James Magnussen defends his world title and takes down Nathan Adrian, who beat him by .01 at the Olympics. Jimmy Feigen, who bounced back from a poor 4x100 free relay swim to qualify second into the final, wins a surprise silver over Adrian. Magnussen was fifth at the turn behind Vladimir Morozov, who went out a quarter-second under world record pace. Magnussen won the world title despite going two tenths slower than his world-leading time of 2013. He celebrated by sitting on the lane line, flexing his biceps and pointing his index finger in the air.
Results
Gold: James Magnussen (AUS) 47.71
Silver: Jimmy Feigen (USA) 47.82
Bronze: Nathan Adrian (USA) 47.84
4. Cameron McEvoy (AUS) 47.88
5. Vladimir Morozov (RUS) 48.02
6. Marcelo Chierighini (BRA) 38.28
7. Fabie Gilot (FRA) 48.33
8. Luca Dotto (ITA) 48.58
Magnussen: "Relief." the first emotion he felt when realised he'd won gold.
— Todd Balym (@balymt) August 1, 2013