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| 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Budapest, Hungary |
| Date(s) | 10–15 December |
| Venue(s) | Duna Arena |
| Nations participating | 189 |
| Events | 45 |
2026 → | |
The 17th World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was taken place from 10 to 15 December 2024 in Budapest, Hungary at the Duna Arena.[1][2] Swimming events in the championships were conducted in a 25-metre indoor (short course) pool.
The 4×50 m freestyle relay and 4×50 m medley relay for men and women were removed from the event lineups, and the mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay was added, for a total of 45 medal events.
The United States topped the medal table, winning 18 gold & 39 medals in total, and broke 21 world records in the championships, were named the best team award.[3] Noe Ponti of Switzerland was named the best male swimmer and Gretchen Walsh of the United States was named the best female swimmer.[4]
The qualification period for the 2024 World Swimming Championships ran from 23 July 2023 through 17 November 2024.[5]
Below were the qualifying times as determined by World Aquatics:
| Event | Men | Women | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A" | "B" | |||
| 50 m freestyle | 21.40 | 24.44 | 22.15 | 25.30 |
| 100 m freestyle | 47.23 | 53.78 | 48.88 | 55.66 |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:44.08 | 1:55.60 | 1:47.72 | 1:59.65 |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:42.50 | 4:06.95 | 3:50.29 | 4:15.59 |
| 800 m freestyle | 7:45.02 | 8:29.17 | 8:01.30 | 8:46.99 |
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:49.29 | 16:15.27 | 15:20.42 | 16:49.40 |
| 50 m backstroke | 23.38 | 26.54 | 24.20 | 27.47 |
| 100 m backstroke | 51.30 | 58.08 | 53.10 | 1:00.11 |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:52.66 | 2:05.54 | 1:56.60 | 2:09.93 |
| 50 m breaststroke | 26.57 | 30.45 | 27.50 | 31.52 |
| 100 m breaststroke | 57.63 | 1:05.28 | 59.65 | 1:07.56 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:06.23 | 2:23.38 | 2:10.65 | 2:28.40 |
| 50 m butterfly | 22.53 | 25.82 | 23.32 | 26.72 |
| 100 m butterfly | 50.57 | 57.40 | 52.34 | 59.41 |
| 200 m butterfly | 1:53.61 | 2:08.85 | 1:57.59 | 2:13.36 |
| 100 m individual medley | 52.98 | 59.65 | 54.83 | 1:01.74 |
| 200 m individual medley | 1:55.25 | 2:10.16 | 1:59.28 | 2:14.72 |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:09.19 | 4:37.54 | 4:17.91 | 4:47.25 |
An opening ceremony will proceed the start of competition on 10 December and a closing ceremony will conclude the Championships on 15 December following competition termination.[6]
A total of 45 events will be contested over six consecutive days.[7]
| H | Heats | SF | Semifinals | |
Finals | TF | Timed Finals |
| Date → | Tue 10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13 | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 m freestyle | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 100 m freestyle | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 200 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
| 400 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
| 800 m freestyle | TF | TF | ||||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | TF | TF | ||||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 100 m backstroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 200 m backstroke | H | |||||||||||
| 50 m breaststroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 100 m breaststroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | H | |||||||||||
| 50 m butterfly | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 100 m butterfly | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 200 m butterfly | H | |||||||||||
| 100 m individual medley | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 200 m individual medley | H | |||||||||||
| 400 m individual medley | H | |||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | H | |||||||||||
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | H | |||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | H | |||||||||||
| Date → | Tue 10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13 | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 m freestyle | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 100 m freestyle | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 200 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
| 400 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
| 800 m freestyle | TF | TF | ||||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | TF | TF | ||||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 100 m backstroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 200 m backstroke | H | |||||||||||
| 50 m breaststroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 100 m breaststroke | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | H | |||||||||||
| 50 m butterfly | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 100 m butterfly | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 200 m butterfly | H | |||||||||||
| 100 m individual medley | H | SF | ||||||||||
| 200 m individual medley | H | |||||||||||
| 400 m individual medley | H | |||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | H | |||||||||||
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | H | |||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | H | |||||||||||
| Date → | Tue 10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13 | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 4 × 50 m freestyle relay | H | |||||||||||
| 4 × 50 m medley relay | H | |||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | H | |||||||||||
* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 39 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (26 entries) | 45 | 47 | 43 | 135 | |
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
b Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
c Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
The following world and championship records were established during the competition: