<page_title> Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> Place </col_header> <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> <cell> Brazil Fernando Scherer (BRA) <col_header> Swimmer </col_header> <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> 22.40 <col_header> Final </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2 <col_header> Place </col_header> <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> <cell> Argentina José Meolans (ARG) <col_header> Swimmer </col_header> <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> 22.42 <col_header> Final </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3 <col_header> Place </col_header> <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> <cell> United States Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) <col_header> Swimmer </col_header> <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> 22.43 <col_header> Final </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Brazilian Fernando Scherer won his Pan Am 50 m freestyle title with the score of 22.40, with Argentinian José Meolans second in 22.42 and American Gary Hall, Jr. third in 22.43.