Santa Clara 2009 – Men’s 100 Free Prelims

The top qualifying times of the men’s 100 Free prelims were extremely close with Canada’s Brent Hayden edging the field with a 49.39 performance. Nathan Adrian’s 49.85 was the next qualifier and only the second sub-50 time. Ryan Lochte clocked a 50.00 for the 3rd seed, slightly ahead of Adam Brown’s 50.01. Michael Phelps (50.07) and Matt Grevers (50.09) will also race in the championship final tonight.