César Cielo Filho | 21 | Brazil | BRA | 48.07 | 0.72 | 3 | QU |
| 6 | Christian Galenda | 26 | Italy | ITA | 48.47 | 0.74 | 8 | |
| 7 | Jonas Persson | 24 | Sweden | SWE | 48.59 | 0.75 | 1 | |
| 8 | Fabien Gilot | 24 | France | FRA | 49.00 | 0.79 | 7 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | RT | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eamon Sullivan | 22 | Australia | AUS | 47.05 | 0.65 | 4 | QU/WR |
| 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | 30 | Netherlands | NED | 47.68 | 0.78 | 3 | QU |
| 3 | Matt Targett | 22 | Australia | AUS | 47.88 | 0.74 | 7 | QU |
| 4 | Filippo Magnini | 26 | Italy | ITA | 48.11 | 0.76 | 2 | |
| 5 | Garrett Weber-Gale | 23 | United States | USA | 48.12 | 0.69 | 6 | |
| 6 | Brent Hayden | 24 | Canada | CAN | 48.20 | 0.76 | 5 | |
| 7 | Andrey Grechin | 20 | Russia | RUS | 48.71 | 0.75 | 1 | |
| 8 | Dominik Meichtry | 23 | Switzerland | SUI | 49.58 | 0.68 | 8 |