Men’s 100m Butterfly – Short Course World Record & Splits
Current Records:
World Record: Noe Ponti, SUI, 47.71, 14 December 2024, World Championships
World Junior Record: Ilya Kharun, Canada, 49.03, 18 December 2022, World Championships
Commonwealth Record: Chad le Clos, South Africa, 48.08 – 8 December 2016, World Championships
Top 10 All-time Performers:
- Noe Ponti (10.19, 11.97/ 22.16, 12.46, 13.09/ 25.55) 47.71
- Caeleb Dressel (22.44, 25.34) 47.78
- Chad Le Clos (22.59, 25.49) 48.08
- Tom Shields (22.44, 26.03) 48.47
- Evgenii Korotyshkin (22.88, 25.60) 48.48
- Maxime Grousset (10.27, 12.29/ 22.56, 12.76, 13.25/ 26.01) 48.57
- Matthew Temple (22.58, 26.04) 48.62
- Matteo Rivolta (22.53, 25.11) 48.64
- Nyls Korstanje (10.37, 12.68 / 23.05, 12.72, 13.22 / 25.83) 48.99
- Simon Bucher (22.90, 26.12) 49.02
Data Analysis and Comparison:
The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 100m Butterfly – Men’s Short Course swimmers. Swimmers and coaches can looks at the individual Splits, Stroke Counts and the first 50m split compared to swimmers 50m PB. All swim data has been collected from our team reviewing race footage where possible.
| Men's 100m Butterfly - Short Course | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noe Ponti | Caeleb Dressel | Chad Le Clos | Tom Shields | Evgenii Korotyshkin | Matteo Rivolta | Marius Kusch | |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in 192cm | 6 ft 3 in 191cm | 6 ft 2 in 189cm | 6 ft 4 in 193cm | 6 ft 1 in 186cm | 6 ft 4in 194cm | 6 ft 3 in 191cm |
| Weight: | 194Ib 88kg | 185Ib 84kg | 215Ib 98kg | 187Ib 85kg | 207lb 94kg | 194Ib 88kg | |
| Country: | SUI | USA | RSA | USA | RUS | ITA | GER |
| DOB: | 2001-06-01 | 1996-08-16 | 1992-04-12 | 1991-07-11 | 1983-04-30 | 1991-11-16 | 1993-05-05 |
| Meet: | 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) | ISL 2020 Season - Final | 13th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2016 | ISL 2020 Season - Final | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | 2021 ISL Season 3, Match 17 - Playoffs Match 6 | European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 |
| 1st 25m Split | 10.19 | 10.21 | |||||
| Strokes | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Split Time: | |||||||
| 2nd 25m Split | 11.97 | 12.23 | |||||
| Strokes | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Split Time: | 22.16 | 22.44 | 22.59 | 22.44 | 22.88 | 22.53 | 22.67 |
| 50m PB: | 21.32 | 22.04 | 21.95 | 22.32 | 22.33 | 22.14 | 22.40 |
| Time off 50m PB: | 0.84 | 0.40 | 0.64 | 0.12 | 0.55 | 0.39 | 0.27 |
| Percentage of 50m PB: | 103.940% | 101.815% | 102.916% | 100.538% | 102.463% | 101.762% | 101.205% |
| 3rd 25m Split | 12.46 | 12.45 | |||||
| Strokes | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |||
| 4th 25m Split | 13.09 / 25.55 | 12.89 / 25.34 | |||||
| Strokes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Total Time: | 47.71 | 47.78 | 48.08 | 48.47 | 48.48 | 48.64 | 49.06 |
Here is the list of the Men’s 100m Butterfly Long Course and the 200m Butterfly Long Course.
Here is Caelab Dressel former 100m Butterfly World Record swim
Note: Men’s 100m Butterfly – Short Course World Record & Splits Updated Dec 2024
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