The Men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 5 December with the heats and the semifinals and 6 December with the final.[1]
| Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 5 December (heats and semifinals) 6 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 145 from 107 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.95 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Steffen Deibler |  Germany |
21.80 | Berlin | 14 November 2009 |
| Championship record | Nicholas Santos |  Brazil |
22.22 | Istanbul | 15 December 2012 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 December | Final | Chad le Clos |  South Africa |
21.95 | CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10:25.[2]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 18:17.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Andriy Hovorov |  Ukraine |
22.61 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Tom Shields |  United States |
22.70 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Mehdy Metella |  France |
22.71 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Nikita Konovalov |  Russia |
22.91 | |
| 5 | 4 | Albert Subirats |  Venezuela |
22.93 | |
| 6 | 7 | Shinri Shioura |  Japan |
22.94 | |
| 7 | 1 | Henrique Martins | Brazil |
23.42 | |
| 8 | 2 | Matt Grevers | United States |
23.50 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Chad le Clos | South Africa |
22.20 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Nicholas Santos | Brazil |
22.48 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Yauhen Tsurkin |  Belarus |
22.54 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Aleksandr Popkov | Russia |
22.59 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | François Heersbrandt |  Belgium |
22.59 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Adam Barrett |  Great Britain |
22.90 | |
| 7 | 1 | David Morgan |  Australia |
22.98 | |
| 8 | 7 | Brett Fraser |  Cayman Islands |
23.35 |
Final edit
The final were held at 18:52.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Chad le Clos | South Africa |
21.95 | CR |
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5 | Nicholas Santos | Brazil |
22.08 | AM |
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7 | Andriy Hovorov | Ukraine |
22.49 | |
| 4 | 6 | Aleksandr Popkov | Russia |
22.53 | |
| 5 | 1 | Tom Shields | United States |
22.57 | |
| 6 | 3 | Yauhen Tsurkin | Belarus |
22.63 | |
| 7 | 8 | Mehdy Metella | France |
22.68 | |
| 8 | 2 | François Heersbrandt | Belgium |
22.69 |