In his Olympic debut, Ralph Daleiden Ciuferri finished the freestyle qualification round with a time of 49.12 seconds, placing second in his heat but ranking 30th out of 79 swimmers, thus missing out on the semifinals.

First-time participant Ralph Daleiden Ciuferri on Tuesday finished the freestyle qualification round with a time of 49.12 seconds, thus missing out on the semifinals in his Olympic debut. While the athlete came in second place in his heat, he finished as 30th out of 79 swimmers.