The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 10 December 2024 at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
Records.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
The following record was established during the competition:
Background.
Five of the top six finishers from the 2022 Short Course World Championships returned for the event, including Carson Foster of the United States, Finlay Knox of Canada, Shaine Casas of the United States, Daiya Seto of Japan, and Italy’s Alberto Razzetti. Foster held a lifetime best of 1:50.66, while Casas entered as the fastest in the field with a best of 1:50.37, making him the fourth-fastest performer in history. Knox, the Doha 2024 world champion in long course, had focused on the 200 IM after skipping it at recent short-course meets. Seto, a former world champion, competed despite a cracked rib and had swum 1:51.91 earlier in the season. Razzetti swam a lifetime best of 1:52.13 at the 2023 European Short Course Championships. Switzerland’s Noè Ponti also emerged as a contender after a 1:51.78 at the World Cup. Neutral athletes Ilya Borodin (1:52.75) and Aleksei Sudarev (1:53.50) were also in the field. Spain’s Carles Coll Marti and Turkey’s Berke Saka were additional finalists in contention.
"SwimSwam" predicted Ponti would win, Foster would place second, and Razzetti would finish third.
Results.
Heats.
The heats were started at 11:01.
Final.
The final was held at 18:11.