The Men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 14 and 15 December 2024.[1]
| Men's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) | |||||||||
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| Venue | Duna Arena | ||||||||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||
| Dates | 14 December (heats and semifinals) 15 December (final) | ||||||||
| Competitors | 74 from 66 nations | ||||||||
| Winning time | 25.42 | ||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
| World record |  Emre Sakçı (TUR) | 24.95 | Gaziantep, Turkey | 27 December 2021 |
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| Competition record |  Nic Fink (USA) | 25.38 | Melbourne, Australia | 18 December 2022 |
Background
editWorld record holder Emre Sakçı was entered in the event, but China's Qin Haiyang had won the event at all three stops of the 2024 World Cup. Qin’s fastest swim came in Shanghai, where he set a new Asian record of 25.38. He followed with a 25.76 in Incheon and a 25.47 in Singapore. Ilya Shymanovich, competing as a Neutral Athlete, recorded his season best of 25.51 at the Shanghai World Cup stop, which was his fastest swim in the event since 2021. Simone Cerasuolo of Italy, the 2022 bronze medalist, had also been under 26 seconds, having swum 25.79 earlier in the season. Kirill Prigoda, competing as a neutral athlete, entered with a 25.65 season best and a lifetime best of 25.49. Ludovico Viberti of Italy had also swam under 26 seconds with a 25.88 in October. Other swimmers included Japan's Taku Taniguchi (26.02), the Netherlands' Caspar Corbeau (26.15), Australia's Joshua Yong (26.34), Germany's Lucas Matzerath and Melvin Imoudu (both 26.50), and Michael Andrew of the USA, who entered with a season best of 26.22 and a lifetime best of 25.81.[2]
SwimSwam predicted Haiyang would win, Cerasuolo would come second, and Shymanovich would come third.[2]
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 14 December at 10:56.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were started on 14 December at 17:57.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Kirill Prigoda |  Neutral Athletes B | 25.48 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Qin Haiyang |  China | 25.60 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Chris Smith |  South Africa | 25.66 | Q, WJ |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Ilya Shymanovich | Neutral Athletes A | 25.67 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Emre Sakçı | Turkey | 25.67 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Michael Houlie | South Africa | 25.69 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Ludovico Viberti |  Italy | 25.80 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | Simone Cerasuolo | Italy | 25.81 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Koen de Groot |  Netherlands | 25.86 | R |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Melvin Imoudu |  Germany | 25.96 | R |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Taku Taniguchi |  Japan | 25.96 | R |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Daniel Kertes |  Sweden | 26.17 | =NR |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | Michael Andrew |  United States | 26.24 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Caspar Corbeau | Netherlands | 26.31 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Caio Pumputis |  Brazil | 26.37 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ronan Wantenaar |  Namibia | Disqualified | ||
Final
editThe final was held on 15 December at 17:55.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Qin Haiyang | China | 25.42 | |
 | 2 | Emre Sakçı | Turkey | 25.56 | |
| 4 | Kirill Prigoda | Neutral Athletes B | 25.56 | |
| 4 | 8 | Simone Cerasuolo | Italy | 25.62 | |
| 5 | 6 | Ilya Shymanovich | Neutral Athletes A | 25.64 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ludovico Viberti | Italy | 25.71 | |
| 7 | 7 | Michael Houlie | South Africa | 25.73 | |
| 8 | 3 | Chris Smith | South Africa | 25.77 |
References
edit- ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). Omega Timing. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- 1 2 Kaufman, Sophie (2024-12-09). "2024 SC Worlds Previews: Competitive Field In Men's Breaststroke Events Despite Absences". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ↑ "Men's 50m Breaststroke – Heats – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 50m Breaststroke – Semifinals – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 50m Breaststroke – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.