The men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events

Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

The Swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.-Qualifying criteria:...

 at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24 and 25. The heats and semifinals took place July 24 and the final was held July 25.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

	Name	Nation	Time	Location	Date
World record	Rafael Muñoz Rafael Muñoz (swimmer) Rafael Muñoz Pérez is an Olympic swimmer from Spain. He competed for the Spanish Olympic team at the 2008 Olympic Games....		22.43	Malaga Málaga Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...	April 5, 2009
Championship record	Milorad Čavić Milorad Cavic Milorad Čavić is an American-born Serbian swimmer.-Swimming career:...		22.67	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	July 27, 2009

No new world or competition records were set during this competition.

Heats

56 swimmers participated in 7 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	7	4	César Cielo César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events...		23.26	Q
2	6	4	Geoff Huegill Geoff Huegill Geoffrey Andrew Huegill , nicknamed Skippy and Skip, is an Australian butterfly swimmer...		23.27	Q
3	5	6	Florent Manaudou		23.31	Q
4	5	5	Jason Dunford Jason Dunford Jason Edward Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He has won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, Universiade, All-Africa Games and African Championships, and reached finals at Olympics, World Championships and Short Course World Championships....		23.48	Q
5	6	5	Steffen Deibler Steffen Deibler Steffen Deibler, is a German swimmer from Biberach an der Riß. He is the current World record holder for the 50 m butterfly .- Development :...		23.50	Q
6	7	7	Ivan Lenđer		23.51	Q
7	6	8	Konrad Czerniak Konrad Czerniak -References:*...		23.52	Q, NR
8	5	4	Matthew Targett		23.53	Q
9	6	3	Andriy Govorov Andriy Govorov Andriy Govorov is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won several international juniors medals and senior medals in his career.Govorov won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly and a bronze medal at the 50 meter freestyle during the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships...		23.63	Q
10	7	3	Roland Schoeman		23.64	Q
11	6	6	Francois Heersbrandt		23.73	Q
12	5	2	Milorad Čavić Milorad Cavic Milorad Čavić is an American-born Serbian swimmer.-Swimming career:...		23.76	Q
13	7	8	Benjamin Hockin		23.82	Q
14	7	5	Frederick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships...		23.84	Q
15	5	8	Antony James		23.94	Q
16	7	2	Joeri Verlinden Joeri Verlinden Joeri Verlinden is a Dutch swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle. He is currently trained by former world champion Marcel Wouda alongside olympic champions Maarten van der Weijden and Hinkelien Schreuder.-Swimming career:...		23.96	S-Off
16	7	1	Nikita Konovalov		23.96	S-Off
18	6	7	Octavio Alesi		23.99
19	4	4	Peter Mankoč Peter Mankoc Peter Mankoč is one of the best Slovenian swimmers of all time and one of the most successful short course European Championship swimmers in the history of the event.- Personal :...		24.01
20	7	6	Mario Todorovic		24.05
21	5	1	Yauheni Tsurkin		24.09
22	4	2	Yeugeniy Lazuka		24.14
23	4	3	Marco Belotti Marco Belotti Marco Belotti is a freestyle swimmer from Italy. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...		24.19
23	5	3	Cullen Jones Cullen Jones Cullen Jones is an American freestyle sprint swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.-Early life:Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey while in elementary school...		24.19
25	6	1	Ryan Pini Ryan Pini Ryan John Pini is a 2-time Olympic swimmer from Papua New Guinea. He swam for PNG at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics; also serving as the PNG flagbearer in 2008...		24.26
26	4	1	Joseph Bartoch		24.29
27	6	2	Zhou Jiawei Zhou Jiawei Zhou Jiawei is an national-record-holding swimmer from China. He set the Asian Record in the long-course 50m butterfly at the 2009 Chinese Nationals; and set the Chinese Record also in the long-course 100 butterfly at the 2009 Chinese National Games.He has swum for China at the:*Asian Games:...		24.33
28	5	7	Elvis Burrows		24.35
29	4	8	Joshua McLeod		24.41
30	4	5	Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:...		24.43
31	4	6	Michal Rubacek		24.59
32	4	7	Virdhaval Vikram Khade		24.65
33	3	6	Marcelino Richaards		25.36
34	3	5	Serghei Golban		25.37
35	3	4	Yellow Yeiyah Yellow Yeiyah Yellow Yeiyah, last names also seen as two words "Yei Yah", is an Olympic swimmer from Nigeria. He swam for Nigeria at the 2008 Olympics....		25.41
36	3	8	Ifalemi Paea		25.50
37	3	7	Andrew Chetcuti Andrew Chetcuti Andrew Chetcuti , is a Maltese freestyle and butterfly swimmer specialising in short course events. He holds 5 individual national records, and 2 in relays.- Personal life :...		25.54
38	2	4	Javier Hernandez		26.05
39	3	2	Joao Matias		26.06
40	3	1	Obaid Al Jasmi		26.20
41	3	3	Rami Anis		26.22
42	1	3	Iohanad Dheyaa		27.51
43	2	5	Mark Thompson		28.90
44	1	1	Mohamed Abdelrawf Mahmoud		29.02
45	2	3	John Kamyuka John Kamyuka John Kamyuka is a Batswana swimmer who represented Botswana at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the men's 50m freestyle event. At a height of 175cm and a weight of 72 kg , he was one of the first two Olympic swimmers from his landlocked country...		29.03
46	2	2	Conrad Gaira		29.36
47	2	6	Fiseha Hailu		29.58
48	1	6	Khalid Ismaeel Alibaba		29.95
49	1	4	Inayath Hassan		30.03
50	2	7	Tolga Akcayli		30.05
51	1	2	Dionisio Augustine II		30.59
52	2	1	Chingizov Alisher		30.64
53	2	8	Wei Ching Maou		31.29
54	1	7	Kyle Zreibe		36.25
	1	8	Abd Mohamed Mahmoud		DNS
	1	5	Amer Ali		DSQ

