Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly

The Men's 100 metre butterfly competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 26 and 27 July 2019.[1][2] The defending champion Caeleb Dressel broke Michael Phelps' ten-year-old record by 0.32 second in the semi-final, setting a new world-record time of 49.50 seconds.[3] Dressel won the final held the following day, defending his title.[4]

Men's 100 metre butterfly
at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
VenueNambu University Municipal Aquatics Center
LocationGwangju, South Korea
Dates26 July (heats and semifinals)
27 July (final)
Competitors78 from 73 nations
Winning time49.66
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Russia
bronze medal    South Africa
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Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

World record   Michael Phelps (USA) 49.82 Rome, Italy 1 August 2009
Competition record   Michael Phelps (USA) 49.82 Rome, Italy 1 August 2009

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
26 July Semifinal Caeleb Dressel   United States 49.50 WR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were held on 26 July at 10:00.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 9 4 Caeleb Dressel   United States 50.28 Q
2 7 2 Kristóf Milák   Hungary 51.42 Q
3 9 3 Andrey Minakov   Russia 51.54 Q
4 7 4 Chad le Clos   South Africa 51.58 Q
5 9 5 Mehdy Metella   France 51.65 Q
6 9 6 Vinicius Lanza   Brazil 51.83 Q
7 9 7 László Cseh   Hungary 51.88 Q
8 8 2 Matthew Temple   Australia 51.89 Q
9 8 5 Jack Conger   United States 51.96 Q
10 7 3 Marius Kusch   Germany 52.05 Q
11 8 3 James Guy   Great Britain 52.06 Q
12 8 6 Naoki Mizunuma   Japan 52.23 Q
13 7 1 Tomer Frankel   Israel 52.36 Q
14 7 6 Li Zhuhao   China 52.44 Q
14 9 1 Yauhen Tsurkin   Belarus 52.44 Q
14 9 2 David Morgan   Australia 52.44 Q
17 7 8 Adilbek Mussin   Kazakhstan 52.46
18 8 9 Deividas Margevičius   Lithuania 52.55 NR
19 7 7 Federico Burdisso   Italy 52.65
20 8 7 Konrad Czerniak   Poland 52.77
21 6 2 Ümitcan Gureş   Turkey 52.86
22 9 8 Mathys Goosen   Netherlands 52.87
23 6 4 Kregor Zirk   Estonia 52.92
24 7 5 Joseph Schooling   Singapore 52.93
24 8 0 Josiah Binnema   Canada 52.93
26 8 4 Piero Codia   Italy 53.09
27 8 8 Daniel Martin   Romania 53.15
28 6 1 Denys Kesil   Ukraine 53.39
29 7 9 Andreas Vazaios   Greece 53.41
30 8 1 Ryan Coetzee   South Africa 53.46
31 5 6 Mihajlo Čeprkalo   Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.52 NR
32 5 4 Chu Chen-ping   Chinese Taipei 53.58
33 6 6 Riku Pöytäkivi   Finland 53.62
34 6 3 Yun Seok-hwan   South Korea 53.64
35 6 5 Simon Sjödin   Sweden 53.70
36 5 5 Bradlee Ashby   New Zealand 53.73
37 6 9 Benjamin Hockin   Paraguay 53.78
38 5 3 Chan Jie   Malaysia 53.85
39 6 8 Roberto Strelkov   Argentina 54.11
40 5 7 Yusuf Tibazi   Morocco 54.21
41 6 0 Sajan Prakash   India 54.30
42 5 8 Nicholas Lim   Hong Kong 54.36
43 5 0 Navaphat Wongcharoen   Thailand 54.38
44 6 7 Glenn Victor Sutanto   Indonesia 54.57
45 1 5 Abbas Qali   Kuwait 54.67
46 4 4 Cadell Lyons   Trinidad and Tobago 54.79
47 5 2 Steven Aimable   Senegal 54.94 NR
47 5 9 Abeiku Jackson   Ghana 54.94
49 5 1 Ralph Goveia   Zambia 55.14
50 4 6 Ayman Kelzi   Syria 55.15 NR
51 4 3 Alireza Yavari   Iran 55.63
52 4 5 Keanan Dols   Jamaica 55.66
53 4 2 Teimuraz Kobakhidze   Georgia 56.03
54 4 1 Bryan Alvaréz   Costa Rica 56.04
55 4 0 Jayhan Odlum-Smith   Saint Lucia 56.31
56 2 5 Artur Barseghyan   Armenia 56.52
57 4 7 Seggio Bernardina   Curaçao 56.54
58 3 5 Yousif Bu Arish   Saudi Arabia 56.58
59 4 8 Yacob Al-Khulaifi   Qatar 56.62
60 3 4 Rami Anis FINA Independent Athletes 57.26
61 3 3 Jesse Washington   Bermuda 57.29
62 3 8 Salvador Gordo   Angola 57.32
63 1 3 Ifeakachuku Nmor   Nigeria 57.65
64 3 7 Simon Bachmann   Seychelles 58.06
65 3 1 Bernat Lomero   Andorra 58.12
66 4 9 Fernando Ponce   Guatemala 58.26
67 1 4 Abdulla Ahmed   Bahrain 58.44 NR
68 3 0 Collins Saliboko   Tanzania 58.82
69 3 6 Davidson Vincent   Haiti 58.91
70 3 2 Mathieu Marquet   Mauritius 1:00.03
71 2 1 Daniel Christian   Eritrea 1:00.77
72 2 3 Ousmane Touré   Mali 1:00.81
73 3 9 Emilien Puyo   Monaco 1:01.12
74 2 2 Lim Keouodom   Cambodia 1:01.17
75 2 8 Simanga Dlamini   Eswatini 1:02.39
76 2 4 Belly-Cresus Ganira   Burundi 1:03.34
77 2 7 Achala Gekabel   Ethiopia 1:06.40
2 6 Irvin Hoost   Suriname DSQ
7 0 Viktor Bromer   Denmark DNS
9 0 Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas   Norway
9 9 Antani Ivanov   Bulgaria

