title: Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle
text: # Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle
  
  The Men's 50m Freestyle event at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the final being swum on July 22.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | César Cielo Brazil |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Nicholas Santos Brazil |
  | Bronze | George Bovell Trinidad and Tobago |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Swimmer | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Swimmer | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time |
  | 1 | César Cielo (BRA) | 22.88 | 5 | 22.18 | 1 | 21.84 |
  | 2 | Nicholas Santos (BRA) | 22.20 | 1 | 22.42 | 2 | 22.18 |
  | 3 | George Bovell (TRI) | 22.79 | 3 | 22.55 | 3 | 22.36 |
  | 4 | Gabriel Woodward (USA) | 22.75 | 2 | 23.11 | 8 | 22.49 |
  | 5 | José Meolans (ARG) | 23.03 | 7 | 22.71 | 5 | 22.52 |
  | 5 | Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) | 22.85 | 4 | 22.86 | 6 | 22.52 |
  | 7 | Camilo Becerra (COL) | 23.00 | 6 | 22.63 | 4 | 22.74 |
  | 8 | Octavio Alesi (VEN) | 23.18 | 10 | 22.99 | 7 | 22.88 |
  | 9 | Albert Subirats (VEN) | 23.09 | 8 | 23.14 | 9 |
  | 10 | Paul Kutscher (URU) | 23.38 | 12 | 23.22 | 10 |
  | 11 | Joe Bartoch (CAN) | 23.16 | 9 | 23.24 | 11 |
  | 12 | Richard Hortness (CAN) | 23.38 | 12 | 23.38 | 12 |
  | 13 | Gabriel Melconian (URU) | 23.36 | 11 | 23.38 | 12 |
  | 14 | Terrence Haynes (BAR) | 23.55 | 14 | 23.70 | 14 |
  | 15 | Josh Laban (ISV) | 23.68 | 16 | 23.71 | 15 |
  | 16 | Jan Roodzant (ARU) | 23.65 | 15 | 23.75 | 16 |
  | 17 | Vereance Burrows (BAH) | 23.74 | 17 |
  | 18 | Roy-Allan Burch (BER) | 23.77 | 18 |
  | 19 | Oliver Elliot (CHI) | 23.78 | 19 |
  | 20 | Shaune Fraser (CAY) | 23.93 | 20 |
  | 21 | Matias Aguilera (ARG) | 24.19 | 21 |
  | 22 | Carlos Alberto Viveros (COL) | 24.40 | 22 |
  | 23 | Naji Ferguson (GRN) | 25.19 | 23 |
  | — | Rodion Davelaar (AHO) | DNS | — |
  