Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics |  | ||||
| Facts - Men's 100 m freestyle - Melbourne 1956 | |||||
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Participants: 34 athletes participated in the event. | ||||
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Schedule: The final took place on Friday, November 30, 1956. | ||||
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Format: Swimmers competed in preliminary heats, semifinals and final. Normally eight swimmers competed in each heat. The 16 swimmers with the best time in the preliminary heats advanced to the semifinals. From the semifinals the eight swimmers with the best time in the semifinals advanced to the final.
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| This information about Men's 100 m freestyle - Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database | |||||
 
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