Noe Ponti Breaks World Record Again With 21.32 50 Butterfly In Budapest

2024 Short Course World Championships

• December 10-15, 2024
• Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
• SCM (25m)
• Meet Central
• Roster Index
• SwimSwam Preview Index
• Pick’em
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results
• Prelims Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2
• Finals Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2

Men’s 50 Butterfly – Finals

• World Record: 21.43 – Noe Ponti, SUI (2024)
• World Junior Record: 22.28 – Ilya Kharun, CAN (2022)
• World Championship Record: 21.43 – Noe Ponti, SUI (2024)
• 2022 SC World Champion: Nicholas Santos, BRA – 21.78

Podium

1. Noe Ponti (SUI) – 21.32 ***NEW WORLD RECORD***
2. Ilya Kharun (CAN) – 21.67
3. Nyls Korstanje (NED) -21.68
4. Szebasztian Szabo (HUN) – 22.00
5. Michele Busa (ITA) – 22.01
6. Grigori Pekarski (NAA) – 22.06
7. Teong Tzen Wei (SGP) – 22.11
8. Marius Kusch (GER) – 22.17

Noe Ponti of Switzerland swam to another World Record in the SCM men’s 50 butterfly, swimming a 21.32 in the final at the 2024 World Championships in Budapest. That dropped another tenth off his previous record of a 21.43 that he swam just yesterday in semifinals.

In addition to breaking the record, Ponti also earns another World Record bonus of $25,000 after earning $25,000 with yesterday’s swim as well. He also wins the bonus of $10,000 after winning the Triple Crown in the event at the World Cup stops

Ponti continues his historic fall as he first broke the World Record at the first stop of the World Cup this fall in Shanghai. He swam a 21.67 at the time but has continued to improve upon that swim.

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)
8. –
9. Noe Ponti, Switzerland — 21.68 (Oct. 20, 2024)/ Nyls Korstanje, Netherlands — 21.68 (Dec. 11, 2024)
10. –

The men’s 50 fly has seen much progression over the last few months as the World Record stood at a 21.75 prior to Ponti first breaking it. Since then, Nyls Korstanje of the Netherlands has been under that mark three times while Ilya Kharun of Canada swam a personal best in tonight’s final with a 21.67, also under the old World Record.