2025 SWIMMING WORLD CUP – CARMEL
- October 10-12, 2025
- Carmel, Indiana
- SCM (25 meters)
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The men’s 100m butterfly final transpired tonight from the first stop of the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Carmel, Indiana.
Swiss Olympic medalist Noe Ponti clinched the victory in 48.53, establishing a new U.S. Open Record in the process.
Runner-up status went to Canada’s Ilya Kharun, with the 20-year-old stopping the clock at 49.02, a new national record.
Kharun opened in 22.71 and closed in 26.31 to shave .01 off the previous Canadian benchmark of 49.03 he set at the 2022 Short Course World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. That former mark rendered Kharun the silver medalist at that competition.
Bronze tonight went to South African Olympic multi-medalist Chad le Clos who touched in 49.57 as the only other sub-50-second performer.
Kharun already owns the Canadian national records in the LCM 50 fly (22.68) and 200 fly (1:52.80). His SCM records include tonight’s 49.02 100 fly, along with the 21.67 50 fly and 1:48.24 200 fly he nabbed at last year’s Short Course World Championships in Budapest.
| Kharun’s New Canadian 100 Fly Record – 49.02 | Kharun’s Old Canadian 100 Fly Record – 49.03 |
| 10.55 | 10.65 |
| 12.16 | 12.46 |
| 13.04 | 12.87 |
| 13.27 | 13.05 |
Men’s 100 Butterfly — Final
- World Record: 47.71 – Noe Ponti, SUI (2024)
- World Junior Record: 49.03 – Ilya Kharun, CAN (2022)
- World Cup Record: 48.40 – Noe Ponti, SUI (2024)
U.S. Open Record: 48.63 – Tom Shields, USA (2015)
Final:
- Noe Ponti (SUI) — 48.53 *U.S. Open Record*
- Ilya Kharun (CAN) — 49.02
- Chad le Clos (RSA) — 49.57
- Josh Liendo (CAN) — 50.20
- Ksawey Masiuk (POL) — 50.30
- Trenton Julian (CLB) — 50.52
- Aiden Hayes (CLB) — 50.72
- Ole Mats Eidam (GER) — 51.39
SwimSwam had an article in 2024 that Ilya now holds dual US / Canadian citizenship, but plans to race for Canada moving forward:
https://swimswam.com/ilya-kharun-becomes-u-s-citizen-still-plans-to-race-for-team-canada-moving-forward/
Given the choice, who would stick with racing for Canada?
With the lack of depth at the very top, it makes it a lot easier to qualify for the big international meets swimming for Canada. And he can peak at those meets as well.
Well, evidently Ilya Kharun is sticking with racing for Canada