Swimming European Championships 1997 at Sevilla (spa) Men: 100 m Freestyle August 21: Final: 1. Aleksandr Popov (rus) 49.09 2. Lars Frölander (swe) 49.51 3. Oleg Ruklevich (blr) 49.84 4. Lorenzo Vismara (ita) 49.93 5. Pieter van den Hoogenband (net) 50.09 6. Yoav Bruck (isr) 50.14 7. Nicholas Schackell (gbr) 50.55 8. Nicolae Ivan (rom) 50.93