▁to ▁the ▁semif inals ; ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁in ▁each ▁semif inal ▁plus ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁fast est ▁sw imm ers ▁would ▁move ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁final . ▁There ▁were ▁ 6 ▁he ats ▁of ▁between ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 8 ▁sw imm ers , ▁allowing ▁ 1 6 ▁sw imm ers ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁The ▁ 2 ▁semif inals ▁had ▁ 8 ▁sw imm ers ▁each ; ▁ 8 ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Each ▁race ▁involved ▁two ▁lengths ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 - met re ▁pool . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁He ats ▁ ▁He at ▁ 1 ▁ ▁He at ▁ 2 ▁ ▁He at ▁ 3 ▁ ▁He at ▁ 4 ▁ ▁He at ▁ 5 ▁ ▁He at ▁ 6 ▁ ▁Sem if inals ▁ ▁Sem if inal ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Sem if inal ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁fre est yle ▁ 1 0 0 ▁met re <0x0A> </s> ▁Michael ▁A . ▁S utton ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁Engineering ▁professor . ▁He ▁is ▁Carolina ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ▁and ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁of ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina - Col umb ia . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Chair person ▁of ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁Ten ure ▁and ▁Prom otion ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁S utton ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 3 0 ▁journal ▁articles . ▁He ▁is ▁most ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁to