Ilya Kharun Breaks Own US Open Record With 21.69 50 Butterfly

2025 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – Westmont

• October 17-19, 2025
• Westmont, Illinois
• SCM (25 meters)
• Meet Central
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results
• Live Recaps:
  • Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

Men’s 50m Butterfly – Final

• World Record: 21.32 – Noe Ponti (SUI), 2024
• World Cup Record: 21.50 – Noe Ponti (SUI), 2024
• World Junior Record: 22.28 – Ilya Kharun (CAN), 2022
• U.S. Open Record: 21.86 – Ilya Kharun (CAN), 2025

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Ilya Kharun (CAN) – 21.69 *U.S. Open Record*
2. Noe Ponti (SUI) – 21.80
3. Finlay Brooks (CLB) – 22.09
4. Josh Liendo (CAN) – 22.31
5. Tzen Wei Teong (SGP) – 22.39
6. Simone Stefani (ITA) – 22.43
7. Dylan Carter (TTO) – 22.48
8. Ralf Tribuntsov (EST) – 22.75

Ilya Kharun broke his own US Open Record to win the men’s 50 butterfly on the final night of competition in Westmont, Illinois. Kharun touched in a 21.69 to sneak under his mark of a 21.86 that he swam to win the event last week in Carmel.

Kharun represents Canada at the international level and competes collegiately for Arizona State. He will have the chance to win the triple crown for a $10,000 bonus next week at the final stop in Toronto, Canada in the World Cup Series.

Top Men’s 50 Butterfly Performances All-Time (SCM)

1. Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 21.32 (Dec. 11, 2024)
2. Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 21.43 (Dec. 10, 2024)
3. Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 21.50 (Nov. 2, 2024)
4. Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 21.53 (Dec. 10, 2024)
5. Nyls Korstanje, Netherlands — 21.62 (Dec. 10, 2024)
6. Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 21.64 (Nov. 2, 2024)
7. Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 21.67 (Oct. 20, 2024)/ Ilya Kharun, Canada – 21.67 (Dec. 11, 2024)
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9. Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 21.68 (Oct. 20, 2024)/ Nyls Korstanje, Netherlands — 21.68 (Dec. 11, 2024)
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11. Ilya Kharun, Canada – 21.69 (Oct. 19, 2025)

Kharun’s time tonight was the 11th fastest performance all-time. He has been as fast as a 21.67 as he swam that time for silver at last December’s 2024 SCM World Championships in Budapest. He won silver behind Noe Ponti of Switzerland, who he has notably beaten at the first two stops this fall of the World Cup Series as Ponti swam a 21.90 last week and a 21.80 today.