Swimoff

As two swimmers had the same time in the heats at place 16 they had to particpate in a swimoff to determine the last semifinal swimmer.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4	Joeri Verlinden Joeri Verlinden Joeri Verlinden is a Dutch swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle. He is currently trained by former world champion Marcel Wouda alongside olympic champions Maarten van der Weijden and Hinkelien Schreuder.-Swimming career:...		23.77	Q
2	5	Nikita Konovalov		23.84

Semifinal 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4	Geoff Huegill Geoff Huegill Geoffrey Andrew Huegill , nicknamed Skippy and Skip, is an Australian butterfly swimmer...		23.26	Q
2	5	Jason Dunford Jason Dunford Jason Edward Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He has won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, Universiade, All-Africa Games and African Championships, and reached finals at Olympics, World Championships and Short Course World Championships....		23.34	Q
3	6	Matthew Targett		23.41	Q
4	1	Frederick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships...		23.42	Q
5	2	Roland Schoeman		23.48
6	3	Ivan Lenđer		23.54
7	7	Milorad Čavić Milorad Cavic Milorad Čavić is an American-born Serbian swimmer.-Swimming career:...		23.59
8	8	Joeri Verlinden Joeri Verlinden Joeri Verlinden is a Dutch swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle. He is currently trained by former world champion Marcel Wouda alongside olympic champions Maarten van der Weijden and Hinkelien Schreuder.-Swimming career:...		23.73

Semifinal 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4	César Cielo César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events...		23.19	Q
2	5	Florent Manaudou		23.32	Q
3	2	Andriy Govorov Andriy Govorov Andriy Govorov is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won several international juniors medals and senior medals in his career.Govorov won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly and a bronze medal at the 50 meter freestyle during the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships...		23.39	Q
3	3	Steffen Deibler Steffen Deibler Steffen Deibler, is a German swimmer from Biberach an der Riß. He is the current World record holder for the 50 m butterfly .- Development :...		23.39	Q
5	6	Konrad Czerniak Konrad Czerniak -References:*...		23.48	NR
6	7	Francois Heersbrandt		23.68
7	8	Antony James		23.74
8	1	Benjamin Hockin		23.95

Final

The final was held at 18:39.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	César Cielo César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events...		23.10
	1	Matthew Targett		23.28
	5	Geoff Huegill Geoff Huegill Geoffrey Andrew Huegill , nicknamed Skippy and Skip, is an Australian butterfly swimmer...		23.35
4	8	Frederick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships...		23.38
5	3	Florent Manaudou		23.49
6	2	Steffen Deibler Steffen Deibler Steffen Deibler, is a German swimmer from Biberach an der Riß. He is the current World record holder for the 50 m butterfly .- Development :...		23.55
7	6	Jason Dunford Jason Dunford Jason Edward Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He has won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, Universiade, All-Africa Games and African Championships, and reached finals at Olympics, World Championships and Short Course World Championships....		23.60
8	7	Andriy Govorov Andriy Govorov Andriy Govorov is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won several international juniors medals and senior medals in his career.Govorov won a silver medal at the 50 meter butterfly and a bronze medal at the 50 meter freestyle during the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships...		23.64

External links

• 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre butterfly entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.