The men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was held from 10 to 11 December 2024 at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
The following records were established during the competition: Date Round Name Nationality Time Record 10 December Heat 8Nyls Korstanje 21.62 CR 10 December Heat 9Noè Ponti 21.53 CR 10 December Semifinal 2Noè Ponti 21.43 11 December FinalNoè Ponti 21.32
Background Switzerland’s Noè Ponti entered the event as the world record holder and favourite, having lowered the previous mark to 21.50 during the 2024 World Cup. Ponti swam under the old record four times across the three World Cup stops, including a 21.67 in Shanghai and 21.64 in Berlin. However, Canada’s Ilya Kharun had declared his intent to challenge the record and had shown strong form, including a 19.94 flat-start 50 free and a 22.28 personal best in the 50 fly. The Netherlands’ Nyls Korstanje became the second-fastest performer in history with a 21.74 in Singapore, after three runner-up finishes to Ponti. Returning finalists included Szebasztián Szabó of Hungary (21.86), Teong Tzen Wei of Singapore (22.11), Chad le Clos of South Africa, Dylan Carter of Trinidad and Tobago, Marius Kusch of Germany, and Daniel Zaitsev of Estonia. Australia’s Isaac Cooper showed consistent sub-22.5 form, while the USA’s Dare Rose and Michael Andrew, and Great Britain’s Jacob Peters (22.10), were also entered.
SwimSwam predicted Ponti would win, Kharun would place second, and Korstanje would place third.
Results Heats The heats were started on 10 December at 10:25. Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes194 Noè Ponti 21.53Q, CR284 Nyls Korstanje 21.62Q, NR363 Ilya Kharun 21.84Q, NR495 Tzen Wei Teong 21.97Q, =AS576 Grigori Pekarski Neutral Athletes A22.08Q, NR696 Oleg Kostin Neutral Athletes B22.16Q774 Szebasztián Szabó 22.18Q783 Dylan Carter 22.18Q993 Roman Shevliakov Neutral Athletes B22.24Q1081 Dare Rose 22.26Q1091 Guilherme Caribé 22.26Q1282 Michele Busa 22.28Q1385 Jacob Peters 22.35Q1472 Daniel Zaitsev 22.37Q1575 Marius Kusch 22.39Q1677 Matthew Temple 22.43Q1797 Simon Bucher 22.49R1887 Nikola Miljenic 22.56R1992 Thomas Verhoeven 22.602088 Michael Andrew 22.652173 Isaac Cooper 22.662286 Chad le Clos 22.672380 Durde Matic 22.852467 Adilbek Mussin 22.90 2478 Kim Jihun 22.902668 Jakub Majerski 22.932769 Jorge Otaiza 22.942890 Meiron Amir Cheruti 22.952970 Arsenii Kovalov 23.023064 Daniel Gracik 23.033199 Lukas Edl 23.053271 Max McCusker 23.093348 David Young 23.11 NR3462 Emre Gurdenli 23.123498 Abdelrahman Sameh 23.123689 Mario Molla Yanes 23.163779 Nicholas Lia 23.173866 Christopher Elson 23.233953 Lamar Taylor 23.24 NR4061 Tibor Tistan 23.284159 Abdul Jabar Adama 23.56 4265 Anthony Puertas 23.574352 Bryan Leong Xin Ren 23.64 NR4460 Julien Henx 23.694554 M.J.J. Mahmutoglu 23.84 NR4557 Abeku Jackson 23.844758 Grisi Koxhaku 23.86 NR4851 Milos Milenkovic 23.89 NR4955 Simon Statkevicius 23.905056 Andrei Ungur 24.245150 Kokoro Frost 24.25 NR5246 Jefferson Kpanou 24.49 NR5343 Benjamin Schnapp 24.595449 Jayden Elijah Asher Loran 24.855534 Nathan Fletcher 24.875645 Chi Chong Lam 24.895733 Gerald Hernandez 24.915827 C.P.A. Kelly 24.965942 Mohamad Eyad Masoud World Aquatics Refugee Team24.986013 Daniyal Hatim 25.05 NR6140 Stephen Nyoike 25.166235 Thomas Chen 25.326341 Sidrell Williams 25.606420 Jonathan Bardales Essien 25.806521 Ryong Hyon Kim 25.896616 Daniil Mistriukov 26.156732 Ethan Hazell 26.376837 Abobakr Abass 26.45 NR6926 Jonathan Raharvel 26.857031 Kinley Lhendup 27.347139 Nigel Fontenelle Sint Maarten27.897230 Charlie Gibbons 28.007322 Leo Nzimbi 28.217438 Michael Mponezya Joseph 28.517525 Leo Lebot 29.297615 Claudio Yelegou 29.487723 Higinio Ndong Obama 30.91 14 Jacques Ngoie Kazadi Did not start24 Y.M.A. Nasser 28 Surafel Geremew Asfaw 29 Danilson Ie 36 Ajal Kaji Tamrakar 44 Adam Moncherry 47 Joash Mckonie
Semifinals The semifinals were started on 10 December at 17:52. Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes124 Noè Ponti 21.43Q, 214 Nyls Korstanje 21.81Q325 Ilya Kharun 21.93Q428 Marius Kusch 21.99Q515 Tzen Wei Teong 22.04Q623 Grigori Pekarski Neutral Athletes A22.05Q, NR717 Michele Busa 22.08Q826 Szebasztián Szabó 22.09Q916 Dylan Carter 22.16R1027 Guilherme Caribé 22.18R1122 Roman Shevliakov Neutral Athletes B22.221212 Dare Rose 22.251313 Oleg Kostin Neutral Athletes B22.261411 Daniel Zaitsev 22.281521 Jacob Peters 22.451618 Matthew Temple 22.50
Final The final were started on 11 December at 18:42. Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes4 Noè Ponti 21.32 3 Ilya Kharun 21.67 AM5 Nyls Korstanje 21.6848 Szebasztián Szabó 22.0051 Michele Busa 22.01NR67 Grigori Pekarski Neutral Athletes A22.0672 Tzen Wei Teong 22.1186 Marius Kusch 22.17
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