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 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 July (heats and semifinals) 27 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 78 from 73 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 49.66 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
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 edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 26 July at 10:00.[5]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 26 July at 20:10.[6]
Semifinal 1 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
The final was started on 27 July at 20:43.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 edit
- ^ Schedule
- ^ Start list
- ^ "World Aquatics Championships: Caeleb Dressel breaks Michael Phelps' 10-year-old world record". BBC. July 26, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results