Shaine Casas Breaks Meet Record With 50.24 100 Fly, Becomes #9 Performer All-Time

2025 U.S. OPEN

MEN’S 100 FLY – Finals

Top 8 Finishers

  1. Shaine Casas (TXLA) – 50.24 CR
  2. Ilya Kharun (UN-AZ) – 50.40
  3. Leon Marchand (TXLA) – 51.20
  4. Caeleb Dressel (SJAC) – 51.33
  5. Hubert Kos (TXLA) – 51.72
  6. Bjoern Kammann (TNAQ) – 51.95
  7. Dare Rose (SCAR) – 52.06
  8. Aiden Hayes (NCS) – 52.68

After breaking the US Open meet record in prelims, Shaine Casas swam to another record tonight posting a 50.24 in the men’s 100 butterfly. Casas also becomes the #9 performer all-time in the event.

Split Comparison

2025 US Open – Finals 2025 U.S. Open- Prelims
2023 U.S. Open
50 23.22 23.37 23.6
100 27.02 27.41 27.43
Total 50.24 50.78 51.03

Casas was faster tonight than he was this morning on both 50s, although the 2nd 50 was a bigger difference than the first 50. He has been under the 51-second mark seven times in his career now.

With his swim tonight, Casas also moves up to become the #9 performer all-time. He previously sat tied as the #11 performer all-time with his previous best time of a 50.40 that he swam at 2022 Nationals. He is the 3rd fastest American all-time, only behind Caeleb Dressel and Michael Phelps.

All- Time Top Performers, Men’s LCM 100 Fly

  1. Caeleb Dressel, 49.45 — 2020 Olympic Games
  2. Maxime Grousset, 49.62 — 2025 World Champs
  3. Kristóf Milák, 49.68 — 2020 Olympic Games
  4. Michael Phelps, 49.82 — 2009 World Champs
  5. Noe Ponti, 49.83 — 2025 World Champs
  6. Milo Cavic, 49.95 — 2009 World Champs
  7. Josh Liendo, 49.99 — 2024 Olympic Games
  8. Ilya Kharun, 50.07 — 2025 World Champs
  9. Shaine Casas, 50.24 – 2025 US Open
  10. Matthew Temple, 50.25 — Japan Open (50m) 2023

Casas’ time tonight notably would have been 5th in finals at the 2025 World Championships. He did not advance to semifinals in the event after swimming a 51.66 for 19th during prelims.

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Miranda
5 months ago

So great to see this from Casas! This race lived up to expectations. Good time from Kharun at midseason. Nice to see Marchand get a PB. Encouraging time from Dressel.

Former swimmer
5 months ago

Casas is like a wild horse. The only person that can rein him in is Bob and he potentially can be the best ever. If his head doesn’t get in the way that is.

He said he was almost kicked out of the Colorado training camp. His head is getting in the way.

Last edited 5 months ago by Former swimmer
Bobthebuilderrocks
Reply to  Former swimmer
5 months ago

I thought that was because he couldn’t handle the workload?

DLswim
5 months ago

Casas is a beast! Super talented — glad to see him performing closer to his true potential!

GiantHugeBoi
5 months ago

Over 20 years on, he has just become the 2nd American to ever beat Crocker’s textile 50.40 from 2005.

cruiserchuck
Reply to  GiantHugeBoi
5 months ago

Cavic is an American, born and raised in California. Kharun is also now an American citizen.

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