Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle Heats Heats

| Rank_ | Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 4 | Amaury Leveaux | France | 21.46 |
| 2 | 11 | 5 | César Cielo | Brazil | 21.47 |
| 3 | 12 | 3 | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden | 21.75 |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | Ben Wildman-Tobriner | United States | 21.75 |
| 5 | 13 | 3 | Roland Mark Schoeman | South Africa | 21.76 |
| 6 | 11 | 1 | George Bovell | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.77 |
| 7 | 13 | 5 | Alain Bernard | France | 21.78 |
| 8 | 13 | 4 | Eamon Sullivan | Australia | 21.79 |
| 9 | 11 | 4 | Garrett Weber-Gale | United States | 21.95 |
| 10 | 12 | 7 | Rafed El-Masri | Germany | 21.96 |
| 11 | 11 | 7 | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 22.00 |
| 12 | 11 | 3 | Duje Draganja | Croatia | 22.05 |
| 13 | 13 | 2 | Ashley Callus | Australia | 22.11 |