Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s 100 metre freestyle event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens Greece on August 17 and 18.Dutch swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband defended his Olympic title in the event outside the record time of 48.17. Roland Mark Schoeman who solidified South Africa’s triumph to break a world record in the 400 m freestyle relay took home the silver in 48.23.