| Men 100m Freestyle XXV Swimming European Championship 2000 Helsinki, Finland - Wednesday, 5th July - Gold Medal: Alexander Popov, Russia | 
| Final |   | time | gap | L | 50m | Y |  | 1. Aleksandr Popov |   Russia | 48.61s |   | 4 | 23.61s | 71 |  | 2. Pieter van den Hoogenband |   Netherlands | 48.77s | +0.16s | 7 | 23.62s | 78 |  | 3. Lars Frolander |   Sweden | 49.24s | +0.63s | 5 | 23.58s | 74 |  | 4. Denis Pimankov |   Russia | 49.64s | +1.03s | 3 | 23.68s | 75 |  | 5. Romain Barnier |   France | 49.76s | +1.15s | 2 | 23.80s | 76 |  | 6. Pavlo Chnykin |   Ukraine | 49.94s | +1.33s | 6 | 23.80s | 69 |  | 7. Attila Zubor |   Hungary | 49.96s | +1.35s | 1 | 23.53s | 75 |  | 8. Oleg Roechlevitsj |   Belarus | 50.07s | +1.46s | 8 | 23.68s | 74 |   
| World and European Record: Alexander Popov, Russia 48.21s Monte Carlo, Monaco 18.06.1994 |  | Championship Record: Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands 48.47s Istanbul, Turkey 28.07.1999 |   
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 Semi-Finals - Tuesday, 4th July 19:10 |  | First 2 from each Semi and Best 4 times advanced to Final. |   
    | Semi 1 |   | time |   | L | 50m | Y |  | 1. Aleksandr Popov |   Russia | 48.34s | CR | 2 | 23.44s | 71 |  | 4. Oleg Roechlevitsj |   Belarus | 49.80s | +1.46s | 6 | 23.62s | 74 |  | 7. Attila Zubor |   Hungary | 50.06s | +1.72s | 4 | 24.21s | 75 |  | 8. Pavlo Chnykin |   Ukraine | 50.21s | +1.87s | 5 | 24.32s | 69 |  | 9. Lorenzo Vismara |   Italy | 50.28s | +1.94s | 3 | 24.27s | 75 |  | 14.Johan Kenkhuis |   Netherlands | 50.59s | +2.25s | 1 | 24.03s | 80 |  | 15.Eduardo Lorente |   Spain | 50.85s | +2.51s | 7 | 23.98s | 77 |  | 16.Rolandas Gimbutis |   Lithuania | 51.37s | +3.03s | 8 | 24.40s | 81 |   
    
    | Semi 2 |   | time |   | L | 50m | Y |  | 2. Lars Frolander |   Sweden | 49.77s | +1.43s | 5 | 23.84s | 74 |  | 3. Denis Pimankov |   Russia | 49.79s | +1.45s | 8 | 23.88s | 75 |  | 5. Romain Barnier |   France | 49.83s | +1.49s | 3 | 24.18s | 76 |  | 6. Pieter van den Hoogenband |   Netherlands | 49.89s | +1.55s | 4 | 24.11s | 78 |  | 10.Vyacheslav Shyrshov |   Ukraine | 50.32s | +1.98s | 1 | 23.99s | 79 |  | 11.Jere Hard |   Finland | 50.49s | +2.15s | 6 | 24.23s | 78 |  | 12.Frederick Bousquet |   France | 50.52s | +2.18s | 2 | 24.71s | 81 |  | 13.Christian Troger |   Germany | 50.55s | +2.31s | 7 | 24.17s | 69 |   
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| Heat 8 |   | time |   | L | 50m | Y |  | 3. Lars Frolander |   Sweden | 50.26s | +0.18s | 5 | 24.06s | 74 |  | 5. Lorenzo Vismara |   Italy | 50.37s | +0.29s | 3 | 24.93s | 75 |  | 9. Frédérik Bousquet |   France | 50.43s | +0.35s | 1 | 24.29s | 81 |  | 10.Alexander Popov |   Russia | 50.46s | +0.38s | 4 | 25.10s | 71 |  | 12.Eduardo Lorente |   Spain | 50.52s | +0.44s | 2 | 24.16s | 77 |  | 18.Stefan Nystrand |   Sweden | 50.89s | +0.81s | 6 | 24.42s | 81 |  | 27.Thierry Wouters |   Belgium | 51.24s | +1.16s | 7 | 24.92s | 79 |  | 27.Yoav Bruck |   Israel | 51.24s | +1.16s | 8 | 25.00s | 72 |   
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| Heat 7 |   | time |   | L | 50m | Y |  | 1. Pieter Van Den Hoogenband |   Netherlands | 50.08s |   | 4 | 24.45s | 78 |  | 2. Attila Zubor |   Hungary | 50.22s | +0.14s | 5 | 24.11s | 75 |  | 7. Jere Hard |   Finland | 50.38s | +0.30s | 7 | 24.33s | 78 |  | 16.Rolandas Gimbutis |   Lithuania | 50.65s | +0.57s | 2 | 23.75s | 81 |  | 21.Karel Novy |   Switzerland | 50.99s | +0.91s | 3 | 24.58s | 80 |  | 24.Javier Botello |   Spain | 51.04s | +0.96s | 6 | 24.48s | 76 |  | 31.Mauro Gallo |   Italy | 51.68s | +1.60s | 1 | 24.58s | 79 |  | -. Peter Mankoc |   Slovenia | DNS |   | 8 |   | 78 |   
