2020 TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
- When: Pool swimming: Saturday, July 24 – Sunday, August 1, 2021
- Open Water swimming: Wednesday, August 4 – Thursday, August 5, 2021
- Where: Olympic Aquatics Centre / Tokyo, Japan
- Heats: 7 PM / Semifinals & Finals: 10:30 AM (Local time)
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Bruno Fratus Makes History
32-year-old Brazilian sprint veteran Bruno Fratus hit a milestone tonight in the semifinals of the men’s 50 free. Fratus clocked a 21.60 to finish 3rd overall. More importantly, Fratus’ swim marks his 90th sub-22 LCM 50 freestyle of his career. That’s the most sub-22s by any swimmer of all-time, and Fratus will have a shot to add another to his total in tomorrow’s final.
Though Fratus has won plenty of international medals over his career, an Olympic medal has eluded him thus far. Tomorrow presents another, maybe his last, opportunity to grab some Olympic hardware. Notably, it would probably only take one more year of racing for Fratus to hit 100 sub-22 50 freestyles, if he chose to continue his career after tomorrow.
Here is the list of Fratus’ 90 21-point-something 50 freestyles over the course of his career:
| Bruno Fratus Career LCM 50 Freestyles | ||||||
| Rank | Time | Name | Meet Name | Meet City | Meet Country | Date |
| 1 | 21.27 | FRATUS Bruno | 17th FINA World Championships 2017 | Budapest | HUN | 29/07/2017 |
| 2 | 21.31 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – 37th Meeting International de Natation de Monte Carlo 2019 | Monaco | MON | 09/06/2019 |
| 3 | 21.35 | FRATUS Bruno | Trofeu Brazil – Maria Lenk | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 21/04/2018 |
| 4 | 21.35 | FRATUS Bruno | Trofeu Brazil – Maria Lenk | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 18/04/2018 |
| 5 | 21.37 | FRATUS Bruno | Brazil Open 2015 | – | BRA | 18/12/2015 |
| 6 | 21.41 | FRATUS Bruno | Brazilian National Championships (50m) | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 20/12/2014 |
| 7 | 21.42 | FRATUS Bruno | LVI Settecolli Trophy – 2019 | Rome | ITA | 21/06/2019 |
| 8 | 21.44 | FRATUS Bruno | 12th Pan Pacific Championships 2014 | Gold Coast | AUS | 24/08/2014 |
| 9 | 21.45 | FRATUS Bruno | 18th FINA World Championships 2019 | Gwangju | KOR | 27/07/2019 |
| 10 | 21.45 | FRATUS Bruno | Brazilian National Championships (50m) | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 20/12/2014 |
| 11 | 21.45 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk Trophy | Sao Paulo | BRA | 21/04/2014 |
| 12 | 21.47 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk / Brazil Trophy | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 21/04/2019 |
| 13 | 21.50 | FRATUS Bruno | Open Tournament 2015 | Palhoca | BRA | 19/12/2015 |
| 14 | 21.51 | FRATUS Bruno | 17th FINA World Championships 2017 | Budapest | HUN | 28/07/2017 |
| 15 | 21.53 | FRATUS Bruno | 18th FINA World Championships 2019 | Gwangju | KOR | 26/07/2019 |
| 16 | 21.55 | FRATUS Bruno | 16th FINA World Championships 2015 | Kazan | RUS | 08/08/2015 |
| 17 | 21.56 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – 37th Meeting International de Natation de Monte Carlo 2019 | Monaco | MON | 09/06/2019 |
| 18 | 21.59 | FRATUS Bruno | USA Winter National Championships (50m) | Atlanta | USA | 05/12/2019 |
| 19 | 21.60 | FRATUS Bruno | Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 | Tokyo | JPN | 31/07/2021 |
| 20 | 21.60 | FRATUS Bruno | 17th FINA World Championships 2017 | Budapest | HUN | 28/07/2017 |
| 21 | 21.60 | FRATUS Bruno | 16th FINA World Championships 2015 | Kazan | RUS | 07/08/2015 |
| 22 | 21.61 | FRATUS Bruno | 18th Pan American Games 2019 | Lima | PER | 09/08/2019 |
| 23 | 21.61 | FRATUS Bruno | Olympic Games London 2012 | London | GBR | 03/08/2012 |
| 24 | 21.63 | FRATUS Bruno | LVI Settecolli Trophy – 2019 | Rome | ITA | 21/06/2019 |
| 25 | 21.63 | FRATUS Bruno | Olympic Games London 2012 | London | GBR | 02/08/2012 |
| 26 | 21.64 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – Meeting International de Canet-en-Roussillon 2019 | Canet-en-Roussillon | FRA | 11/06/2019 |
