The men's 100 metre individual medley event at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was held from 12 to 13 December 2024 at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
Records.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
Background.
None of the 2022 podium returned for the event in Budapest, but Switzerland’s Noè Ponti emerged as the clear favourite. Ponti set a lifetime best of 50.39 at the 2024 Singapore World Cup stop, becoming the third-fastest performer in history and the only entrant under 51 seconds. Austria’s Bernhard Reitshammer, the 2023 European champion, held a season best of 52.79 and aimed to improve on his seventh-place finish from the previous short course world championships. Spain’s Carles Coll Marti entered with a national record of 51.73, while the USA’s Michael Andrew, the 2016 world champion, held a personal best of 51.22 and had swum 52.54 earlier in the season. Turkey’s Emre Sakçı (51.14) and Berke Saka (51.99) also entered with sub-52 times. South Korea’s Kim Ji-hun (52.00) and Brazil’s Caio Pumputis (52.06) were final contenders. Italy’s Alberto Razzetti and the Netherlands’ Caspar Corbeau, though not IM specialists, were also in the mix for medals.
"SwimSwam" predicted Ponti would win, Reitshammer would come second, and Coll Marti would come third.
Results.
Heats.
The heats were started on 12 December at 10:18.
Semifinals.
The semifinals were started on 12 December at 19:02.
Final.
The final was held on 13 December at 18:59.