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| Heat 6 |   | time |   | L | 50m | Y |  | 5. Romain Barnier |   France | 50.37s | +0.29s | 4 | 24.70s | 76 |  | 8. Oleg Roukhlevitch |   Belarus | 50.39s | +0.31s | 2 | 24.00s | 74 |  | 11.Christian Troeger |   Germany | 50.50s | +0.42s | 3 | 24.33s | 69 |  | 13.Vyacheslav Shyrshov |   Ukraine | 50.53s | +0.45s | 1 | 24.42s | 79 |  | 14.Johan Kenkhuis |   Netherlands | 50.59s | +0.51s | 5 | 24.53s | 80 |  | 15.Denis Pimankov |   Russia | 50.62s | +0.54s | 6 | 24.45s | 75 |  | 26.Renaat Dreesen |   Belgium | 51.23s | +1.15s | 7 | 24.68s | 80 |  | 34.Michal Sapon |   Poland | 51.96s | +1.88s | 8 | 24.61s | 81 |   
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| Heat 5 |   | time |   | L | 50m | Y |  | 4. Pavlo Khnykin |   Ukraine | 50.28s | +0.20s | 5 | 24.09s | 69 |  | 19.Nicolae Ivan |   Romania | 50.92s | +0.84s | 7 | 24.15s | 75 |  | 19.Spyridon Bitsakis |   Greece | 50.92s | +0.84s | 1 | 24.71s | 81 |  | 21.Marijan Kanjer |   Croatia | 50.99s | +0.91s | 2 | 24.33s | 73 |  | 23.Alexei Manziula |   Israel | 51.00s | +0.92s | 6 | 24.51s | 80 |  | 25.Dennis Otzen |   Denmark | 51.20s | +1.12s | 8 | 24.20s | 74 |  | 29.Michael Fibbens |   Great Britain | 51.65s | +1.57s | 4 | 24.27s | 68 |  | 32.Minvydas Packevicius |   Lithuania | 51.70s | +1.62s | 3 | 24.59s | 79 |   
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| Heat 4 |   | time |   | L | 50m | Y |  | 30.Juha Lindfors |   Finland | 51.66s | +1.58s | 6 | 25.37s | 78 |  | 33.Ivan Mladina |   Croatia | 51.89s | +1.81s | 3 | 25.34s | 80 |  | 34.Christoph Buhler |   Switzerland | 51.96s | +1.88s | 2 | 25.61s | 74 |  | 36.Orn Arnarson |   Iceland | 52.05s | +1.97s | 5 | 25.54s | 81 |  | 37.Papachyrysanthou C. |   Cyprus | 52.29s | +2.21s | 8 | 24.31s | 79 |  | 40.Flavius Dalea |   Romania | 52.47s | +2.39s | 1 | 25.12s | 79 |  | 42.Bo West |   Denmark | 52.49s | +2.41s | 4 | 25.39s | 78 |  | 50.Andrei Checan |   Moldova | 54.61s | +4.53s | 7 | 26.20s | 76 |   
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| Heat 3 |   | time |   | L | 50m | Y |  | 38.Victor Roglit |   Moldova | 52.31s | +2.23s | 8 | 25.31s | 79 |  | 39.Rikardur Rikardsson |   Iceland | 52.42s | +2.34s | 1 | 25.19s | 77 |  | 41.Valentin Milkov |   Bulgaria | 52.48s | +2.40s | 4 | 25.18s | 79 |  | 43.Dimitrios Manganas |   Greece | 52.51s | +2.43s | 2 | 25.23s | 78 |  | 44.Danil Haustov |   Estonia | 52.74s | +2.66s | 7 | 24.68s | 80 |  | 46.Pedro Silva |   Portugal | 53.35s | +3.27s | 3 | 24.88s | 77 |  | 47.Lubos Krizko |   Slovakia | 53.55s | +3.47s | 6 | 25.44s | 79 |  | -. Indrek Sei |   Estonia | DSQ |   | 5 |   | 72 |   
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| Heat 2 |   | time |   | L | 50m | Y |  | 45.Vermund Vetnes |   Norway | 53.28s | +3.20s | 4 | 25.88s | 75 |  | 48.Zurab Beridze |   Georgia | 53.56s | +3.48s | 5 | 26.05s | 79 |  | 49.Darko Kermiciev |   N. Macedonia | 54.23s | +4.15s | 3 | 26.27s | 81 |  | 51.Romans Miloslavskis |   Latvia | 54.84s | +4.76s | 7 | 26.11s | 83 |  | 53.Zurab Khomasuridze |   Georgia | 55.72s | +5.64s | 2 | 26.86s | 80 |  | 54.Robert Borucki |   Poland | 55.97s | +5.89s | 6 | 25.81s | 77 |   
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| Heat 1 |   | time |   | L | 50m | Y |  | 17.Igor Koleda |   Belarus | 50.83s | +0.75s | 3 | 24.71s | 78 |  | 52.Janis Misters |   Latvia | 55.39s | +5.31s | 4 | 25.68s | 80 |  | 55.Emil Guliyev |   Azerbaidjan | 56.20s | +6.12s | 5 | 26.85s | 75 |   
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