| 27 | 21.64 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – 36th Meeting International de Natation de Monte Carlo 2018 | Monaco | MON | 16/06/2018 |
| 28 | 21.66 | FRATUS Bruno | Open Tournament 2015 | Palhoca | BRA | 19/12/2015 |
| 29 | 21.67 | FRATUS Bruno | Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 | Tokyo | JPN | 30/07/2021 |
| 30 | 21.67 | FRATUS Bruno | FINA Champions Swim Series 2019 | Budapest | HUN | 11/05/2019 |
| 31 | 21.68 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk / Brazil Trophy | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 21/04/2019 |
| 32 | 21.70 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk Trophy 2017 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 06/05/2017 |
| 33 | 21.70 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk Trophy 2017 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 03/05/2017 |
| 34 | 21.70 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 24/04/2012 |
| 35 | 21.70 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 24/04/2012 |
| 36 | 21.71 | FRATUS Bruno | 58th International Trophy “Settecolli” | Rome | ITA | 25/06/2021 |
| 37 | 21.71 | FRATUS Bruno | 18th FINA World Championships 2019 | Gwangju | KOR | 26/07/2019 |
| 38 | 21.71 | FRATUS Bruno | Olympic Games Rio 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 11/08/2016 |
| 39 | 21.72 | FRATUS Bruno | USA Winter National Championships (50m) | Atlanta | USA | 05/12/2019 |
| 40 | 21.73 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona 2021 | Barcelona | ESP | 05/06/2021 |
| 41 | 21.73 | FRATUS Bruno | TYR Pro Swim Mission Viejo 2021 | Mission Viejo | USA | 09/04/2021 |
| 42 | 21.73 | FRATUS Bruno | Open de France 2017 | Chartres | FRA | 02/07/2017 |
| 43 | 21.74 | FRATUS Bruno | 2018 KY TYR Derby Pro Swim | Louisville | USA | 28/04/2018 |
| 44 | 21.74 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk Trophy – Test Event | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 20/04/2016 |
| 45 | 21.74 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 08/04/2015 |
| 46 | 21.76 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona 2018 | Barcelona | ESP | 14/06/2018 |
| 47 | 21.76 | FRATUS Bruno | Trofeu Brazil – Maria Lenk | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 21/04/2018 |
| 48 | 21.76 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona 2017 | Barcelona | ESP | 14/06/2017 |
| 49 | 21.76 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 24/04/2012 |
| 50 | 21.76 | FRATUS Bruno | 14th FINA World Championships 2011 | Shanghai | CHN | 29/07/2011 |
| 51 | 21.77 | FRATUS Bruno | 22nd Luxembourg Euro Meet | Luxembourg | LUX | 25/01/2020 |
| 52 | 21.77 | FRATUS Bruno | Internazionali di Nuoto – LV Settecolli | Rome | ITA | 29/06/2018 |
| 53 | 21.77 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – 35th Meeting International de Natation de Monte Carlo 2017 | Monaco | MON | 11/06/2017 |
| 54 | 21.78 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – 35th Meeting International de Natation de Monte Carlo 2017 | Monaco | MON | 11/06/2017 |
| 55 | 21.79 | FRATUS Bruno | Internazionali di Nuoto – LV Settecolli | Rome | ITA | 29/06/2018 |
| 56 | 21.79 | FRATUS Bruno | Olympic Games Rio 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 12/08/2016 |
| 57 | 21.80 | FRATUS Bruno | TYR Pro Swim Mission Viejo 2021 | Mission Viejo | USA | 09/04/2021 |
| 58 | 21.80 | FRATUS Bruno | 33rd Brazlian Senior / Open Championships | Porto Alegre | BRA | 18/12/2013 |
| 59 | 21.81 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – 37th Meeting International de Natation de Monte Carlo 2019 | Monaco | MON | 08/06/2019 |
| 60 | 21.81 | FRATUS Bruno | LIV Settecolli Trophy – 2017 | Rome | ITA | 23/06/2017 |
| 61 | 21.82 | FRATUS Bruno | 33rd Brazlian Senior / Open Championships | Porto Alegre | BRA | 18/12/2013 |
| 62 | 21.82 | FRATUS Bruno | Olympic Games London 2012 | London | GBR | 02/08/2012 |
| 63 | 21.83 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk Trophy 2017 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 06/05/2017 |
