The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was held from 11 to 12 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 records were established during the competition:
Background.
Several of the top contenders in the event chose not to compete, including Kyle Chalmers, David Popovici, Pan Zhanle, Thomas Ceccon, Hwang Sun-woo, and Tom Dean. Maxime Grousset of France held the fastest personal best in the field with a 45.41, set at the 2022 Short Course World Championships. Italy’s Alessandro Miressi had the second fastest personal best, having clocked a 45.51 en route to silver at the 2023 European Short Course Championships. Brazil’s Guilherme Caribé recorded a lifetime best of 45.78 in August 2024, while Egor Kornev, who was recently approved to compete as a neutral athlete, posted a 45.97 at the Russian Short Course Championships in November. Jordan Crooks of the Cayman Islands made the final in this event at the previous World Championships, setting a personal best of 45.55 in the semifinal. Olympic finalists in the field included Hungary’s Nándor Németh, and Americans Jack Alexy and Chris Guiliano, though only Nemeth had a prior short-course time. Dylan Carter of Trinidad and Tobago and Leonardo Deplano of Italy each entered with a best time of 46.36.
"SwimSwam" predicted Maxime Grousset would win, followed by Jordan Crooks in second and Guilherme Caribé in third.
Results.
Heats.
The heats were started on 11 December at 09:23.
Semifinals.
The semifinals were started on 11 December at 17:58.
Final.
The final was held on 12 December at 17:40.