The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships was held from 1 to 2 August 2025 at the World Aquatics Championships Arena at the Singapore Sports Hub in Kallang, Singapore.
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | World Aquatics Championships Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang | |||||||||
| Dates | 1 August (heats and semifinals) 2 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 116 from 108 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.14 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Cameron McEvoy of Australia was the favourite to win the event, while Great Britain's Ben Proud and the United States' Jack Alexy were also in contention. In the final, McEvoy led the race from beginning to end, to win with a time of 21.14. Proud finished second with 21.26, and Alexy came third with 21.46. McEvoy's win made him Australia's oldest world swimming champion, at 31 years old.
Background
editCameron McEvoy of Australia, the reigning Olympic champion and world leader with a time of 21.30 in 2025, was regarded by SwimSwam as the favourite to win the event, while Great Britain's Ben Proud, a consistent podium finisher since 2022, was anticipated to contend for gold. The United States' Jack Alexy, second in world rankings with 21.36, was aiming to return to form after missing the U.S. Olympic team for this event in 2024. Brazil's Gui Caribé and Russia's Egor Kornev, who was competing for the Neutral Athletes B team, were also chasing podium finishes. The defending world champion was Vladyslav Bukhov of Ukraine, though his recent results had been inconsistent.[1] The event was held at the World Aquatics Championships Arena at the Singapore Sports Hub in Kallang, Singapore.[2]
Qualification
editEach National Federation was permitted to enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but only if both of them had attained the "A" standard qualification time at approved qualifying events. For this event, the "A" standard qualification time was 22.05 seconds. Federations could enter one athlete into the event if they met the "B" standard qualification time. For this event, the "B" standard qualification time was 22.82. Athletes could also enter the event if they had met an "A" or "B" standard in a different event and their Federation had not entered anyone else. Additional considerations applied to Federations who had few swimmers enter through the standard qualification times. Federations in this category could at least enter two men and two women into the competition, all of whom could enter into up to two events.[3][4]
| Swimmer | Country | Time | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron McEvoy |  Australia |
21.25 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| Benjamin Proud |  Great Britain |
21.25 | 2024 British Championships |
| Jack Alexy |  United States |
21.36 | 2025 United States Championships |
| Egor Kornev |  Neutral Athletes B |
21.43 | 2025 Russian Championships |
| Guilherme Caribé |  Brazil |
21.46 | 2025 Brazilian Championships |
| Josh Liendo |  Canada |
21.48 | 2024 Canadian Trials |
| Leonardo Deplano |  Italy |
21.50 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| Meiron Cheruti |  Israel |
21.60 | 2025 Israeli Trials |
| Maxime Grousset |  France |
21.60 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| Lorenzo Zazzeri | Italy |
21.64 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
Heats
editThe heats took place on 1 August 2025 at 10:51 in the morning.[7][8] The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals.[9][8] Serbia's Andrej Barna swam the fastest qualifying time of 21.44, which broke his country's national record in the event. Alexy and Kornev tied with the second fastest qualification time of 21.52. The top 16 swimmers all finished with times within less than half a second of one another.[10]
Since Martin Kartavi of Israel and Santo Condorelli of the United States tied for the sixteenth fastest time of 21.91, they were scheduled to compete in a swim-off later in the day, to determine who would qualify for the semifinals.[9][8][10]
Swim-off
editThe swim-off was started on 1 August at 12:44.[18] Condorelli won, which qualified him for the semifinals.[9]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Santo Condorelli | United States |
21.83 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Martin Kartavi | Israel |
21.94 |
Semifinals
editThe semifinals took place on 1 August at 19:34.[7][19] The swimmers with the best eight times in the semifinals advanced to the final.[9][19] McEvoy qualified with the fastest time of 21.30, followed by Alexy, Barna, Kornev, Italy's Leonardo Deplano, Proud, and then Condorelli.[20][19][21]
Israel's Meiron Cheruti and South Korea's Ji Yu-chan tied for the eighth fastest time of 21.77, meaning they were scheduled to compete in a swim-off later in the evening.[20][19][9]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Cameron McEvoy |  Australia |
21.30 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Jack Alexy | United States |
21.32 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Andrej Barna |  Serbia |
21.45 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Egor Kornev |  Neutral Athletes B |
21.51 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Leonardo Deplano | Italy |
21.59 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Ben Proud | Great Britain |
21.61 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | Santo Condorelli | United States |
21.68 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Meiron Cheruti | Israel |
21.77 | S/off |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Ji Yu-chan |  South Korea |
21.77 | S/off |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Guilherme Caribé | Brazil |
21.78 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Jere Hribar |  Croatia |
21.79 | |
| 12 | 2 | 8 | Thomas Fannon |  Ireland |
21.81 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Vladyslav Bukhov |  Ukraine |
21.82 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Szebasztián Szabó |  Hungary |
21.84 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Lorenzo Zazzeri | Italy |
21.87 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Ian Ho |  Hong Kong |
22.15 |
Swim-off
editThe swim-off was started on 1 August at 20:58.[22] Ji won with a new Asian record of 21.66, qualifying for the final.[22][9][23]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ji Yu-chan | South Korea |
21.66 | Q, AS |
| 2 | 4 | Meiron Cheruti | Israel |
21.74 |
Final
editThe final took place on 2 August at 19:09.[7][24] McEvoy had the fastest reaction time and led to the end of the race to win gold with a time of 21.14.[25][24][26] Proud won silver with 21.26, and Alexy took bronze with 21.46.[24][27]
McEvoy and Proud finished in the same positions they did at the Paris Olympics the year prior, but both of them swam faster times.[28][27] The podium also contained the same three swimmers as it did in 2023, with Proud and Alexy swapped in second and third.[29] McEvoy's time was the 11th fastest ever in this event,[27] and his win made him Australia's oldest world swimming champion, at 31 years old.[30][25]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Cameron McEvoy | Australia |
21.14 |
 |
7 | Ben Proud | Great Britain |
21.26 |
 |
5 | Jack Alexy | United States |
21.46 |
| 4 | 2 | Leonardo Deplano | Italy |
21.52 |
| 5 | 6 | Egor Kornev | Neutral Athletes B |
21.53 |
| 6 | 3 | Andrej Barna | Serbia |
21.60 |
| 7 | 8 | Ji Yu-chan | South Korea |
21.71 |
| 8 | 1 | Santo Condorelli | United States |
21.73 |
Notes
edit- ↑ Only including swimmers who were on the start list for this event
Further information
edit- "Swimming World Championships Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Final". english.news.cn. Xinhuanet. 3 August 2025. Archived from the original on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026. – Photos from the event
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