| 64 | 21.85 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – Meeting International de Canet-en-Roussillon 2018 | Canet-en-Roussillon | FRA | 09/06/2018 |
| 65 | 21.86 | FRATUS Bruno | LIV Settecolli Trophy – 2017 | Rome | ITA | 23/06/2017 |
| 66 | 21.87 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – 38th Meeting International de Natation de Monte Carlo 2021 | Monaco | MON | 30/05/2021 |
| 67 | 21.87 | FRATUS Bruno | 2018 KY TYR Derby Pro Swim | Louisville | USA | 28/04/2018 |
| 68 | 21.87 | FRATUS Bruno | Swim Cup Eindhoven 2012 | Eindhoven | NED | 12/04/2012 |
| 69 | 21.89 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona 2019 | Barcelona | ESP | 16/06/2019 |
| 70 | 21.89 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – 37th Meeting International de Natation de Monte Carlo 2019 | Monaco | MON | 08/06/2019 |
| 71 | 21.89 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – 36th Meeting International de Natation de Monte Carlo 2018 | Monaco | MON | 16/06/2018 |
| 72 | 21.89 | FRATUS Bruno | Trofeu Jose Finkel 2015 | Sao Paulo | BRA | 19/08/2015 |
| 73 | 21.90 | FRATUS Bruno | Open de France 2018 | Chatres | FRA | 08/07/2018 |
| 74 | 21.91 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – 38th Meeting International de Natation de Monte Carlo 2021 | Monaco | MON | 29/05/2021 |
| 75 | 21.91 | FRATUS Bruno | 17th Pan American Games 2015 | Toronto | CAN | 17/07/2015 |
| 76 | 21.91 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 08/04/2015 |
| 77 | 21.91 | FRATUS Bruno | ST TXLA Arena Pro Swim Series 2015 | Austin | USA | 16/01/2015 |
| 78 | 21.91 | FRATUS Bruno | Brazilian National Championships (50m) | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 05/05/2009 |
| 79 | 21.92 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – 36th Meeting International de Natation de Monte Carlo 2018 | Monaco | MON | 16/06/2018 |
| 80 | 21.92 | FRATUS Bruno | Mare Nostrum – Meeting International de Canet-en-Roussillon 2017 | Canet-en-Roussillon | FRA | 17/06/2017 |
| 81 | 21.92 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 22/04/2013 |
| 82 | 21.92 | FRATUS Bruno | International Meeting FFN | Nancy | FRA | 15/02/2013 |
| 83 | 21.93 | FRATUS Bruno | Olympic Games Rio 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 11/08/2016 |
| 84 | 21.93 | FRATUS Bruno | 11th Pan Pacific Championships 2010 | Irvine, CA | USA | 21/08/2010 |
| 85 | 21.96 | FRATUS Bruno | 14th FINA World Championships 2011 | Shanghai | CHN | 30/07/2011 |
| 86 | 21.97 | FRATUS Bruno | Open de France 2017 | Chartres | FRA | 02/07/2017 |
| 87 | 21.98 | FRATUS Bruno | Atlanta Classic 2021 | Atlanta | USA | 15/05/2021 |
| 88 | 21.98 | FRATUS Bruno | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | 22/04/2013 |
| 89 | 21.99 | FRATUS Bruno | Trofeu Jose Finkel 2015 | Sao Paulo | BRA | 19/08/2015 |
| 90 | 21.99 | FRATUS Bruno | Swim Cup Eindhoven 2012 | Eindhoven | NED | 12/04/2012 |
Quick Hits:
- Venezuela’s Alberto Mestre advanced to the semifinals of the men’s 50 free, where he finished 15th with a 22.22. In prelims, Mestre swam a 21.96, just off his own Venezuelan Record of 21.93.
National Records:
- Ecuadorian Record in the women’s 50 free: Annicka Delgado – 25.36
He’s incredible! Smaller, narrower, older than the others and yet always among the top3. This man is consistency, focus, striving and believing. He’ll overcome this 100 milestone and tough as he is, may even try another Olympic cycle.
I think Fratus’s career is more similar to Asafa Powell in Track.
Plenty of sub 22 performances , but nothing to show in major international competitions 😬
2 world silvers??
Fratus and Blume have such incredible in-water speed for comparatively tiny people.
Would love love Fratus to get a medal, he deserves one.
Always root for Fratus, he seems like a cool/nice guy in interviews. That consistentcy is impressive.
Would absolutely love to see Fratus finally get an Olympic medal.
For tomorrow:
20.97 Dressel
21.38 Manadou
21.45 Fratus
The Steve Scott of sprint free