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on 26 July at 20:10.[6]

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Kristóf Milák   Hungary 50.95 Q
2 5 Chad le Clos   South Africa 51.40 Q
3 2 Marius Kusch   Germany 51.50 Q
4 6 Matthew Temple   Australia 51.70 Q
5 7 Naoki Mizunuma   Japan 51.71
6 3 Vinicius Lanza   Brazil 51.92
7 1 Li Zhuhao   China 52.00
8 8 David Morgan   Australia 52.20

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Caeleb Dressel   United States 49.50 Q, WR
2 5 Andrey Minakov   Russia 50.94 Q, NR
3 3 Mehdy Metella   France 51.62 Q
4 7 James Guy   Great Britain 51.69 Q
5 6 László Cseh   Hungary 51.86
6 2 Jack Conger   United States 51.91
7 1 Tomer Frankel   Israel 52.15 NR
8 8 Yauhen Tsurkin   Belarus 52.55

Final

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The final was started on 27 July at 20:43.[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Caeleb Dressel   United States 49.66
  5 Andrey Minakov   Russia 50.83 NR
  6 Chad le Clos   South Africa 51.16
4 3 Kristóf Milák   Hungary 51.26
5 7 Mehdy Metella   France 51.38
6 8 Matthew Temple   Australia 51.51
7 1 James Guy   Great Britain 51.62
8 2 Marius Kusch   Germany 51.66

References

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  1. ^ Schedule
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ "World Aquatics Championships: Caeleb Dressel breaks Michael Phelps' 10-year-old world record". BBC. July 26, 2019.
  4. ^ McCarriston, Shanna (27 July 2019). "American swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins three titles in one night at World Championships, puts gold medal count at six". CBS Sports.
  5. ^ Heats results
  6. ^ Semifinals results
  7. ^ Final results