The Men's 50 metre butterfly competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 21 and 22 July 2019.[1][2] The defending champion Ben Proud finished 7th in the final. The winner, Caeleb Dressel, set a competition record in the final, winning in 22.35 seconds.
| Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 July (heats and semifinals) 22 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 94 from 87 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.35 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Andriy Govorov (UKR) |
22.27 | Rome, Italy | 1 July 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record |  Milorad Čavić (SRB) |
22.67 | Rome, Italy | 27 July 2009 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July | Semifinal | Caeleb Dressel |  United States |
22.57 | CR |
| 22 July | Final | 22.35 | CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 21 July at 11:02.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 21 July at 20:23.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
22.80 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Szebasztián Szabó |  Hungary |
23.09 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Piero Codia |  Italy |
23.29 | |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Zaitsev |  Estonia |
23.31 | |
| 5 | 8 | Konrad Czerniak |  Poland |
23.36 | |
| 6 | 6 | Dylan Carter |  Trinidad and Tobago |
23.37 | |
| 7 | 2 | Maxime Grousset |  France |
23.41 | |
| 8 | 7 | Meiron Cheruti |  Israel |
23.62 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Caeleb Dressel | United States |
22.57 | Q, CR, AM |
| 2 | 7 | Nicholas Santos |  Brazil |
22.77 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Oleg Kostin |  Russia |
22.88 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Michael Andrew | United States |
22.95 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Ben Proud |  Great Britain |
23.14 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Andrey Zhilkin | Russia |
23.21 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Kristian Golomeev |  Greece |
23.29 | |
| 8 | 8 | Abdelrahman Sameh |  Egypt |
23.68 |
Final edit
The final was held on 22 July at 20:47.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Caeleb Dressel | United States |
22.35 | CR, AM |
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6 | Oleg Kostin | Russia |
22.70 | NR |
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5 | Nicholas Santos | Brazil |
22.79 | |
| 4 | 2 | Michael Andrew | United States |
22.80 | |
| 5 | 7 | Szebasztián Szabó | Hungary |
22.90 | NR |
| 6 | 3 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
22.91 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ben Proud | Great Britain |
23.01 | |
| 8 | 8 | Andrey Zhilkin | Russia |
23.11 |